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Alberta’s Wet Areas Mapping Initiative
Barry White1,2,3
1Forest Management Specialist
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
2Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick
3Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
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Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Our mission is to contribute to the provincial economy and sustain
Alberta’s public lands and natural resources.
We accomplish this through the application of leading practices in
management, science and stewardship.
Our ministry recognizes the value of partnerships. We work
collaboratively with Albertans, to develop and implement policies,
plans, strategies and legislation to achieve desired outcomes for
Albertans.
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Stewardship
Industry
Competiveness
GOA
Efficiency
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Bringing LiDAR information to life
to inform policy and practice
to inform risk and opportunities, and
to maximize return on investment
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Alberta’s areas mapping initiative
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Alberta’s areas mapping initiative
Initiative started in 2004 by the Government of Alberta as a
partnership between academia, government & industry
1 Post doctoral fellow, 9 MSc. Students
A legacy of the SFMN Centre of Excellence, and FRIAA
Seamless output based on Bare Earth LiDAR DEMs at 1
metre resolution, field verified to be accurate +/- 5 metres,
80% of the time
Currently Completed (11 mill. ha)
650 GB of Input Data
7.5 TB of Output Data
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Since the model output predicts
“wetness” it also predicts “dryness”
The same model output, symbolized
differently, will show something
completely different.
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Combining these two mapping products
can provide a great interpretation of
predicted topographic moisture
gradients in the landscape.
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Alberta’s areas mapping initiative
Government of Alberta Users:
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
Alberta Culture and Community Services
Alberta Environment and Water
Alberta Parks, Tourism and Recreation
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Industry Release:
Ainsworth Lumber Company
Alberta Newsprint Company Ltd.
Alberta Plywood Ltd.
Blue Ridge Lumber Inc.
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd.
Miller Western Forest Products Ltd.
Slave Lake Pulp Corporation
Spray Lakes Sawmills Ltd.
Sundance Forest Industries Ltd.
Sundre Forest Products Inc.
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd. (Grande Prairie and
Edson Divisions)
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Government Efficiencies
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Government Efficiencies
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Government Efficiencies
Mobile Office
Initiative
The right data, the right
time, the right place.
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Government Efficiencies
Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park
located north of Whitecourt.
Land base (excluding lakes) is
1226 hectares.
Total cost of producing the wet
areas maps to Alberta: $85.82.
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
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Least Cost
Paths
Penalty Raster
Absolute Boundaries
Limited Use Zones
Roads
User Sensitivities
Vegetation
DEM
Rutting
Aesthetics
Historical Sites
Critical Habitat Lakes/Ponds
Industrial Considerations
Historical Sites
Other Important Habitat Watersheds
FLUZs
Industrial Considerations
Speed
Type
Use/Don't Use
Cut and fill raster
Gradient Stability
Ruggedness Landform Elevation
Density
Height Type
Rivers/Streams
Wet Areas
Soils Off-road Transport
Texture
Resistance to Penetration
Moisture Content
Tire Width
Vehicle Load
Inflation Pressure
Tire Section Height
Aspect Vegetation Types
Viewshed Points of Interest
Terrain
TRAIL: Information Flow
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
Bridge
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Bridge
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Flow
Bridge
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Flow
Bridge
Flow
Bridge
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
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Spatially identifying risk to inform planning
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Landscape prediction of
vegetation community
types … implications for
invasive species
management, site
classification, and
strategic investments in
silviculture
Spatially identifying opportunities
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Reclamation?
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Empowering all Albertans to be better land stewards
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Data availability
• Public release of data for the first 11 million hectares is currently being
planned for late April.
• SRD is placing a priority on releasing information for northern boreal as the
data becomes available.
• Data will be distributed by SRD’s Resource Information Management
Branch in Edmonton.
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Acknowledgements