Vegetation in Northern Quebec

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The mapping of vegetation in Northern Québec is a component of an extensive inventory carried out to meet knowledge acquisition needs as part of the economic, social and environmental development project “Plan Nord”. This inventory was carried out between 2010 and 2013. Vegetation mapping in Northern Quebec provides information on terrestrial ecosystems, both forest and non-forest, such as the type of forest cover, undergrowth vegetation, disturbances, etc. A mapping approach based on remote sensing techniques (satellite images) was used. Ground and air control points contribute to the validation and clarification of the information interpreted.

This map is available for the entire territory north of the 53rd parallel, which represents an area of approximately 680,000 km2. This territory is presented on topographical bases at a scale of 1/250,000. The minimum mapping area is 16 ha for vegetation and 3 ha for wetlands. This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

Données et ressources

Info additionnelle

Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 17:35 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 17:35 (TU)
contact_email	inventaires.forestiers@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government and Municipalities of Québec; Government and Municipalities of Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts", "fr": "Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec; Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	unknown,unknown,unknown
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2017-11-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en-t-fr": ["53rd parallel", "DIF", "Forest Inventory Department", "Forest", "HackQC18", "Inventory", "Ecoforest inventory", "north", "Nordic", "Vegetation", "Government information"], "fr": ["53e parallèle", "DIF", "Direction inventaires forestiers", "Forêt", "HackQC18", "Inventaire", "Inventaire écoforestier", "Nord", "Nordique", "Végétation", "Information gouvernementale"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Végétation du Nord québécois
update_frequency	not_planned