Canopy 2015: Tree Cover Map of Quebec City from 50 cm Satellite Imagery

A cartographic dataset representing the vegetation cover of Quebec City. The data is derived from two satellite images taken by the Pléiades satellite pair on June 24 and July 13, 2015, with a spatial resolution of 50 centimeters. It was published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Assessing urban tree canopy coverage and distribution based on the vegetation cover cartography.
• Monitoring changes in urban green spaces over time using the high-resolution satellite imagery.
• Supporting municipal planning for climate resilience and heat island mitigation based on canopy data.
• Conducting ecological studies on urban vegetation patterns using the ground-projected tree crown data.

Strengths

• High spatial resolution of 50 cm from the Pléiades satellite imagery.
• Clear temporal reference with imagery captured on two specific dates in 2015.
• Available in multiple standard geospatial formats (FGDB/GDB, SHP, WMS).
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from 2015; freshness should be verified for current applications.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Derived from satellite imagery captured by the Pléiades satellite pair.

Time Range

2015 (imagery from June 24 and July 13)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:08:55.484383; freshness should be verified

Geography

Quebec City, Canada