| Title | Status of surficial geology mapping in northern Canada |
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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 | Surficial geology of northern Canada: a summary of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program contributions; by McMartin, I (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 611, 2023 p. 15-49, https://doi.org/10.4095/331420
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| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in Surficial geology of
northern Canada: a summary of Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals program contributions |
| File format | readme
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| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut; Yukon; Northwest Territories |
| NTS | 15; 16; 17; 18; 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; 108; 109; 115;
116; 117; 118; 119; 120; 340; 560; 780; 910 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -56.0000 84.0000 60.0000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; Science and Technology |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; diagrams; tables |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Synthesis |
| Released | 2023 02 16 |
| Abstract | The Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program has facilitated the availability of new and converted surficial geology maps and associated digital data sets for large sectors of northern Canada,
leading to about 70% of the North being mapped and digitally available. Development of the Surficial Data Model and Canadian Geoscience Map (CGM) series has 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 the two phases of the GEM program, as well as upcoming map publications, has resulted in an increase of 12% in map coverage north of 60°, constituting a significant 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 | 331420 |
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