Open Data

Resource Management Area

Description

The Resource Management Area (RMA) dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the resource management areas of the 17 Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) - Subregional in Alberta. This dataset does not include the RMAs of Local IPR plans due to the resource restraint. Future enhancement of this data set to include Local IRP plans is feasible when resources are available.

A Resource Management Area is an area identified within a Sub-Regional IRP plan for more detailed land and resource management intent on a landscape assessment. Generally, a Resource Management Area is characterized by an intent statement and detailed resource management objectives and guidelines.

However, there are IRP plans which have their own specific RMA definitions. Plans include,

Lakeland Sub-Regional IRP: A RMA is a geographic area of common resource management intent. There is a management intent statement for each resource management area. The intent statement expresses the resource priorities for the area.

Kananaskis Country Sub-Regional IRP: RMA areas identify broad units of land within the planning area which have distinct management intents and specific management objectives.

Updated

March 16, 2018

Tags
BOUNDARIES IRP-RMA IRP-RMAS IRPS-RMA IRPS-RMAS RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT-AREA RESOURCE-MANAGEMENT-AREAS RMA RMA-IRP RMA-IRPS RMAS RMAS-IRP RMAS-IRPS

Title and Dataset Information

Alternative Title

Resource Management Area

Date Modified

2018-03-16

Update Frequency

Irregular

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Environment and Parks

Subject Information

Start Date

2015-11-30

End Date

2015-11-30

Spatial Coverage

-121,61,-109,48

Resource Dates

Date Created

2018-03-16

Date Added to catalogue

2020-04-30T03:18:48.652019

Date Issued

2018-03-16

Date Modified

2018-03-16

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

The Resource Management Area dataset provides users with GIS polygonal representation of the 17 Sub-Regional Integrated Resource Plans in the province of Alberta, and is suitable for indexing or analysis purposes.

Contact

Contact Name

Alberta Environment and Parks, Government of Alberta