Surficial Geology Polygon

ISO-19139 Metadata

Metadata Information

Metadata language: eng
Metadata character set: utf8
Last update: 2023-06-28
Metadata maintenance:
Update frequency: asNeeded
Metadata contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Individual's name: YGS-Surficial
Organization's name: Yukon Geological Survey, Government of Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: YGS-Surficial@yukon.ca
Scope of the data described by the metadata: dataset
Scope name: dataset
Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007
Metadata identifier: 1687992193105r8247030793603138

Data Identification Information

Resource citation:
Title: Surficial Geology Polygon
Date:
Presentation format: mapDigital
Themes or categories of the resource: geoscientificInformation
Descriptive keywords:
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Keywords: Downloadable Data
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Citation reference: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
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Keywords: Surficial Geology, Yukon Geological Survey
Abstract: The Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) has compiled over 195 surficial geology maps into a standardized GIS format, providing approximately 80% coverage of the territory. The maps range in scales from 1:250,000 to 1:10,000 with spatial overlap between scales. The original maps were produced by various agencies, including the Geological Survey of Canada, YGS, Yukon Government, universities, and the City of Whitehorse.All original feature descriptions have been preserved and also converted to standardized values using the Yukon terrain classification system. The compilation includes 4 GIS datasets and supporting documents available for download via YGS integrated data system (YGSIDS) or GeoYukon. A .lyr file is provided to symbolize feature classes and differentiate overlapping maps at different scales. Additionally, there is a surficial geology map index.The polygon attributes captured include surficial material, texture, age, surface expression, and geomorphological processes. Line features include geological contacts, glacial limits, glacial landforms (cirques, arêtes, eskers, meltwater channels, moraines), and non-glacial landforms (faults, lineaments, landslides, escarpments).Point features include field station, fossil and sample locations, glacial landforms (erratics, kames, kettles, drumlins, flutings), permafrost features (pingos, palsas, patterned ground, thermokarst depressions), and other non-glacial landforms (landslides, tors).The map index provides information on each map publication such as author, map title, map scale, publisher. These data are valuable for land-use applications in the territory, including: mineral and placer exploration, geotechnical engineering, infrastructure planning, granular resource assessments, permafrost modeling, agricultural assessments, forest management, and biophysical or ecological land classification.Distributed from GeoYukon by the Government of Yukon. Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon’s digital map data collection.For more information:geomatics.help@yukon.ca
Purpose: A Yukon-wide compilation of spatial data derived from over 195 surficial geology maps originally published at scales ranging from 1:10,000 to 1:250,000. Polygon features describe surficial material, texture, age, surface expression and geomorphological processes. Line features include surficial geological contacts, glacial limits and linear landforms. Point features include field stations and small site specific landforms.
Dataset language:eng
Dataset character set: utf8
Resource constraints:
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Limitations of use: Open Government Licence - Yukon (https://open.yukon.ca/data/open-government-licence-yukon)
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Spatial representation type: vector
Processing environment: Esri ArcGIS 12.9.4.32739
Resource extent:
Geographic element:
Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -144.082653
East longitude: -120.365205
North latitude: 69.856993
South latitude: 59.46833
Credits: Government of Yukon
Resource point of contact:
Role: pointOfContact
Individual's name: YGS-Surficial
Organization's name: Yukon Geological Survey, Government of Yukon
Contact information:
Address:
e-mail address: YGS-Surficial@yukon.ca

Spatial Representation

Vector Data

Level of topology for this dataset: geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type: composite
Object count: 107159

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier:
Value: 3578
Code space: EPSG
Version: 6.13(9.3.0.0)

Distribution Information

Distribution format:
Format name: Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
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Online distribution information:
Online location: https://map-data.service.yukon.ca/GeoYukon/Geological/Surficial_Geology_Polygon/
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Online distribution information:
Online location: https://yukon.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=01ecd817f6a94dd6af51c8a2a2edab8b