Northern Quebec Surface Depot
The deposit is the layer of loose material that covers the rock. It may have been put in place during the retreat of the glacier at the end of the last ice age or by other processes associated with erosion and sedimentation. The nature of the soft deposit is evaluated based on the shape of the land, its position on the slope, the texture of the soil or other indicators. Surface deposit maps make it possible to distinguish the main categories of surface deposits, to know their nature, their thickness and their distribution on Quebec territory. The map of northern surface deposits is a component of an extensive inventory carried out to meet knowledge acquisition needs as part of the “Plan Nord” economic, social and environmental development project. This inventory was carried out between 2010 and 2013. The mapping of surface deposits was carried out using a new approach based on remote sensing techniques. The interpretation was carried out by geomorphologists using RapidEye anaglyph (3D) satellite images of high spatial resolution (5 m). Ground and air control points allowed the validation of the interpreted information. Mapping is available throughout the territory north of the 53rd parallel, representing an area of approximately 680,000 km2. The minimum mapping area is 100 ha.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Licence: Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution (CC-BY) licence – Quebec
Data and Resources
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Northern Quebec Surface DepotFGDB/GDBFrench dataset FGDB/GDB
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Open forestHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Open forestHTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Original metadata (https://www.donneesquebec.ca)HTMLFrench dataset HTML
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Territory of the map of surface deposits in Northern QuebecPDFFrench guide PDF
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Standard for ecological mapping of vegetation in Northern QuebecPDFFrench guide PDF
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Procedures for using a web servicePDFFrench guide PDF
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Data downloadPDFFrench guide PDF
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Northern Quebec Surface DepotPDFFrench guide PDF
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Northern Quebec Surface DepotSQLITEFrench dataset SQLITE
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Description sheet of attributes and their areas of valueXLSFrench dataset XLS
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Web mapping serviceotherFrench dataset other
Geographic Information
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