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Introduction
1.1 Introduction to this manual
1.2 Introduction to the soil inventory approach being used
The soil inventory process
2.1 Ecological Stratification of Alberta
2.1.1 Ecozone
2.1.2 Ecoregion
2.1.3 Ecodistrict
2.2 Land System Inventory
2.2.1 Reasons for doing 1:250 000 Land System Inventory
2.2.2 Land System Inventory Process
2.3 Soil Landscape Inventory
2.3.1 Soil Landscape Compilation Process
2.3.2 Soil Landscape Models
2.3.3 Defining a Soil Landscape Model
2.3.4 Guidelines for Soil Landscape Mapping
2.3.5 Guidelines for Soil Landscape Map Coding
2.3.6 Conventions for Creating Symbols for Soil Landscape Models
2.3.7 Rules for Creating the Soil Model Symbol
2.3.8 Rules for the Compilation of Polygon Data
2.3.9 Rules for Soil Model Number Generation
2.3.10 Additional Guidelines for Deriving a Soil Model Symbol
2.3.11 Rules for Undifferentiated Models and Symbols
2.4 Field Inspections
2.5 Correlation
2.5.1 Context
2.5.2 Role of Correlation Team and Members | Digital procedures
3.1 Conversion of soil lines from paper to ARC/INFO polygons
3.2 Attaching Attribute Tables to ARC/INFO Polygons
3.3 Rules for Soil Model Generation
3.3.1 Soil Model Number Generation Process
Data dictionary
4.1 Land Systems Data Capture
4.1.1 Land System Number
4.1.2 Analyst Name and Date
4.1.3 Soil Correlation Area
4.1.4 Land System Name
4.1.5 Surficial Geology
4.1.6 Regional Surface Form Models
4.1.7 Regional Bedrock
4.1.8 Lakes and Wetlands
4.1.9 Regional Soil Models
4.2 Soil Landscape Data Capture
4.2.1 Polygon Identification
4.2.2 Ecological Setting
4.2.3 Analyst and Correlator
4.2.4 Soil Model Attributes
4.2.5 Landscape Model Attributes
4.2.6 Salt Affected
4.2.7 Confidence Level
4.2.8 Field Check Required
5.0 References
6.0 Glossary of terms
Appendix A: Key soil inventory references |
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Preface
The Canada - Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture (CAESA) Soil Inventory Project (SIP) was a cooperative project involving the Alberta Research Council; Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development; Agriculture Canada - Alberta Land Resources Unit, Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research; and private industry consulting firms. Funding for the project was provided through the CAESA agreement and by the three previously mentioned Federal and Provincial agencies.
The primary purpose of the project was to generate a 1:100 000 digital soils database for the agricultural portion of the province.
This manual was initially intended for the compilation teams conducting the CAESA Soil Inventory Project - Alberta (1993 to 1998). It was a Procedures Manual that provided instructions and methodology to personnel involved in the project. The manual has been updated and revised to accompany the digital soils information compiled during the CAESA project. The manual describes the procedures used and the attribute data captured during the project.
Acknowledgements
The editor (Larry Nikiforuk) acknowledges the contribution of all individuals who have contributed to the CAESA - Soil Inventory Project. They include: James Abramenko, Harry Archibald, Sarah Boon, Tony Brierley, Simon Brookes, Adrien Chartier, Daphne Cheel, Brian Chernipeski, Gerry Coen, Carolyn Ewaschuk, Mark Fawcett, Nancy Finlayson, Marianne Gibbard, David Gibbens, Anna Hansen, John Hermans, Mark Johnson, Ed Karpuk, Len Knapik, Jan Kwiatkowski, Jennie Lutz, Bob MacMillan, Leon Marciak, Ron McNeil, Steve Moran, Wayne Pettapiece, Doug Peters, Murray Riddell, Andrew Rodvang, Rieva Rosentreter, Barb Ryley, Brenda Sawyer, Peter Smith, Bill Souster, Arnold Stenger, Al Stewart, Joe Tajek, Conny Tomas, Gerry Tychon, Hank Van der Pluym, Bruce Walker, Ivan Whitson, Andrew Wooley and Zenon Wozimersky.
List of Tables
Table 2.1 Correlation of Ecological Terms Used in Canada Since 1969
Table 2.2 Rules for Soil Model Generation
Table 4.1 Ecodistricts Legend (from: Ecological Stratification Working Group 1995)
Table 4.2 List of Morphological Descriptors (from: Bates and Jackson 1980)
Table 4.3 Surficial Geology Allowable Codes (adapted from Shetsen 1987)
Table 4.4 Surface Form Models used for Land Systems Mapping
Table 4.5 Drainage Categories
Table 4.6 Regional Soils
Table 4.7 Parent Material Texture (adapted from Shetsen 1987; 1990)
Table 4.8 Soil Sub-group Modifiers
Table 4.9 Variants
Table 4.10 Order, Great Group and Subgroup Codes for White Area of Alberta
Table 4.11 Landscape Models (adapted from Shetsen 1987; 1990)
Table 4.12 Soil Landscape Modifiers
List of Figures
Figure 1.1 White Area (agricultural portion) of Alberta
Figure 1.2 The Hierarchical System of Land Stratification
Figure 2.1 Ecoregion Map of Alberta (Pettapiece pers. comm 1993)
Figure 2.2 Sample Block Of 16 Townships At 1:250 000 Scale Illustrating Typical Size Of Land Systems
Figure 2.3 Components of a Soil Landscape Model
Figure 3.1 Scanned soil map
Figure 3.2 Raster edited soil map
Figure 3.3 Soil lines after import to ARC/INFO
Figure 3.4 Soil lines after topology building
Figure 4.1 Ecodistricts of Alberta (Ecological Stratification Working Group)
Figure 4.2 Land System Map Illustrating Land Systems in Two Ecoregions (5 and 6), And A Land System (6.2a.01) With Two Polygons.
W. L. Nikiforuk, SLRI Consultants Limited
June 1998 |
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