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.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2016-07-13
Date ( RI_366 )
2016-07-13
RI_414
  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 )
  • Government information
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
Topic category
  • 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 )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Soil Groups - (HTML) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

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Dataset (From Alberta Geodiscover Portal metadata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://open.alberta.ca/opendata) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

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WMS (From Alberta Geodiscover 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
2025-03-25
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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