Identification Information:
Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Andriashek, L.D.
Publication Date: 2002
Title:
Surficial Materials of the Athabasca Oil Sands (in Situ) Area, Northeast Alberta (GIS data, polygon features)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Series Information:
Series Name: Digital Data
Issue Identification: DIG 2002-0019
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications/DIG/ZIP/DIG_2002_0019.zip
Description:
Abstract:

The surficial material dataset was developed as part of the Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA) project covering all of NTS 73M, the southern three-quarters of 74D and southeast part of 84A. Part of the dataset was compiled by airphoto interpretations and followed by random ground-truthing by AGS geologists (NTS 73M). The dataset was later merged with other existing surficial geology maps (74D and 84A).

The mapping scheme chosen for the 1:50 000 scale terrain classification is a variant of the scheme used in Alberta Geological Survey Bulletin 57 to map the surficial geology of the Sand River area (Map 178), NTS 73L, directly south of the study area.

In this terrain classification scheme, each map unit includes a component of genesis, morphology and relief. Where available, additional information regarding the properties of the genetic unit was included as a genetic modifier. For example, the map unit 'sMh1' denotes hummocky (h), low relief (1), sandy (s) moraine (M). Genesis of geological material is considered to be the primary component of the map unit thus colours on the map depict differences in genesis. In the above example, the map unit colour would correspond to the legend colour chosen for moraine (M).

An attempt has been made to reclassify the surficial geological units depicted in the surficial geology map of area NTS 74D (Map 148) using this mapping scheme, without significantly changing the polygon shapes of that previous work.

Purpose: To create a surficial materials map for the WEPA report
Supplemental Information: In English
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Single Date/Time:
Calendar Date: 2002
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None planned
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -112.716583
East Bounding Coordinate: -110.000809
North Bounding Coordinate: 56.750317
South Bounding Coordinate: 55.000088
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: colluvial
Theme Keyword: eolian
Theme Keyword: fluvial
Theme Keyword: gipsy till
Theme Keyword: gis data
Theme Keyword: glaciofluvial
Theme Keyword: glaciolacustrine
Theme Keyword: horse river till
Theme Keyword: kinosis till
Theme Keyword: lacustrine
Theme Keyword: morainal
Theme Keyword: organic
Theme Keyword: surficial material
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: None
Place Keyword: 73m
Place Keyword: 74d
Place Keyword: 83p
Place Keyword: 84a
Place Keyword: alberta
Place Keyword: athabasca oil sands
Place Keyword: bitumount
Place Keyword: fort mcmurray
Place Keyword: northeast alberta
Place Keyword: waterways
Place Keyword: winefred lake
Access Constraints: Public
Use Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey as the originator/source of this information is required as described in the Open Government License - Alberta.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Data Set Credit: Dennis Chao
Native Data Set Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Se
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Andriashek, L.D.
Originator: Fenton, M.M.
Publication Date: 1989
Title: Quaternary Stratigraphy and Surficial Geology of the Sand River Area (NTS 73L)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: document
Series Information:
Series Name: Bulletin
Issue Identification: BUL 057
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Terrain Sciences Department, Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Research Council
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Bayrock, L.A.
Originator: Reimchen, T.H.F.
Publication Date: 1974
Title: Surficial Geology Waterways (NTS 74D)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Map
Issue Identification: MAP 148
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey
Other Citation Details: Scale 1:250000.
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator: Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Originator: Alberta Geological Survey
Originator: Fenton, M.M.
Originator: Andriashek, L.D.
Publication Date: 1983
Title: Surficial Geology of the Sand River Area, Alberta (NTS 73L)
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map
Series Information:
Series Name: Map
Issue Identification: MAP 178
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Edmonton, Alberta
Publisher: Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Other Citation Details: Scale 1:250000.
Online Linkage: http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/publications
Data Quality Information:
Attribute Accuracy:
Attribute Accuracy Report:
Polygon attributes were checked by overlaying and visually comparing each printed map with its respective Mylar.
Logical Consistency Report:
The dataset is topologically clean. Polygons along major lakes are extended into the lake body. This is to ensure that all polygons will fit with lake bodies with different scales of data. Polygons along the study boundary have been clipped with the boundary polygon and edge-matched between map sheets ( NTS areas73E, 74D and 84A).
Completeness Report:
Some polygons have been generalized, repositioned or clipped to reflect the shapes of the major drainage networks such as the Athabasca River.
Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
This dataset was created by georeferencing and vectorizing scanned Mylars for each 1:50,000 NTS map sheet. The average RMS error for the dataset was about 25 metres. We estimate the positional accuracy of the resulting dataset at +/- 25 metres.
Lineage:
Process Step:
Process Description:
The photo-interpreted surficial deposits were transcribed onto 36 Mylar transparencies at 1:50 000 scale and scanned into images. These images were then georeferenced and rectified based on a minimum of four known coordinates. The projection used for georeferencing was Zone 12 Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) in NAD83. The average registration error is 3 m. The rectified images were converted (vectorized) into lines in ArcInfo. These lines were extracted into separate files (ArcInfo coverages) based on their feature types. All unit boundaries were put into one coverage while surface linear features such as eskers, glacial flutings, etc. were placed into separate coverages. Editing was performed on all coverages in ArcEdit with special emphasis on map unit boundaries, which must be closed and properly identified to create polygon topology. These processes were performed on all 36 of the 1:50 000 scale maps that cover the study area. Hardcopy maps were produced and overlaid onto Mylar for quality control. Polygon topology was created and descriptions of each polygon were entered into the attribute table. Combining the information in the 36 maps into one created a 1:250 000 scale compilation map of surficial materials in the study area. Deposit boundaries from all adjacent maps were edge-matched and dissolved.
Process Date: 2002
Process Step:
Process Description: Minor edits were made to the metadata's Data Quality section, Aug. 9, 2012.
Process Date: 2012
Spatial Data Organization Information:
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector
Point and Vector Object Information:
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Complete chain
Point and Vector Object Count: 8647
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Label point
Point and Vector Object Count: 3263
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count: 3263
SDTS Terms Description:
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type: Point
Point and Vector Object Count: 4
Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.000000
Longitude Resolution: 0.000000
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257222
Entity and Attribute Information:
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Entity Type Label: deposit_pyll.pat
Entity Type Definition: features in the dataset
Entity Type Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: LABEL
Attribute Definition:
identifies, in abbreviations, the primary, secondary, tertiary materials of each deposit and its morphology
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TP_LABEL
Attribute Definition: identifies deposit by its primary material
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: PRIM_MATER
Attribute Definition:
identifies the primary material of the deposit. They include ORGANIC, COLLUVIAL (SLUMP, ERODED, MORAINAL), AEOLIAN, FLUVIAL, LACUSTRINE, GLACIOFLUVIAL (ICE-CONTACT), GLACIOLACUSTINE, AND MORAINAL. Each material may also include any one of 4 modifiers CLAYEY, SANDY, GRAVELLY AND PEBBLY
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: SEC_MATERI
Attribute Definition:
identifies the secondary material of the deposit. They include ORGANIC, COLLUVIAL (SLUMP, ERODED, MORAINAL), AEOLIAN, FLUVIAL, LACUSTRINE, GLACIOFLUVIAL (ICE-CONTACT), GLACIOLACUSTINE, AND MORAINAL. Each material may also include any one of 4 modifiers CLAYEY, SANDY, GRAVELLY AND PEBBLY
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: TERT_MATER
Attribute Definition:
identifies the tertiary material of the deposit. They include ORGANIC, COLLUVIAL (SLUMP, ERODED, MORAINAL), AEOLIAN, FLUVIAL, LACUSTRINE, GLACIOFLUVIAL (ICE-CONTACT), GLACIOLACUSTINE, AND MORAINAL. Each material may also include any one of 4 modifiers CLAYEY, SANDY, GRAVELLY AND PEBBLY
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: MORPHOLOGY
Attribute Definition: contains attributes such as FAN, HUMMOCKY, ROLLING, PLAIN, PITTED, RIDGED and VENEER.
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute Label: RELIEF
Attribute Definition: Overview_Description: describes the relief of each material which ranges from 1 to 3 (low to high).
Attribute Definition Source: Alberta Geological Survey
Overview Description:
Entity and Attribute Overview:
The mapping scheme chosen permits the use of complex map unit notations to describe areas in which two (or more) major genetic classes are present within the map polygon. An example of this is an area where both glaciofluvial sediment and till may be present but they cannot be differentiated at the map scale presented, as in the unit 'Mmp1/FGm1'. A decision is made as to which is likely to be the primary or dominant material exposed at the surface. This is reflected in the both map unit colour and the order in which units are depicted in the unit notation (primary units are always identified in the first part of the notation). In the above example, glaciofluvial sediment (FG) is considered to be less continuous or extensive than the till (M), and therefore the map unit colour depicts moraine (till), the dominant component. A complex map unit notation is also applied where thick (>1 m) sediments of one genetic process overlie sediment of a different process, either as a continuous blanket, or as small, isolated deposits, as in the example 'Mh2/O', meaning thick (>1 m) organic sediment (O) overlying moderate relief (2), hummocky (h) moraine (M). Multiple or combinations of morphological and relief modifiers are also used to denote areas with transitional morphological features or relief, or to describe areas where two or more elements are present but cannot be differentiated at the scale presented. An example of such a map unit is FGhm1-2, which describes hummocky to rolling (hm), low to moderate relief terrain (1-2) composed of glaciofluvial sediment.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation: unknown
Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution Liability:
The Alberta Energy Regulator/Alberta Geological Survey (AER/AGS) licenses this information under the Open Government License - Alberta. Any references to proprietary software in our documentation, and/or any use of proprietary data formats in our releases, do not constitute endorsement by the AER/AGS of any manufacturer's product.
Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata Date: 20041130
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Alberta Geological Survey
Contact Person: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Position: Publications and Marketing Advisor
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical
Address: Alberta Energy Regulator
Address: 4th Floor, Twin Atria Building
Address: 4999-98 Avenue NW
City: Edmonton
State or Province: Alberta
Postal Code: T6B 2X3
Country: Canada
Contact Voice Telephone: (780) 422-1927
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (780) 422-1918
Contact Electronic Mail Address: AGS-Info@aer.ca
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
Metadata Extensions:
Online Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile Name: ESRI Metadata Profile