Original Ecoforest Map and Inventory for Southern Quebec

A 2026 collection of ecoforest data covering territory south of the 52nd parallel in Quebec, distributed at a 1/250,000 scale with a 4-hectare minimum mapping area. It includes the original ecoforest map, forest compilations with gross market volumes by species, ecological classification, and biomass data. All tables can be linked using the GEOCODE field.

Use Cases

• Analyze gross market volumes by species and attribution group (e.g., SEPM) for forest stand economic assessment.
• Link ecological classification data to ecoforest polygons via the GEOCODE field for spatial habitat analysis.
• Model forest biomass and carbon stocks using characterization data attached to the original ecoforest map.
• Study wood quality characterization data across different forest station types in southern Quebec.

Strengths

• Covers almost all territory south of the 52nd parallel in Quebec's public and private forest.
• Data is distributed by map sheet at a detailed scale of 1/250,000.
• Multiple data categories (original map, compilations, classification, biomass) are linkable via the GEOCODE field.

Limitations

• Dataset excludes information collected during field surveys (sample plots).
• Portrait corresponds only to the year of aerial photography and may be temporally stale; an updated map is noted as a separate product.
• Specific row counts, column counts, and sample sizes are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Derived from aerial photography and ecoforest inventory; original map made up of ecoforest polygons.

Time Range

Portrait up to the year of aerial photography (specific year not stated).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25, but the forest portrait is based on older aerial photography.

Geography

Almost all territory south of the 52nd parallel in Quebec's public and private forest.