INNOVATION IN GEOSCIENCEWET AREA MAPPING 

PROVISION OF FOUR PLANNING TOOLS

FLOOD: delineating likely extent of flood extent, depending on flooding type (coastal, riverine, streams, depressions), with an without hydrological infrastructure intact.

LOCATE: tool to rank hydrological infrastructure (culvert, bridges, storm water systems) by capacity to accommodate expected, weather-dependent  flow rates .

TRAIL: optimizing trail and road routing tool and lineal projects

SPILL: tracking likely path of water-borne contaminants from spill source

KNOWLEDGE BASEFURTHERING ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES 

How can we manage the challenge of uncertainty (future flood scenarios, precautionary principle)?

• Using maps layers that locate flood vulnerabilities within specific community and property contexts

• Systematically locate, quantify and risk-prioritize flow blockages:• depressions, • eroding slopes and stream channels, • flow blockages (roads, dams, dykes, culverts, bridges, stream and river narrows)• systematic mapping of the changing permafrost conditions

• Reduce flow rates through • trail and road decommissioning • restrict developments in floodplains, wetlands and depression• soil protection• stretch snowmelt season through watershed-based management of forest / vegetation cover

Improve flood forecasting and mapping through systematic GPS-GIS capture and analysis of flood events and damage reports; includes integration of river watch programs and activities

Mapping inland to coastal flooding: streams, rivers, lakes

Findings appropriate for utilization on delineating corridors within Permafrost Zone

ForHyM enables the modelling of soil moisture and freeze thaw cycles within the Fort Simpson area, and elsewhere.

The cartographic DEM-based depth-to-water modelling protocol enables a systematicmapping of the upland-wetland distribution.

This modelling would also enable a systematic mapping of the changing permafrost conditions.

ECOSCIENCE, 2014Modeling hydrothermal regimes and potential impacts of climate change on permafrost within the South Mackenzie Plain, Northwest Territories, Canada.

DTW varies from near zero (dark red to 1 m pink)

SPILL TOOLTracking likely path of water-borne contaminants

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LiDAR-based Wet Areas: Rainbow Pipeline Spill Assessment: Incident Site 50 km upstream of Nipisi

FLOOD TOOLDelineating likely extend of flood1

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Hydrological risk mapping deals with locating and delineating areas where there would be potential risks in terms of flooding, wash-out, erosion, mudslides and avalanches. Planners working with industry, municipalities and developers are aware of these risks but do require good mapping tools that reveal these risks in a fairly reliable fashion and in sufficient detail.

Hydro-Risk Mapping

The corresponding depth-to-water wet- areas maps, associated with each of these channel networks, showing where water would, cartographically, be within 1 m from the soil surface nextto each flow channel, lake, and shore line.

The areas that would potentially flood when all culverts and bridges are plugged, and when they are not plugged.

The areas that would flood when the water level along the main flow channels rises to and beyond historical levels.

LOCATE TOOLRank hydrological infrastructure

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Legend

Stream/Road Crossings, upstream Watershed Area in km2

446 - 570

571 - 711

712 - 2057

2058 - 4765

4766 - 12495

Streams with 4000hs Flow Initiation

Road Layer from Open Street Map

5m DTW at 4000ha Flow Initiation0.0 – 0.5

0.5 – 1.0

1.0 – 2.5

2.5 – 5.0

CHUQUICAMATA COPPER MINECHILE, 2015

Flow Threshold4 ha

CrossingsRoads

Streams

Depth-to-water (0 to 1 m) + watershed areas at stream-road crossings for forest and urban areas

CITY OF VALPARAISO, CHILE 2015

TRAIL TOOLLineal projects, road, rail, electrical towers etc.

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TRIAL Wet Area Mapping Tool ExtensionTrial is an extension of a wet area mapping (WAM) GIS/LIDAR allowing users to improve road and routes placements, integrate WAM with user priorities and expand WAM usage into new areas.

MINING OPERATION, CERRO AZUL, VENEZUELA 2011

WAM & CLIMATE CHANGEIntegrating Climate and Disaster Risk into Development

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MINING AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate VulnerabilityCLIMATE CHANGE IMMUNIZATION

• Infrastructure Protection

• Relocation

• Flood mitigation

• Responding to emergencies

• Business continuity plans

SYNERGY BETWEEN ADAPTATION & MITIGATION

• Preservation of hydrological surface currents

• Mitigation of hydrological extremes

• Retention of soils and sediments

• Support productivity and biodiversity

• Maintenance and purification of water resources

• Adaptation policies, plans and practices

• Designing flood defenses and flood storage

• Design additional roads in flood situation

• Improve drainage

It requires a study of climate vulnerability. Thus produce climate immunization through:

WATER CONSERVATION

CLIMATE CHANGE AND CANADIAN

MININGNORTHERN CANADA:• In the winter, the region of Hudson

Bay and the southern portion of the Foxe Basin are projected to see the largest winter temperature increases of any region in Canada.

• In the summer, the temperatures in the Foxe Basin and Hudson Bay regions are projected to increase less than the rest of Northern Canada.

• Precipitation will generally increase across Northern Canada, more so in the winter and increasing over time.

Climate Change and Canadian Mining: Opportunities for Adaptation, David Susuki Foundation, 2009