Canadian Land Cover Vector Features From CanVec

CanVec provides 50,000 vector entities of Canadian land features, including islands, shorelines, wooded areas, saturated soil, landforms, and cut lines. This digital cartographic product originates from Natural Resources Canada, compiled from the National Topographic Data Base, satellite imagery, and other authoritative sources.

Use Cases

• Classify landform features like eskers and sand deposits from the vector data for geological mapping.
• Analyze the distribution of wooded area and saturated soil entities for environmental change studies.
• Map shoreline and island features for coastal zone management and planning.
• Use cut line data for infrastructure and forestry impact analysis.

Strengths

• Contains 50,000 distinct land feature entities.
• Compiled from multiple authoritative sources including the National Topographic Data Base and satellite imagery (Landsat 7, Spot, Radarsat).
• Complies with international geomatics standards for vector data.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column definitions, and sample data are unavailable for detailed assessment.
• Data is focused on Canadian territory, limiting applicability for global models.
• File formats are primarily ESRI REST and HTML, which may require specialized GIS software for full use.

Provenance

Source

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), distributed by the Government of Yukon via GeoYukon.

Collection Method

Multi-source product from the National Topographic Data Base, Mapping the North process, Atlas of Canada, GeoBase, and satellite imagery updates.

Time Range

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Geography

Canadian territory.