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Identification_Information:
Originator: Government of Alberta
Originator: Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Originator: Environmental Stewardship Division
Publication_Date: December 2010
Title: Quarter Sections in Dry Prairie Protocol Areas
Data_Presentation_Form: Access database
Internal_Linkage:
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Description:
Abstract: List of quarter sections and legal land descriptions in Dry Prairie protocol area developed from ESRI products.
Purpose:
This file lists the legal land
descriptions of quarter sections within the Dry Prairie protocol areas within
the Province of Alberta. This dataset was created to assist regulatory
applications of the Quantification Protocol for Tillage System Management and
its administration for the Government of Alberta. All other legal land
descriptions within agricultural regions of Alberta are within the Parkland
protocol area, including the boundary between the Parkland and Dry Prairie
protocol areas. The boundary is considered to be the fence-line on the
Dry Prairie side of the quarter sections that represent the boundary. The
quarter sections of the boundary are considered to be in the Parkland protocol
area and the adjacent quarters toward the drier part of the province (usually
south or east) are considered in the Dry Prairie protocol area.
The Parkland and Dry Prairie regions of Alberta have been widely recognized as
distinct by the scientific community for a wide variety of agricultural
interpretations (eg. cropping systems, yield). Since greenhouse gas removal
coefficients are similar within but differ between soil zones (McConkey et al.
2006, Vanden Bygaart et al. 2008), soil zones were used to identify appropriate
protocol areas for use in the Tillage System Management protocol (Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, 2004).
Supplemental_Information:
1) Quantification Protocol for Tillage System Management and Additional Guidance, see: < http://carbonoffsetsolutions.climatechangecentral.com/offset-protocols/approved-alberta-protocols >
2) McConkey, B.G. 2006. Carbon Change Estimation Method Used for Agricultural Practice Changes in Canadian Greenhouse-Gas Inventory. National Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification System (NCGAVS) Report.
3) VandenBygaart, A.J., B.G. McConkey, D.A. Angers, W. Smith, H. de Gooijer, M. Bentham and T. Martin. 2008. Soil carbon change factors for the Canadian Agriculture National Greenhouse Gas Inventory. Can. J. Soil Sci. 88: 671-680.
4) Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. 2004. Agricultural Land Resource Atlas of Alberta: Soil Group Map of Alberta. Resource Management and Irrigation Division, Conservation and Development Branch. Edmonton, Alberta. Pp 14 and 15, 1 Map. see: <http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex10307>
Access_Constraints:
The present dataset can only be released with the permission of the Government of Alberta and in accordance with the existing confidentiality agreement between the Government of Alberta and the party to whom this data will be made available.
Use_Constraints:
The present information shall be used only within the scope of the Government of Alberta
Contact_Organization:
Environmental Stewardship Division, Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Contact_Person: Sheilah Nolan
Contact_Position: Climate Change Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 206, 7000 -113 Street
City: Edmonton
State_or_Province: Alberta
Postal_Code: T6H 5T6
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 780-427-3719
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 780-422-0474
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Sheilah.Nolan@gov.ab.ca
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM-4:00PM Monday - Friday
Data_Set_Credit:
Enviornmental Stewardship Division, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: Government of Alberta
Security_Classification: Unclassified
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Data_Quality_Information:
Contact_Organization:
Environmental Stewardship Division, Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Contact_Person: Longin Pawlowski
Contact_Organization:
Environmental Stewardship Division, Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Contact_Position: GIS Technologist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 206, 7000 - 113 Street
City: Edmonton
State_or_Province: AB
Postal_Code: T6H 5T6
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 780-422-4358
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 780-422-0474
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: longin.pawlowski@gov.ab.ca
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM Monday - Friday
Contact_Organization:
Environmental Stewardship Division, Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta
Contact_Person: David Spiess
Contact_Position: GIS Engineer
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 206, 7000 -113 Street
City: Edmonton
State_or_Province: AB
Postal_Code: T6H 5T6
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 780-422-4358
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 780-422-0474
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: david.spiess@gov.ab.ca
Hours_of_Service: 9:00AM-4:00PM Monday - Friday
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
The data are provided on an "as is" basis per contractual obligations by Government of Alberta. Government of Alberta accepts no liability for the accuracy of this information. Any losses incurred by decisions made based upon the information in this dataset are not the responsibility of Government of Alberta.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Format_Specification:
Data are available in the following formats: shapefile, Access mdb, Adobe Portable Document Format ( .pdf ), jpeg, ASCII, Geopdf, Google Earth (.kml).
File_Decompression_Technique:
File compression technology shall be utilized when required. The Data Distribution Unit presently utilizes WinZip. File compression for raster digital imagery is provided in MrSID version 4.1 format.
Transfer_Size: 0.366
Digital_Transfer_Option:
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Access_Instructions:
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is available, with the exception of data exceeding reasonable size limits or when corporate restrictions have been implemented in which the data will be delivered on CD-R or DVD-R. The client may be required to provide an FTP TCP / IP address, user name, and password. Data may also be delivered via the department external FTP site utilizing WinZip password encrypted self-extracting executable files. The Data Distribution Unit presently utilizes WS_FTP Pro Version 9.01.
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Ordering_Instructions:
All information requests shall be in writing. Requests will be received via email, FAX, courier, or Canada Post. Where the client requests courier delivery, the courier arrangements and delivery charges will be the responsibility of the client. All requests for information are completed within five (5) working days of receiving the request wherever possible.
Custom_Order_Process:
All information requests shall be in writing. Requests will be received via email, FAX, courier, or Canada Post. All requests must include company name, address, contact person(s), phone / FAX numbers, email address, the product(s) required, the geographic extent where applicable, map sheet name(s) where applicable, the delivery option required ( on-line / offline ), and the intended use of the data.
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