Natural Resources Canada

2 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Map of the merchantable volume of the “mature forest” in Canada

    This publication contains a raster maps at 250 m resolution of the merchantable volume (m3/ha) of the mature Canadian forest available for harvesting in the next 20 years (2011 to 2031). The maps were produced from remote sensing products at a spatial resolution of 250 m on the MODIS pixel grid...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • JPG
    • FGDB/GDB
    • MXD
    • TIFF
  • Open Data

    Importance of the forest industry to the regional economy

    Many communities in Canada depend to some extent on forestry and the forest sector. The importance of the forest industry to the regional economy can be assessed using the CanEcumene GIS Database. “Ecumene” is a term used by geographers, meaning “inhabited lands.” A forest ecumene refers to areas...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • FGDB/GDB
    • WMS
    • KML
    • ESRI REST
    • MXD