Ontario Vegetation Disturbance Mapping from Satellite Imagery

Provincial Satellite Derived Disturbance Mapping identifies areas of vegetation disturbance across Ontario. The data layer, produced by the Government of Ontario, includes categories such as burns, forestry cuts, weather events, infrastructure, and pest/disease. It requires geographic information system software for use.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of commercial forestry harvesting (cuts) to assess regional logging activity.
• Model vegetation recovery rates by comparing historical disturbance areas, including burns and pest/disease events.
• Assess infrastructure development impact by mapping disturbance polygons related to construction.
• Correlate weather event disturbances with meteorological data to study storm damage on vegetation.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Government of Ontario.
• Covers multiple disturbance types including burns, cuts, weather, infrastructure, and pest/disease.
• Updated recently, with a last recorded update in March 2026.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing scale and structure.
• Requires specialized GIS software for access and analysis, creating a technical barrier.
• The dataset size and spatial resolution are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Satellite-derived mapping.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.