Open Data

Fertilizer Expense Index 2001

Description

The data represents the relative expense of fertilizer and lime in the agricultural area of Alberta. It is an estimate of the degree to which agriculture may affect nutrient levels in surface and groundwater. The classes shown on the map are ranked between 0 (lowest) and 1 (highest).Mapping the relative values of fertilizer expenses by SLC polygon area is useful as an indication of where more fertilizer is applied in the province and as a proxy indicator for crop production.It also suggests the relative agricultural intensity in various parts of the province. This resource was created in 2002 using ArcGIS.

Updated

March 10, 2020

Tags
ALBERTA CHEMICALS DOWNLOADABLE-DATA ENVIRONMENT FARMING INLANDWATERS SOIL-POLLUTION WATER-POLLUTION

Title and Dataset Information

Alternative Title

Fertilizer Expense Index 2001

Date Modified

2020-03-10

Update Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Subject Information

Start Date

2001-01-01

End Date

2001-01-01

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-07-13

Date Added to catalogue

2020-04-30T03:22:32.056992

Date Issued

2016-07-13

Date Modified

2020-03-10

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

{"Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development, Government of Alberta","Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture"}

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca