Metadata for Digital Geological Data Generated as Part of Geological Mapping of the Parrsboro Shore, Black Rock to Moose River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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Identification Information Citation Information Data Description Contact Information Data Status Spatial Domain Keywords Access and Usage Information Browse Graphic Information Security Information Cross Reference Information Data Quality Information Positional Accuracy Source Information Processing Step Information Spatial Data Organization Information Spatial Reference Information Entity Attribute Information Overview Description Detailed Description Distribution Information Metadata Reference
Identification Information
Citation Information
| Title: | Digital Geological Data Generated as Part of Geological Mapping of the Parrsboro Shore, Black Rock to Moose River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
| Originator: | J.H. Calder , J.W.F. Waldron , R.D. Naylor , K.D. Adams , T.J. Fedak , E. George , T.G. MacHattie , A.L. Barras , C.C. MacMullen
| Publication Date: | 2019
| Data Type: | vector digital data
| Series Name: | Digital Product ME
| Issue Identification: | 491
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Online linkage: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp491.asp
Data Description
| Abstract: | This digital product is a compilation of geological data which was collected as part of the mapping of the Parrsboro shore (Black Rock to Moose River) by J.H. Calder. The data was used to create Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines Open File Map 2019-001, compiled by J.H. Calder, J.W.F. Waldron, R.D. Naylor, K.D. Adams, T.J. Fedak, E. George and T.G. MacHattie, 2019. The digital product contains layers for geological features such as anticlines/synclines, drillholes, faults, fossils, bedrock geologic units, geoheritage sites (cultural and natural), geological contacts, mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, and structural data.
| Purpose: | The purpose of this project is to create a digital product of the data collected as part of the Parrsboro mapping project, and to produce a 1:25 000 map of the Parrsboro Shore from Black Rock to Moose River.
| Supplemental Information: | Data Set ID =d491pr; Data Class = bgeo50; Project ID = Parrsboro
| Language | English
| Data Credit: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
| Data Environment | ArcGIS 10.5.1
| Native Data Set Format | ESRI 10.5.1 file geodatabase feature class
Contact Information
|  | Jeff Poole
|  | Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division
|  | Digital Information Services Supervisor
|  | 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698
|  | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
|  | B3J 2T9
|  | (phone) (902)-424-6660
|  | (fax) (902)-424-7735
|  | Jeff.Poole@novascotia.ca
|  | Available: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday
Time Period Information
| Date: | 2019
| Currentness Reference: | publication date
Data Status
| Progress: | Complete
| Update Frequency: | As needed
Spatial Domain
| West Coordinate: | -64.44
| East Coordinate: | -64.17
| North Coordinate: | 45.44
| South Coordinate: | 45.31
| G-Poly coordinates
| G-Poly Pair(1 of 5) | 45.44, -64.44
| G-Poly Pair(2 of 5) | 45.44, -64.17
| G-Poly Pair(3 of 5) | 45.31, -64.44
| G-Poly Pair(4 of 5) | 45.31, -64.17
| G-Poly Pair(5 of 5) | 45.44, -64.44
Keywords
| Theme Keywords: | Geologic & Geophysical ; geoscientificInformation ; Downloadable Data ; Bedrock Geology (BG) ; BG 1:25 000 ; BG Detailed Scale Map ; digital products ; digital geoscience data ; digital databases ; digital maps ; anticlines ; basalts ; bedrock geological mapping ; conglomerates ; diorites ; dolostones ; dykes ; faults ; flows ; gabbronorites ; gabbros ; granodiorites ; gypsum ; leucogranites ; leucomonzogranites ; limestones ; metasandstones ; metasiltstones ; metatuffs ; monzogranites ; pegmatites ; phyllites ; plutons ; porphyries ; quartzites ; regional geology ; sandstones ; schists ; shales ; shear zones ; siltstones ; slates ; syenogranites ; synclines ; tonalites ; tuffs
| Place Keywords: | Nova Scotia ; Cumberland County ; Parrsboro ; Black Rock ; Moose River
| Stratum Keywords: | Fundy Group ; North Mountain Basalt ; Blomidon Formation ; Cumberland Group ; Parrsboro Group ; McLaughlin Bluff Member ; Mabou Group ; West Bay Formation ; Windsor Group ; Clarke Head Melange
| Temporal Keywords: | Jurassic ; Triassic ; Carboniferous ; Pennsylvanian ; Bashkirian ; Mississippian ; Visean ; Serpukhovian ; Devono-Carboniferous
Access and Usage Information
| Access Constraints: | The access constraints are contained in the 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 DNR and the recipient of the data hereinafter called the USER For good consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, DNR licences the non-exclusive use of the digital DATA to the USER on the following terms and conditions. TERMS AND CONDITIONS DNR remains the owner of the DATA and is not assigning copyright privileges to the USER. The USER agrees to acknowledge DNR 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. DNR 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. DNR 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 DNR. This Licence is the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous Agreements or understandings between DNR 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 DNR 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.
| 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.
Browse Graphic Information
| Filename: | none at this time
| Description: | unknown
Security Information
| Classification System: | none
| Classification: | Unclassified
| Handling Description: | none
Cross Reference Information
Cross Reference (1 of 12)
| Title: | Geology of the Parrsboro Shore, Black Rock to Moose River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
| Originator: | J.H. Calder , J.W.F. Waldron , R.D. Naylor , K.D. Adams , T.J. Fedak , E. George , T.G. MacHattie
| Publication Date: | 2019
| Data Form: | map
| Online Linkage: | http:/novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2019-001.asp
| Series Name: | Open File Map ME
| Issue Identification: | 2019-001
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines, Geoscience and Mines Branch, Geological Survey Division
Cross Reference (2 of 12)
| Title: | Taxonomy and Paleoecology of the Gigantoproductids of Nova Scotia
| Originator: | K.D. Adams
| Publication Date: | 1978
| Data Form: | paper
| Other Citation Details: | M.Sc. thesis, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, 247 p.
Cross Reference (3 of 12)
| Title: | Geology of the melange at Clarke Head, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
| Originator: | M.H. Bromley
| Publication Date: | 1987
| Data Form: | paper
| Other Citation Details: | B.Sc. thesis, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cross Reference (4 of 12)
| Title: | Geological Map of the Cobequid Highlands, Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou Counties, Nova Scotia
| Originator: | H.V. Donohoe Jr. , P.I. Wallace
| Publication Date: | 1982
| Data Form: | map
| Online Linkage: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/map/htm/map_1982-007.asp
| Other Citation Details: | scale 1:50 000
| Series Name: | Map
| Issue Identification: | 82-7
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Mines and Energy
Cross Reference (5 of 12)
| Title: | A rich bone bed of sauropodomorph dinosaurs in the Early Jurassic (Hettanglian) McCoy Brook Formation of Nova Scotia, Canada
| Originator: | T. Fedak
| Publication Date: | 2006
| Data Form: | paper
| Online Linkage: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296343338_A_rich_bone_bed_of_sauropodomorph_dinosaurs_in_the_Early_Jurassic_Hettangian_McCoy_Brook_Formation
| Other Citation Details: | Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, v.26, p.60A
Cross Reference (6 of 12)
| Title: | Province of Nova Scotia, Cumberland and Kings Counties (Parrsboro, sheet no. 83)
| Originator: | H. Fletcher
| Publication Date: | 1905
| Data Form: | map
| Online Linkage: | https://geoscan.nrcan.gc.ca/starweb/geoscan/servlet.starweb?path=geoscan/downloade.web&search1=R=107874
| Other Citation Details: | scale 1:63 360
| Publisher: | Geological Survey of Canada
Cross Reference (7 of 12)
| Title: | Mylonite to megabreccia: tracking fault events within a transcurrent terrane boundary in Nova Scotia, Canada
| Originator: | W. Gibbons , R. Doig , T. Gordon , B. Murphy , P. Reynolds , J. White
| Publication Date: | 1996
| Data Form: | paper
| Online Linkage: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249520244_Mylonite_to_megabreccia_Tracking_fault_events_within_a_transcurrent_terrane_boundary_in_Nova_Scotia_Canada
| Other Citation Details: | Geology, v.24, p.411-414
Cross Reference (8 of 12)
| Title: | Minas Fault Zone: Late Paleozoic history of an intra-continental orogenic transform faultin the Candian Appalachians
| Originator: | J.B. Murphy , J.W.F. Waldron , D.J. Kontak
| Publication Date: | 2011
| Data Form: | paper
| Online Linkage: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814110002324
| Other Citation Details: | Journal of Structural Geology, v.3, p.312-328
Cross Reference (9 of 12)
| Title: | The Triassic-Jurassic faunal and floral transition in the Fundy Basin, Nova Scotia: field trip A7
| Originator: | P. Olsen , J. Whiteside , T. Fedak
| Publication Date: | 2005
| Data Form: | paper
| Other Citation Details: | Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Halifax, 53 p.
| Series Name: | AGS Special Publication
| Issue Identification: | No. 26
| Publisher: | Atlantic Geoscience Society
Cross Reference (10 of 12)
| Title: | Stratigraphic and temporal context and faunal diversity of Permian-Jurassic continental tetrapod assemblages from the Fundy rift basin, eastern Canada
| Originator: | H-D Sues , P.E. Olsen
| Publication Date: | 2015
| Data Form: | paper
| Other Citation Details: | Atlantic Geology, v.51, p.139-205
Cross Reference (11 of 12)
| Title: | Transpression and transtension along a continental transform fault: Minas Fault Zone, Nova Scotia: field trip B7
| Originator: | J.W.F. Waldron , J.C. White , E. MacInnes , C.G. Rosell
| Publication Date: | 2015
| Data Form: | paper
| Other Citation Details: | Geological Association of Canada Annual Meeting, Halifax, 65 p.
| Series Name: | AGS Special Publication
| Issue Identification: | No. 33
| Publisher: | Atlantic Geoscience Society
Cross Reference (12 of 12)
| Title: | Geoheritage Sites of Nova Scotia
| Originator: | J.H. Calder , J.C. Poole
| Publication Date: | 2017
| Data Form: | map
| Online Linkage: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2017-032.asp
| Other Citation Details: | scale 1:500 000
| Series Name: | Open File Map ME
| Issue Identification: | 2017-032
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Geoscience and Mines Branch
Data Quality Information
Positional Accuracy
| Horizontal 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 source maps or field maps. The transfer 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.
Source Information
Source Citation (1 of 4)
| Title: | NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps - Coastal Zone Series
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Geomatics Center
| Data Form: | vector digital data
| Other Citation Details: | 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.
| Series Name: | Digital Bases
| Issue Identification: | NTS Digital 1:50 000 Topographic Maps - Coastal Zone Series
| Publication Place: | Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Geomatics Center
| Scale Denominator: | 50000
| Source Media: | disc
| Citation Abbreviation: | NSGC
| 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.
| Currentness Reference: | ground condition
| Currentness Date: | unknown
Source Citation (2 of 4)
| Title: | Nova Scotia drillhole database
| Originator: | J.C. Poole , M. O'Neill
| Publication Date: | 2016
| Data Form: | vector digital data
| Series Name: | NSDNR Digital Product
| Issue Identification: | DP ME 003
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
| Source Contribution: | Some of the drillholes used in the digital product were taken from this digital database. Updates and additional holes may have been added to this version of the drillhole database.
| Currentness Reference: | publication date
| Currentness Date: | 2016
| Online Linkage: | http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp003.asp
Source Citation (3 of 4)
| Title: | Nova Scotia mineral occurrence database
| Originator: | G. A. O'Reilly , G. J. Demont , B. E. Fisher , J. C. Poole
| Publication Date: | 2016
| Data Form: | vector digital data
| Series Name: | NSDNR Digital Product
| Issue Identification: | DP ME 002
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
| Source Contribution: | Some of the mineral occurrences used in the digital product were taken from this digital database. Updates or additions may have been made to this version of the database.
| Currentness Reference: | publication date
| Currentness Date: | 2009
| Online Linkage: | http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp002.asp
Source Citation (4 of 4)
| Title: | Geoheritage Sites of Nova Scotia
| Originator: | J.H. Calder , J.C. Poole
| Publication Date: | 2017
| Data Form: | vector digital data
| Series Name: | NSDNR Digital Product
| Issue Identification: | DP ME 477
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Geological Services Division
| Scale Denominator: | 50000
| Source Contribution: | The geoheritage sites that are contained in the digital product were taken from this dataset.
| Currentness Reference: | publication date
| Currentness Date: | 2017
| Online Linkage: | http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp477.asp
Processing Step Information
Processing Step (1 of 5)
| Description: | This map and digital product were initiated from a hard copy unpublished map of the Parrsboro area from 1998. The digital data for this map was lost as a result of a computer failure. The hardcopy map was scanned and work was started by Laura Trudell in the spring of 2012 to digitally capture the information on this map.
| Software and Version: | ArcGIS 10.2.2
| Date: | Spring 2012
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information)
Processing Step (2 of 5)
| Description: | Fieldwork was done by John Calder over the next five field seasons to confirm, update and extend geological mapping in the area and to the east. Field data was captured in Excel Spreedsheets. Assistance in this fieldwork was provided by John Waldron, and field students Ian Borg, Carla Dickson, Jeff Minichiello and Alison Thomas.
| Software and Version: | Microsoft Excel
| Date: | 2012-2016
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information)
Processing Step (3 of 5)
| Description: | Starting in the summer of 2017, Courtney MacMullen integrated the field data and data from the 1998 Open File Map into a geodatabase and, with John Calder's assistance, created/edited the geological linework and subsequent geological unit polygons.
| Software and Version: | ArcGIS 10.5.1
| Date: | Summer 2017-Spring 2018
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information)
Processing Step (4 of 5)
| Description: | April 2018, Angie Barras began the process of creating the digital databases and open file map. After the creation of OFM 2019-001 and subequent editorial work, the map and digital datasets were completed in March 2019.
| Software and Version: | ArcGIS 10.5.1
| Date: | Spring 2018-Winter 2019
Processing Step (5 of 5)
| Description: | OFM 2019-001, Geology of the Parrsboro Shore, Black Rock to Moose River, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia was released at the beginning of March 2019, and the accompanying digital product DP 491 was released at the end of the month.
| Date: | March 2019
Spatial Data Organization Information
| Spatial Reference Method: | Point and Vector
Spatial Reference Information
| Data Projection: | Universal Transverse Mercator
| Zone: | 20
| Scale Factor at Central Meridian: | 0.9996
| Longitude at Central Meridian: | -63.0
| Latitude of Projection Origin: | 0
| False Easting: | 500000
| False Northing: | 0
| Geographic Coordinate System: | GCS_North_American_1983_CSRS98
| Projected Coordinate System: | NAD_1983_CSRS98_UTM_Zone_20N
| Datum: | D_North _American_1983_CSRS98
| Ellipsoid: | Geodetic Reference System 80
| Semi-Major Axis: | 6378137.0
| Denominator Of Flattening Axis: | 298.257222
Entity Attribute Information
Overview Description
| Dataset Overview: | The data set contains a number of point, line and polygon feature classes stored in an ESRI file geodatabase. The shapefile (SHP) downloadable products contain the equivalent files as indicated below.
Detailed Description
Data Layer/Table (1 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491pras_anticlines_and_synclines, d491pras_anticlines_and_synclines.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class lines - anticlines and synclines
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (2 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prdh_drillholes, d491prdh_drillholes.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - drillholes
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (3 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prfa_faults, d491prfa_faults.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class lines - faults
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (4 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prgb_bedrock_geologic_units, d491prgb_bedrock_geologic_units.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class polygons - bedrock geologic units
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (5 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prgc_geological_contacts, d491prgc_geological_contacts.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class lines - geological contacts
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (6 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prmo_mineral_occurrences, d491prmo_mineral_occurrences.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - mineral occurrences
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (7 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prnl_neatline, d491prnl_neatline.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class polygons - neatline
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (8 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491pros_outcrops_small, d491pros_outcrop_small.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - small outcrops
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (9 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prst_structural_data, d491prst_structural_data.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - structural data
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (10 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prfs_fossils, d491prfs_fossils.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - fossils
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (11 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prhc_geoheritage_site_cultural, d491prhc_geoheritage_site_cultural.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - geoheritage sites (cultural)
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Data Layer/Table (12 of 12)
| Table Name: | d491prhn_geoheritage_site_natural, d491prhn_geoheritage_site_natural.shp
| Description: | ESRI file geodatabase feature class points - geoheritage sites (natural)
| Metadata Link: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp
Distribution Information
| Description: | Downloadable Data
| Digital Custom Order Process: | Digital Product Number = DP ME 491
| Available: | since 2019
| 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. DNR 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 DNR. The terms and conditions of the license accompany the downloaded digital product.
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A complete set of all of our fonts is available for download from our web site at https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpinfo.asp. Any of these fonts can be installed on a Windows computer by using Start - Settings - Control Panel - Fonts - File - Install New Font and adding the font(s) downloaded to c:\nsdnr\fonts or c:\nsdnr\dp999v9XX\d999YY\arcmap\fonts. ArcMap Project Information Our SHP products include an ArcMap project (.mxd) which has all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with links and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\nsdnr\dp442v1sh\d442lc\arcmap\project directory. ArcView Project Information Our SHP products include an ArcView project (.apr) which has all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with links and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\nsdnr\dp442v1sh\d442lc\arcview\project directory. ArcExplorer Project Information We have also included an ArcExplorer 2 project (.aep) and an ArcExplorer 9.x (.axl) project for this data set that can be found in the c:\nsdnr\dp442v1sh\d442lc\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 "c:\nsdnr\dp442v1sh" that will allow the AXL project to open automatically if you download the shapefile digital product (SHP) using the default settings. If you download the product to a different location you will need to edit this string in the AXL file using a text editor such as notebook and change the path to where you downloaded the digital product. Hotlinks In order to use the hotlink feature within ArcView 3.x 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 web site 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. 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.TXT file may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make the native hotlink utility or our extension work properly. 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 or Windows NT, or Windows 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.
| Ordering Fee: | Free
| Instructions: | The data set can be downloaded over the Internet
| Distribution Contact:
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Digital Form: (1 of 1)
| format name: | ArcGIS File Geodatabase (GDB) and ESRI Shapefiles (SHP)
| format version: | 10.5.1
| format specification: | d491v1sg_Parrsboro_Bedrock_Geology.zip
| Transfer Size: | 8 MB
| Dataset Size: | 21 MB
| Information Content: | Contains data pertaining to: anticlines/synclines, drillholes, faults, fossils, bedrock geologic units, geological contacts, geoheritage sites (cultural and natural), mineral occurrences, neatline, small outcrops, and structural data
| Decompression Technique: | ZIP archive file
| Online Transfer: | https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp491.asp
Metadata Reference
| Creation Date: | 20190806
| Metadata Standard: | FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
| Standard Version: | FGDC-STD-001-1998
| Metadata Language: | English
| Time Convention: | local time
| Review Date: | As required
| Access Constraints: | none
| User Constraints: | none
| Security Classification System: | none
| Security Classification: | Unclassified
| Security Handling Description: | none
| Metadata Contact:
|  | see contact information