Maritime link data describes the location of crossings and services in Québec. The dataset includes connection types, origins, destinations, crossing times, and accessibility details for heavy vehicles. It is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license and was last updated in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling regional maritime connectivity based on origin and destination points.
- Planning logistics for heavy vehicle transport based on accessibility information.
- Analyzing service efficiency based on crossing times between ports.
- Mapping ferry service networks based on geospatial location data.
Strengths
- Data is provided in multiple geospatial and tabular formats, including SHP, GEOJSON, and CSV.
- License is clearly stated as CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse.
- Last update timestamp is precise: 2026-04 22 18:32:46.313834.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec
- Collection Method
- Likely administrative data collection from service operators.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-22 18:32:46.313834; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Québec, Canada