High Quality Natural Cover in Lake Simcoe Watershed

June 2011 policy outlines areas of high quality natural cover, including woodlands, wetlands, and rare vegetative communities. The dataset is provided by the Government of Ontario and requires GIS software for use. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Map woodland and wetland cover types for habitat conservation analysis using geospatial features.
• Assess compliance with the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan Policy 6.48 using the delineated natural cover boundaries.
• Analyze the distribution of rare vegetative communities for biodiversity studies based on the mapped cover classes.

Strengths

• Based on a specific provincial policy (Lake Simcoe Protection Plan Policy 6.48) for authoritative delineation.
• Last updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and spatial resolution are unknown.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a snapshot from a June 2011 policy, potentially missing recent changes.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Mapped according to the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan Policy 6.48.

Time Range

Policy dated June 2011.

Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Lake Simcoe Watershed, Ontario, Canada.