Government and Municipalities of Québec

As part of measure 2.6 of the 2013-2020 Climate Change Action Plan, the MELCC financed two projects specific to the St. Lawrence river section and aimed at supporting municipalities facing the risks of erosion and flooding. The team from the Marine Geosciences Laboratory of the Department of...

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. Surface deposit is the layer of loose material that covers rock. The deposit may have been established during the retreat of the glacier at the end of the last glaciation or by other...

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

This layer of information shows all the summer trails offered in establishments managed by Sépaq.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Linear network representing railways. Geometry, name of the operator, name of the owner, name of the owner, condition of the track, condition of the track, name of the subdivision, etc. Geometry from the federal railway geobase as well as some attributes.This third party metadata element was...

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

Multiscale hydrographic basins from levels 1 to 8 covering the whole of Quebec. These thematic layers were created using maps from the BDTQ (Quebec Topographic Database at a scale of 1:20,000) for the southern part of Quebec and using the CANVEC product (Canadian Topographic Database at scale...

Indices, deposits, mines, and quarries include information relating to architectural crushed or industrial stone, non-metallic substances, and metallic substances.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

This theme presents observations of invasive exotic species (IEE) transmitted and validated using the Sentinel tool, an IEE detection system. An invasive exotic species is a plant, animal, or microorganism (virus, bacteria, or fungus) that is introduced outside of its natural range. Its...

The forest fire map shows forest fires that occurred mainly in the territory of southern Quebec, i.e. the area located south of the territorial limit of attributable forests. This map data makes it possible to improve knowledge about fire regimes and to meet the specific needs of special...

The temporary sample plot is a circular sample unit that covers an area of 400 m2. For each tree, we observe and measure the species, diameter, sunlight, and floor in relation to other trees, as well as the defoliation and the quality of the stems of deciduous trees and certain pines. In...

This product integrates all the boundaries of public forest territory: according to the Law on Sustainable Forest Land Management (LADTF), the public forest territory consists of management units (UA), local forests (FP), residual forest territories (TFR), residual forest territories (TFR),...

The planning unit (UA) is a territorial reference unit that applies to forest territories in the domain of the State under article 13 of the Sustainable Forest Development Act (LADTF). There are currently 57 AU on Quebec's public forest territory. The sustainable forest management strategy...

Field projects: basement geology, quaternary, geophysics, etc.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Quaternary geology includes information relating to heavy mineral samples, morpho-sedimentological zones, surface morphology, erratic boulders, glacial erosion marks, and observation sites.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

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):...

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...