Spring 2023 Orthophoto Mosaics For Mauricie Region

20 cm spatial resolution orthophoto mosaics produced in spring 2023. The data covers the Les Chenaux MRC and parts of Maskinongé, Mékinac, and La Tuque MRCs in Québec, provided as 2 km x 2 km GeoTIFF tiles.

Use Cases

• Perform land cover classification using natural color imagery at 20 cm resolution.
• Conduct change detection analysis by comparing these spring 2023 mosaics with imagery from other seasons or years.
• Use the 2 km x 2 km GeoTIFF tiles for regional mapping and GIS integration in the Mauricie territory.

Strengths

• High spatial resolution of 20 cm per pixel for detailed analysis.
• Geographic positioning accounts for terrain relief, improving spatial accuracy.
• Coverage spans multiple regional county municipalities (MRCs) within the Mauricie region.

Limitations

• No metadata on total image count or dataset size is provided.
• Data is limited to spring 2023, offering a single temporal snapshot.
• Automated translation was used for the metadata, which may introduce inaccuracies.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Collection Method

Assembly of orthophotographs produced through regional partnerships.

Time Range

Spring 2023.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026; imagery captured spring 2023.

Geography

MRC Les Chenaux and parts of MRCs Maskinongé, Mékinac, and La Tuque in Québec, Canada.