Major Zoning Applications for Saint-Hyacinthe with Area and Sector Attributes

A geospatial dataset of major zoning applications for the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, derived from the municipal zoning by-law. The data includes attributes such as assignment type, area, sector, and administrative notes, and was created using computer-aided mapping. It is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze land-use distribution and density based on the ZON_AREA and SECTOR fields.
• Track changes in zoning regulations over time based on the DATE_MODIFICATION and USER_MODIFICATION fields.
• Map zoning assignment types across the municipality based on the ASSIGNMENT and CODE_ASSIGNATION fields.

Strengths

• Includes explicit administrative metadata such as creation/modification dates and the modifying user.
• Provides a direct link to detailed metadata on the Isogeo catalog for further inspection.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, ESRI REST) for interoperability.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Computer-aided mapping, taken from the zoning by-law.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:33:53.446411; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada