Historical Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory Maps for Alberta

Alberta's Green and White Areas are covered by historical vegetation inventory maps. The Reconnaissance Vegetation Inventory and Current Cover Types maps were created at a scale of 1:100,000, while Current Vegetation Cover maps were created at 1:250,000. This series from the Government of Alberta is not updated and contains a range of publication dates.

Use Cases

• Analyzing historical vegetation cover types based on forestry and agricultural classifications
• Mapping native and introduced plant species distributions based on inventory legends
• Assessing wildlife habitat based on Current Cover Types for Wildlife Habitat Inventory
• Comparing vegetation height and density across regions based on map depictions

Strengths

• Maps depict both forestry and agricultural vegetation cover types, including height and density
• Two distinct map scales are provided: 1:100,000 and 1:250,000
• Maps are provided in Adobe PDF and TIF formats within downloadable WinZip files

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Maps are not available as geo-referenced rectified images or GIS-ready data
• The series is not updated and contains a range of publication dates

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Time Range

A range of historical publication dates

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:44:23.460217; freshness should be verified

Geography

Green Area and White Area of Alberta, Canada