RCI Wooded Areas: Québec's Regulated Ecosystems and Habitats

Wooded areas of interest and particular ecosystems or habitats covered by the Interim Control Regulation (RCI) Nature plan amended by Regulation 1274-2. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on 2026-03-25. It includes attributes for identifying wooded environments and flagging the presence of particular ecosystems or habitats.

Use Cases

• Map regulated wooded areas based on the Interim Control Regulation (RCI) boundaries.
• Identify regions with particular ecosystems or habitats based on the COHABparticular attribute.
• Conduct spatial analysis for conservation planning using the geospatial data formats.

Strengths

• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and ESRI REST.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2026-03-25 17:36:26.136003.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely compiled for regulatory and planning purposes under the RCI Nature plan.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:36:26.136003; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Québec, Canada