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How is land cover in Canada being measured?
Support applications related to land cover in Canada’s north with this dataset of land and vegetation cover derived from Landsat data. Learn how remote sensing can be used for land-cover mapping, monitoring and characterization from local to international scales. Access this map of Canada’s forested land cover generated from Landsat satellite data.
How is geographic data used in British Columbia?
Geographic Data & Services. B.C.’s investment in Spatial Data Infrastructure provides government agencies, businesses and citizens with direct access to authoritative, geographic data through a wide variety of web applications and services. View and analyze hundreds of map data layers compiled from across the B.C.
What kind of data is used in Canada?
The new database includes two thematic layers based on the Federal Geographic Data Committee/Vegetation Classification Standard (FGDC/NVCS) modified for use in Canada and the International Geosphere Biosphere Program (IGBP) land cover classes.
How does the provincial government of British Columbia work?
The Provincial Government develops, manages and maintains the fundamental datasets for determining land ownership, rights and jurisdiction in British Columbia. Imagery provides a sense of the current state of a place, as well as a view into its past condition. Visual data is critical to measuring cumulative effects on the land of British Columbia.
Which is closest to the source land cover vector data?
Initially, Land Cover vector data are closest as possible to the source (original raster data).
Where can I find land use data in Canada?
Data is available for individual municipality for various years. This data provides the cadastral framework, a parcel base of properly structured vector data showing property rights on specified Canada Lands (Indian Reserves, National Parks, Territories and Canada’s Offshore).
When was the last time Canada had a land cover?
Canadian Land Cover, Circa 2000 (Vector) – GeoBase Series, 1996-2005 This collection is a legacy product that is no longer supported. It may not meet current government standards.