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Northern Ontario Engineering Geology Terrain Study

Description:

The Northern Ontario Engineering Geology Terrain Study (NOEGTS) data is from the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry and covers all of Northern Ontario up to latitude 51 degrees. The data was obtained from reconnaissance level evaluations of near-surface geological conditions, with a view to determine the terrain conditions and the engineering capability of the terrain.

The main techniques used to gather the information for the study was air photo interpretation combined with literature searches and limited field work. A total of 370,000 km2 of northern Ontario was mapped between 1977 and 1980.

The scale of the NOEGTS data is 1:100,000.

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Data set has the following features:

Data Features
Beach (raised form)
Organic Terrain
Bedrock  (plateau, knob, plain, ridge)
Pits ( Sand, Gravel)
Dunes
 Plains (Alluvial, Outwash)
Escarpment
Quarries
Eskers
Roads
Glaciolacustrine      (delta, plain)
Shoreline (abandoned)
Ice Contact Slopewash
Ice-Flow Linear Feature
Talus
Land Slide
Valleys (Steep Walled)
Moraines                     (end. ground, organic)

Spatial Reference and Data Type:

These data sets are available in both Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system NAD 83 datum; and also geographic projection (decimal degrees) NAD 83 datum. These data are stored as Esri shapefiles. Other data formats can be accommodated, as the Geospatial Centre has access to a number of conversion utilities.

Data Access:

In order to access this data set, please visit the Geospatial Centre Reference Desk during reference hours.  Library reference staff are available to provide further information about these data sets and to deliver data upon request. Under the terms of the Library's license agreement, these data sets are for use by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Waterloo only.

Data Manipulation:

There are public workstations in the Geospatial Centre that provide access to ArcGIS software programs, program extensions and data manipulation utilities. Patrons may use the GIS and image processing software in the library to view and manipulate the data. UW faculty, students and staff may copy these data to other media (for example: CD, DVD or Zip disc) for use elsewhere.

Data Output:

This data image may be exported from ArcGIS in a choice of bitmapped formats (also known as raster graphics) including JPG, TIFF, GIF, and BMP or in a choice of vector graphics formats including AI, EPS, and SVG. Yet another option is PDF.

Use Restrictions/Licensing/Copyright:

These data are provided for personal use for academic, research, and/or teaching purposes. Library staff will ask patrons to read and sign a data release agreement before these licensed data can be released. The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry must be acknowledged on any derivative product, whether printed or electronic, including for example, a printed map, a raster or vector graphic, a web-based application, etc. Patrons are advised to fully respect the provisions of Canada's Copyright Act as well as terms and conditions imposed by the data provider.

Citation:

The Northen Ontario Engineering Geology Terrain Study [computer file]. The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, [2005].

Sample View of the Data:

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, Library Assistant
May 30, 2012