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Soil Landscapes of Canada Version 3.1

SLC v3.1 is the latest revision of the Soil Landscapes of Canada, which was developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to provide information about the country’s agricultural soils at the province and national levels. SLC v3.1 is a replacement for SLC v3.0. Attribute information for 199 agricultural polygons has been added.

SLC Version 3.1 offers the following advantages over previous versions:

A new database model that links soil-landscape components on the SLC map to soil attribute data bases.
Separate soil-landscape and base map layers which allow for easier maintenance and update of data.
Linkage to a standard digital base, and improved spatial accuracy.
Incorporation of new information from recent soil surveys.

SLC v3.1 provides new soils information at a scale of 1:1 million for the major agricultural regions of Canada. Further releases will provide similar updated information for the rest of the country. The SLC v3.1 map series maintains the linkage to the national Ecological Stratification System for Canada. SLC maps are available in several versions (1.0 to 2.2 and now 3.1) from the AAFC CanSIS web site.

Dataset descriptions

CIVIL coverage
HYDRO coverage
SLC coverage
1. Polygon Attribute Table (.PAT)
2. Land Area Table (.LAT)
3. Component Table (.CMP)
4. Ecozone Table (.ECOZONE)
5. Ecoregion Table (.ECOREGION)
6. Ecodistrict Table (.ECODISTRICT)
Metadata_cov
Metadata_shp
readme
data model

Availability

SLC v3.1 can be downloaded from the AAFC CanSIS website in ARC/INFO export and shapefile formats in Decimal Degrees (DD). Component, Soil Name, Soil Layer and Land Area tables are available in .dbf format. The files are available by individual province or as a national cover.

Download .zip files - Please see slc3_readme_e.doc for further details.

For complete coverages outside the agricultural regions of the country, SLC maps are available in the previous versions 1.0 to 2.2.

Acknowledgements

This revision was carried out under the direction of the Soil Landscapes of Canada Working Group: E. Kenney, BC.; T. Brierley, AB: G. Padbury, SK; W. Fraser, MB; D. Kroetsch, ON; L. Lamontagne, QU; H. Rees, NB; D. Holmstrom, PE; K. Webb, NS; B. Monette and P. Schut, CanSIS.

Acknowledgement is also extended to W. Pettapiece who compiled the Alberta coverage and to others across the country who made a significant contribution: T. Martin and D. Spiess, AB; A. Anderson, W. Eilers and L. Kozak, SK; G. Lelyk, MB; I. Marshall, ON; H. Younnie and C. Stewart, PE; E. Woodrow, NF; C. Tarnocai and B. Lacelle, Ottawa; A. Villeneuve and X. Geng, CanSIS.

Further Information

CITATION:

Soil Landscapes of Canada Working Group. 2006. Soil Landscapes of Canada v3.1. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (digital map and database at 1:1 million scale).

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.

DISCLAIMER:

Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy,currency and reliability of the content, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada assumes no liability deemed to have been caused directly or indirectly by this data.