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Geospatial science support and activities for environmental monitoring, evaluation and reporting in the oil sands area : summary of user needs

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This report is a workshop summary of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program's requirements for geospatial science needs.

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Alberta wetland mapping standards and guidelines : mapping wetlands at an inventory scale. Version 1.0

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This resource is intended for those in Alberta that have a professional interest in or are working on wetland conservation and management, including, wetland mapping and inventory development. The... More ≫

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This resource is intended for those in Alberta that have a professional interest in or are working on wetland conservation and management, including, wetland mapping and inventory development. The document defines the standards for classification, minimum mapping unit, and classification accuracy, to promote consistency and improve data quality in wetland mapping at a provincial scale within the Prairie/Parkland and Boreal/Foothills zones of Alberta.

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Riparian assessment validation for North Saskatchewan Region Lakes

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This report documents the assessment of the performance of the GIS-based method used to evaluate the intactness of riparian habitats along the shorelines of Pigeon, Gull, Sylvan, and Buffalo lakes... More ≫

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This report documents the assessment of the performance of the GIS-based method used to evaluate the intactness of riparian habitats along the shorelines of Pigeon, Gull, Sylvan, and Buffalo lakes and their associated tributaries. Both desktop and field validation methods were used and the ability of the GIS assessment approach to capture relative differences in intactness locally and regionally was tested. Overall the method proved to be reliable for assessing and comparing the intactness of riparian management areas across large geographical areas.

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Riparian assessment for North Saskatchewan Region lakes

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The report documents the GIS-based method developed to assess the current condition of riparian habitats along the shorelines of Pigeon, Buffalo, Gull, and Sylvan lakes and their associated... More ≫

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The report documents the GIS-based method developed to assess the current condition of riparian habitats along the shorelines of Pigeon, Buffalo, Gull, and Sylvan lakes and their associated tributaries. The results of the riparian and land cover assessment are summarized and visualized, including a summary of habitat change within riparian management areas through time. Includes documentation of the GIS modelling and analysis methods including recommendations for minimum data standards and validation procedures.

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Property - Municipal Boundaries

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The distribution of Property - Municipal Boundaries data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data Warehouse... More ≫

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The distribution of Property - Municipal Boundaries data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. (SDW), on behalf of the Government of Alberta. The Property - Municipal Boundaries data includes a GIS-ready mapping database created by Alberta Environment and Parks and includes the following: Counties, MD’s, Special Areas, Improvement Districts, Cities, Towns, Villages, Summer Villages and Hamlets. This product is available from AltaLIS Ltd. under the Province of Alberta’s ‘Open Government Licence’.

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Property - Alberta Township System (ATS)

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The distribution of Property - Alberta Township System (ATS) data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data... More ≫

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The distribution of Property - Alberta Township System (ATS) data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. (SDW), on behalf of the Government of Alberta. The Property - Alberta Township System (ATS) data includes a GIS-ready mapping database created by Alberta Environment and Parks and includes the following: Provincial coverage of legal sub division (LSD), quarter section, section, each with statutory road allowances, and township polygons, derived from ATS V4.1 coordinates. This product is available from AltaLIS Ltd. under the Province of Alberta’s ‘Open Government Licence’.

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Terrain - 20K Digital Elevation Models

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The distribution of Terrain - 20K Digital Elevation Models data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data... More ≫

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The distribution of Terrain - 20K Digital Elevation Models data to the public is provided by AltaLIS Ltd., distributing agent for the Alberta Data Partnerships Ltd. (ADP), formerly Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd. (SDW), on behalf of the Government of Alberta. The Terrain - 20K Digital Elevation Models data includes a GIS-ready mapping database created by Alberta Environment and Parks and includes the following: three dimensional spatial ground elevation masspoints, hard breaklines, and soft breaklines. This product is available from AltaLIS Ltd. under the Province of Alberta’s ‘Open Government Licence’.

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