Table Of Contents
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Identification Information |
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Citation Information |
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Title: |
DP ME 36, Version 2, 2006. Digital Version of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Map ME 1992-3, Surficial Geology Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, Scale 1:500 000, by R. R. Stea, H. Conley and Y. Brown, 1992
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Originator: |
Ralph R. Stea, Brian E. Fisher |
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Publication Date: |
2006 |
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Edition: |
2 |
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Data Type: |
vector digital data |
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Series: |
Digital Product |
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Issue Identification: |
DP ME 36 |
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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/dp036.asp |
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Data Description |
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Abstract: |
This digital product (version 2 released as DP ME 1992-03) is a digital version of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSNR&R) Published Map ME 1992-3, Surficial Geology Map of the Province of Nova Scotia, compiled by R.R. Stea, H. Conley and Y. Brown, 1992. The digital product was created by the NSNR&R, Mineral Resources Branch (MRB) staff. The digital product was digitized from Map ME 1992-3 and the databases were developed from the information contained on this map. The digital product contains layers for surficial geology features such as: beaches, cirques, deltas, drumlins, eskers, surficial geological units, hummocks, kettles, morraines, meltwater, roche moutonnees, terrace scarps, glacial striations and other geological features. Version 2 of the product was released in 2006 in NAD83 and contained a number of thematic layers which were not included in version 1. |
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Purpose: |
The purpose of this data set is to create a digital version of NSNR&R Map ME 92-3. This digital product shows the surficial geology of the Province of Nova Scotia. |
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Supplemental Information: |
Data Set ID = p92003;
Data Class = sgeo500;
NovaScan ID = 12655;
Project ID = init;
old digital product number = d92-03 |
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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 8.3 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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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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Beginning Date: |
unknown |
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Ending Date: |
Present |
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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: |
-66.5 |
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East Coordinate: |
-59.5 |
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North Coordinate: |
47.25 |
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South Coordinate: |
43.25 |
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Keywords |
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Theme Keywords: |
surficial geology/geomorphology; glacial deposits; glacial history; ice movement directions; tills; geoscientific Information; Downloadable Data; Surficial Geology (SG); SG 1:500 000; SG Provincial Scale Map; surf. geology/geomorph.; digital maps; digital products; digital geoscience data |
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Place Keywords: |
Nova Scotia |
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Temporal Keywords: |
Quaternary |
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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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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 ME 92-3. 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 2) |
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Title: |
Surficial Geology Map of the Province of Nova Scotia [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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Publication Time: |
Unknown |
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Data Form: |
map |
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Series Name: |
NSNR&R Map |
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Issue Identification: |
Map ME 1992-3 |
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Publication Place: |
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Publisher: |
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch |
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Scale Denominator: |
500000 |
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Source Media: |
paper |
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Citation Abbreviation: |
NSNR&R Map ME 1992-3 |
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Source Contribution: |
The geological points, lines and polygons that are contained in the digital product were digitized from this map |
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Currentness Reference: |
publication date |
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Currentness Date: |
1992 |
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Source (2 of 2) |
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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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Publication Date: |
Unknown |
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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 original digitzing of the map was done by LRIS in CARIS format. |
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Software and Version: |
CARIS |
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Date: |
early 1990s |
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Processing Step (2 of 7) |
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Description: |
The digitized data from LRIS was exported to a DXF file. The DXF file was converted to ARC format by Symap Technologies as part of RFP 1994-001148. Corrections to the original digitizing and database coding were done by Synmap and the NSNR&R MEB Staff. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcInfo 7.x |
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Date: |
1997 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (3 of 7) |
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Description: |
Version 1 of the Surfical Geolgoy Map of Nova Scotia was released in 1997 as D92-03. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcInfo 7.x |
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Date: |
1997 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (4 of 7) |
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Description: |
They were several layers of information on the 92-3 map which wer enot converted to ARC format by synmap. Chrysal Kennedy worked on extracting the data from a DXF and putting it in to ARC format. |
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Software and Version: |
AutoCAD and ArcView |
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Date: |
? |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (5 of 7) |
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Description: |
Brian Fisher took all the ARC coverages, converted them to shapefile and then added the standard MRB fields to the databases and populated the tables. The original letter codes (A-P) used to identify the surficla units were converted to a new system using the LEGEND_ID field. The old letters were left in the database in a field called OLD_SURFCD. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcView 3.2a |
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Date: |
October 27, 2004 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (6 of 7) |
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Description: |
In January 2006 the shapefiles were converted to UTM zone 20 NAD83. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcInfo 9.1 |
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Date: |
January 2006 |
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Contact Person: |
(see Contact Information)
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Processing Step (7 of 7) |
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Description: |
In August 2006 the digital version of the Surficial Geology of Nova Scotia was released as digital product DP ME 36, (the digital product number was changed from D92-03). Version 2 also contained a dozen new thematic layers that were not available with version 1. |
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Software and Version: |
ArcView 3.2a |
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Date: |
August 2006 |
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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
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Projected Coordinate System: |
NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_20N
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Datum: |
North American Datum of 1983
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Ellipsoid: |
Geodetic Reference System 80
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Semi-Major Axis: |
6378137.0
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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 a number of point, line and polygon coverages |
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Detailed Description |
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Data Layer/Table (1 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003be.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - beaches |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (2 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003cq.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - cirques |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (3 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003dl.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - deltas |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (4 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003dr.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - drumlins |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (5 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003es.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - eskers |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (6 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003gs.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - surficial geologic units |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (7 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003hm.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - hummocks |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (8 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003ks.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - kettles |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (9 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003ma.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - morraines |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (10 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003mw.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - meltwater |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (11 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003nl.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView polygons - neatlines |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (12 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003rf.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - reference sections |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (13 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003rm.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView points - roche moutonnees |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (14 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
p92003sc.shp |
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Description: |
ArcView lines - terrace scarps |
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Metadata Link: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dpfields.asp |
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Data Layer/Table (15 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
surfcd.dbf |
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Description: |
dbase table - surficial glacial unit descriptions |
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Data Layer/Table (16 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
date.dbf |
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Description: |
dbase table - reference section dates |
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Data Layer/Table (17 of 17) |
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Table Name: |
print_ref.dbf |
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Description: |
dbase table - references for reference sections |
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Distribution Information |
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Description: |
Downloadable Data |
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Digital Custom Order Process: |
Digitial Product Number = DP ME 36 |
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Available: |
since 2006 |
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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: |
In order to view this dataset, mapping software is required (eg. ArcView, MapInfo, AutoCad). If you do not have this software, ESRI provides a free map viewer called ArcExplorer, which you can download over the Internet. This viewer works with the E00 files and an ArcExplorer Import Utility (import71.exe) is needed to convert the E00 files into ArcInfo coverages, which can be then viewed in ArcExplorer. 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 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. This map is intended for use at the published scale of 1:500 000 |
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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: |
dp036v2e0.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
4.1 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
41.9 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to beaches, cirques, deltas, drumlins, eskers, surficial geologic units, hummocks, kettles, morraines, meltwater, neatline, reference sections, roche moutonnees, terrace scarps, and glacial striations. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive files |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp036.asp |
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Digital Form: (2 of 3) |
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format name: |
Shapefiles |
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format version: |
3.2a |
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format specification: |
dp036v2sh.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
13.8 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
60.8 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to beaches, cirques, deltas, drumlins, eskers, surficial geologic units, hummocks, kettles, morraines, meltwater, neatline, reference sections, roche moutonnees, terrace scarps, and glacial striations. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive files |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp036.asp |
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Digital Form: (3 of 3) |
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format name: |
DXF/DBF |
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format specification: |
dp036v2dx.exe |
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Transfer Size: |
4.0 MB |
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Dataset Size: |
64.7 MB |
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Information Content: |
Contains data pertaining to beaches, cirques, deltas, drumlins, eskers, surficial geologic units, hummocks, kettles, morraines, meltwater, neatline, reference sections, roche moutonnees, terrace scarps, and glacial striations. |
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Decompression Technique: |
self extracting DOS based pkzip archive files |
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Online Transfer: |
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp036.asp |
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Metadata Reference |
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Creation Date: |
20060803 |
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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 |