Government of Alberta

66 datasets found
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    Natural Regions and Subregions of Alberta

    This dataset defines the ecological areas of Alberta known as the Natural Regions and Natural Subregions, as defined in 2004/2005. This dataset is intended to allow for the stratification of the province of Alberta based on ecological criteria. Natural Regions are the largest mapped ecological...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    • ESRI REST
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    Central Parkland Vegetation Inventory (CPVI) Polygons

    The Central Parkland Vegetation Inventory (CPVI) Polygons is a dataset that was created to capture vegetation information for the Central (Aspen) Parkland Natural Subregion in Alberta. The Parkland Natural Region covers approximately 10% of the province and acts as a broad transitional area...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Alberta Ground Cover Classification Mosaic

    This dataset is produced for the Government of Alberta and is available to the general public. Please consult the Distribution Information of this metadata for the appropriate contact to acquire this dataset. The Alberta Ground Cover Classification Mosaic is a land cover dataset for the province...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Whirling Disease (AIS) Decontamination Zones

    This GIS dataset covers the four types of decontamination zones for whirling disease in Alberta, and identifies the inherent risk categories for each. These boundaries are to be used by Government of Alberta field staff and industry, as described in the Alberta Decontamination Protocol for...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
    Resource Formats:
    • FGDB/GDB
    • HTML
    • SHP
    • XML
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    Limber Pine Habitat Model From DEM

    This data was produced under contract for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch in 2015-2016. Variables used were elevation, aspect, slope, landscape mesotopography (e.g. ridge, upper slope, etc). DEM was used where there was no LiDAR coverage, with a resolution of 25 m2...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Special Hunting License Draw Alberta

    Special licences are used in situations where a species (e.g, Elk) could not withstand the hunting pressure of a general season, or where they are need to meet a specific management goal (e.g., the goal in the antlered mule deer draw areas is to develop and maintain a more balanced age structure...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Critical Habitat of Aquatic Species at Risk

    Critical habitat is identified for species listed as Endangered or Threatened under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) and where federal critical habitat protection orders are in effect. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is the responsible authority for the protection, recovery and...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Aquatic Species at Risk Distribution (Range)

    Distribution (range) polygons were assembled by regional SARA biologists using the best available information, including COSEWIC status reports, recovery potential assessments, academic literature, and expert opinion. These spatial data support the protection, recovery and conservation of species...
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    Project Returns for Riparian Area Assessment of the Pembina River Watershed

    The Riparian Area Assessment of the Upper, Mid and Lower Pembina River Watersheds project focused on assessing riparian habitat along lake, creek, stream and river shorelines. This dataset was created for the Athabasca Watershed Council as a part of a large scale riparian area assessment in...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Primary Land and Vegetation Inventory (PLVI)

    The Primary Land and Vegetation Inventory (PLVI) is a photo-based digital inventory developed to identify the type, extent and conditions of vegetation in the forested and parkland areas of the province of Alberta. This includes portions of both the Green and White areas of the province. It will...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Derived Ecosite Phase v1.0

    Please note that this is the v1.0 version of DEP. a new version (v2.0) supercedes this dataset. The Derived Ecosite Phase (DEP) is a digital and spatial representation of ecological sites and phases in those areas of Alberta where both Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) and LiDAR are available....
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
    Resource Formats:
    • GDB
    • HTML
    • PDF
    • XML
    • ZIP
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    Whitebark Pine Habitat Model From LiDAR

    This data was produced under contract for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch in 2015-2016. Variables used were elevation, aspect, slope, landscape mesotopography (e.g. ridge, upper slope, etc). LiDAR coverageyielded a resolution of 1m2 pixels. Canopy height was included in...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Plot Reserve Locations of Alberta Federal and Provincial Research Plots

    The dataset provides the known and estimated locations of active and inactive federal and provincial research plots in Alberta. The research plots includes: the Alberta Permanent Sampling Program (PSP) which incorporates Alberta Forest Service (AFS) plots, Stand Dynamic Stands (SDS) and Forest...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Mountain Pine Beetle Inventory 1975 - 2010

    The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, MPB) is native to western Canada. It attacks all pine including lodgepole, limber, whitebark and jack pine. Over the past 40 years the range of mountain pine beetle has expanded, possibly due to changes in the area of climatically...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Crown Post-Inventory Harvest Areas

    The purpose of this dataset is to identify areas harvested after the date of the inventory. The Forest Stewardship and Trade Branch is responsible for the creation and maintenance of these boundaries for Crown-managed Forest Management Units. This dataset is produced for the Government of Alberta...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    Upper North Saskatchewan and Red Deer River Study Area

    This dataset is a subset of the Hydrologic Unit Code Watersheds of Alberta which is produced for the Government of Alberta and is available to the general public. Please consult the Distribution Information of this metadata for the appropriate contact to acquire this dataset. The study area used...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
    Resource Formats:
    • GDB
    • HTML
    • XML
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    Number of Species at Risk

    This map, created in 2002 using ArcGIS, describes the number of animal and plant species that are at risk in Alberta. 'Species at risk' is a term used by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) that includes the following categories of plants and animals:Extirpated...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    • ESRI REST
    • HTML
    • WMS
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    Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) Crown

    The Alberta Vegetation Inventory (AVI) is a photo-based digital inventory developed to identify the type, extent and conditions of vegetation, where it exists and what changes are occurring. This dataset consolidates all available AVI into a single feature class.This dataset is produced for the...
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    Government of Alberta
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    Government of Alberta
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    • HTML
    • XML
    • ZIP
    • other
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    Whitebark Pine Habitat Model From DEM

    This data was produced under contract for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch in 2015-2016. Variables used were elevation, aspect, slope, landscape mesotopography (e.g. ridge, upper slope, etc). DEM was used where there was no LiDAR coverage, with a resolution of 25 m2...
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    Government of Alberta
    Issued by:
    Government of Alberta
    Resource Formats:
    • HTML
    • XML
    • ZIP
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    Biodiversity Risk

    The data represents an assessment of biodiversity risk for the agricultural area of Alberta in 2002. Biodiversity risk refers to the loss of biological diversity, or the variety of plant and animal life in agricultural landscapes. This map, created in ArcGIS, tries to show where biodiversity...
    Organization:
    Government of Alberta
    Issued by:
    Government of Alberta
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • HTML
    • WMS