Sherbrooke Graffiti Wall Locations Inaugurated in 2012

The City of Sherbrooke inaugurated nine walls for temporary graffiti and three walls for permanent graffiti on August 13, 2012. This dataset provides the locations of these designated sites, which are identified by plaques instructing artists on usage rules. The data is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map designated public art zones based on the described wall locations.
• Analyze municipal policy for graffiti management based on the distinction between temporary and permanent works.
• Study the spatial distribution of creative infrastructure within a city based on the provided site data.

Strengths

• Specific inauguration date (August 13, 2012) is provided.
• Clear distinction between temporary (9 walls) and permanent (3 walls) graffiti sites.
• Data is provided in multiple formats (KML, XLS, CSV) for flexibility.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Municipal record, likely from city planning or public works department.

Time Range

Inauguration date: August 13, 2012.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 18:07:41.537810; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada.