Snowmobile Trail Network in Shawinigan Municipality

A polyline layer of snowmobile trails within the territory of Shawinigan, Quebec. The data was created by scanning orthophotography and is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec. It was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate total trail network length using the `st_length (shape)` attribute for maintenance planning.
• Filter and analyze trails by their operational `state` attribute to assess accessibility.
• Integrate trail polylines with other geospatial layers for land-use and environmental impact studies.

Strengths

• Data includes a specific length measurement attribute (`st_length (shape)`) for quantitative analysis.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.
• Sourced from orthophotography, providing a basis in aerial imagery.

Limitations

• Unknown total number of trail segments or overall network size due to missing row count.
• Limited to three attributes (`OID`, `st_length (shape)`, `state`), offering minimal descriptive detail.
• Potential for translation errors in metadata as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec.

Collection Method

Digitized by scanning from orthophotography.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026, indicating planned future maintenance.

Geography

Territory of the city of Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.