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, Compiled by B. E. Fisher, I. M. MacLellan and A. S. Wenning, 2000. Digital product compiled by B. E. Fisher.
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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 map was
developed from information contained in the Mineral Rights Registry
database. The information contained in this digital product was
acquired from the Registry database and represents geothermal resource
areas. A Geothermal Resource Area is an area which has been designated,
pursuant to Sections 2(h) and 2(ha), the Mineral Resources Act,
c. 18, SNS 1990, to allow for the exploration and possible exploitation
of geothermal resources. A geothermal resource means a substance,
including steam, water and water vapor, that is found anywhere below
the surface and derives an added value from the natural heat of
the earth present in, resulting from or created by the earth.The
digital product contains a layer for the geothermal resource areas. |
Disclaimer
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. The terms and conditions of the license accompany the downloaded digital product.
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Portable Document Format (PDF), ArcInfo Interchange Format (E00),
DXF/DBF, ArcView 3.2a shape files (SHP) and TXT files
compressed in self-extracting EXE/ZIP files
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PDF - 1.1 MB (compressed), 1.1 MB (uncompressed)
E00 - 0.2 MB (compressed), 0.6 MB (uncompressed)
DXF/DBF - 0.1 MB (compressed), 0.5 MB (uncompressed)
SHP - 0.3 MB (compressed), 1.2 MB (uncompressed) |
| Projection |
The data is in six-degree Universal
Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection, Zone 20, Central Meridian 63°
00' West using the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83). |
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The data files have been compressed using PKZIP into a single, self-extracting EXE file.
- Read the Licence before accepting the data.
- Download the self-extracting EXE file to the desired location on your hard drive.
- Double click or "RUN" the EXE file and the data files will be unzipped automatically.
The EXE file can also be opened in WinZip to view and extract the compressed files in
the data set.
On UNIX platforms, the unzip command will extract the compressed files in the
EXE.
All data sets are in six-degree Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Zone 20 projection using the NAD83 datum. A readme file and a copy of the licence agreement are also included with each data set. |
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