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PEI Soil Survey

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What does this data set describe?

Title: Soil Survey of PEI
Abstract: PEI Soil Survey
  1. How should this data set be cited?

     

    Research Branch Agriculture Canada / PEI Department of Agriculture, 1994, Soil Survey of PEI.

    Online Links:

    • www.gov.pe.ca/gis

     

     

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

     

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -64.423903
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61.959117
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.063415
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.939971

     

  3. What does it look like?

     

     

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

     

    Beginning_Date: 1970
    Ending_Date: 1978
    Currentness_Reference: 1970-1978

     

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

     

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

     

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

     

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • G-polygon (57216)

       

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

       

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000000
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

       

      The horizontal datum used is D_North_American_1983_CSRS98.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.

       

     

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

     

    PEI Soil Survey

     

    FID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

     

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

     

    Shape
    Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

     

    Coordinates defining the features.

     

    MAPUNITNOM
    Code for Soil Type, Soil Phase, Land Slope, Surface Texture (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    FKEY
    Internal polygon number

     

     

    ID
    Polygon Number

     

     

    SOIL_ID
    Numbering System

     

     

    SOIL_CODE1
    Soil name under the Canadian Soil Information System (CanSIS) (Source: <http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/>)

     

     

    MODIFIER1
    Soil code modifiers are used with the Soil Code to define a named soil with more detailed information. (Source: <http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/v2.0/component/modifier.html>)

     

     

    EXTENT1
    Percentage of area covered by the dominant soil type

     

     

    SOIL_CODE2
    Secondary soil type (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    MODIFIER2
    (Source: <http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/v2.0/component/modifier.html>)

     

     

    EXTENT2
    Percentage of area covered by the dominant soil type

     

     

    SOIL_CODE3
    N/A

     

     

    MODIFIER3
    N/A

     

     

    EXTENT3
    N/A

     

     

    SLOPEP1
    Average % slope of the dominant soil in the polygon

     

     

    SLOPEP2
    N/A

     

     

    SLOPEP3
    N/A

     

     

    STONE1
    Occurrence of stones at the surface of the soil. (Source: <http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/slc/v3.0/component/stoniness.htm>)

     

     

    STONE2
    N/A

     

     

    STONE3
    N/A

     

     

    DATE
    Date of modification

     

     

    AREA
    Size in hectares

     

     

    PERIMETER
    Polygon perimeter length in metres

     

     

    SOILCLASS
    Degree of limitation imposed by the soil in its use for mechanized agriculture (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    DRAINGROUP
    This is a generalized classification of soil drainage based on a combination of soil types, soil texture and phases (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    _OBJECT

     

     

    DRAINTYPE
    Explanation of soil drainage classes (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    CLASS
    Modified CanSIS code for soil drainage class (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

    UNIT
    Two symbol code for soil name (Source: <http://www.gov.pe.ca/gis/MapunitnumCodes.htm>)

     

     

     

     

 

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

     

    • Research Branch Agriculture Canada / PEI Department of Agriculture

     

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

     

     

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

     

    PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
    c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
    GIS Development Coordinator
    J.F Gaudet Forest Tree Nursery, Upton Road
    Charlottetown, PE Canada

    (902) 569-7598 (voice)
    (902) 368-4713 (FAX)
    mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca

     

Why was the data set created?

To create a digital geographic inventory of the soils of Prince Edward Island

 

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

     

    (source 1 of 1)
    Type_of_Source_Media: B & W aerial photography
    Source_Scale_Denominator: 12 400

     

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

     

    Date: 1970 (process 1 of 5)
    Examination of soil profiles at frequent intervals by soil core

     

    Date: 1970 (process 2 of 5)
    Plotting of soil lines on photographs and subsequently on photo mosaics

     

    Date: 1970 (process 3 of 5)
    Digital capture of the data from photo mosaics using Arc/Info

     

    (process 4 of 5)
    Conversion of the data from imperial to metric units and reprojection to PEI Double Stereographic ATS77

     

    (process 5 of 5)
    Conversion of the data to MapInfo and reprojection to PEI Double Stereographic NAD83

     

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

     

    Research Branch Agriculture Canada / PEI Department of Agriculture, 1988, Soils of Prince Edward Island: ISBN: 0-662-15941-1, Research Program Service, Ottawa.

    Online Links:

     

    Other_Citation_Details:
    J.I. MacDougall, C. Veer, F. Wilson

    1:75 000 Map Series Generalized from the more detailed 1: 20 000 series

 

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    85%

     

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

    10-50 Metres

     

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

    N/A

     

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

     

     

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

     

 

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

 

Access_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement
Use_Constraints: See Digital Data License Agreement

 

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

     

    Sandra Jamieson
    PEI Department of Environment, Energy & Forestry
    GIS Technician
    440 University Avenue
    Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6
    Canada

    (902) 368-5634 (voice)
    (902) 368-5661 (FAX)
    sljamieson@gov.pe.ca

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

     

  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

     

  4. How can I download or order the data?

     

    • Availability in digital form:

       

      Data format: ESRI Shapefile , MapInfo MID/MIF (version ArcMap 8.3 , MapInfo 7.0) Size: 332.186
      Network links:  

       

    • Cost to order the data:
    • Special instructions:

       

      Download at www.gov.pe.ca/gis

       

     

  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?

     

    GIS Mapping Software

     

 

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-Dec-2010
Metadata author:
PEI Dept of Environment, Energy & Forestry, Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division
c/o Mary Lynn McCourt
GIS Supervisor
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N6

(902) 569-7598 (voice)
(902) 368-5661 (FAX)
mlmccourt@gov.pe.ca

Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
Metadata extensions used:

 

Generated by mp version 2.9.6 on Fri Dec 10 08:56:47 2010

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