Natural Resources Canada

10 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Preliminary Considerations Analysis of Offshore Wind Energy in Atlantic Canada

    Offshore wind represents a potentially significant source of low-carbon energy for Canada, and ensuring that relevant, high-quality data and scientifically sound analyses are brought forward into decision-making processes will increase the chances of success for any future deployment of offshore...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • WMS
    • FGDB/GDB
    • PDF
  • Open Data

    Photovoltaic Potential and Solar Resource Maps of Canada

    This web mapping application gives estimates of the electricity that can be generated by grid-connected photovoltaic systems without batteries (in kWh/kWp) and of the mean daily global insolation (in MJ/m2 and in kWh/m2) for any location in Canada on a 60 arc seconds ~2 km grid. They are...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • FGDB/GDB
    • CSV
    • ESRI REST
    • HTML
  • Open Data

    Canadian Weather Energy and Engineering Datasets (CWEEDS)

    644 datasets of hourly meteorological data for all of Canada from various periods (1998 to 2020). The values of the records for solar irradiance are primarily based on satellite-derived solar estimates. This dataset has been updated with the most recent changes made in March 2023. The solar...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • ESRI REST
    • PDF
    • WMS
  • Open Data

    Canadian Weather Year for Energy Calculation (CWEC)

    644 datasets of Typical Meteorological Years (TMY) created by joining twelve Typical Meteorological Months selected from a database of up to 20 years of CWEEDS hourly data. The months are chosen by statistically comparing individual monthly means with long-term monthly means for daily total...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • PDF
    • ESRI REST
    • WMS
  • Open Data

    Climate Moisture Index for Canada - Long-term (2071-2100) under RCP 8.5

    Drought is a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals and/or people. The Climate Moisture Index (CMI) was calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and potential...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • TIFF
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD
  • Open Data

    Climate Moisture Index for Canada - Long-term (2071-2100) under RCP 2.6

    Drought is a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals and/or people. The Climate Moisture Index (CMI) was calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and potential...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • TIFF
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD
  • Open Data

    Climate Moisture Index for Canada - Medium-term (2041-2070) under RCP 8.5

    Drought is a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals and/or people. The Climate Moisture Index (CMI) was calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and potential...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • TIFF
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD
  • Open Data

    Climate Moisture Index for Canada - Reference Period (1981-2010)

    Drought is a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals and/or people. The Climate Moisture Index (CMI) was calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and potential...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • TIFF
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD
  • Open Data

    Climate Moisture Index for Canada - Short-term (2011-2040) under RCP 8.5

    Drought is a deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage that has adverse impacts on vegetation, animals and/or people. The Climate Moisture Index (CMI) was calculated as the difference between annual precipitation and potential...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WMS
    • TIFF
    • FGDB/GDB
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD
  • Open Data

    Vegetation Zones of Canada: a Biogeoclimatic Perspective

    "Vegetation Zones of Canada: a Biogeoclimatic Perspective" maps Canadian geography in relation to gradients of regional climate, as expressed by potential vegetation on zonal sites. Compared to previous similar national-scale products, "Vegetation Zones of Canada" benefits from the work of...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
    • HTML
    • ESRI REST
    • FGDB/GDB
    • GPKG
    • SHP
    • WMS