Digital Canopy Model for Montreal 2015 Vegetation

A 3D Digital Canopy Model representing the altitude of arboreal vegetation for Montreal in 2015. This model corresponds to a 2D canopy dataset from the same year and can be integrated with a 2015 Numerical Surface Model for enhanced coverage.

Use Cases

• Analyze canopy altitude data to model urban forest structure and biomass estimation.
• Integrate this canopy model with a 2015 Numerical Surface Model to create detailed 3D terrain and vegetation coverage.
• Use the 2015 canopy representation as a baseline for studying changes in urban tree cover over time.

Strengths

• Data is provided in the GEOTIF format, suitable for geospatial analysis and GIS applications.
• The model is explicitly linked to a specific temporal reference, the 2015 2D canopy.
• Published under an open license (qc-cc-by) facilitating reuse and distribution.

Limitations

• The dataset's spatial resolution, geographic extent, and accuracy metrics are not specified.
• The underlying data collection and processing methodology are not described.
• Sample data is unavailable for preliminary inspection of the data structure and values.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

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Time Range

2015

Freshness

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Geography

Montreal, Québec, Canada