Forest Inventory Standard (second inventory) (French, PDF)

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2026-09-09

The link: Access the data directory is available in the sectionDataset Description Sheets; Additional Information. The forest maps in the second inventory are available at a scale of 1/20,000. They cover almost all of the territory south of the 52nd parallel. Each file covers an area of approximately 250 km2. These digital cards correspond to the black and white paper cards with a dimension of 125 cm X 75 cm that have been scanned. They illustrate forest stands. They were prepared from the photo-interpretation of aerial photos on a scale of 1/15,000. Main components: outline of forest stands; sub-groupings of species in all stands; type of vegetation (forest species, density, height and stage of development, origin); age class; disturbances; nature of the land (peatlands, gravel, etc.); territorial subdivisions; hydrography; transport network and bridges; topography (level curves); slope classes; defoliation class.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).

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