Soil Groups

This map displays the distribution of the main soil types found within the province of Alberta. The distribution pattern of soils in Alberta is strongly linked to climate and parent materials. Climate affects the location of different soil groups. The driest area in southeastern Alberta is represented by the presence of Brown Chernozems. As one proceeds north and west, the soils and associated vegetation reflect the increase in available moisture.In Alberta, Organic soils generally occur in association with Luvisolic soils. These soils form under wet conditions where the organic layer (greater than 30% organic matter) accumulates faster than it decomposes. The organic layer varies in thickness from 40 to 160+ cm, and under natural conditions, the water table is at or near the surface. In some areas of the province, Organic soils may be artificially drained and used for agricultural production. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.

Date ( RI_367 ): 2016-07-13

Date ( RI_366 ): 2016-07-13

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Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )

https://open.alberta.ca/opendata

Status: planned; planifié RI_597

Maintenance and update frequency: irregular; irrégulier RI_541

Keywords ( RI_528 )

ALBERTA
BRUNISOLIC-SOILS
CHERNOZEMIC-SOILS
CRYOSOLIC-SOILS
DOWNLOADABLE-DATA
GEOSCIENTIFICINFORMATION
LUVISOLIC-SOILS
SOIL-CLASSIFICATION
SOIL-MANAGEMENT

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )

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Use limitation: Open Government Licence - Alberta (https://open.alberta.ca/licence)

Access constraints: license; licence RI_606

Use constraints: license; licence RI_606

Spatial representation type: grid; grille RI_636

Metadata language: eng; CAN

Metadata language: fra; CAN

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Geoscientific information

Begin date: 1995-01-01

End date: 1995-01-01

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RI_414

Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )

https://open.alberta.ca/opendata

OnLine resource: Soil Groups - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )
Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource: Soil Groups - (ESRI REST) ( ESRI REST: Map Service )
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OnLine resource: Soil Groups - (HTML) ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscorver Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )
Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource: Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) ( HTTPS )
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OnLine resource: WMS (From Alberta Geodiscorver Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )
Web Service;WMS;eng

File identifier: 7f120a3d-ab9d-4731-b2f4-b1b8f1fea7af XML

Metadata language: eng; CAN

Character set: utf8; utf8 RI_458

Hierarchy level: dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622

Date stamp: 2023-09-19

Metadata standard name: North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata

Metadata standard version: HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003

RI_414

Government of Alberta; Government of Alberta; Agriculture and Forestry - ( )

https://open.alberta.ca/opendata

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