Interactive Surface Geography Map for the City of Ottawa
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Alluvial Sediments
Glaciofluvial Deposits
Landslide Area
Nearshore Marine Sediments
Offshore Marine Sediments
Organic Deposits
Paleozoic Rocks
Precambrian Rocks
Sand Dunes
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Waterbody
Disclaimer:
The authors do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the data and information ("Data") contained on this map and does not assume any responsibility or liability with respect to any damage or loss arising from the use or interpretation of the Data. The Data on this map is intended to convey regional trends and should be used as a guide only. The Data should not be used for design or construction at any specific location, nor is the Data to be used as a replacement for the types of site-specific geotechnical investigations recommended by the 2005 National Building Code of Canada and the 2006 Building Code of Ontario.
Related Publications:
Motazedian, D., J.A. Hunter, A. Pugin, K. Khaheshi Banab, H.L. Crow (2011). “Development of a Vs30 (NEHRP) Map for the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada”, Canadian Geotechnical Engineering Journal. doi:10.1139/T10-081.
Hunter, J A, Crow, H, Brooks, G R, Pyne, M, Lamontagne, M, Pugin, A, Pullan, S E, Cartwright, T, Douma, M, Burns, R A, Good, R L, Motazedian, D, Kaheshi-Banab, K, Caron, R, Kolaj, M, Muir, D, Jones, A, Dixon, L, Plastow, G, Dion, K, Duxbury, A., 2012. Ottawa-Gatineau seismic site classification map from combined geological/geophysical data; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7067, 1 sheet. <ftp://ftp.nrcan.gc.ca/ess/publications/geopub/of_7067.pdf> [accessed: May 2012]
Hunter, J.A., H.L. Crow, D. Motazedian, et al. (2009). “City of Ottawa Seismic Site Classification Map from Combined Geological/Geophysical Data”, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File Report 6191.
Motazedian, D. and J.A. Hunter (2008). “Development of a NEHRP Map for the Orleans Suburb of Ottawa, Ontario”, Canadian Geotechnical Engineering Journal, 45, pp. 1180-1188. doi:10.1139/T08-051.