NELD GIS DATA RESOURCES

The Mapping/GIS committee has been compiling information regarding bedrock and surficial geology in digital format for the Northeast. Here are some of the resources presently available to archaeologists.

CANADA

Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/gsc/index_e.html
Earth Sciences Sector, NRC http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/ess/homepage.cgi?e
Terrain Sciences Division http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/tsd.htm
Surficial Geology Maps http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/sgm.htm
This site contains information on the new digital release of the Surficial Materials of Canada Map 1880A (1:500,000 scale). This map can be downloaded free of charge in .dxf or .mif format in a zipped file of approximately 15 MB. It also contains metadata such as a bibliography. Contact Andrew Moore for more information amoore@bozo.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca

Regional Geology Mapping http://nrn1.nrcan.gc.ca:80/~rose/regional/wrmill.htm

[Canada Mapping Branch, Survey and Mapping Branch, 615 Booth St., Ottawa, (613) 998-3865]

Ontario

Ontario Geological Survey: http://www.gov.on.ca/MNDM/MINES/OGS/MMDOGSE.HTM
Digital data catalogue: http://www.gov.on.ca/MNDM/MINES/PUB/digcat/digeng.htm

Quebec

Ministère des Ressources Naturelles (MRN) http://www.mrn.gouv.qc.ca 1-800-363-7233
The MRN has three databases (EXAMINE, REPERES, and SIGEOM) available for consultation at various regional offices [ e.g., MRN Montreal (514) 873-8814] or try the new webpage at: http://www.mrn.gouv.qc.ca/4/42/423/intro.asp

New Brunswick

Minerals and Energy Division, Department of Natural Resources and Energy http://www.gov.nb.ca/dnre/minerals/index.htm

NTS map index: http://inter.gov.nb.ca/dnre/minerals/nts.htm

Bedrock geology is available in .dxf format, compressed on one disk for $ 15.00 Cdn. Carol McNeill Dobbelsteyn (506) 453-6624 for orders, payment, and contract. Contact Paul Rennick prennick@gov.nb.ca for technical support. Write to: Minerals and Energy Division, Department of Natural Resources and Energy, P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB,E3B-5H1.

Nova Scotia

Department of Natural Resources Bedrock and surficial geology (1:500,000 scale) are available in .dxf or .e00 formats compressed on 3 disks for $15.00 Cdn. Contact Valerie Brisco, Head Librarian (902) 424-8144 for orders. Brian Fisher befisher@gov.ns.ca for technical support.

Department of Natural Resources, Minerals and Energy Branch http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/index.htm
maps for sale: http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/pubs3.htm

P.E.I.
Only surficial geology is probably needed for geoarchaeological research. Only one bedrock formation, Pennsylvanian-Permian sandstone and conglomerate underlies the island. Nothing available yet in digital format.

P.E.I. Government: http://www.gov.pe.ca/index.asp

USA

United States Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov/
Eastern U.S. http://geology.er.usgs.gov/gmapeast/eastgmap.html & http://geology.er.usgs.gov/

New York
The New York State Geological Survey (NYSGS) has the bedrock and surface geology (1:250,000) for the entire state available in ArcInfo .e00 format. This can be downloaded free of cost via FTP at http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/gis.html
Contact person: Dave Gerhard at (518) 474-5818, dgerhard@mail.nysed.gov

New York StateGeological Survey http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/geology.html
New York Geology Resource http://www.albany.net/~go/newyorker/

Massachusetts
Massachusetts Geographic Information System http://www.state.ma.us/mgis/gis_toc.htm

Rhode Island
RI State Geologist Office http://nick.uri.edu/cels/gel/rigs.html
New state-wide bedrock geologic map at 1:100,000 and 7.5' quadrangle bedrock geologic maps available in ArcInfo format. For digital map info see http://www.uri.edu/cels/gel/digimaps.htm or phone (401) 874-2265.

Rhode Island geographic Information System: http://www.edc.uri.edu/rigis/

Other contacts: Don Hermes dhermes@uriacc.uri.edu

Connecticut
Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey http://dep.state.ct.us/cgnhs/prgactiv.htm#Survey

Vermont
Vermont Geological Survey - State Geologist Larry Becker. Vermont is in the process of creating a digital bedrock geology map in conjunction with the USGS.

http://geology.er.usgs.gov/gmapeast/vtp/vermont.html

New Hampshire
NH State Geologist - Gene Beaudet. USGS is working on the bedrock map which will be on CD.

Maine
Maine Geological Survey www.state.me.us/doc/nrimc/mgs/mgs.htm
Maine Office of GIS at http://apollo.ogis.state.me.us/cattable.htm offers a 1:500,000 scale map available digitally, scanned off USGS mylar sheets.

Other sites worth visiting

Geology Search Engines http://www.internets.com/geology.htm

USGS
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/edchome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html/> digital line graph, digital elevation models, land- use, boundary, hydrography, etc. available for download free, also check out free software for viewing these.

Nebraska's statewide digital database
offers a glimpse of the kind of state level info that could be linked to NELD. http://csd.unl.edu/csd/gisdata.html

University of Texas Map Collections
UT Map Library has many free maps for downloading, mostly political or topo, http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

MapMaker
free mapping program http://www.ibmpcug.co.uk/~MapMaker/

NOAA
paleoclimatology http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

NELD Mapping/GIS Resources
Prepared by Adrian Burke ab1228@cnsunix.albany.edu
November 28, 1998