Government and Municipalities of Québec

On July 6, a train of 72 cars, carrying 100 tons of crude oil each, exploded in Lac-Mégantic. A high-resolution aerial photograph was collected by Aéro-Photo after the train derailment. This aerial photograph was provided and georeferenced by Aéro-Photo (1961) inc. Purpose: This aerial photograph...

A limnimetric scale is a ruler, usually made of enamelled steel, that resists corrosion. They are generally attached by means of anchoring to existing infrastructures (bridge, quay, concrete wall) in order to ensure their durability. During periods of flooding, they allow municipalities to...

On July 6, 2013, a train of 72 cars carrying 100 tons of crude oil each exploded in Lac-Mégantic. Images from the Pléiades and KompSat 3A satellites were acquired in order to follow the field work during the recovery phase. These optical images at 50 cm of resolution were acquired for the...

The Ministry of Culture and Communications makes available some of its data on heritage buildings cited by municipalities and indigenous communities (formerly the historical monuments cited). These elements of real estate heritage are part of the heritage protected under the Cultural Heritage Act...

The Geographic and Administrative Database is available at scales of 1/1,000,000 (BDGA1M) and 1/5,000,000 (BDGA5M). It provides a geographic and administrative base on a small scale for the whole of Quebec. The data is the result of an automatic generalization of the vectors of a database on a...

This map locates the parts of the territory where the standards relating to landslides, prescribed by the Government of Quebec, must apply. Landslide stress areas include, in addition to the embankment, protective bands at its top and base, where various interventions must be regulated. These...

Territory of intervention of the regional directorates of the General Directorate of Civil and Fire Safety (DGSCSI). Purpose: To know the limits of the territories covered by the various regional directorates of civil and fire safety.This third party metadata element was translated using an...

Delimitation of thaw zones (zone 1-2-3) with regard to weight limitations on the road network. Please refer to the site for descriptive details (official dates, load restrictions and description of the dividing lines between zone 1-2, and zone 2-3):...

Location of Quebec airport runways; geometry, toponymy, code.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

The center point of the inhabited place is located, as the case may be, at the center of the economic and commercial activity of the inhabited place, in the oldest neighborhood, at a road intersection, near an important physical landmark such as a church or a town hall, or at the center of...

Location of crossings and maritime services. Type of connection, origin and destinations, crossing times, accessibility to heavy vehicles and subsidy.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Data on the friendliness of roads for cyclists reflect as accurately as possible the conditions encountered on roads managed by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD). The levels of usability are determined according to the following three criteria: the posted speed is low; the...

Punctual location of the offices of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD), its Directorates-General, Service Centers, Service Sub-Centers and other types of buildings where the Ministry has a place of business.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated...

Polygons representing the territorial boundaries of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility: - Directorates-general - Service centersThis third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

The Ministry of Culture and Communications makes available some of its data on heritage sites cited by municipalities and indigenous communities (formerly incorporated heritage sites). These elements of real estate heritage are part of the heritage protected under the Cultural Heritage Act...

Punctual location of relay villages. A relay village is a municipality of less than 10,000 inhabitants recognized by the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (MTMD) which offers, with the help of its merchants, a variety of services and a pleasant and safe stopping place. In addition to...

The Ministry of Culture and Communications makes available some of its data on the national heritage site declared by the Cultural Heritage Act by the Government of Quebec. This element of real estate heritage is part of the heritage protected under the Cultural Heritage Act (L.R.Q., c. 21) and...

Ice maps produced for the prevention of flooding by ice jams and the monitoring of river ice during spring floods, winter temperatures or even during problems with ice jams. The maps are derived from radar satellite images, therefore available regardless of cloud cover, from several different...

Cartography of the vegetation cover of Quebec City. The canopy represents the projection on the ground of the tops (crown) of trees (including leaves, branches, and trunks), which is visible from the sky. The data comes from two satellite images covering Quebec City taken by the Pléiades...

Location of port terminals; geometry, toponymy, vocation, responsible authority.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).