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...

The canopy is defined by the projection on the ground of the tops (crown) of trees (including leaves, branches, and trunks), which is visible from the sky. Any vegetation with a height greater than 2 m was taken into account. The mapping of the canopy was carried out using deep learning methods,...

Deofficialized place names.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

This division defines the forests attributable to the domain of the State, where it is allowed to manage Quebec forests in a sustainable and continuous manner. Beyond this limit, no forest management will be authorized by the Ministry, except for activities specific to local communities. This new...

__The link: * Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset description sheets; Additional information__. The forest maps from the first inventory are available at a scale of 1/20,000. They cover almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel. Each file covers an area of...

The inclusions and exclusions come from applications for authorization submitted under the Act Respecting the Protection of Territory and Agricultural Activities (LPTAA L.R.Q., c. P-41.1) relating to the inclusion of lots in the agricultural zone or to the exclusion of lots in the agricultural...

The detailed hydrographic network shows all the flow channels visible on the territory of 12 MRCs in Montérégie. This photo-interpretation project was carried out on a scale varying from 1:500 to 1:2000, using orthophotos (spring 2020 at 20 cm resolution for the territory excluding CMM and spring...

The Ministry of Education (MEQ) annually calculates two deprivation indices for the 69 school service centers and linguistic school boards: • the Socio-economic Environment Index (IMSE), which consists of the proportion of families with children whose mothers do not have a diploma, certificate or...

Localization of warnings such as road and bridge closures or incidents preventing free passage on a road segment or structure.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Note that topographic maps at a scale of 1/20,000 are no longer updated. For the latest update date, see the [metadata] (ftp://transfert.mern.gouv.qc.ca/public/diffusion/RGQ/Documentation/BDTQ/Metadonnees_Topo-20K.xls). The reference cartographic data is now constituted according to a continuous...

Road segments from the Adresses Québec geobase including trucking attributes. Transit roads “Legend: Transit (permit)”: Roads that are authorized to access by any heavy vehicle. These roads have minimal restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles. The minimum level of restriction for drivers...

Produced as part of the St. Lawrence Action Plan, the Atlas of Territories of Interest for Conservation in the St. Lawrence Lowlands shows the sites where conservation needs are the most pressing. The conservation targets selected (coarse filter) are forest environments, wetlands, open...

__The link: * Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset description sheets; Additional information__. Hydrographic derivatives from LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) were produced as part of the provincial LiDAR sensor data acquisition project. These products provide...

New aerial images released for free! ### All orthophotographic mosaics produced since 2002, in order to meet the needs related to the ecoforest inventory of southern Quebec (IEQM), are now available as open data. For more information on this product, please refer to the fact sheet [Historic...

City of Trois-Rivières landslide zonesThis third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

The Hydrogeological Information System (HIS) contains the physical characteristics of wells and boreholes (location, depth, stratigraphy encountered, etc.) mainly from drilling reports transmitted by well drillers for groundwater sampling installations serving private drinking water residences....

Specific location of airports, heliports, hydroaerodromes and aerodromes in Quebec; geometry, toponymy, code, etc.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

This data layer comes from information recorded to the Operations Directorate of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) during winter heat or spring flooding. The compilation was carried out using digital documents, papers, event reports or situation reports. The database also contains field...

Warning The 2012 version of Urban Heat/Freshness Islands and Surface Temperature is now replaced by a newer version from 2013-2014 and 2020-2022. Data from the 2012 version is archived on Data Québec for consultation, for example for old reports or analyses referring to this version of the data....

La Financière Agricole's collective corn and grain crop insurance offers protection against losses in yield and quality assessed for the entire area where the insured units are located.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).