Contiguously Settled Areas: Settlement footprints, 2010 and 2020

Contiguously Settled Areas: Settlement footprints, 2010 and 2020 This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020. The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems. The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada’s ecosystem accounting efforts following the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting — Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) framework. The primary purpose of the CSA boundaries is to represent the extent of the contiguous urban footprint and allow for the measurement of settled area expansion over time. They will also contribute to the urban and industrial ecosystem class in Statistics Canada’s ecosystem accounting efforts. The boundaries will be used for other types of urban ecosystem analyses, including measures of urban ecosystem condition and services. The CSA boundaries may also be used for urban thematic accounts or to inform where users of ecosystem services are located. Moving forward, CSA boundaries will be updated on an ongoing basis. 2024-05-07 Statistics Canada statcan.environ-environ.statcan@statcan.gc.ca Government and PoliticsNature and EnvironmentEnvironmentContiguously settled areaBoundariesLocationSocietyUrban areasSettlements Contiguously Settled Areas boundary files and documentationSHP https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-510-x/2023001/zip/2023001-eng.zip Recensement de l'environnement : mesurer l'expansion des zones habitées, 2010 à 2020HTML https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231027/dq231027c-fra.htm Fichiers des limites et documentation des zones habitées contiguësSHP https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/pub/16-510-x/2023001/zip/2023001-fra.zip Contiguously Settled Areas: Settlement footprints, 2010 and 2020ESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/rest/services/StatCan/Settlement_2010_2020_en/MapServer/0 Zones habitées contiguës : empreintes de peuplement, 2010 et 2020ESRI REST https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/rest/services/StatCan/Settlement_2010_2020_fr/MapServer/0 Contiguously Settled Areas: Settlement footprints, 2010 and 2020WMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/services/StatCan/Settlement_2010_2020_en/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0&layers=1&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=application%2Fgeojson Zones habitées contiguës : empreintes de peuplement, 2010 et 2020WMS https://maps-cartes.services.geo.ca/server2_serveur2/services/StatCan/Settlement_2010_2020_fr/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0&layers=2&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=application%2Fgeojson Contiguously Settled Areas: Boundaries and User DocumentationHTML https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/16-510-x/16-510-x2023001-eng.htm Zones habitées contiguës : limites et documentation de l’utilisateurHTML https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/16-510-x/16-510-x2023001-fra.htm Census of Environment: Measuring settled area expansion, 2010 to 2020HTML https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231027/dq231027c-eng.htm

This product contains contiguously settled area (CSA) boundaries for a subset of Canadian population centres for 2010 and 2020.

The CSA boundaries are derived from land cover data and represent the geographic extent of settled areas based on their physical footprint on the landscape. The boundaries can be used for reference, mapping and spatial analysis of settled areas and urban ecosystems.

The CSA boundaries are created and maintained under the umbrella of the Census of Environment, and will support Statistics Canada’s ecosystem accounting efforts following the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting — Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA EA) framework. The primary purpose of the CSA boundaries is to represent the extent of the contiguous urban footprint and allow for the measurement of settled area expansion over time. They will also contribute to the urban and industrial ecosystem class in Statistics Canada’s ecosystem accounting efforts. The boundaries will be used for other types of urban ecosystem analyses, including measures of urban ecosystem condition and services. The CSA boundaries may also be used for urban thematic accounts or to inform where users of ecosystem services are located.

Moving forward, CSA boundaries will be updated on an ongoing basis.

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