Surficial glacial drift thickness of the province of Saskatchewan, CSRS NAD83 Zone 13, Saskatchewan Geological Survey

SDE Feature Class

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Tags
Quaternary, Geology, Saskatchewan, Surficial geology


Summary

This dataset represents surface to bedrock isopach (thickness in metres) map of glacial drift for the Province of Saskatchewan at 1:1 000 000 scale.

Description

            

This dataset represents surface to bedrock isopach (thickness in metres) map of glacial drift at 1:1 000 000 scale. This data was created as a file geodatabase feature class and output for public distribution.

Credits

Simpson M.A. (compiler) (1997): Surficial geology map of Saskatchewan; Sask. Energy Mines/Sask. Resear. Counc.. Any products derived from the use of the data provided by the Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas must be cited with the layers anddate used to create said products. The ‘GeoAtlas’ contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0). For Example: Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas, 250K Bedrock Geology and Mineral Deposits Index, June 12, 2017. 

Use limitations

            

Although the Government of Saskatchewan has exercised all reasonable care in the compilation, interpretation, and production of this item, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, and all persons who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. The Government of Saskatchewan does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies that may be included in or derived from, this item. This product contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0).

Extent

West  -111.082738    East  -100.569667
North  57.475366    South  48.890931

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in)  1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out)  1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata 

Topics and Keywords 

Themes or categories of the resource  geoscientificInformation


*Content type  Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords  Saskatchewan

Theme keywords  Quaternary, Geology, Surficial geology

Citation 

Title Surficial glacial drift thickness of the province of Saskatchewan, CSRS NAD83 Zone 13, Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Creation date 2004-03-01 00:00:00


Presentation formats* digital map


Other citation details
Simpson M.A. (compiler) (1997): Surficial geology map of Saskatchewan; Sask. Energy Mines/Sask. Resear. Counc., 1:1 000 000 scale.



Citation Contacts 

Responsible party
Individual's name Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Organization's name Government of Saskatchewan
Contact's role  custodian


Contact information
Phone
Voice 855-219-9373

Address
Type both
Delivery point 610-1945 Hamilton Street
City Regina
Administrative area Saskatchewan
Postal code S4P2C7
Country CA
e-mail addresser.servicedesk@gov.sk.ca



Resource Details 

Dataset languages  English (CANADA)
Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status  completed
Spatial representation type* vector


Processing environment Windows 10 ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333


Credits
Simpson M.A. (compiler) (1997): Surficial geology map of Saskatchewan; Sask. Energy Mines/Sask. Resear. Counc.. Any products derived from the use of the data provided by the Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas must be cited with the layers anddate used to create said products. The ‘GeoAtlas’ contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0). For Example: Saskatchewan Mining and Petroleum GeoAtlas, 250K Bedrock Geology and Mineral Deposits Index, June 12, 2017. 

ArcGIS item properties
*Name GEOLOGY.glacial_drift_thickness
*Location Server=itovmw565p; Service=sde:sqlserver:itovmw565p; Database=GEOLOGY; User=GEOLOGY; Version=sde.DEFAULT
*Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents 

Extent
Description
publication date

Temporal extent
Date and time 1997-01-01

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type  Extent used for searching
*West longitude -111.082738
*East longitude -100.569667
*North latitude 57.475366
*South latitude 48.890931
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
*West longitude 134033.750900
*East longitude 766146.442200
*South latitude 5427361.143300
*North latitude 6370303.417400
*Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact 

Point of contact
Individual's name Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Organization's name Government of Saskatchewan
Contact's role  custodian


Contact information
Phone
Voice 855-219-9373

Address
Type both
Delivery point 610-1945 Hamilton Street
City Regina
Administrative area Saskatchewan
Postal code S4P2C7
Country CA
e-mail addresser.servicedesk@gov.sk.ca



Resource Maintenance 

Resource maintenance
Update frequency  irregular


Resource Constraints 

Constraints
Limitations of use
                  

Although the Government of Saskatchewan has exercised all reasonable care in the compilation, interpretation, and production of this item, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, and all persons who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. The Government of Saskatchewan does not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies that may be included in or derived from, this item. This product contains information licensed under the Government of Saskatchewan Standard Unrestricted Use Data License (Version 2.0).


Spatial Reference 

ArcGIS coordinate system
*Type Projected
*Geographic coordinate reference NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System
*Projection NAD83(CSRS98) / UTM zone 13N
*Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
X origin -5120900
Y origin -9998100
XY scale 10000
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD83(CSRS98) / UTM zone 13N",GEOGCS["NAD83_Canadian_Spatial_Reference_System",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_CSRS",SPHEROID["Geodetic_Reference_System_of_1980",6378137.0,298.2572221009113]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Transverse_Mercator"],PARAMETER["false_easting",500000.0],PARAMETER["false_northing",0.0],PARAMETER["central_meridian",-105.0],PARAMETER["scale_factor",0.9996],PARAMETER["latitude_of_origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]]

Reference system identifier
*Value 0


Spatial Data Properties 

Vector
*Level of topology for this dataset  geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name GEOLOGY.glacial_drift_thickness
*Object type  composite
*Object count 99



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name GEOLOGY.glacial_drift_thickness
*Feature type Simple
*Geometry type Polygon
*Has topology FALSE
*Feature count 99
*Spatial index TRUE
*Linear referencing FALSE



Data Quality 

Data quality report - Conceptual consistency
Measure description
Not all data has been validated. Some polygons, points or polylines may have errors, inconsistencies or issues that have not yet been corrected.





Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description
Areas of the northern portion of the Province are not represented as there isn't significant glacial cover in these areas. 





Distribution 

Distribution format
*Name SDE Feature Class


Fields 

Details for object GEOLOGY.glacial_drift_thickness 
*Type Feature Class
*Row count 99


Field OBJECTID
 
*Alias OBJECTID
*Data type OID
*Width 4
*Precision 10
*Scale 0
*Field description
Internal feature number.

*Description source
Esri

*Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.





Field Shape
 
*Alias SHAPE
*Data type Geometry
*Width 4
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
*Field description
Feature geometry.

*Description source
ESRI

*Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.





Field CONTOUR
 
*Alias CONTOUR
*Data type String
*Width 16
*Precision 0
*Scale 0
Field description
Contour interval (in meters).



Field GLOBALID
 
*Alias GLOBALID
*Data type GlobalID
*Width 38
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field SHAPE.AREA
 
*Alias SHAPE.AREA
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0




Field SHAPE.LEN
 
*Alias SHAPE.LEN
*Data type Double
*Width 0
*Precision 0
*Scale 0






Metadata Details 

Metadata language English (CANADA)
Metadata character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Metadata identifier D2C776FC-3011-47FC-9D02-8CA919B51671


Scope of the data described by the metadata  dataset
Scope name* dataset


*Last update 2026-03-23


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS 1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata NAP
Metadata style North American Profile of ISO19115 2003


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2021-01-30 08:33:50
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2026-03-23 11:14:33


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2019-02-11 11:35:48


Metadata Contacts 

Metadata contact
Individual's name Saskatchewan Geological Survey
Organization's name Government of Saskatchewan
Contact's role  custodian


Contact information
Phone
Voice 855-219-9373

Address
Type both
Delivery point 610-1945 Hamilton Street
City Regina
Administrative area Saskatchewan
Postal code S4P2C7
Country CA
e-mail addresser.servicedesk@gov.sk.ca



Metadata Maintenance 

Maintenance
Update frequency  irregular


Thumbnail and Enclosures 

Thumbnail

Enclosure
Enclosure type  File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Source metadata format fgdc

FGDC Metadata (read-only) 

Identification 

Citation
Citation Information
OriginatorSaskatchewan Energy and Resources
Title
Glacial drift thickness
Geospatial Data Presentation Formvector digital data
Other Citation Details
Simpson M.A. (compiler) (1997): Surficial geology map of Saskatchewan; Sask. Energy Mines/Sask. Resear. Counc., 1:1 000 000 scale.
Online Linkagehttp://www.infomaps.gov.sk.ca/website/SIR%5FGeological%5FAtlas/SK_Unrestricted_Click_Through_License.htm

Description
Abstract
                            Surface to bedrock isopach (thickness in metres) map of glacial drift
                          
Purpose
                            Part of Geological Atlas of Saskatchewan data
                          
Time Period of Content
Time Period Information
Single Date/Time
Calendar Date1997
Currentness Reference
                            publication date
                          
Status
ProgressComplete
Maintenance and Update FrequencyIrregular

Spatial Domain
Bounding Coordinates
West Bounding Coordinate-111.082738
East Bounding Coordinate-100.569667
North Bounding Coordinate57.475366
South Bounding Coordinate48.890931

Keywords
Theme
Theme KeywordGeology
Theme KeywordQuaternary
Theme KeywordSurficial geology

Place
Place KeywordSaskatchewan

Access Constraints
                        No restrictions
                      
Use Constraints
                        Although the Ministry of Energy and Resources has exercised all 
reasonable care in the compilation, interpretation, and production of 
this item, it is not possible to ensure total accuracy, and all persons 
who rely on the information contained herein do so at their own risk. 
The Ministry of Energy and Resources and the Government of 
Saskatchewan do not accept liability for any errors, omissions, or 
inaccuracies that may be included in or derived from, this item.
                      
Point of Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact PersonBill Slimmon
Contact OrganizationSaskatchewan Energy and Resources
Contact PositionGIS Project Geologist
Contact Address
Address Typemailing and physical address
Address2101 Scarth Street
CityRegina
State or ProvinceSaskatchewan
Postal CodeS4P 3V7
CountryCanada

Contact Voice Telephone306-787-9181
Contact Facsimile Telephone306-787-1284
Contact Electronic Mail Addressbill.slimmon@gov.sk.ca
Hours of ServiceNormal office hours

Security Information
Security ClassificationUnclassified

Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data Quality 

Lineage
Process Step
Process Description
                                Metadata imported.
                              
Source Used Citation Abbreviation
C:\Aep_projects\Metadata_FGDC\metadata.xml


Spatial Reference 

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Planar
Planar Coordinate Information
Planar Coordinate Encoding Methodcoordinate pair
Coordinate Representation
Abscissa Resolution0.000000
Ordinate Resolution0.000000
Planar Distance Unitsmeters

Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum NameD_North_American_1983_CSRS98
Ellipsoid NameGeodetic_Reference_System_of_1980
Semi-major Axis6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio298.257222

Entities and Attributes 

Distribution Information 

Resource DescriptionDownloadable Data
Standard Order Process
Digital Form
Digital Transfer Information
Transfer Size0.134

Metadata Reference 

Metadata Date2009-01-26
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Person Primary
Contact PersonBill Slimmon
Contact OrganizationSaskatchewan Energy and Resources
Contact PositionGIS Project Geologist
Contact Address
Address Typemailing and physical address
CityReginal
State or ProvinceSaskatchewan
Postal CodeS4P 3v7
CountryCanada

Contact Voice Telephone306-787-9181
Contact Facsimile Telephone306-787-1284
Contact Electronic Mail Addressbill.slimmon@gov.sk.ca
Hours of ServiceNormal office hours

Metadata Standard NameFGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard VersionFGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Conventionlocal time