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Monday, 04 May 2015 14:44

Canadian Peatland Database - Bogs

The Canadian Peatland Database contains information on the nature and distribution of peatland in Canada. There is an estimated 154 GT of carbon in Canadian peatlands, 95% of which is found in boreal, subarctic, and arctic areas (Tarnocai, 1998). Sixty percent of the area of Canadian peatlands is expected to be severely, to extremely severely, affected by climate warming caused by a doubling of CO2 (Kettles and Tarnocai, 2000). The work is on-going and accessible on-line. It is also available from the Geological Survey of Canada as Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3834. The Open File includes a 1/6.5 million-scale map using the database.

Additional Info

  • Project: Canadian Peatland Database
  • Dataset Title: Canadian Peatland Database - Bogs
  • Data Series: Canadian Peatland Database
  • Orginator: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Earth Sciences Sector, Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation
  • Institution Type: gov't - federal
  • Author: see originator
  • Distributor: GeoGratis
  • Reports: unknown
  • Data Type: GIS
  • Délı̨nę District: yes
  • K’asho Got’ı̨nę District: yes
  • Tulı́t’a District: yes
  • Time Period: 1995
  • Source Date: 1995
  • Version: unknown
  • Access Constraints: open download - no login
  • Use Constraints: unknown
  • Completion Status: complete
  • Maintenance: ongoing
  • Maintenance Frequency: unknown
  • Metadata Available: yes
  • Metadata Contact: GeoGratis Client Services (1.819.564.5600, 2144 King St W, Sherbrooke, Quebec, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
  • Spatial Extent: Canada
  • Traditional Knowledge: no
  • Wildlife: no
  • Habitat: yes
  • Keywords: peatland; bog; carbon; wetlands;
  • Data Category: vector
  • Format: shp
  • Feature Type: polygon
  • Feature Count: 5,115; 3,980
  • Dataset Descriptive Name: Canadian Peatland Database - Bogs
  • File Name: BogDist.shp; peatb2.shp
  • Scale: 1:50000
  • Projection: Clarke 1866 Lambert Conformal Conic
  • Downloadable: yes
  • Downloadable Format: zip
  • See Also: 5
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