Municipal Parks and Green Spaces of Shawinigan

Shawinigan, Quebec, provides a polygonal geospatial dataset of municipal parks and green spaces. The dataset includes attributes such as name, address, sector, area, and park type, created by the Ville de Shawinigan's Communications Department. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze park distribution and density across different city `sector`s using the `area` and `st_area (shape)` fields.
• Create a public-facing map of recreational facilities by filtering on `park_type` and joining with `address` and `name` data.
• Calculate maintenance costs or resource allocation by correlating the `st_length (shape)` (perimeter) with park `area`.
• Study historical naming changes for parks by comparing the `name` and `old_name` attributes.

Strengths

• Dataset includes specific geometric measurements like `st_area (shape)` and `st_length (shape)` for spatial analysis.
• Contains a unique identifier (`no_parc`) for reliable data joins and tracking.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of park polygons (row count) makes it difficult to assess dataset scale.
• Presence of fields like `pdf` and `objective` with unclear descriptions may hinder immediate use.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single municipality, Shawinigan.

Provenance

Source

Ville de Shawinigan (Municipality), via the Government and Municipalities of Québec open data portal.

Collection Method

Vectorization of cadastral boundaries.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.