Canadian Wetlands And Land Features Vector Cartography
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Description
CanVec, a digital cartographic reference product from Natural Resources Canada, provides topographical vector data for Canadian territory. It includes land feature entities such as islands, shorelines, wooded areas, saturated soil, and landforms, compiled from multiple authoritative sources including the National Topographic Data Base and satellite imagery.
Use Cases
Classify land cover types such as Wooded Area, Saturated soil, and Shoreline for environmental monitoring.
Analyze spatial distribution of Landform Features like eskers and sand deposits for geological studies.
Integrate Island and Cut Line features with other geospatial datasets for regional planning and resource management.
Strengths
Data originates from the best available sources covering Canadian territory, including the National Topographic Data Base.
Complies with international geomatics standards for quality and interoperability.
Product is multi-source, incorporating data from Mapping the North, Atlas of Canada, GeoBase, and satellite imagery like Landsat 7.
Limitations
Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for assessing dataset scale and structure.
The description lacks concrete metrics on spatial resolution, temporal coverage, or total feature count.
Provenance
Source
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), distributed via GeoYukon by the Government of Yukon.
Collection Method
Compiled from multiple sources: National Topographic Data Base (NTDB), Mapping the North process, Atlas of Canada, GeoBase, and updated using satellite imagery (e.g., Landsat 7, Spot, Radarsat).
Time Range
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Freshness
Last updated on 2026-03-25.
Geography
Canadian territory.
License is listed as 'yk-oglyk'; users should review its specific terms. Primary file formats are ESRI REST and HTML, which may require compatible GIS software for full utilization.