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 Ã山ǿ¼é Users. Please refer to the SIEF License agreement |
Additional Documentation | Detailed information is located on each digital map sheet. |
Access | Members of the Ã山ǿ¼é 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. |