| Metadata for DP ME 51, Version 21, June 24, 2011, Nova Scotia Mineral Rights Database | ||
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| Identification Information | ||
| Citation Information | ||
| Title: | DP ME 51, Version 21, June 24, 2011, Nova Scotia Mineral Rights Database | |
| Originator: | B. E. Fisher | |
| Publication Date: | June 24, 2011 | |
| Edition: | 21 | |
| Data Type: | vector digital data | |
| Series: | Digital Product | |
| Issue Identification: | DP ME 051 | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Online linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp | |
| Data Description | ||
| Abstract: |
This digital product is developed from a database of mineral rights information for the province of Nova Scotia. The database is maintained by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources (NSDNR), Mineral Resources Branch (MRB). The digital product was created by the NSDNR MRB staff. The digital product was developed from information contained in the Mineral Rights Registry database which is also publicly available on the Claim reference maps maintained in the Registry office in Halifax. The digital product contains layers for entities such as: exploration licences, leases (mineral, special, and hydrocarbon storage-area), non mineral registrations, mineral closures, hydrocarbon storage-area licences, special licences for coal, special licences for salt and potash, special licences for geothermal resources, special licences for uranium and special licences for all minerals. Beginning with version 7 of the database, all data is in the 6 degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 20 projection using the North American Datum (NAD) 1983. This is a change from versions 1 - 6 which were in NAD27. MINERAL RIGHTS DISCLAIMER: Information for this digital product was acquired from the Mineral Rights Database on June 24, 2011. You may also check the DUMPDATE field in the various databases to determine the date that data for any licence, lease or non mineral registration was extracted from the Minerals Rights Database. This information is a graphic index only and licenced areas may not in all cases be found as shown. For more detailed information consult specific individual claim reference maps available in the Registry of Mineral and Petroleum Titles. |
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| Purpose: | The purpose of this digital product is to provide a digital version of the mineral rights database at a specific date. | |
| Supplemental Information: | Data Set ID = t051mr; Data class= minright; Project ID = minright; Old Name = mrdb | |
| Language | English | |
| Data Credit: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources | |
| Data Environment | ArcInfo 9.3 on a SUN Ultra 60 Sparc workstation running Solaris 8 | |
| Native Data Set Format | ArcView shapefiles | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Brian Fisher | ||
| Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | ||
| Digital Information Services Supervisor | ||
| 1701 Hollis Street, P.O. Box 698 | ||
| Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
| B3J 2T9 | ||
| (phone) (902)-424-6660 | ||
| (fax) (902)-424-7735 | ||
| befisher@gov.ns.ca | ||
| Available: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AST Monday - Friday | ||
| Time Period Information | ||
| Date: | June 24, 2011 | |
| Currentness Reference: | publication date | |
| Data Status | ||
| Progress: | Planned | |
| Update Frequency: | As needed | |
| Spatial Domain | ||
| West Coordinate: | -66.5 | |
| East Coordinate: | -59.5 | |
| North Coordinate: | 47.25 | |
| South Coordinate: | 43.25 | |
| G-Poly coordinates | ||
| G-Poly Pair(1 of 5) | -66.5, 47.25 | |
| G-Poly Pair(2 of 5) | -59.5, 47.25 | |
| G-Poly Pair(3 of 5) | -59.5, 43.25 | |
| G-Poly Pair(4 of 5) | -66.5, 43.25 | |
| G-Poly Pair(5 of 5) | -66.5, 47.25 | |
| Keywords | ||
| Theme Keywords: | geoscientificInformation; mineral rights; mineral claims; Geologic & Geophysical; salt and potash; uranium; mining lease; mining permit; coal; exploration; licenses; licences; closures; Downloadable Data; miscellaneous; Mineral Rights (MR); MR Database; digital products; digital geoscience data; digital databases | |
| Place Keywords: | Nova Scotia | |
| Access and Usage Information | ||
| Access Constraints: |
The access constraints are contained in the following licence Agreement which the user must agree to before using the data. A copy of the licence Agreement is included with the digital product. The licence Agreement reads as follows: "For the data contained on this medium (media), or any part thereof, herein called the DATA Between the PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA as represented by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, hereinafter referred to as DNR and the recipient of the data hereinafter called the USER For good consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, DNR licences the non-exclusive use of the digital DATA to the USER on the following terms and conditions. TERMS AND CONDITIONS DNR remains the owner of the DATA and is not assigning copyright privileges to the USER. The USER agrees to acknowledge DNR as the source of the DATA, if using or distributing it in its original form, whether in whole or in part, or as part of a value added product. DNR reserves the right to modify and/or update the DATA without obligations to notify the USER. The DATA is provided to the USER on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied. The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the DATA is with the USER and the USER shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the DATA or drawing conclusions based upon it. DNR shall not be liable to the USER, his/her clients, servants, agents, contractors, assigns, or to any other person for any loss or damage of any kind including personal injury or death arising from the use of the DATA or accompanying written materials, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein, whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. If errors or omissions are found in the DATA, the USER will notify DNR. This Licence is the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes all previous Agreements or understandings between DNR and the USER hereto, whether written or oral, in connection with or incidental to the DATA. This Licence shall be binding upon the parties hereto and each of their executors, administrators, successors and authorized assigns and shall ensure to the benefit of such executors, administrators, successors and authorized assigns. This Licence must be included with the DATA if the USER copies, resells, or re-distributes the DATA whether in whole or in part. This Licence can be terminated by DNR at any time. Upon such termination, the USER shall refrain from using the DATA and destroy all copies and backups in the USER'S possession. This Licence is in effect once the USER reads and accepts the Terms and Conditions of this Licence. If the USER is unable or unwilling to fully comply with these terms and conditions, the USER must refrain from using the DATA. By using the DATA, the USER acknowledges that he/she was aware of the terms and conditions of this Licence when he/she accepted it, understood them, and agreed to be bound by them." A copy of the terms and conditions of the licence are available with the downloaded product. |
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| Use Constraints: | Any constraints on the use of the data are contained in the above licence agreement and the mineral rights disclaimer. The terms and conditions of the licence and the mineral rights disclaimer accompany the downloaded digital product. A statement of some use constraints can be viewed in the technical prerequisites. | |
| Browse Graphic Information | ||
| Filename: | none | |
| Description: | none at this time | |
| Security Information | ||
| Classification System: | none | |
| Classification: | Unclassified | |
| Handling Description: | none | |
| Cross Reference Information | ||
| Cross Reference (1 of 7) | ||
| Title: | A Guide to Mineral Exploration Legislation in Nova Scotia | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Date: | 1998 | |
| Data Form: | document | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/pdf/ic58.asp http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/paal/ndxdnr.asp | |
| Series: | Information Circular | |
| Issue: | ME 58 | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources | |
| Cross Reference (2 of 7) | ||
| Title: | Registry of Mineral and Petroleum Titles Home Page | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Date: | Unpublished Material | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/one/rmt-home.asp | |
| Cross Reference (3 of 7) | ||
| Title: | Description of all database fields found in the shapefiles and DBF files which make up DP ME 51, Nova Scotia Mineral Rights Database | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Date: | October 20, 2003 | |
| Data Form: | document | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Series: | Metadata Documentation | |
| Issue: | DP ME 051 - T051mdat | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Cross Reference (4 of 7) | ||
| Title: | DP ME 53, Version 2, 2006, Digital Version of Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources Map ME 2000-8, Geothermal Resource Areas in the Province of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000, 2000 | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Date: | August 2006 | |
| Data Form: | vector digital data | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp053.asp | |
| Series: | Digital Products | |
| Issue: | DP ME 053 | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Cross Reference (5 of 7) | ||
| Title: | OFM ME 2011-014, Version 1, June 24, 2011, Mineral Rights Disposition Map for the Province of Nova Scotia, scale 1:500 000 | |
| Originator: | B. E. Fisher, A. S. Wenning | |
| Publication Date: | June 24, 2011 | |
| Data Form: | map | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp | |
| Other Citation: | This is a PDF version of the hard copy map. The data used for this map was from the same extraction of data on October 13, 2010 that was used for version 20 of the Mineral Rights Database. | |
| Series: | Open File Map | |
| Issue: | OFM ME 2010-5 | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Cross Reference (6 of 7) | ||
| Title: | Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Government | |
| Publication Date: | 2001 | |
| Data Form: | document | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/statutes/undhydst.htm | |
| Other Citation: | Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act. 2001, c. 37, s. 1. | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Government | |
| Cross Reference (7 of 7) | ||
| Title: | Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Regulations | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Government | |
| Publication Date: | 2001 | |
| Data Form: | document | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/uhstorag.htm | |
| Other Citation: | made under Section 33 of the Underground Hydrocarbons Storage Act S.N.S. 2001, c. 37 O.I.C. 2002-544 (December 6, 2002), N. S. Reg. 148/2002 | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Government | |
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| Data Quality Information | ||
| Positional Accuracy | ||
| Positional Accuracy Report: |
The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the data is with the user and the user shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the data or drawing conclusions from it. Note: Beginning with version 7 of the database, all data is in the 6 degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 20 projection using the North American Datum (NAD) 1983. This is a change from versions 1 - 6 which were in NAD27. |
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| Source Information | ||
| Source (1 of 2) | ||
| Title: | Mineral Rights Registry, Advanced Revelations Database | |
| Originator: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch | |
| Publication Date: | Unpublished Material | |
| Data Form: | tabular digital data | |
| Source Media: | disc | |
| Citation Abbreviation: | Advanced Revelations Database | |
| Source Contribution: | The Mineral Rights database contains a record for each application for a licence or lease which have been issued or are pending. The information contained in fields for the claim reference map, mining tract and claim are used to build the polygons which outline the footprint for each licence and lease | |
| Source (2 of 2) | ||
| Title: | DP ME 12, Version 2, 2005, Grids for Mineral Claim, Mining Tracts and Petroleum Reservation in Nova Scotia | |
| Originator: | Brian E. Fisher, Jeff C. Poole | |
| Publication Date: | 2005 | |
| Data Form: | vector digital data | |
| Other Citation: | Beginning with version 2 of the DP ME 12 database, all data is in the 6 degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) zone 20 projection using the North American Datum (NAD) 1983. This is a change from versions 1 which was in NAD27. | |
| Series Name: | Digital Product | |
| Issue Identification: | DP ME 012 | |
| Publication Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Publisher: | Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources | |
| Scale Denominator: | none | |
| Source Media: | disc | |
| Citation Abbreviation: | DP ME 012 | |
| Source Contribution: | This data set contains a polygon, with a unique id, for each claim in the province. These polygons are used to build the polygons which represent the footprints of the licences, leases and permits. | |
| Online Linkage: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp012.asp | |
| Processing Step Information | ||
| Processing Step (1 of 27) | ||
| Description: | The attributes and georeferencing information required for the digital product are contained in a hierarchal database called Advanced Revelations.Two Advanced Revelation scripts (download.licences.to.GIS and download.permits.to.GIS) were written by Louis Crust. These scripts export a series of 17 ASCII files from the application and licences tables in the database. An ArcInfo program called REGISTRY.AML was written by Brian Fisher to take the 17 ASCII files and build the ArcInfo coverages required to show the spatial extent of the licences, leases and permits and their attribute information. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 7.x and 8.x | |
| Date: | 1996 - 2000 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (2 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In 2003 version 1 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on Oct. 6, 2003. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | October 6, 2003 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (3 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On December 10, 2003 version 2 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on November 7, 2003 and processed on November 26, 2003. | |
| Software and Version: | Arcinfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | November 26, 2003 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (4 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On March 18, 2004 version 3 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on February 27, 2004 and processed on February 27, 2004 | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | February 27, 2004 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (5 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On March 18, 2004 version 4 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on April 30, 2004 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on May 7, 2004. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | April 30, 2004 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (6 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On October 26, 2004 version 5 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on October 4, 2004 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on October 18, 2004. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | October 4, 2004 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (7 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In early February 2005 version 6 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on January 14, 2005 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on January 18, 2005. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | January 14, 2005 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (8 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On April 1, 2005 the Mineral Resources Branch changed the claim staking system from a NAD27 base to a NAD83 base. All updates to DP ME 51 (Nova Scotia Mineral Rights Database), DP ME 12 (Claim, Mining Tract and Petroleum Reservation Grids for Claim Reference Maps), and OFM ME 2005-120, since this time will use the NAD83 datum. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | April 2005 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (9 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In mid October 2005 version 7 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on August 31, 2005 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on October 12, 2005. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | August 31, 2005 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (10 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In mid November 2005 version 8 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on November 2, 2005 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on November 9, 2005. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | November 9, 2005 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (11 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In early March 2006 version 9 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was extracted from the Mineral Rights databases on February 27, 2006 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on February 28, 2006. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 8.3 | |
| Date: | February 28, 2006 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (12 of 27) | ||
| Description: |
On July 23, 2006 as a result of recent changes in legislation I had to modify the name of some of the license types and also change the names of the shapefiles. Mining Permit changed to - Non Mineral Registrations - in shapefile nminreg.shp Gas Storage Permits changed to - Hydrocarbon Storage-are Licenses - in shapefile ughslic.shp Hydrocarbon Storage-area Leases were formerly in the Lease shapefile but have now been taken out and put into their own shapefile called ughslse.shp I also moved all the registry AML programs from the old GISSV SUN server to the new MINERALS server. This required a number of changes to the programs but the result was a vast improvement in processing time. This work was done by Brian Fisher. |
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| Software and Version: | ArcView 3.2a and ArcInfo 9.1 | |
| Date: | Unknown | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (13 of 27) | ||
| Description: |
On August 1, 2006 Brian Fisher made a number of modifications were made to the REGISTRY series of AMLs that process the data dump. These changes included the following: 1 - Changes were made to REGDISPMAP.AML to add the non mineral registrations and hydrocarbon storage-area licences and leases to the disposition map. 2 - Designated geothermal areas were removed from the licensee.shp and lictype.shp shapefiles. 3 - The status.shp shapefile was again created. 4 - A routine was added in to REGPORCESS.AML to trap and records where the license number exists but the licensee did not. 5 - The description of a MINING LEASE was changed to "Lease (includes mineral and special leases)" 6 - The ANNO item fields was deleted from all database tables |
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| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.1 | |
| Date: | August 1, 2006 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (14 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In August 2006 version 10 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of July 4, 2006 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on August 2, 2006. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.1 | |
| Date: | July 4, 2006 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (15 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In November 2006 version 11 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of November 8, 2006 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on November 8, 2006. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.1 | |
| Date: | November 8, 2006 | |
| Processing Step (16 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In March 2007 version 12 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of February 28, 2007 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on March 15, 2007. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.1 | |
| Date: | March 15, 2007 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (17 of 27) | ||
| Description: |
In July 2007 version 13 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of July 9, 2007 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on July 27, 2007. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. note: Some additional licenses were entered into the Advanced Revelations database after July 9 and are therefore included as part of this data set. |
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| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.2 | |
| Date: | July 27, 2007 | |
| Processing Step (18 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In November 2007 version 14 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of November 9, 2007 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on November 9, 2007. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.2 | |
| Date: | November 9, 2007 | |
| Processing Step (19 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In March 2008 version 15 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of March 12, 2008 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on March 12, 2008. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo version 9.2 | |
| Date: | March 12, 2008 | |
| Processing Step (20 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In November 2008 version 16 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of November 7, 2008 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on November 7, 2008. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcGIS 9.2 | |
| Date: | November 7, 2008 | |
| Processing Step (21 of 27) | ||
| Description: |
The .PRJ file was updated to reflect the actually datum we are using NAD83 CSRS98. This was done by coping a new .PRJ file into the directory with the shapefile. No changes were made to the shapefile itself. The old shapefile was copied to a file called *.prj_old |
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| Software and Version: | none | |
| Date: | December 17, 2008 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (22 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In May 2009 version 17 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of May 1, 2009 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on May 1, 2009. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83 | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.2 | |
| Date: | May 1, 2009 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (23 of 27) | ||
| Description: | In November 2009 version 18 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of October 31, 2009 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on November 7, 2009. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo Workstation 9.3 | |
| Date: | November 2009 | |
| Processing Step (24 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On March 4, 2010 version 19 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of February 15, 2010 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on March 3, 2010. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83. | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.3 | |
| Date: | March 3, 2010 | |
| Processing Step (25 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On October 20, 2010 version 20 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of October 13, 2010 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on October 15, 2010. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83 | |
| Software and Version: | ArcGIS 9.3 | |
| Date: | October 15, 2010 | |
| Processing Step (26 of 27) | ||
| Description: |
In December 2011 the server that the Advanced Revelations Database resided on died and it was discovered that there were no backups made of the database since June 2009. Registry staff had to re-enter all applications and license from paper. It was not until May 2011 that all the data was re-entered. We began taking dumps of the database and running the quality control checks that were built into the GIS processing. It took over another months to check all the licenses and correct any errors that were identified. All license that were identified as consisting of multiple polygons were checked and corrected. Many other licenses which were identified as overlapping other licenses were given a preliminary check to see if this overlap could be attributed to re-group applications or pending renewals for which the original license may still be active because the anniversary date has not been reached. We are comfortable that the major problems have been identified and corrected but there still may be some minor errors in the database. It will take more time to check each of these individually and months to check all the licenses and correct any errors that were identified. |
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| Software and Version: | ArcMap 9.3 | |
| Date: | May - June 2011 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
| Processing Step (27 of 27) | ||
| Description: | On July 8, 2011 version 21 of the Mineral Rights Database was released as digital product DP ME 51. The data was up to date in the Mineral Rights databases as of June 24, 2011 and the ArcInfo version of the database was created on July 7, 2011. This version of the database is in UTM zone 20 NAD83 | |
| Software and Version: | ArcInfo 9.3 workstation | |
| Date: | July 7, 2011 | |
| Contact Person: | (see Contact Information) | |
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| Spatial Data Organization Information | ||
| Spatial Reference Method: | Vector | |
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| Spatial Reference Information | ||
| Data Projection: | Universal Transverse Mercator | |
| Zone: | 20 | |
| Scale Factor at Central Meridian: | 0.9996 | |
| Longitude at Central Meridian: | -63.0 | |
| Latitude of Projection Origin: | 0 | |
| False Easting: | 500000 | |
| False Northing: | 0 | |
| Geographic Coordinate System: | GSC_North_American_1983_CSRS98 | |
| Projected Coordinate System: | NAD_1983_CSRS98_UTM_Zone_20N | |
| Datum: | D_North_American_1983_CSRS98 | |
| Ellipsoid: | Geodetic Reference System 80 | |
| Semi-Major Axis: | 6378137.0 | |
| Denominator Of Flattening Axis: | 298.257222 | |
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| Entity Attribute Information | ||
| Overview Description | ||
| Dataset Overview: |
The data set contains 1 shapefile called ALLAPPS.SHP which contains all the mineral rights records. There are another 14 shapefiles which contain individual themes from the mineral rights database in order to make it easier to read if a user wishes to look at different layers separately. For example EXPLLIC.SHP contains only the exploration licences, while LICENSEE.SHP groups all the licences and applications by the name of the licencee or the applicant. There are also 10 DBF tables that contain information which is already contained in the shapefile tables but is not normalized. The data has been normalized in these tables for those who want to use them. There is a metadata file in HTML format containing a description of all the fields contained in the tables. If you downloaded the SHP product this can be found in the metadata directory and is called DP051MDAT.HTM. Or you can access it over the internet at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp |
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| Detailed Description | ||
| Data Layer/Table (1 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | allapps.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - all applications, licences, leases, permits and closures | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (2 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | closure.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - closures | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (3 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | expllic.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - exploration licences | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (4 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | ughslic.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - hydrocarbon storage-area licenses | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (5 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | lease.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - mineral and special leases | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (6 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | licensee.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - individual licencees | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (7 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | lictype.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - licence types | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (8 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | nminreg.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - non mineral registrations | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (9 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | slallmin.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - special licences for all minerals | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (10 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | slcoal.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - special licences for coal | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (11 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | slgeothm.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - special licences for geothermal | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (12 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | slsltpot.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - special licences for salt and potash | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (13 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | sluran.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - special licences for uranium | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (14 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | applicat.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - table containing all mineral rights data | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (15 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | map.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - claim reference maps | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (16 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | claimid.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - list of all claims held and their unique IDs | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (17 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | report.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - assessment reports | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (18 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | mineral.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - 'mineral' field in Advanced Revelations, this contains the commodity that is held | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (19 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | licberen.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - licences being renewed | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (20 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | county.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - counties | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (21 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | agree.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - agreement numbers | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (22 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | status.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - look up table of status codes and descriptions | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (23 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | lictypel.dbf | |
| Description: | related table - look up table of licence type codes and descriptions | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (24 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | ughslse.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView shapefile polygons - hydrocarbon storage-area leases | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| Data Layer/Table (25 of 25) | ||
| Table Name: | status.shp | |
| Description: | ArcView polygon shapefile - shows the various licenses and leases by their status | |
| Metadata Link: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/md/dp051mdat.asp | |
| __________________________________________________________________ | ||
| Distribution Information | ||
| Description: | Downloadable Data | |
| Digital Custom Order Process: | Digital Product Number = DP ME 51 | |
| Available: | November 2002 | |
| Liability: |
The DATA is provided to the USER on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind, express or implied. The entire risk as to the quality and accuracy of the DATA is with the USER and the USER shall use his/her own judgment in making use of the DATA or drawing conclusions based upon it. DNR shall not be liable to the USER, his/her clients, servants, agents, contractors, authorized assigns, or to any other person for any loss or damage of any kind including personal injury or death arising from the use of the DATA or accompanying written materials, or from errors, deficiencies or faults therein, whether such damage is caused by negligence or otherwise. If errors or omissions are found in the DATA, the USER will notify DNR. The terms and conditions of the licence and the mineral rights disclaimer accompany the downloaded digital product. |
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| Technical Prerequisite: |
In order to view this data set, mapping software is required (e. g. ArcView, MapInfo, AutoCAD). If you do not have this software, ESRI provides a free map viewer called ArcExplorer, which you can download over the Internet. This viewer works with the E00 files and an ArcExplorer Import Utility (import71.exe) is needed to convert the E00 files into ArcInfo coverages, which can be then viewed in ArcExplorer. ArcView Project Information Our SHP products include an ArcView project which have all of the shapefiles symbolized and tables loaded with link and joins already created. This project uses relative paths so it should be drive and path independent. It can be found in the c:\nsdnr\dp051vxxsh\data_set_id\arcview\project directory. ArcExplorer Project Information We have also included an ArcExplorer 2 project (.aep) and an ArcExplorer 4 (.axl) project for this data set that can be found in the c:\nsdnr\dp051vxxsh\data_set_id\arcexpl directory. The shapefiles are already loaded and have limited symbolization, any related tables are not loaded. The AEP project uses relative paths and should be no problem using it without any changes. The AXL project includes a string "#DPMEPATH#" which you will need to search for and replace with your drive letter, a colon and any directory/subdirectories you setup (ex: c:\nsdnr) in order to make the project work. The AXL file dp051_c_nsdnr.axl has the default path for the extracted dataset set to c:\nsdnr\ ... already. Please note the if you do not install the data set using the default path you may need to replace other parts of the reference to the path in the AXL. Hotlinks In order to use the hotlink feature within ArcView 3.x in you may need to load MRB's Hotlink Anything extension which may be located in the arcview/ext directory along with documentation. You may also need to set the variable MEBGIS_HOME on your system to the location of the data set on your system. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make this work properly A feature called hotlinks is used in ArcView to link a feature such as a mineral occurrence or cross section to a single text file, image or web site etc. For features that we want to link multiple items or documents to we have developed our own hotlink extension for ArcView 3.x called "Hotlink Anything". The extension and documentation on how to install the extension, and set the required MEBGIS_HOME variable to the location of the data set on your system is included in the x:\nsgov\dig_prod_num\data_set_id\arcview\ext directory (example - c:\nsgov\dp305v1sh\g118a\arcview\ext) assuming that you used our default directories when downloading the data. The SHP product provides an ArcView project set up with the hotlinks working. Some modifications to the HOTLINK field in the database tables or in the HLFILES.TXT file may be required to make the hotlink work properly. Knowledge of ArcView and hotlinks may be required to make the native hotlink utility or our extension work properly Problems and Limitations Problems have been reported trying to import ARC E00 files into ArcView on Windows 95 computers. Related tables do not import into ArcView. It is not a problem on UNIX, Windows 3.1 or Windows NT platforms. If you experience this problem you can use our DXF/DBF product which contains the tables in dBase format. dBase files can be imported into ArcView. |
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| Ordering Fee: | Free | |
| Instructions: | The data set can be downloaded on the Internet at http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp. For further information on the formats of the data, in particular the Mineral Resources Branch - SHP format, go to http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dpformat.asp. | |
| Distribution Contact: | ||
| (see Contact Information) | ||
| Digital Form: (1 of 3) | ||
| format name: | ArcInfo Export (E00) | |
| format version: | 9.2 | |
| format specification: | dp051v21e0.exe | |
| Transfer Size: | 10 MB | |
| Dataset Size: | 55.5 MB | |
| Information Content: | Contains data consisting of the mineral rights information for the province of Nova Scotia. This file contains a single E00 file. | |
| Decompression Technique: | self extracting compressed zip archive file | |
| Online Transfer: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp | |
| Digital Form: (2 of 3) | ||
| format name: | DBF/DXF | |
| format specification: | dp051v21dx.exe | |
| Transfer Size: | 2.5 MB | |
| Dataset Size: | 30 MB | |
| Information Content: | Contains data consisting of the mineral rights information for the province of Nova Scotia. This file contains 2 DXF files and a DBF table. | |
| Decompression Technique: | self extracting compressed zip archive file | |
| Online Transfer: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp | |
| Digital Form: (3 of 3) | ||
| format name: | Shapefiles | |
| format version: | 3.2a | |
| format specification: | dp051v21sh.exe | |
| Transfer Size: | 2.3 MB | |
| Dataset Size: | 16 MB | |
| Information Content: | Contains data consisting of the mineral rights information for the province of Nova Scotia. This file contains 13 shapefiles, 10 DBF tables, an ArcView project file, an ArcExplorer v2 project file, and an ArcExplorer v4 project file. The zip file maintains the files in the MRB directory structure. | |
| Decompression Technique: | self extracting compressed zip archive file | |
| Online Transfer: | http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/download/dp051.asp | |
| __________________________________________________________________ | ||
| Metadata Reference | ||
| Creation Date: | 20110708 | |
| Metadata Standard: | FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata | |
| Standard Version: | FGDC-STD-001-1998 | |
| Metadata Language: | English | |
| Time Convention: | local time | |
| Review Date: | As required | |
| Access Constraints: | none | |
| User Constraints: | none | |
| Security Classification System: | none | |
| Security Classification: | Unclassified | |
| Security Handling Description: | none | |
| Metadata Contact: | ||
| (see Contact Information) | ||