Maps
For more resources & help, see the Geospatial Data & Maps guide.
Chemical Reactions & Properties Databases
- Reaxys This link opens in a new windowCHEMISTRY ITSELF. Information about millions of chemical structures, reactions, and properties. Searchable by structure, reactions, pathways, etc.
Hydrology - Maps
- Groundwater Reports by Government of Alberta Groundwater Assessment Reports in Alberta groundwater resources and characteristics for more than 50 counties and MDs in Alberta.
- Alberta Geological Survey Interactive maps will let you browse, query and download GIS data: Geology of Alberta; Hydrogeology/Water Well Chemistry; RadarSat-1 Data Holdings; Sand and Gravel; CO2 sources, storage and sequestration; and CBM potential.
- Alberta's River Basins by Government of Alberta Maps and hydrological information for the province’s major river basins.
- Atlas of Alberta Lakes Water quality and biological characteristics of 100 Alberta lakes that are extensively used for fishing and recreation, excluding the national parks.
- Water Survey of Canada by Environment Canada The Water Survey of Canada (WSC) is the national authority responsible for the collection, interpretation and dissemination of standardized water resource data and information in Canada. In partnership with the provinces, territories and other agencies, WSC operates over 2800 active hydrometric gauges across the country.
Soils - Maps
- Soil Survey Reports for Alberta by Government of Canada These reports and maps are the most detailed soil surveys available for this part of Canada.
- Alberta Soil Information Centre by Government of Alberta The Alberta Soil Information Viewer allows you to view and query soils information within the Agricultural Region of Alberta. The viewer incorporates landscape images, ortho photographs and cadastrals (e.g. township grid, roads, etc...) with Geographical Information System (GIS) data and user-friendly soil landscape descriptions.
- Alberta Soil Information Viewer by Government of Alberta This free Internet viewer allows the user to view and query soils information in AGRASID (Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database).
- Agricultural Region of Alberta Soil Inventory Database AGRASID provides extensive soil information for the 26 million hectares that make up the agricultural land in Alberta. It is a compilation and update of the soil survey reports, including maps gathered over the past 75 years.
- National Ecological Framework by Government of Canada GIS datasets for the different layers of the ecological framework are available (ecozones, ecoprovinces, ecoregions, ecodistricts).
- Soil Landscapes of Canada by Government of Canada The SLCs are a series of GIS coverages that show the major characteristics of soil and land for the whole country.
- Detailed Soil Surveys by Government of Canada Soil surveys have been published for most of the agricultural areas, and many surrounding areas, across Canada.
- Geospatial Products by Government of Canada Get interactive agriculture-related maps, geospatial data and tools to help you make better decisions for environmentally responsible yet competitive agriculture.