Exceptional Forest Ecosystems and Protected Areas in Laval, Québec

Geospatial data delineating exceptional forest ecosystems and protected areas within the City of Laval. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on 2026-04-22. It includes features such as forest corridors and complexes of interest under the city's revised urban and development plan.

Use Cases

• Map protected forest corridors based on the urban plan mentioned in the description.
• Analyze spatial relationships between exceptional forest complexes and development zones.
• Support conservation planning based on designated areas of interest.
• Integrate forest ecosystem boundaries into regional environmental assessments.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON, KML, CSV) for flexibility.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-04-22 17:40:31.014710).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely derived from municipal planning and environmental surveys.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:40:31.014710; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Laval, Québec, Canada