Natural Resources Canada

3 datasets found
  • Open Data

    Peak Season Leaf Area Index of Canada from Medium Resolution Satellite Imagery

    Leaf area index (LAI) quantified the density of vegetation irrespective of land cover. LAI quantifies the total foliage surface area per groud surface area. LAI has been identified by the Global Climate Observing System as an essential climate variable required for ecosystem,weather and climate...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • WCS
    • GeoTIF
    • HTML
    • WMS
  • Open Data

    Peak Season Fraction of Vegetation Cover of Canada from Medium Resolution Satellite Imagery

    FCOVER corresponds to the amount of the ground surface that is covered by vegetation, including the understory, when viewed vertically (from nadir). FCOVER is an indicator of the spatial extent of vegetation independent of land cover class. It is a dimensionless quantity that varies from 0 to 1,...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • HTML
    • WCS
    • GeoTIF
    • WMS
  • Open Data

    Toporama, 1945-2013

    This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards. Toporama is a digital topographic reference product using CanVec as source data. Developed by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Toporama covers the entire area of Canada's landmass and...
    Organization:
    Natural Resources Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • GeoTIF
    • KMZ
    • PDF