Parks Canada Gates and Barrier Locations on Roads and Trails

Parks Canada manages this point layer showing gates and other barriers on roads and trails. The data is updated weekly, though it is not necessarily complete. It is available in multiple geospatial formats including SHP, CSV, KML, JSON, GEOJSON, and ESRI REST.

Use Cases

• Map physical access points based on described gate and barrier locations.
• Analyze trail and road network connectivity using the described barrier data.
• Plan maintenance or patrol routes for park infrastructure based on barrier locations.
• Integrate with other geospatial datasets for land management analysis based on the described point features.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, suggesting a commitment to freshness.
• Available in six different file formats (SHP, CSV, KML, JSON, GEOJSON, ESRI REST) for flexibility.

Limitations

• The description explicitly states the data is 'not necessarily complete'.
• Row count and column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Parks Canada | Parcs Canada

Freshness

Updated weekly; last updated 2026-07-17 20:31:16.506496.

Geography

Locations managed by Parks Canada, likely within Canada.