This sub-series consists of maps that were created in the Canadian Geographic Information System. The Non-Canadian Coverages Collection was part of the Canada Lands Data Systems Division, Lands Directorate data holdings that were managed in the Canadian Geographic Information System (CGIS). The Collection consists of the following three projects:
CGIS Promtion (Project 3190-0206). Coverage (9105) CGIS Promotion, is a map for North West Africa which represents the present degradation, rate and present state of soil. Coverage is at the 1:50 000 scale.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F.A.O.) (Project 901-2101). Coverages are of North West Africa and include: (8022) Meterological Stations; (9131) International Soils Map, depicting shoreline and counties; (9132) Soil Degredation, depicts present soil state; (9133) Soil Risk, depicts present degredation process and the degredation hazards; (9281) Soils, depicts type, texture and associations; (9282) Shoreline/Countries Division and Subdivisions; (9283) Watershed depicts major and minor watershed boundaries; (9284) Major Climatic Zones/Long Growing Periods; (8285) Eco-Climatic Zones; (9286) National Parks and Forests; (9287) TSE TSE FLY Glossines : Dorsitans, Fusca, Palpalis; (9288) Pasture Lands; (9289) Agriculture; (9290) Vegetation, Wood and Mangroves; (9291) Country Divisions and Sub-divisions, Senegal; Senagal: (9292) Pasture Lands; (9293) Population Distribution; (9294) Crop Land; and (9295) TSE TSE FLY. (9297) Normalized Vegetation Index [NVI] - May 1983; (9298) NVI-June 1983; (9299) NVI - July 1983; (9300) NVI - August 1983; (9301) NVI-September 1983; (9302) NVI-October 1983; (9303) NVI-November 1983; (9304) NVI-December 1983; (9305) NVI-January 1984; (9306) NVI-February 1984; (9307) NVI-March 1984; (9308) NVI-April 1984. Coverages are at the 1:5 000 000 scale.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F.A.O.) (Project 901-2102). Coverages include: (9352) Africa, Shoreline; (9353) Africa. Country Boundaries; (9354) Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana and Nigeria, Vegetation; (9374) Africa. Eco-Floristic Zones; (9375) Asia Shoreline; (9376) Asia, Country Boundaries; (9377) Asia, Vegetation; (9387) Asia, Eco-Floristic Zones; (9394) South America. Coverages are at the 1:5 000 scale.
This collection also consists of numerous overlay coverages. One should refer to the finding aid to determine the focus of these thematic coverages and the associated coverage codes.
