SLC version 2.2

Overview

This version includes the following significant changes to the quality of the data and the structure of the dataset.

1. the contents of the Component Table have undergone an extensive manual review by regional CLRN pedologists.
2. The dataset has now gone through a formal set of validation procedures.
3. Water bodies are now found only in the HYDRO coverage, and the new Landscape Table must be used for all area calculations.

Although SLC polygons and numbers are effectively unchanged by this release, they can be mapped only by displaying the SLC coverage in conjunction with the HYDRO coverage (see the rationale, and the new data model).

Dataset descriptions

PROV coverage  CIVIL coverage  HYDRO coverage  SLC coverage  Polygon Attribute Table (.PAT)  Landscape Table (.LAT)  Component Table (.CMP)  Carbon Layer Table (.CLYR) Dom/Sub File EcoZone Table (.ECOZONE)  EcoRegion Table (.ECOREGION)  EcoDistrict Table (.ECODISTRICT)  DOC file  readme.txt  Errata

Usage

The Component Table and the other attribute tables in the SLC coverage are INFO files.  These tables will be found in the INFO directory where the coverage was imported.

• How to map Soil Landscape polygons.
• How to map Component Table attributes.
• How to calculate areas of Soil Landscape components.
• How to rollup SLC Components

Availability

This SLC version can be downloaded from the internet in ARC/INFO EXPORT format. The files are compressed as *.zip.
 

Obtaining NSDB datasets in other formats and media

This version is also available on the web as an on-line mapping application.
 

Further Information

• SLC overview
• Soil Landscapes Illustrations 

CITATION:	Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research.  1996.  Soil Landscapes of Canada, v.2.2,  Research Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.  Ottawa.
COPYRIGHT:	Anyone may use these data free of charge, provided they acknowledge Agriculture and Agri-food Canada's authorship. AAFC retains exclusive rights, title, and ownership of this data.   Copying and redistribution of part or all of this dataset is acceptable, provided that the contents of this file are included with the redistribution. AAFC may be unable to answer queries about these data if they were obtained through a third party.
LIMITATIONS:	This dataset may contain errors and omissions that may be corrected in subsequent releases.