Extent of plant cover formed by trees on the territory of the City of Montreal. The canopy layer is derived from the projection of tree crowns over 3 meters in height onto surfaces, including isolated trees. This dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Model urban heat island effects based on canopy coverage.
- Plan green infrastructure and tree planting initiatives based on current cover extent.
- Assess environmental equity by analyzing the distribution of canopy cover across neighborhoods.
- Monitor changes in urban forestry over time using the geospatial layer.
Strengths
- Data is provided in standard geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP) for interoperability.
- The dataset has a clear Creative Commons license (CC-BY-4.0) for reuse.
- It represents canopy cover for an entire major city (Montreal).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and total file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description metadata was translated using an automated tool, which may introduce inaccuracies.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
- Collection Method
- Likely derived from aerial or satellite imagery analysis, summing projections of tree crowns over 3 meters.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-22 18:12:19.976568
- Geography
- City of Montreal, Québec, Canada