Forest Harvest Areas in Upper North Saskatchewan and Red Deer River Basins

Polygon data details forest harvest areas in the Upper North Saskatchewan and Upper Red Deer River Basins of Alberta, Canada. The dataset covers a 55-year period from 1961 to 2016 and was created by Alberta Environment and Parks for a scientific assessment report. It was compiled from three Alberta Agriculture and Forestry data sources.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of forest harvest areas over the 55-year period using polygon geometry and temporal attributes.
• Assess ecological responses to forestry activities by overlaying harvest polygons with other environmental datasets.
• Model historical land-use change by tracking the evolution of harvest block polygons from 1961 to 2016.
• Support regional environmental assessments by integrating harvest area polygons into cumulative effects analyses.

Strengths

• 55-year temporal coverage from 1961 to 2016
• Polygon data suitable for detailed spatial analysis
• Compiled from three authoritative government forestry data sources

Limitations

• Dataset is legacy and will not be updated
• Specific row and column counts are unknown
• Geographic scope is limited to two river basins in Alberta

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, Alberta Environment and Parks

Collection Method

Created by merging three data sources from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry: AVI (2017a), Post Inventory Final Cutblocks (2017b), and Regional Forestry Cutblock data (March 2018).

Time Range

1961-2016

Freshness

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Geography

Upper North Saskatchewan and Upper Red Deer River Basins, Alberta, Canada