Ecological Information Systems Data

The ECOSYS (Ecological Information System) database is a provincial database that stores over 26,000 vegetation and soil plots described in the province of Alberta. This information is used in the development of management tools (plant community guides, ecosite guides, natural subregion maps, range health tools etc.) to ensure Alberta’s public lands are being managed sustainably. ECOSYS also summarizes the raw plot information into Ecosite Guides for each subregion in the province.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:13 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:13 (UTC)
contact_email	ross.adams@gov.ab.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Environment and Parks", "fr": "Environment and Parks"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["environment"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	federated
open_canada_date_published	2016-11-03 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Plots", "Soils", "Subregions", "Vegetation", "ecologicla sites"], "fr-t-en": ["Parcelles", "Sols", "Sous-régions", "La végétation", "sites écologiques"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr
update_frequency	P1W