Railway Network of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

Historical railway network data for the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec. The dataset was created by the Government of Quebec using computer-aided mapping and supplemented with photointerpretation. It was last updated on April 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map historical railway infrastructure based on the described railway network.
• Analyze changes in transportation networks over time based on the historical data and modification dates.
• Integrate railway data with other municipal geospatial layers based on the described computer-aided mapping method.

Strengths

• Includes historical data from the Government of Quebec, providing a temporal dimension.
• Data creation and modification are tracked with specific datetime fields (DATE_CREATION, DATE_MODIFICATION).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, ESRI REST) for interoperability.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single city's territory.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Computer-aided mapping and photointerpretation.

Time Range

Historical data; specific range not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 22 18:40:40.958066; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Territory of the city of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.