Satellite-Based Change Detection in Winnipeg Between 2013 and 2023

Temporal analysis of changes in Winnipeg, Manitoba, based on GeoAI features automatically extracted from satellite images acquired in 2013 and 2023. The dataset, provided by Natural Resources Canada, enables detection of new buildings and changes in forest coverage to indicate urban development and environmental change. It was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Use Cases

• Monitor urban development and sprawl based on the addition of new buildings between 2013 and 2023.
• Analyze gains and losses in forest coverage over a decade using the GeoAI feature extraction.
• Conduct high-resolution trend analysis for land-use change detection in Canadian urban areas.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution temporal coverage for change detection between two specific years (2013 and 2023).
• Published by Natural Resources Canada, a government organization.
• Data is available in ESRI REST format for direct integration with GIS software.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes the GeoAI series is still fairly new, with limited examples available.

Provenance

Source

Natural Resources Canada

Collection Method

Automated extraction of GeoAI features from satellite imagery.

Time Range

2013 and 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 18:20:54.783768

Geography

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada