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Identification Information |
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Citation Information |
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Title: |
DP ME 428, Version 1, 2008. Digital Version of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Open File Map ME 2008-3, Groundwater Regions Map of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000, 2008
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Originator: |
G. W. Kennedy, J. Drage, B. E. Fisher |
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Publication Date: |
2008 |
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Edition: |
1 |
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Data Type: |
vector digital data |
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Series: |
Digital Product |
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Issue Identification: |
DP ME 428 |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Online linkage: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp428.asp |
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Data Description |
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Abstract: |
This digital product is a digital version of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSNR&R), Mineral Resources Branch (MRB) Open File Map ME 2008-3, Groundwater Regions Map of Nova Scotia, compiled by G. W. Kennedy and J. Drage, 2008. The digital product was created by the NSNR&R, Mineral Resources Branch (MRB) staff. This updated 1:500 000 scale map was compiled based on mapping previously published by the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment and Environment Canada (1985). The digital product contains layers for observation stations, surficial geological units, and groundwater regions based on bedrock geology units. |
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Purpose: |
The purpose of this data set is to create a digital version of NSNR&R Open File Map ME 2008-3. This digital product classifies the groundwater regions of Nova Scotia into six major categories based on bedrock and surficial deposits, providing a general guide to expected hydrogeological properties associated with the identified groundwater regions. |
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Supplemental Information: |
Data Set ID = h428ns;
Data Class = hgeo |
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Language |
English |
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Data Credit: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources |
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Data Environment |
ArcInfo 9.2 on a SUN Sparc 20 workstation running Solaris 7 |
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Native Data Set Format |
ArcView 3.2a shapefiles |
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Contact Information |
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Jeff Poole |
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Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch |
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Digital Information Services Supervisor |
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1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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B3J 2T9 |
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(phone) 902-424-8139 |
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(fax)
902-424-7735 |
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Staff Contact |
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Available:
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday |
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Time Period Information |
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Date: |
2008 |
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Currentness Reference: |
publication date |
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Data Status |
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Progress: |
Complete |
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Update Frequency: |
As needed |
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Spatial Domain |
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West Coordinate: |
-66.50 |
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East Coordinate: |
-59.50 |
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North Coordinate: |
47.25 |
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South Coordinate: |
43.25 |
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G-Poly coordinates |
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G-Poly Pair (1 of 5) |
47.25, -66.50 |
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G-Poly Pair (2 of 5) |
47.25, -59.50 |
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G-Poly Pair (3 of 5) |
43.25, -59.50 |
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G-Poly Pair (4 of 5) |
43.25, -66.50 |
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G-Poly Pair (5 of 5) |
47.25, -66.50 |
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Keywords |
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Theme Keywords: |
Geologic & Geophysical; geoscientific Information; Downloadable Data; Hydrogeology (HG); HG 1:500 000; digital products; digital geoscience data; digital maps; digital databases; HG Provincial Scale Map; alluvial deposits; carbonates; evaporites; glaciofluvial deposits; groundwater; groundwater regions; groundwater resources; hydrogeology; metamorphic rocks; plutonic rocks; sedimentary rocks; volcanic rocks; water wells; watershed boundaries; watersheds; Digital Product |
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Place Keywords: |
Nova Scotia |
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Stratum Keywords: |
Windsor Group; Halifax Formation; Goldenville Formation; Meguma Group |
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Temporal Keywords: |
Quaternary; Cretaceous; Carboniferous; Ordovician; Cambrian |
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Access and Usage Information |
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Access Constraints: |
The access constraints are contained in the following License Agreement which the user must agree to before using the data. A copy of the License Agreement is included with the digital product. The License Agreement reads as follows:
"For the data contained on this medium (media), or any part thereof, herein called the DATA
Between the PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA as represented by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as NR&R and the recipient of the data hereinafter called the USER
For good consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, NR&R licences the non-exclusive use of the digital DATA to the USER on the following terms and conditions.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
NR&R remains the owner of the DATA and is not assigning copyright privileges to the USER.
The USER agrees to acknowledge NR&R as the source of the DATA, if using or distributing it in its original form, whether in whole or in part, or as part of a value added product.
NR&R reserves the right to modify and/or update the DATA without obligations to notify the USER.
The DATA is provided to the USER on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the DATA is with the USER and the USER shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the DATA or drawing conclusions based upon it.
NR&R shall not be liable to the USER, his/her clients, servants, agents, contractors, assigns, or to any other person for any loss or damage of any kind including personal injury or death arising from the use of the DATA or accompanying written materials, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein, whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. If errors or omissions are found in the DATA, the USER will notify NR&R.
This Licence is the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous Agreements or understandings between NR&R and the USER hereto, whether written or oral, in connection with or incidental to the DATA. This Licence shall be binding upon the parties hereto and each of their executors, administrators, successors and assigns and shall ensure to the benefit of such executors, administrators, successors and authorized assigns.
This Licence must be included with the DATA if the USER copies, resells, or re-distributes the DATA whether in whole or in part.
This Licence can be terminated by NR&R at any time. Upon such termination, the USER shall refrain from using the DATA and destroy all copies and backups in the USER'S possession.
This Licence is in effect once the USER reads and accepts the Terms and Conditions of this Licence. If the USER is unable or unwilling to fully comply with these terms and conditions, the USER must refrain from using the DATA. By using the DATA, the USER acknowledges that he/she was aware of the terms and conditions of this Licence when he/she accepted it, understood them, and agreed to be bound by them."
A copy of the terms and conditions of the license are available with the downloaded product.
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Use Constraints: |
Any constraints on the use of the data are contained in the above license agreement. The terms and conditions of the license accompany the downloaded digital product. A statement of some use constraints can be viewed in the technical prerequisites. |
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Browse Graphic Information |
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Filename: |
none |
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Description: |
none at this time |
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Security Information |
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Classification System: |
none |
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Classification: |
Unclassified |
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Handling Description: |
none |
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Cross Reference Information |
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Cross Reference (1 of 6) |
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Title: |
Mineral Resource Land-Use (MRLU) Maps, scale 1:50 000 |
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Originator: |
D. B. Hopper, F. J. Bonner, B. E. Fisher, A. N. Murphy |
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Publication Date: |
2002 |
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Data Form: |
map |
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Online linkage: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp047.asp |
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Series: |
NSNR&R MEB Open File Map |
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Issue: |
ME 2000-004 (series of 98 maps) |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Branch |
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Cross Reference (2 of 6) |
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Title: |
Geological Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000 |
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Originator: |
J. D. Keppie |
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Publication Date: |
2000 |
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Data Form: |
map |
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Online linkage: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp043.asp |
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Other Citation: |
Digital product available online as DP ME 43, Version 2, 2006 |
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Series: |
NSNR&R MEB Map |
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Issue: |
ME 2000-1 |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Branch |
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Cross Reference (3 of 6) |
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Title: |
Groundwater Regions of Nova Scotia, hydrologic network review, scale 1:1 000 000 |
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Originator: |
Nova Scotia Department of the Environment and Environment Canada |
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Publication Date: |
1985 |
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Data Form: |
map |
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Series: |
Nova Scotia Department of the Environment and Environment Canada Map |
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Issue: |
E-2 |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of the Environment and Environment Canada |
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Cross Reference (4 of 6) |
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Title: |
Groundwater observation wells database |
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Originator: |
Nova Scotia Department of Environment |
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Publication Date: |
2008a |
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Data Form: |
vector digital data |
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Online linkage: |
https://novascotia.ca/nse/water/groundwater/groundwaternetwork.asp |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Environment |
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Cross Reference (5 of 6) |
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Title: |
Nova Scotia 1:10 000 Primary Watersheds, scale 1:10 000 |
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Originator: |
Nova Scotia Department of Environment |
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Publication Date: |
2008b |
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Data Form: |
vector digital data |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Environment, Water and Wastewater Branch |
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Cross Reference (6 of 6) |
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Title: |
Surficial Geology Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000 |
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Originator: |
R. R. Stea, H. Conley, Y. Brown |
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Publication Date: |
1992 |
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Data Form: |
map |
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Online linkage: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp036.asp |
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Other Citation: |
Digital product available online as DP ME 36, Version 2, 2006 |
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Series: |
NSNR&R MEB Map |
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Issue: |
ME 1992-3 |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Branch |
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Data Quality Information |
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Positional Accuracy |
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Positional Accuracy Report: |
There may be positional accuracy errors in the digital data that come from the original data collection, plus there are errors added by the process of digitizing the features from the original published map or field maps. The trasfer of this data from older base maps onto the current base maps may also produce some error.
The user should be aware that using this data overlaid on topographic data that was not used during the digital capture of the data may result in apparent errors in the locations of the data that may or may not be real. The user should always try and use background topographic data that is the same as the source topographic data noted in this metadata.
The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the data is with the user and the user shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the data or drawing conclusions from it. |
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Source Information |
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Source (1 of 1) |
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Title: |
NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps |
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Originator: |
Nova Scotia Geomatics Center |
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Data Form: |
vector digital data |
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Other Citation: |
Base data is derived from the Nova Scotia Topographic Database (NSTDB), Copyright Province of Nova Scotia. All rights reserved. The NSTDB is available from Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations, Nova Scotia Geomatics Center, 160 Willow St., Amherst, N.S. |
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Series Name: |
Digital Bases |
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Issue Identification: |
NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps |
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Publication Place: |
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Geomatics Center |
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Scale Denominator: |
50000 |
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Source Media: |
disc |
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Citation Abbreviation: |
NSGC |
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Source Contribution: |
Topographic information, such as the coastline, were taken from the digital 1:50 000 NTS base maps and used to construct the geological polygons while other features such as roads, streams and lakes were used to georeference the hard copy map to the digital bases during the digitizing process |
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Currentness Reference: |
ground condition |
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Currentness Date: |
unknown |
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Processing Step Information |
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Processing Step (1 of 7) |
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Description: |
The idea for a provincial groundwater regions map came as a result of the Branch hiring Gavin Kennedy as a hydrogeologist. Woking in collaboration with John Drage at the Department of Environment it was decide that replacing the current groundwater region TIFF on the Environment website with a 1:500 000 color hard copy map, a downloadable GIS digital product and later an Internet Map Service. It was decided that this would be a good first step towards developing a provincials groundwater withdrawal model that could later be extended into various primary watersheds with more detailed mapping, precipitation and withdrawal databases. |
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Software and Version: |
none |
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Date: |
October 2007 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (2 of 7) |
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Description: |
John Drage provided the observation well database which was reviewed and edited by Gavin Kennedy. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMap 9.2 |
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Date: |
October 2007 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (3 of 7) |
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Description: |
Brian Fisher provided a 1:500 000 version of the Provincial Geology Map that was simplified for Land Use purposes and published as part of the Mineral Land Use Atlas. The units were further modified for hydrogeological modeling use through discussions with Gavin, John, Branch geologists and Heather Cross. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMap 9.2 |
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Date: |
October 2007 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (4 of 7) |
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Description: |
Angie Ehler began work on creating the hard copy map which was sent off for editing. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMap 9.2 |
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Date: |
October 2007 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (5 of 7) |
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Description: |
Jeff McKinnon reviewed and standardized the shapefiles and databases. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMap 9.2 |
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Date: |
April 2008 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (6 of 7) |
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Description: |
Version 1 of the map was originally published in late April 2008 but withdrawn for a few days in early May when it was realized the name of the Department of Environment and Labor had been changed to Department of Environment in April but was not reflected on the map. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMap 9.2 |
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Date: |
April 2008 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (7 of 7) |
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Description: |
Version 1 of digital product DP 428 was released in May 2008. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcMpap and ArcInfo workstation 9.2 |
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Date: |
May 2008 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Spatial Data Organization Information |
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Spatial Reference Method: |
Point and Vector |
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Spatial Reference Information |
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Data Projection: |
Universal Transverse Mercator |
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Zone: |
20
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Scale Factor at Central Meridian: |
0.9996
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Longitude at Central Meridian: |
-63.0
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Latitude of Projection Origin: |
0
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False Easting: |
500000
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False Northing: |
0
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Geographic Coordinate System: |
GCS_North_American_1983_CSRS98
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Projected Coordinate System: |
NAD_1983_CSRS98_UTM_Zone_20N
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Datum: |
D_North_American_1983_CSRS98
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Ellipsoid: |
Geodetic Reference system 80
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Semi-Major Axis: |
6378137.000000
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Denominator Of Flattening Axis: |
298.257222
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Entity Attribute Information |
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Overview Description |
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Dataset Overview: |
The data set contains 3 shapefiles consisting of points and polygons. |
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Detailed Description |
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Data Layer/Table (1 of 4) |
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Table Name: |
h428nsgb.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView polygons - bedrock geology |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (2 of 4) |
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Table Name: |
h428nsgs.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView polygons - surficial geological units |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (3 of 4) |
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Table Name: |
h428nsww.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - observation works |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (4 of 4) |
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Table Name: |
gw_code.dbf |
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Description: |
dbase file - groundwater region bedrock codes |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Distribution Information |
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Description: |
Downloadable Data |
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Digital Custom Order Process: |
Digital Product Number = DP ME 428 |
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Available: |
since 2008 |
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Liability: |
The DATA is provided to the USER on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied.
The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the DATA is with the USER and the USER shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the DATA or drawing conclusions based upon it.
NR&R shall not be liable to the USER, his/her clients, servants, agents, contractors, assigns, or to any other person for any loss or damage of any kind including personal injury or death arising from the use of the DATA or accompanying written materials, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein, whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. If errors or omissions are found in the DATA, the USER will notify NR&R.
The terms and conditions of the license accompany the downloaded digital product.
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Technical Prerequisite: |
Technical Prerequisites - GIS data
In order to view our digital files on your computer, you require mapping software (e.g. ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ArcView, MapInfo, AutoCAD). If you do not have this software, ESRI provides two free Map Viewers called ArcExplorer 2 and ArcExplorer 9 which you can download over the Internet. ArcExplorer 2 works with our "E00", "SHP", "JPG", "SID" and "TIF" files, while ArcExplorer 9 works with our SHP, TIF, JPG and web services.. The "TIF" and "JPG" image file formats can be viewed in a number of graphics and image packages including CorelDraw and Paint Shop Pro. The MRSID "SID" images can be viewed in an increasing number of image packages as well as with a FREE MRSID viewer supplied by LizardTech.
In order to use the E00 format data you need to download both ArcExplorer and the ArcExplorer Import Utility (Import71.exe). The import utility is required to convert the ArcInfo "E00" files into ArcInfo coverages, which then can be viewed in ArcExplorer.
Links to free map viewers and other technical information can be found on our website at https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpinfo.asp.
Technical Prerequisites - PDF data
In order to view our PDF files on your computer, you will require a PDF Viewer (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader). If you do not have this software, Adobe provides this software, Adobe provides this software for FREE download over the Internet. You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 6.0 or greater to view the PDF files.
ArcView Project Information
Our SHP products include an ArcView project which have all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with link and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\data_set_id\arcview\project directory.
ArcExplorer Project Information
We have also included an ArcExplorer 2 project (.aep) and an ArcExplorer 4 (.axl) project for this data set that can be found in the c:\data_set_id\arcexpl directory. The shapefiles are already loaded and have limited symbolization, any related tables are not loaded. The AEP project uses relative paths and should be no problem using it without any changes. The AXL project includes a string "#DPMEPATH#" which you will need to search for and replace with your drive letter and a colon (ex: c:) in order to make the project work. Please note the if you do not install the data set using the default path you may need to replace other parts of the reference to the path in the AXL.
Hotlinks
In order to use the hotlink feature within ArcView 3.x in you may need to load MRB's Hotlink Anything extension which may be located in the arcview/ext directory along with documentation. You may also need to set the variable MEBGIS_HOME on your system to the location of the data set on your system. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make this work properly
A feature called hotlinks is used in ArcView to link a feature such as a mineral occurrence or cross section to a single text file, image or website etc. For features that we want to link multiple items or documents to we have developed our own hotlink extension for ArcView 3.x called "Hotlink Anything". The extension and documentation on how to install the extension, and set the required MEBGIS_HOME variable to the location of the data set on your system is included in the x:\nsgov\dig_prod_num\data_set_id\arcview\ext directory (example - c:\nsgov\dp305v1sh\g118a\arcview\ext) assuming that you used our default directories when downloading the data, or can be downloaded from our website at https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpexttool.asp. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working if they exist for any of the shapefiles. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES.TXT file may be required to make the hotlink utility work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make the native hotlink utility or our extension work properly on client computers.
Problems and Limitations
Problems have been reported trying to import ARC E00 files into ArcView on Windows 95 computers. Related tables do not import into ArcView. It is not a problem on UNIX, Windows 3.1, NT or 2000 platforms. If you experience this problem you can use our DXF/DBF product which contains the tables in dBase format. dBase files can be imported into ArcView.
Geological maps and associated digital products are intended for use at the published scale of the map. |
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Ordering Fee: |
Free |
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Instructions: |
The data set can be downloaded over the Internet |
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Distribution Contact: |
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see contact information |
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Digital Form: (1 of 3) |
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format name: |
ArcInfo Export (E00) |
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format version: |
7.2.1 |
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format specification: |
dp428v1e0.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
1.1 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
8.9 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to bedrock and surficial geological units, and observation wells. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp428.asp |
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Digital Form: (2 of 3) |
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format name: |
DBF/DXF |
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format specification: |
dp428v1dx.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
1.1 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
12.8 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to bedrock and surficial geological units, and observation wells. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp428.asp |
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Digital Form: (3 of 3) |
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format name: |
ArcView Shapefile (SHP) |
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format version: |
3.2a |
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format specification: |
dp428v1sh.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
2.7 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
8.6 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to bedrock and surficial geological units, and observation wells. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp428.asp |
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Metadata Reference |
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Creation Date: |
20080512 |
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Metadata Standard: |
FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata |
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Standard Version: |
FGDC-STD-001-1998 |
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Metadata Language: |
English |
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Time Convention: |
local time |
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Review Date: |
As required |
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Access Constraints: |
none |
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User Constraints: |
none |
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Security Classification System: |
none |
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Security Classification: |
Unclassified |
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Security Handling Description: |
none |
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Metadata Contact: |
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see contact information |