Government of Canada: Natural Resources Canada
 
 
Geological Survey of Canada
Calgary

 

 

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The Central Foreland NATMAP Project

METADATA - SHAPE FILES
 
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: 
Topographic relief and drainage files were obtained from Geomatics Canada  in DXF format and imported to ArcInfo. Geological features were digitized in
MicroStation/J, exported as DXF and imported to ArcInfo 8.2. User-defined attributes were added to complete the tables as described below.
 
ARCINFO GENERATED COLUMNS:
AREA           area of polygon
PERIMETER perimeter of polygon
FNODE#       Internal sequence number of the from-node
TNODE#       Internal sequence number of the to-node
LPOLY#       Internal sequence number of the left polygon
RPOLY#      Internal sequence number of the right polygon
LENGTH      Length in coverage units
COVER1#    Internal sequence number (i.e., the record number) of the arc in
                   the ARC file
COVER-ID   User-assigned feature ID

USER-DEFINED ATTRIBUTES - POINT FEATURES:

TABLE srp95c8
Purpose:      contains the attributes of points representing orientation
                   measurements
Columns:
planar_id      A unique identification for each planar measurement
planar_typ    The type of planar feature. Examples: bedding, cleavage
modifier        Description of the feature type. Examples: overturned,
                   irregular
strike           Strike (according to the Right-Hand Rule)
dip               Dip
location        Distance/direction from the station if measured between
                   stations or away from the station
trend            Trend of linear feature (value of 999 if no measurement
                   available)
plunge          Plunge of linear feature (value of 999 if no measurement
                   available)
linear_typ     The type of linear feature. Examples: ripple crests, fold axis

comment      Notes relating to measurement
station_id     A unique identification of the outcrop where the measurements
                   were taken
disp_ang      Achieves Right-Hand Rule orientation of symbols in ArcView.
                  Derived using the formula (270-strike)
nts_map      National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

TABLE stp95c8
Purpose:      contains the attributes of points representing outcrops
Columns: 
station_id     A unique identification of each outcrop where observations were
                   made
easting        UTM NAD83 easting coordinate value of the station
northing       UTM NAD83 northing coordinate value of the station
elevation      Elevation of the station in feet above Mean Sea Level
unit             The predominant geological unit at the outcrop
dom_lithol    The dominant lithologies at the outcrop
contacts      A list of units in contact with the predominant unit
sta_signif     The significance of the station

geologist      Observing geologist
nts_map      National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

TABLE wlp95c8
Purpose:       contains the attributes of points representing oil, water,

                    and gas wells
Columns: 
uwi               Unique Well Identifier
well_name    Well name
spud_date     Start date of drilling operations
td_form         Total depth geological formation
type              Type of well. Examples: gas, oil, water
activity          Status of production following given spud date
surf_lat         Geographic latitude value of the surface location of the well  surf_long       Geographic longitude value of the surface location of the well    

source          Original data source. Example: National Energy Board

                    of Canada

nts_map       National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

USER-DEFINED ATTRIBUTES - LINE FEATURES:

TABLE gel95c8
Purpose:      contains the attributes of geology lines
Columns:
type             The type of feature. Examples: fault, contact
subtype        Subdivision of the feature type. Examples: normal,

                   approximate
direction       Directional information pertaining to asymmetric features.
                   Example: dip direction of a fault 
nts_map      National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

TABLE unl95c8
Purpose:       contains the attributes of lines representing geological  units
Columns:
label             Hardcopy map unit labels
formation       Unit name
group            Group name
member        Member name
gen_descr     Unit description
nts_map        National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

chron_age     Sequential numbering of units from youngest to oldest
                    for this map area

USER-DEFINED ATTRIBUTES - POLYGON FEATURES:

TABLE una95c8
Purpose:      contains the attributes of polygons representing geological
                   units
Columns:
label             Hardcopy map unit labels
formation       Unit name
group            Group name
member        Member name
gen_descr     Unit description
nts_map        National Topographic System designator. Example: 95C/8

chron_age     Sequential numbering of units from youngest to oldest
                    for this map area