Airborne Gamma Ray Spectrometric Survey Images

DP ME 5, Version 2, 2006. Airborne Gamma Ray Spectrometric Survey Images, Elemental and Elemental Ratio Images Covering 11D, 11E, 11F, 11G, 11J, 11K, 11N, 20O, 20P, 21A, 21B and 21H, (250 m x 250 m Resolution)

Table Of Contents
 
 
Identification Information
 
Citation Information
  Title: DP ME 5, Version 2, 2006. Airborne Gamma Ray Spectrometric Survey Images, Elemental and Elemental Ratio Images Covering 11D, 11E, 11F, 11G, 11J, 11K, 11N, 20O, 20P, 21A, 21B and 21H, (250 m x 250 m Resolution)
  Originator: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
  Publication Date: August 2006
  Edition: 2
  Data Type: remote-sensing image
  Series: Digital Product
  Issue Identification: DP ME 5
  Publisher: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
  Publication Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Online linkage: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp005.asp
 
Data Description
  Abstract: This data set consists of 24 color TIFF images with a resolution of 200 m X 200 m covering 12 1:250 000 NTS mapsheets, where airborne gamma ray surveys exist over Nova Scotia. Twelve of the TIFF images represent the radioelements for the entire province, while the other twelve represent the ratios of the radioelements values. The original data were collected by aeromagnetic surveys flown by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). rd_250_xxx.tif Series: Band 1: %K - Potassium Band 2: eU - equivalent Uranium Band 3: eTh - equivalent Thorium rr_250_xxxx.tif Series: Band 1: eU/%K - equivalent Uranium/Potassium Band 2: eTh/%K - equivalent Thorium/Potassium Band 3: eU/eTh - equivalent Uranium/equivalent Thorium These are the .tiff images showing ratios of radiometrics values for the entire province.
  Purpose: The TIFFs are to be used as a backdrop behind other geological layers to assist with geological intepretations.
  Supplemental Information: Dataset ID = i005nsaa; Data Class = radiomet; Project ID = RFP1994
  Language English
  Data Credit: Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
  Data Environment ArcInfo 8.3 on a SUN Sparc 20 workstation running Solaris 7
  Native Data Set Format TIFF image
 
Contact Information
 
 Jeff Poole
  Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
  Digital Information Services Supervisor
  1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698
  Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  B3J 2T9
  (phone) 902-424-8139
  (fax) 902-424-7735
  Staff Contact
  Available: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday
 
Time Period Information
  Beginning Date: 1994
  Ending Date: 1997
  Currentness Reference: publication date
 
Data Status
  Progress: Complete
  Update Frequency: As needed
 
Spatial Domain
  West Coordinate: -66.50
  East Coordinate: -59.50
  North Coordinate: 47.25
  South Coordinate: 43.25
 
 
Keywords
  Theme Keywords: Environmental protection; Geology; Geophysics; Natural resources; Physics; Remote Sensing; regional geology; computer applications; gamma-ray surveys, airborne; gamma-ray spectroscopy; spectrometric survey images; geoscientific Information; Downloadable Data; Gamma Ray (GAM); Geologic & Geophysical; Geophysics (GP); GAM Images; radiometric survey; Digital Products; Digital Geoscience Data; Digital Images
  Place Keywords: Nova Scotia; 11C; 11D; 11E; 11F; 11G; 11J; 11K; 11N; 20O; 20P; 21A; 21B; 21H
 
Access and Usage Information
  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.

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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
  Description: none at this time
 
Security Information
  Classification System: none
  Classification: Unclassified
  Handling Description: none
 
Data Quality Information
 
Positional Accuracy
  Positional Accuracy Report: There may be positional accuracy errors in the data that came from the original data collection. The survey data was acquired from the Geophysical Data Centre NRCan/GSC/Geophysics Division in 16 bit signed integer raster grid format and have been linearly compressed from 16 bit to 8 bit file formats. The grid cells were resampled to a resolution of 250 metres by 250 metres and then contrast enhanced using a non-linear enhancement technique to facilitate visual appearance and interpretation. Consequently, the original digital values have been significantly altered. Quantitative analysis using this data is possible, however, if actual values are required the original data should be used. "non-linear enhancement technique to facilitate visual appearance and interpretation" means to permanently alter data values within a grid so that a narrow range of grid cell values represent the data over a wider range of values. In this case 'non-linear' refers to the mathematical model used in controlling the input and output data values ranges. Once this operation is performed on a grid it is irreversible and returning to the original data values is impossible unless the exact input parameters and mathematical modelling equation are known. "significantly altered" means that the data values within the grid cells have been appreciably changed from the original values and the process is irreversible. In this method, returning to the original data values is impossible. Scaling data from 16 bit data range to 8 bit data range is a method of compression. For example, take an input sample of grid values of 457-496, these may be scaled to the value of 128 in the output grid (depending on the modelled in scaling). Returning to the original values is impossible because there is no method of retaining which of the (128 value) cells had an original value of 461 or 483. "qualitative analysis" is possible with these image files. Image files represent a two dimensional array of data values. Images may be classified or grouped according to a set of training areas which define distinct class parameters. However, if these techniques are performed on imagery or grids which contain altered or enhanced data values, then the clusters or classes will be correspondingly altered relative to the same procedure applied to the original, non-altered data. 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.
  Horizontal Accuracy Value: Absolute accuracy= +/- 750 m
 
Processing Step Information
 
Processing Step (1 of 6)
  Description: Since 1976, the Geological Survey of Canada has been systematically collecting high sensitivity airborne gamma ray survey data for the Province of Nova Scotia. Between 1976 and 1990, complete coverage of the province was acquired as either reconnaissance (5000 m flight line spacing) or as detailed surveys (1000 m flight line spacing). Currently, all of the province has been covered at a flight line spacing of 1000 m (see table 1- D:\Nsgov\Nsgov\gamma2.HTM). The survey data was acquired along north-south or east-west flight lines using a 50 l sodium iodide detector system at an altitude of approximately 120 metres at a ground speed of 190 km/hr. Table 1 provides information about GSC Airborne Gamma Ray Surveys available for the province at 1000 m and 250 m flight line spacings. Survey data acquired at a flight line of 5 km have been averaged and interpolated to a 500 by 500 metre grid cell raster. Alternately, data acquired using a flight line spacing of 1 km have been averaged and interpolated to a 250 by 250 metre grid cell raster. The GSC releases Air Absorbed Dose Rate, Ternary Radioelement Map, equivalent Uranium (eU), equivalent Thorium (eTh), Potassium (K), as well as the ratios eU/K, eTh/K, eU/eTh. The sodium iodide detector provides a measurement of the three most abundant naturally occurring radioactive elements, potassium, uranium and thorium. Potassium is measured directly from the 1.46 MeV gamma ray photons emitted by 40K, whereas uranium and thorium are measured indirectly from gamma ray photons emitted by daughter products in their decay chains. Uranium is monitored by means of gamma ray photons at approximately 1.46 MeV from 214Bi, and thorium, from 2.6c MeV photons emitted by 208Tl. Corrections have been applied to account for dead time, ambient temperature changes, background radiation, spectral scattering and deviations of terrain clearance from the planned survey altitude. A regional Airborne Gamma Ray Data Set covering the entire province has been created by the GSC. This data set was generated by merging the individual surveys and processing the data to remove levelling errors during the surveys and matched along survey boundaries. The data have been georeferenced by GSC in a NAD27 datum and projected into a UTM zone 20 grid.
  Date: 1976-1990
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (2 of 6)
  Description: As part of the NSNR&R RFP 1994-001148 Synmap Information Technologies acquired the data from the Geophysical Data Centre NRCan/GSC/Geophysics Division in 16 bit signed integer raster grid format and have been linearly compressed from 16 bit to 8 bit file formats. The grid cells were resampled to a resolution of 250 metres by 250 metres and then contrast enhanced using a non-linear enhancement technique to facilitate visual appearance and interpretation. Consequently, the original digital values have been significantly altered. Quantitative analysis using these data is possible, however, if actual values are required the original data should be used. The data products provided to the NSNR&R-MRB have been converted from the original format to a TIFF raster file format.
  Date: 1994
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (3 of 6)
  Description: In 1997, Natural Resources released version 1 of digital product DP 005.
  Date: 1997
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (4 of 6)
  Description: In January 2006 the data set was renamed from GAMMARAY to I005NSAA and moved from the IMAGE directory on the MRB "S" drive to the RADIOMET directory. This work was done by Brian Fisher.
  Software and Version: ArcView 3.2a
  Date: January 2006
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (5 of 6)
  Description: In January 2006 the .TIF images were converted from UTM zone 20 NAD27 coordinates to UTM zone 20 NAD83 coordinates. This was done by Angie Ehler running the AML file - Tif27to83.aml. The images were renamed at the same time. The RADxxx.TIF image series were renamed to RD_250_xxx.TIF and the RADRxxx.TIF series was renamed to RR_250_xxx.TIF, where xxx stands for the 1:250 000 NTS sheet name.
  Software and Version: ArcInfo 9.1
  Date: Jauary 2006
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Processing Step (6 of 6)
  Description: Digital Product DP ME 5, Version 2, was released for free download from the MRB website in August 2006.
  Software and Version: ArcInfo 9.1
  Date: August 2006
  Contact Person: (see Contact Information)
 
Spatial Data Organization Information
 
  Spatial Reference Method: Raster
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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: GSC_North_American_1983
  Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_20N
  Datum: North American Datum of 1983
  Ellipsoid: Geodetic Reference System 80
  Semi-Major Axis: 6378137
  Denominator Of Flattening Axis: 298.257222
 
 
Entity Attribute Information
 
 
Overview Description
  Dataset Overview: Data set consists of 24 color TIFF files and associated .TFW files that are used to georeference the TIFF images.
 
Detailed Description
 
Data Layer/Table (1 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11d.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11D
 
Data Layer/Table (2 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11e.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11E
 
Data Layer/Table (3 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11f.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11F
 
Data Layer/Table (4 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11g.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11G
 
Data Layer/Table (5 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11j.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11J
 
Data Layer/Table (6 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11k.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11K
 
Data Layer/Table (7 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_11n.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11N
 
Data Layer/Table (8 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_20o.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 20O
 
Data Layer/Table (9 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_20p.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 20P
 
Data Layer/Table (10 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_21a.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21A
 
Data Layer/Table (11 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_21b.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21B
 
Data Layer/Table (12 of 24)
  Table Name: rd_250_21h.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21H
 
Data Layer/Table (13 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11d.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11D
 
Data Layer/Table (14 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11e.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11E
 
Data Layer/Table (15 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11f.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11F
 
Data Layer/Table (16 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11g.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11G
 
Data Layer/Table (17 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11j.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11J
 
Data Layer/Table (18 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11k.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11K
 
Data Layer/Table (19 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_11n.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 11N
 
Data Layer/Table (20 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_20o.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 20O
 
Data Layer/Table (21 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_20p.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 20P
 
Data Layer/Table (22 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_21a.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21A
 
Data Layer/Table (23 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_21b.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21B
 
Data Layer/Table (24 of 24)
  Table Name: rr_250_21h.tif
  Description: Tiff image showing ratio of radiometrics based on NTS 1:250 000 map sheet 21H
 
Distribution Information
 
  Description: Dwonloadable Data
  Digital Custom Order Process: Digital Product Number = DP ME 5
  Available: since August 2006
  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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  Ordering Fee: Free
  Instructions: The data set can be downloaded over the Internet.
  Distribution Contact:
  see contact information
 
Digital Form: (1 of 2)
  format name: TIFF
  format specification: dp005v2_rd_tf.exe
  Transfer Size: 2.6 MB
  Dataset Size: 6.7 MB
  Information Content: TIFF images for Nova Scotia divided into several images based on the NTS 1:250 000 map sheets. The image for each map sheet is further divided into TIFF images for radiometrics. Each imaged is provided with a copy of an ArcView TFW world file.
  Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
  Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp005.asp
 
Digital Form: (2 of 2)
  format name: TIFF
  format specification: dp005v2_rr_tf.exe
  Transfer Size: 2.2 MB
  Dataset Size: 6.7 MB
  Information Content: TIFF images for Nova Scotia divided into several images based on the NTS 1:250 000 map sheets. The image for each map sheet is further divided into TIFF images for ratio of radiometrics. Each imaged is provided with a copy of an ArcView TFW world file
  Decompression Technique: self extracting DOS based pkzip archive file
  Online Transfer: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp005.asp
 
Metadata Reference
 
  Creation Date: 20060803
  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