RADEAU: Participatory Water Management Data for Quebec Agricultural Regions

RADEAU 1 and RADEAU 2 phases cover 11 Quebec regions, including Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, to assess water needs and climate change impacts. The project, commissioned by MAPAQ, used a participatory approach involving regional actors from agricultural, residential, and industrial sectors. Data files include PDF, GPKG, and SHP formats, with the metadata last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Modeling regional water supply and demand based on the portrait of needs for different user sectors.
• Identifying potential future water use conflicts based on the assessment of users most affected by climate change.
• Evaluating water management innovations based on the project's objective to mitigate usage conflicts.

Strengths

• Covers 11 Quebec regions across two distinct project phases initiated in 2016 and 2017.
• Data is available in geospatial formats (GPKG, SHP) suitable for mapping and spatial analysis.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, permitting broad reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The raw description was translated using an automated tool, which may introduce ambiguity.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Participatory research study commissioned by MAPAQ, involving regional actors.

Time Range

Project phases started in 2016 (RADEAU 1) and 2017 (RADEAU 2).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:33:01.046899; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Quebec, Canada, specifically 11 regions including Montérégie, Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches, Lanaudière, Centre-du-Québec, Mauricie, Laval, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides, and Outaouais.