Cartes numériques des dépôts de surface consists of scanned paper surfical deposit maps produced by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et Faune du Québec at the scale of 1:50 000. The surfical deposit information was derived from aerial photographs (1:40 000) and information gathered from in the field. The characteristics and thickness information is available for the following categories of surfical deposits: glacial, fluvio-glacial, fluviales, lacustrine, marine, marine littoral zone, organics, aeolien deposits, major slopes, and weathering features. Also included on these maps are the locations of major escarpments and ecological zones.
Documentation
Title | Cartes numériques des dépôts de surface |
Author | Direction des inventaires forestiers |
Publisher | Ministère des Ressources naturelles et Faune du Québec |
Date | 2004 |
Language | French |
Geospatial Data Type | Raster |
Data Format | TIFF with TFW and TAB files |
Scale | 1:50 000 |
Projection | MTM |
Datum | Each map sheet is either NAD83 or NAD27 |
Resolution | Information not available |
Map Index | Surficial Deposit Maps Index {Requires Google Earth} |
Licence | The cartes numérique de dépôt de surfaces is restricted to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Users. Please refer to the SIEF License agreement |
Additional Documentation | Detailed information is located on each digital map sheet. |
Access | Members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Community can obtain copies of the data by filling out the Geospatial Data Request Form. Please include the title of the dataset (Surficial Deposits), and the desired map numbers (ex: 31H05). |
Citation (sample) | Rivière Galiote, 12E/06. [computer file]. 1:50 000, Carte numériques des dépôts de surface, feuille 12E/06, 2nd Edition, Québec : Ressources naturelles et Faune. |