Potential Wetlands in Quebec: 2023 Mapping with Confidence Levels

The 2023 mapping of potential wetlands in Quebec provides up-to-date information for the entire province. It is an aggregation of different databases produced for other purposes and at different scales, released by the Directorate of Ecological Knowledge (DCE). The dataset classifies potentially humid geographical entities and assigns a confidence level to each.

Use Cases

• Identify areas for wetland conservation based on the potential presence classification.
• Assess regional development impacts by analyzing the aggregated spatial data.
• Model hydrological or ecological systems using the confidence levels assigned to each entity.
• Validate or supplement field surveys with the province-wide potential wetland mapping.

Strengths

• Covers the entire province of Quebec, providing a complete spatial scope.
• Integrates new data sources for the 2023 version, suggesting updated information.
• Includes a classification typology and a confidence level for each geographical entity.

Limitations

• The result depends on the precision and accuracy of each aggregated source, which may vary.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Aggregation of different databases produced for other purposes and at different scales.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:12:56.955824; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Province of Quebec, Canada