Saskatchewan Forest Cover Map at 1:1,000,000 Scale

Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management produced a condensed forest cover type digital map of the province. The map was generalized from detailed township vegetation maps at an approximate scale of 1:63,000 and compiled onto a 1:1,000,000 scale base. This vector-format dataset provides a generalized overview of forest cover types across Saskatchewan.

Use Cases

• Regional forest resource assessment based on generalized forest cover types.
• Land-use planning and policy development using province-wide vegetation data.
• Baseline mapping for ecological studies at a 1:1,000,000 scale.
• Validating or comparing with other land cover datasets for Saskatchewan.

Strengths

• Produced by the authoritative provincial forestry agency (SERM-FBIU).
• Provides a consistent, generalized view of forest cover across the entire province of Saskatchewan.
• Available on multiple platforms (datagov, nasa_earthdata), indicating recognized utility.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates: datagov lists 2026-03-13, while nasa_earthdata lists 1989-12-31, suggesting potential metadata errors or a legacy dataset.
• The data is a generalization from more detailed sources, which may reduce local accuracy.

Provenance

Source

Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management, Forestry Branch - Inventory Unit (SERM-FBIU).

Collection Method

Generalized from SERM township maps of vegetation cover.

Freshness

2026-03-13 (from datagov, but conflicts with nasa_earthdata date)

Geography

Saskatchewan, Canada.