Building Footprints for Parks Canada Sites and Managed Properties

Polygon files outline building locations on Parks Canada sites, buildings managed by the agency, and other buildings of interest. Data is updated weekly, though it is not necessarily complete. The dataset is provided by Parks Canada under the OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map building density on Parks Canada lands based on polygon footprints.
• Analyze spatial distribution of managed infrastructure based on building locations.
• Integrate building outlines into environmental or site management models based on geospatial data.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, suggesting a commitment to maintenance.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, CSV, KML, GEOJSON, ESRI REST) for flexibility.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Parks Canada

Collection Method

Footprints may be derived by tracing roof outlines from aerial photos or using detailed ground-floor measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-17 20:30:57.477378; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Parks Canada sites and managed properties.