Wetland Habitat Density in Alberta's Agricultural Region

2002 data represents the density of wetland habitat in the agricultural region of Alberta. It was created by the Government of Alberta using ArcGIS for spatial analysis. Wetlands are defined as depressional areas wet long enough to support adapted plant and animal life.

Use Cases

• Analyze wetland density patterns across Alberta's agricultural region using geospatial raster data.
• Model relationships between topography, regional wetness, and wetland persistence from the habitat mapping.
• Assess wetland habitat availability for waterfowl and wildlife conservation planning.
• Evaluate the role of wetlands in flood impact reduction and groundwater recharge within the defined agricultural zone.

Strengths

• Spatial data created using the professional GIS tool ArcGIS.
• Covers the entire agricultural region of Alberta.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (2002), showing no temporal trend.
• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable.
• Focus is exclusively on Alberta, Canada, limiting broader geographic application.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Created using ArcGIS from source data of unknown origin.

Time Range

2002

Freshness

Last platform update was 2026-03-04, but underlying data is from 2002.

Geography

Agricultural region of Alberta, Canada