| Title | Status of surficial geology mapping in the North |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Kerr, D E; Plouffe, A ; Campbell, J E; McMartin, I |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Preprint 1, 2022, 44 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/330334  Open Access |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| Related | NRCan
photo(s) in this publication |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Yukon; Quebec; Newfoundland and Labrador |
| NTS | 15; 16; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 65; 66; 67; 68; 69; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 105; 106; 107; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340;
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| Area | Labrador |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -56.0000 84.0000 60.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; sediments; landforms; mapping techniques; remote sensing; satellite imagery; photogrammetric surveys;
Surficial Data Model; Canadian Geoscience Maps; Geological maps; Northern Canada; Models; Standards; Classification; Artificial intelligence; Digital elevation data; Federal programs |
| Illustrations | tables; schematic representations; photographs; geoscientific sketch maps; location maps |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals |
| Released | 2022 07 07 |
| Abstract | The GEM program has facilitated the availability of new and converted surficial geology maps and associated digital datasets for large sectors of northern Canada, leading to about 70% of the north being
mapped and digitally available. Development of the Surficial Data Model (SDM) and Canadian Geoscience Map (CGM) series have streamlined the publication process and created a common standard digital map format and geodatabase. Based on traditional and
more recent remote predictive mapping methodologies, there are now three types of surficial geology CGM maps produced: Surficial Geology, Reconnaissance Surficial Geology, and Predictive Surficial Geology. The considerable number of new surficial
geology maps published during GEM-1 and GEM-2, as well as upcoming map publications, has resulted in an increase of 12% map coverage north of 60?, constituting a significant and lasting legacy of the GEM Program. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The GEM program has facilitated the availability of new and converted surficial geology maps and associated digital datasets for large sectors of
northern Canada, leading to about 70% of the north being mapped and digitally available. Development of the Surficial Data Model (SDM) and Canadian Geoscience Map (CGM) series have streamlined the publication process and created a common standard
digital map format and geodatabase. The considerable number of new surficial geology maps published during GEM-1 and GEM-2, as well as upcoming map publications, has resulted in an increase of 12% map coverage north of 60?, constituting a significant
and lasting legacy of the GEM Program. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 330334 |
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