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Geotechnical data comes from investigations performed by geotechnical engineers to obtain information on the physical properties of soil and rock underlying a site for proposed structures. The investigations include surface exploration and subsurface exploration of a site. In addition, site investigations will often include subsurface sampling and laboratory testing of the soil samples retrieved. The digging of test pits and trenching may also be used to learn about soil conditions at depth. Geotechnical data is relevant to our permafrost database as it contains logs of ice encountered at various depths. Yukon Geological Survey has been compiling geotechnical data from various organizations and branches. The main datasets being compiled are the following: Northern Climate Exchange Community Services, Land Branch Energy Mines and Resources, Abandoned Mines Transportation Engineering Branch Alaska Highway Borehole Database Agriculture soil profiles Distributed from [GeoYukon](https://yukon.ca/geoyukon) by the [Government of Yukon](https://yukon.ca/maps) . Discover more digital map data and interactive maps from Yukon's digital map data collection. For more information: [geomatics.help@yukon.ca](mailto:geomatics.help@yukon.ca)

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Name	Format	Description	Link
Shape files	HTML		https://map-data.service.yukon.ca/GeoYukon/Environmental_Monitoring/Geotechnical_Boreholes/
ArcGIS Online layers	Ersi REST		https://mapservices.gov.yk.ca/arcgis/rest/services/GeoYukon/GY_EnvironmentalMonitoring/MapServer/27
ArcGIS Online layers	Ersi REST		https://mapservices.gov.yk.ca/arcgis/rest/services/GeoYukon/GY_EnvironmentalMonitoring/MapServer/27
Original metadata (https://open.yukon.ca)	HTML		https://open.yukon.ca/data/62ccf777-c2d2-4430-b658-8fb6feb7784e
XML metadata	HTML		https://yukon.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/f53a111d97154a19ac7873360c19ade3/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=default&output=html

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