Archaeological Sites in Laval, Québec from the Revised Land Use Plan

Archaeological site locations listed in the ISAQ registry for the City of Laval. The dataset originates from the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 22, 2026. It is available in multiple geospatial formats, including SHP, GEOJSON, and KML, under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Integrate archaeological site preservation into municipal land-use planning based on the cultural heritage context.
• Perform spatial analysis of archaeological site distribution relative to proposed development zones.
• Create public-facing maps to visualize cultural heritage assets mentioned in the city's development plan.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats (SHP, GEOJSON, KML, CSV) for interoperability.
• License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.
• Update timestamp is precise, indicating a specific maintenance schedule.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely compiled from the ISAQ (Inventaire des sites archéologiques du Québec) registry as part of municipal land-use planning.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:34:40.063665; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Laval, Québec, Canada