Forest Infrastructure Map of Southern Quebec Since 2003

A map of infrastructure areas within forest environments, such as energy transmission lines and agricultural zones, where trees have been removed. It covers nearly all territory south of the 52nd parallel in Quebec's public and private forests. The mapped areas date back to 2003 with a minimum mapping area of 0.1 hectares.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of hydroelectric reservoir discharge areas mapped from the Quebec Topographic Database.
• Assess land-use change by identifying non-forest harvesting infrastructure areas like agricultural zones established since 2003.
• Calculate the total area of forest territory subtracted for energy transmission line installations using the 0.1-hectare minimum mapping unit.

Strengths

• Covers nearly all forested territory south of the 52nd parallel in Quebec.
• Specifies a precise minimum mapping area of 0.1 hectares.
• Provides a clear temporal reference point with areas dating back to 2003.

Limitations

• The original data description was machine-translated, which may introduce ambiguity.
• Specific columnar data, sample data, and total size are unavailable, limiting analytical depth.
• Data sources are varied and aggregated, which may lead to inconsistencies in feature representation.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Aggregated from various sources, including the Quebec Topographic Database.

Time Range

Areas date back to 2003.

Freshness

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Geography

Quebec's public and private forest territory south of the 52nd parallel.