Soil Landscapes of Canada version 2.2
The Soil Landscapes of Canada (SLC) version 2.2 was produced in 1996 and provides national coverage of soil and land characteristics at a 1:1 million scale. This version includes the following significant changes to the quality of the data and the structure of the dataset from previous versions:
- The contents of the Component Table have undergone an extensive manual review by regional CLRN pedologists
- The dataset has gone through a formal set of validation procedures
- 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.
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This version is superseded by The Soil Landscapes of Canada version 3.2 within the agricultural areas of Canada.
The SLC v2.2 dataset is available as a shapefile and associated .dbf tables
Soil Landscapes of Canada, v2.2 (ZIP, 30.5 MB)Further information
Citation
Centre for Land and Biological Resources Research. 1996. Soil Landscapes of Canada, v2.2, 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.