Permafrost Map of Canada, Version 1

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
This map depicts the distribution, characteristics, and boundaries of permafrost and ground ice in Canada. Permafrost classification is based on the proportion of land that is underlain by permafrost within a a given area.Canada was divided into physiographic units, and each unit was classified in terms of permafrost extent and ground ice content. The map shows mountain permafrost as sporadic or isolated discontinuous permafrost, rather than as a separate category. This map can be found in the The National Atlas of Canada, 5th Edition (1978-95) published by Natural Resources Canada. The map and descriptive information was taken from the National Atlas of Canada website http://atlas.gc.ca. 2002. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada with permission of Natural Resources Canada.
Citation
Title Permafrost Map of Canada, Version 1
publication  Date   2003-05-06
Edition 1
edition Date 2003-05-06
Keywords:
Location keywords:
Continent > North America > Canada > NONE > NONE > Canada
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Location Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Ground Ice
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Frozen Ground > Ground Ice
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Snow/Ice > Permafrost
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Permafrost > Permafrost Temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Frozen Ground > Permafrost > Permafrost Temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Cryosphere > Frozen Ground > Soil Temperature
EARTH SCIENCE > Land Surface > Frozen Ground > Soil Temperature
thesaurus name >
Title NASA / GCMD Science Keywords
revision  Date   2008-02-05
Theme keywords (theme):
Cryosphere
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Hydrosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Continent
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Geosphere
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Characteristic
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Permafrost
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > glacial feature
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Mountain
thesaurus name >
Title Feature > Physiographic Feature
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Distribution
Right
Frozen
Temperature
North
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Category
thesaurus name >
Title Resource Type > Software
publication  Date   2018-11-21
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Wed Nov 21 22:36:03 UTC 2018
purpose:
Scientific Research
Resource language:  eng; usa
Character set encoding of resource:  UTF8
Resource progress code:  completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
update scope:  dataset
update scope:  series
update scope:  attribute
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
Access Constraints  otherRestrictions
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Access Constraints : none
Other constraints
Use Constraints : none
Resource extent
Extent description
SpatialCoverageType=HORIZONTAL, SpatialGranuleSpatialRepresentation=GEODETIC, TemporalRangeType=Continuous Range, TimeType=UTC
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude  -142.0
eastBoundLongitude  -65.0
northBoundLatitude  85.0
southBoundLatitude  50.0
point of contact - principalInvestigator
individual Name J. Alan Heginbottom
organisation Name  Natural Resources Canada
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 613 992 7813
Fax 1 613 992 2468
Address
601 Booth Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0E8 Country Canada
electronic Mail Address heginbottom@gsc.emr.ca
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org
Description 
point of contact - custodian
individual Name FGDC User Services
organisation Name  Frozen Ground Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Description 
point of contact - distributor
individual Name FGDC User Services
organisation Name  Frozen Ground Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Description 
point of contact - processor
point of contact - originator
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Reference system information

Reference System Identifier
Identifier string: CARTESIAN
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Scope of quality information
scope level  series
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Format
Format name JPEG
Format version 
Format
Format name PDF
Format version 

Description of extensions to base metadata standard

ExtendedElementInformation
Elementname Metadata Create Date
definition Create Date
dataType  Date
domainValue 2003-05-06
parentEntity 
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ExtendedElementInformation
Elementname Metadata Update Date
definition Update Date
dataType  Date
domainValue 2018-04-19
parentEntity 
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Metadata data stamp:  2018-04-19
Metadata contact - custodian
individual Name FGDC User Services
organisation Name  Frozen Ground Data Center
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1 303 492 6199
Fax 1 303 492 2468
Address
National Snow and Ice Data CenterCIRES, 449 UCBUniversity of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309-0449 Country USA
electronic Mail Address nsidc@nsidc.org
Linkage for online resource
name 
URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Description 
Metadata scope code  series
Metadata hierarchy level name:  Permafrost Map of Canada
Metadata language  eng; usa
Metadata character set encoding:   UTF8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information 2009 Metadata
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009
Metadata record identifier:  Permafrost Map of Canada, Version 1

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)