Lavan2

This map covers the Langley/Vancouver area of the Lower Mainland (see Soils of the Langley-Vancouver Map Area. Volume 2).  
Map sheets: 92g05, 92g06, 92g07, 92g08
Scale: 1 : 50,000

Data_cart: use files soilcart.dbf, sc_layr1.dbf and sc_layr2.dbf to link with the soils attribute table.  They can be brought into ArcView as .dbf files under tables and then linked by the "key" field.  These files will display all the soil data collected in the field for that particular entry.  Due to limitations of DBase the one database had to be divided into three.  See SoilCart.gif.  Explaination of the three files is as follows:

Soilcart.dbf (soil cartographic file)
Is used to code non-depth data for every unique combination of soil name, association and soil phase(s) in the project area, including non soils.  The purpose of the cartographic file is to store attribute data describing the range of chemical and physical properties associated with each soil in the project area.

Sc_layer1.dbf
Is used to code depth data and to store attribute data describing texture and parent material properties associated with each soil in the project area.

Sc_layer2.dbf
Is used to code depth data and to store attribute information describing chemical properties associated with each soil in the project area.


Data Specifications:
Kenk, E. and Sondheim, M.W. 1997. Data Entry and Validation Procedures for Soil, Agriculture Capability, Surficial Geology and the All Purpose Entity, CAPAMP Volume 1.  British Columbia Ministry of Environment and Parks Thematic Mapping Geographic Information System (MOEP Manual, ISSN 0835-9180;10).

TRANSLATION INFORMATION

Source Data: Translation from IGDS files to ArcInfo coverages.  PAMAP GIS used in the translation process.

Arc_data: contains ArcInfo files that can be brought into ArcVeiw by adding a theme. The agricultural capability is lavan2a, soils classifictaion is lavan2p and lavan2_v is the vector file.  

e00: contains the transfer files from Pamap to ArcInfo. "d" represents a database and "v" 

Pamap: contain all the pamap files that where converted from IGDS.  The joined map sheets are in the lavan.hdr file. Some DBase programs and Dbase files (.dbf) are also in this file which where used to manipulate the database associated with map tags.  Raw data: is the .dat files from the Capamp disc and are unaltered.

Created By: Karen Moores, Boyd Porteous and Darrin Grund  January, 2001