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17 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Peat Profile Database

    Peatlands cover approximately 12% of the Canadian landscape and play an important role in the carbon cycle through their centennial to millennial-scale storage of carbon under waterlogged and anoxic conditions. In recognizing the potential of these ecosystems as natural climate solutions and...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • CSV
  • Open Data

    2020 Land Cover of Canada

    Land cover information is necessary for a large range of environmental applications related to climate impacts and adaption, emergency response, wildlife habitat, etc. In Canada, a 2008 user survey indicated that the most practical land cover data is provided in a nationwide 30 m spatial...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • TIFF
    • WMS
    • PDF
  • Open Data

    Canada’s PALSAR-2 L-band dual-polarized radar backscatter summer composite, c...

    This data publication contains an optimized mosaic of PALSAR-2 L-band dual-polarized radar backscatter summer composite for the year 2020 across Canada (excluding the Arctic Archipelago). Its primary purpose is to offer the best possible L-band radar summer-like composite mosaic mostly tailored...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • TIFF
  • Open Data

    National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS)

    Deforestation in Canada is estimated with the National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS). Details describing this process are published here: https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=36042. Deforestation is the direct human-induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land use....
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • XLSX
    • SHP
    • WMS
    • PDF
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Major Projects Inventory

    Natural Resources Canada’s Major Projects Inventory published annually, provides a snapshot of major natural resource projects in Canada that are either currently under construction or are planned within the next 10 years. The inventory includes major projects that increase, extend or improve...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • SHP
    • PDF
    • WMS
    • FGDB/GDB
    • KMZ
    • TAB
  • Open Data

    Canadian Digital Elevation Model, 1945-2011

    This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. The Canadian Digital Elevation Model (CDEM) is part of Natural Resources Canada's altimetry system designed to better meet the users' needs for elevation data and products. The CDEM...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • GeoTIF
    • PDF
    • KMZ
    • HTML
    • ASCII Grid
  • Open Data

    Canadian Digital Surface Model, 2000

    This is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. The Canadian Digital Surface Model (CDSM) is part of Natural Resources Canada's altimetry system designed to better meet the users' needs for elevation data and products. The 0.75-second (~20 m)...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • GeoTIF
    • PDF
    • KMZ
    • ASCII Grid
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Canadian Geographical Names - CGN

    The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) is the authoritative national database of Canada's geographical names. The purpose of the CGNDB is to store place names and their attributes that have been approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC), the national coordinating body...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • CSV
    • KML
    • SHP
  • Open Data

    Atlas of Canada Small-scale Reference Maps

    The Atlas of Canada Small-scale Reference Maps are a collection of digital and print-ready 8.5” x 11” sized maps of Canada’s provinces and territories. It also includes a collection of maps of the continents and the World. Each map is available in three formats – colour, black and white, and...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • JPG
  • Open Data

    Atlas of Canada National Scale Data 1:15,000,000 2012-2017

    This collection is a legacy product that is no longer maintained. It may not meet current government standards. Users of Atlas of Canada National Scale Data 1:15,000,000 (release of May 2017) should plan to make the transition towards the new CanVec product. The Atlas of Canada National Scale...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • FGDB/GDB
    • PDF
    • SHP
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