National Capital Commission Thematic Data

Available online:

Direct Download - National Capital Commission thematic data

Direct Download - NCC Forest Canopy Cover (Ottawa & Gatineau) 2019

Forest canopy cover available in both geodatabase and shapefile formats

Location:

J:\_Ottawa_Gatineau_Region\National_Capital_Commission\Thematic_Data\

Description

The National Capital Commission (NCC) has provided a number of thematic geospatial datasets to the University in support of academic research and teaching. Themes available include activities, assets, biophysical, boundaries, mapping and planning.

The Forest Canopy Cover: "The NCC, City of Ottawa and Ville de Gatineau have jointly released the very first region-wide mapping analysis of the tree canopy in collaboration with the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory" in September 2019. More details. View the dataset.

Available Themes:

Activities

Filename	Description
GP_Belvederes	Gatineau Park scenic viewpoints
GP_Canoe_Camping	Gatineau Park Canoe & Camping Sites
Picnic_Areas_2011	Gatineau Park Picnic Areas
Recreational_Paths_and_Trails_2011	Recreational Paths & Trails for the National Capital Area

Assets

Filename	Description
Boardwalks	National Capital Commission Boardwalks
Bridges	National Capital Region Bridges
Dams	Gatineau Park Artificial Dams
Walls	National Capital Commission Walls

Biophysical

Filename	Description
Bedrock	Bedrock name
Deer_Concentration_Areas	Deer concentration
Eco_Forest	Types of forests
Environmental Aspects
Extraction_Points	Sand and gravel pits, quarries
GP_Beaver_Inventory	Gatineau Park beaver count
GP_Deposits_Minforest91	Gatineau Park
GP_ecfor_ec71
GP_emv_faune	Gatineau Park Animal wildlife
GP_emv_flore	Gatineau Park vegetation wildlife
GP_Forest_Cover_Minforest91	Gatineau Park forest cover
GP_Slopes	Gatineau Park slopes
Mines_Abandonées	Gatineau Park abandoned mines
Municipal_Drains	Municipal drain names
Ottawa_Vegetation_Inventory	Ottawa vegetation inventory
Ravages	Gatineau Park devastations
Soils	Ottawa soil information
Spruce_Bud_Worm	Gatineau Park spruce bud worm defoliation
Tile_Drained_Fields	Greenbelt drained fields
Tile_Field_Outlets	Greenbelt field outlets
Urban_Development	Urban development in Ottawa
Urban_Forests	Urban forest in Ottawa
Watersheds	Watershed information in Ottawa

Boundaries

Filename	Description
Cities_1995	Cities Boundaries - 1995
Cities_2000	Cities Boundaries - 2000
Cities_2001	Cities Boundaries - 2001
Federal_Electoral	Federal Electoral Boundaries for the National Capital Region
Federal_Enumeration_Areas	Federal Enumeration Areas for the National Capital Region
Federal_Ownership_Points	Federally owned sites for the National Capital Region
Federal_Ownership_polys	Federally owned areas for the National Capital Region
Gatineau_Park_Game_1973	Gatineau Park 1973 Game Boundary
Gatineau_Park_New_1997	Gatineau Park 1997 Boundary
Gatineau_Park_OIC_1960	Gatineau Park 1960 Boundary
Greenbelt_OIC_1961	Greenbelt 1961 Boundary
Municipal_Electoral	Municipal Electoral District for the National Capital Region
Municipal_Parks	Municipal Parks for the National Capital Region
National_Capital_Region	National Capital Region Boundary
Provincial_Electoral	Provincial Electoral Boundary for the National Capital Region
Regions	Municipalities in the National Capital Region

Mapping

Filename	Description
Roads	DMTI CanMap Geocoded streetfile
Gat5000_scan	1:5,000 scanned topographic map of Gatineau Park

Planning

Filename	Description
Core_Area_Sector_Boundary_2000	Urban Boundary of the National Capital Region – 2000
Core_Area_Sector_Boundary_2003	Urban Boundary of the National Capital Region – 2003
Gatineau_Park_Sectors	Gatineau Park Sectors
GP_Planning_Zones	Gatineau Park Planning Zones
Greenbelt_Border	Greenbelt Boundary
Greenbelt_Land_Designations	Greenbelt Land Designation
Greenbelt_Planning_Area	Greenbelt Planning Area
Greenbelt_Sectors	Greenbelt Sectors
Planned_Greenbelt_Pathway_Master_Copy	Greenbelt Planned Pathways

Urban Growth

Filename	Description
UrbanGrowth_AllYears	Urban growth in National Capital Area, 1812-2012 (14 snapshots)

Data Producer:

National Capital Commission (NCC)

Metadata

Data Format:

ESRI Shapefile

Projection:

Grid Coordinate System: Universal Transverse Mercator
Projection: Modified 3 Degree Transverse Mercator Zone 9
Horizontal Geodetic Datum: NAD83
Units: Metres and Square Metres
Spheroid: GRS80 6378137.0 m 6356752.314 m
Central Meridian: -76.5
Easting/Northing Unit: Metres
False Easting: 304800.0
False Northing: 0
Latitude of Origin: 0
Maximum Latitude: 80 00 00
Maximum Longitude: -75 00 00
Minimum Latitude: 0 0 00
Minimum Longitude: -78 00 00
Scale Factor: 0.9999

Other Metadata:

Tree Canopy Assessment documentation (PDF)

Authorized Users:

Carleton University students, faculty and staff

Disclaimer:

Users are required to sign a Data Use Agreement before files may be acquired. All use of the data shall acknowledge the National Capital Commission as the owner of copyright. Data is provided 'as is' and the National Capital Commission makes no warranties as to the condition, quality, completeness or freedom from error of any dataset, or its fitness for a particular use.