Constructions and Land Use in Canada - CanVec Series - Manmade Features

The manmade features of the CanVec series include dams, protection structures (breakwater, dike/levees), liquid storage facilities (basin, swimming pool, etc.), tanks, buildings, delimiting structures (fence, walls, etc.), landmark features (cross, radar, crane, forts, etc.), chimneys, towers, sewage pipelines, conduit bridges, waste, leisure areas, residential areas, commercial and institutional areas and ritual cultural areas (shrine, cemeteries, etc.).

The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool.

Données et ressources

Info additionnelle

Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 22:09 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 22:09 (TU)
contact_email	geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector; Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation; GeoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur des géosciences et de la surveillance de la Terre; Centre canadien de cartographie et d'observation de la Terre; GéoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4617,https://www.epsg-registry.org,8.8.1
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-03-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Canada", "Earth Sciences", "CanVec", "Cartographic product", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Buildings", "Structures", "Dam", "Residential area", "Places of interest", "Community infrastructures", "Geomatics", "Cartography"], "fr": ["Canada", "Sciences de la Terre", "CanVec", "Produit cartographique", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Bâtiments", "Structures", "Barrage", "Zone résidentielle", "Lieux d'intérêt", "Infrastructure communautaire", "Géomatique", "Cartographie"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Constructions et occupation du territoire au Canada - Série CanVec - Entités faites par l'homme
update_frequency	not_planned