AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Occurrence of species in a precarious situation

This layer represents all the flora and fauna occurrences (1) in a precarious situation in the [Quebec Natural Heritage Data Center (CDPNQ)] (https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/gouvernement-ouvert/transparence-performance/indicateurs-statistiques/donnees-especes-situation-precaire). The purpose of publishing these data is to improve their accessibility for customers, to promote the consideration of species in land use projects and, finally, to facilitate the exchange of information with users.

# #Des data adapted to the sensitivity of the species to promote their protection

In order to prevent the dissemination of data from causing harm to certain species or their habitat, the CDPNQ has chosen to hide information. This choice is based on an analysis of the sensitivity of species to the dissemination of information concerning them. Generalized occurrences, i.e. those whose information is hidden, make it possible, despite the absence of precise information, to distinguish the territories for which the CDPNQ holds data on these species from those where it does not. It should also be noted that the absence of occurrences does not mean the absence of species in a precarious situation on a territory.

# #Des valuable data for the conservation of biodiversity

The CDPNQ disseminates data relating to species in a precarious situation for scientific, conservation or management purposes.

This data is important for:

* Assess conservation priorities in order to make designation recommendations under the Act Respecting Threatened or Vulnerable Species or to apply protection measures for species in a precarious situation;
* Develop or analyze conservation and land use projects carried out by municipalities, developers or various conservation stakeholders;
* Document or analyze requests for ministerial authorizations and environmental impact studies;
* Identify threats and conservation measures useful to inform the preparation of recovery plans for species in a precarious situation;
* Contribute to conservation research projects;
* Revise laws and regulations;
* Ensure sustainable planning for the planning and development of Quebec territory, whether in terms of forestry, agriculture, municipal or other areas;
* Contribute to the monitoring of the state of biodiversity and support discussions leading to the development of government guidelines in this area.

The data is kept up to date thanks to field surveys, carried out in particular by the provincial and federal governments and several of their partners, but also thanks to the contribution of citizens.

(1) An occurrence refers to a territory that hosts or has sheltered an element of biodiversity. When talking about a species, the occurrence generally corresponds to the habitat occupied by a local population of the species in question.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Sidewalk and block (Road Assets Database)

The Roads database includes an inventory of road assets (roadways, blocks, intersections, sidewalks, curbs) with a spatial representation and various attached information.

Sidewalk-type road assets represent sidewalks and curbs juxtaposed with carriageways located in the public domain and that are part of the local or arterial road network. Sidewalks and curbs are represented by polygons differentiated by category and type. 

Among the information associated with a sidewalk-type object is the date of construction, the date of survey, the type of sidewalk and curb, the materials of the sidewalk, the border and the developed strip, the presence of trees, the presence of a projection, the presence of a ledge, the presence of a bicycle lane, the use, etc.

Island-type road assets represent malls located in the public domain and which are juxtaposed to the local or arterial road network. The islands are represented by polygons that are differentiated by their configuration.

Among the information associated with an island-type object is the date of construction, the date of survey, the materials of the block and the border, the presence of trees, the type of island, etc.

Data is also available in separate sets on the portal to support several uses:

- [Road asset (complete database)] (/city-of-montreal/road-active)
- [Roadway and intersection] (/city-of-montreal/voirie-causee-intersection)
- [Off-road zone] (/city-of-montreal/voirie-zone) 

__Warnings__

- The data released on road assets are those in the possession of the City's geomatics team and are not necessarily up to date throughout the territory.
- The data released on road assets is provided for information purposes only and should not be used for the purposes of designing or carrying out works or for the location of assets.

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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Contaminated Land Directory (GTC)

The GTC System makes it possible to compile information on land files.
contaminated by industrial and commercial activities or by spills
accidental. This is not an exhaustive inventory, but a compilation of cases brought to
the attention of the Ministry. It also includes information on land that is
now rehabilitated. The thematic layers of contaminated land allow
locate each georeferenced intervention site in the Operations Management Assistance System
(SAGO) to which at least one contaminated land sheet is associated.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Data from the Northern Ecoforest Inventory Program (PIEN)

__The link: *Access the data directory* is available in the section*Dataset Description Sheets; Additional Information*__.


The ecoforest inventory north of the northern limit of attributable forests is an extensive inventory that was carried out for specific knowledge acquisition needs. It was carried out between 2005 and 2009 as part of the work of the scientific committee responsible for examining the northern limit of attributable forests (Nordic Ecoforest Inventory Program [PIEN]). The data in this inventory comes from a cartography that is based both on the use of archival aerial photographs interpreted in three dimensions on the screen and on the analysis of satellite images.

This dataset covers the territory between the 50th and 53rd parallel and covers an area of 242,000 km2. It includes forest and ecological mapping data (vegetation, surface deposits and drainage) as well as ecodendrometric sample plot data. This data is distributed by map sheet at a scale of 1/250,000. The minimum mapping area is 8 ha for stands and 4 ha for surface deposits.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Riparian ecotone from LiDAR

__The link: *Access the data directory* is available in the section*Dataset Description Sheets; Additional Information*__.

In 2020, the Forest Inventory Directorate of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF) began the production of vector layers of riparian ecotones. This type of layer is produced using a series of geomatic tools that use the canopy height model (MHC) and the topographic humidity index (TWI) produced from aerial LiDAR, as well as data from the ecoforest map of southern Quebec. The development of the tools and their configuration were carried out in collaboration with the forest hydrology laboratory at Laval University.

The layer thus produced aims to delimit riparian ecotones, which are defined as [_ “a transition zone between the aquatic environment and the forest, characterized by muscinal, herbaceous or shrubby vegetation in wetlands and sometimes including a few scattered trees” _] (https://mffp.gouv.qc.ca/RADF/guide/chapitre-i/article-1/).

The layer produced defines the area where a significant change in tree heights is observed on the MHC LiDAR. However, if deforestation, agricultural fields, or natural disturbances are adjacent to a body of water, no change in tree heights is observed. In these cases, the tool instead uses potential water accumulation data from the Topographic Humidity Index (TWI), as well as data from the ecoforest map, to delineate riparian ecotones. On the other hand, the tool does not make it possible to filter all of these exceptional cases and we thus find a few “false coastal ecotones” in the layer. For example, deforested land along a body of water can sometimes be included in the ecotone layer. 

Before using these data, it is therefore recommended to plan validation work by photo-interpretation or by means of field visits. It should also be noted that ecotone data is primarily used to support forest mandates such as the delineation of buffer zones along watercourses. Therefore, they are not contours of wetlands within the meaning of the Act respecting the conservation of wetlands and bodies of water.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Land use and development plan - Land use and occupancy density

Land use and occupancy density reflect, at the normative level, the main directions of land use planning in the agglomeration of Montreal. The data available in this set mainly comes from the mapping in Chapter 3 of the Land Use Plan and Development Plan for the Agglomération de Montréal, i.e. __land usage__ and __occupancy density__.

This urban planning and development plan for the agglomeration of Montreal outlines the main parameters that will guide the Montreal agglomeration council in decisions relating to land use planning in the coming years. From a perspective of sustainable development, this document guides decisions that shape the territory in order to promote compact and greener neighborhoods, increase public and active transportation, support the economic dynamism of the agglomeration and highlight areas of interest.

Consult the [interactive map] (https://smvt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d152aaa85b6f4e9086cecdf10c7456db) of the Planning and Development Plan to visualize the thematic data.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Spring 2020 flood mapping

# #Données linked to the monitoring of the 2020 floods in Quebec

## #Liste of available data:

* Location of flood events since April 2, 2020 (WMS web service);
* Municipalities affected by flood events since April 2, 2020, updated in real time according to the presence of events (WMS web service);
* Limits of the extent of open waters derived from Sentinel1 satellite images, generated by Dromedaire Géo-Innovations (WMS web service and download);
* Sentinel-1 radar satellite image from April 4, 2020 processed by the firm Dromedaire Géo-Innovation which presents a map of the ice cover and possibly flooded areas (with or without ice) for the Chaudière River sector, where ice jams caused flooding (resolution: 10m). Possible flooded areas (with or without ice) were identified from a comparative analysis between two Sentinel-1 images from 4 April and 23 March 2020 acquired in the same orbit;
* Sentinel-2 satellite image of April 8, 2020 in the visible and near infrared in the Lac Saint-Pierre sector (WMS web service and download).

All data can be viewed on an interactive map based on IGO2.

## #Note: 

The Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite images are distributed in open data by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were processed by the firm Dromadaire-Geo-Innovations.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Fire hydrants

This set of punctual data shows fire hydrants on the island of Montreal. These bollards are high devices located along streets, equipped with a water outlet supplied from the water pipes, to which the fire-fighting hoses are connected in order to ensure fire protection. The information associated with the geographic data corresponds to the date of installation, status, owner and jurisdiction.

__CAUTION__: This data is published annually, so it does not include updates made during the year. For this reason, they should under no circumstances be used for engineering purposes without validation by the City.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Potential for the intensity and spread of forest fires

The Forest Protection Department of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests has produced a matrix layer representing the potential for the intensity and spread of forest fires in Quebec. This data is the result of the annual analysis of the distribution of forest fuels at a local territorial scale, integrating data from the ecoforest map and knowledge on the Canadian Method for Predicting Forest Fire Behaviour (MCPCI).

This matrix layer (raster), with a spatial resolution of 25 m x 25 m, covers the whole of Quebec and is broadcast by fire regime for its southern portion (south of the 52nd parallel). The legend has six classes of potential for intensity and spread: extreme, high, considerable, moderate, low, and lack of forest fuel. This card does not inform the user about the probability of ignition, but about the potential for the intensity and spread of a fire if an ignition occurs. Thus, the probability of starting a fire depends on other factors such as weather, fuel humidity, season, etc.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Planning and development plan - Environment and natural environments

The land use and development plan puts forward a frame of reference aimed at better knowing, protecting and promoting heritage. The data available in this set mainly comes from the mapping of sections 2.1, 2.3 and 3.1 of the Urban and Urban Plan of Montreal, namely adaptation to climate change, territories of ecological interest, the Green and Blue Grid, the Green and Blue Grid as well as constraints and nuisances.

In January 2025, map 15.1 — Wetlands of Interest was added to the Diagram. Resources related to this map are now available:
- Wetland of interest to protect or restore
- Wetland protection area
- Wetland of interest for sustainable use
- Coastal wetland or flood zone

This urban planning and development plan for the agglomeration of Montreal outlines the main parameters that will guide the Montreal agglomeration council in decisions relating to land use planning in the coming years. From a perspective of sustainable development, this document guides decisions that shape the territory in order to promote compact and greener neighborhoods, increase public and active transportation, support the economic dynamism of the agglomeration and highlight areas of interest.

[Consult the interactive map] (https://smvt.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d152aaa85b6f4e9086cecdf10c7456db) of the Planning and Development Plan to visualize the thematic data.**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Off-market housing in the agglomeration of Montreal

List of projects and/or buildings associated with off-market housing. Inventory built from various data sources of varying quality in the early 2000s and maintained since then on an annual basis. Data used to better understand the supply of non-market housing in the territory. 

Off-market housing corresponds to all housing owned by an entity that does not aim to make a profit: NPO, cooperative, government, paramunicipal company. 

The data is categorized by type of project, namely: 

HLM: Public housing managed by the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal, whose rent is fixed at 25% of household income. This category includes the Corporation des Habitations Jeanne-Mance. 

OMHM: Affordable public housing resulting from projects by the Office municipal d'habitation de Montréal outside the HLM program and managed in a form similar to NPOs with the participation of residents. 

SHDM: Public and affordable rental housing belonging to the Société d'habitation et de développement de Montréal and whose projects may be managed by an NPO. 

NPO: Rental housing owned and managed by a non-profit organization and aimed at customers who have difficulty finding adequate housing. NPOs sometimes offer community support to their tenants. 

Coop: Housing owned by a cooperative that leases them to its members. Cooperatives aim to offer quality housing at affordable prices while promoting socio-economic diversity in projects. 

Anjou80: Affordable rental housing owned by the Anjou 80 organization.

More information on the subject is available on [the City of Montreal's website] (https://montreal.ca/articles/repartition-des-logements-sociaux-et-communautaires-17858).
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Sewer sumps

An element of the drainage system intended for the collection and delivery of runoff water to the sewer line or ditch. Structure, equipped with a spillway, used to capture runoff and deliver it, as appropriate, to the storm sewer or combined sewer line. The information associated with the geographic data corresponds to the type of sump, date of installation, status, owner, and jurisdiction.

__CAUTION__: This data is published annually, so it does not include updates made during the year. For this reason, they should under no circumstances be used for engineering purposes without validation by the City.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Geobase - section management

The geobase is the spatial representation of the road network in the form of a filamentary network composed of lines called sections. 

The update operations are recorded in a log with the identifiers of the sections, the dates and types of the operations, and the version numbers. 

The geometry of the edges affected by the update operations is not recorded in the log and as a result **_this data set does not contain geospatial information_**.

Only operations performed after **_25 October 2017_**, starting with version **_618_**, are included in the __Géobase - section management__ data set.

Related data sets:

- [Geobase - road network] (http://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/geobase)
- [Geobase double - street sides of the road network] (http://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/geobase-double)
- [Geobase - poles] (http://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/geobase-pole)
- [Geobase - destroyed sections] (http://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/geobase-troncon-detruit)
- [Geobase - nodes] (http://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/geobase-noeud)

 __Warnings__

- The data disseminated (Géobase - section management) must be used in accordance with the City of Montreal's open data policy and license.
- The data disseminated (Géobase - section management) are those that are in our possession and are not necessarily up to date throughout the country.
- The data disseminated (Géobase - section management) is provided for information purposes only and should not be used for the purposes of designing or carrying out the work, nor for the purpose of locating assets.
- The City of Montreal and the Geomatics Division cannot be held responsible for the inaccuracies or inaccuracies of the data disseminated (Géobase - section management).**This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).**

Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Thaw zone

Delimitation of thaw zones (zone 1-2-3) with regard to weight limitations on the road network.

Please refer to the site for descriptive details (official dates, load restrictions and description of the dividing lines between zone 1-2, and zone 2-3):
https://www.transports.gouv.qc.ca/fr/entreprises-partenaires/ent-camionnage/degel/pages/periode-de-degel.aspx
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Agricultural zone transposed to the Quebec Cadastre

Undertaken several years ago, cadastral renovation now covers a large part of agricultural land. The impact on the Commission's operations is growing, as is for all stakeholders in the field of land management.

In order to improve its services, the Commission, in collaboration with the MRCs, has undertaken a project to transpose the boundaries of the agricultural zone to the Quebec Cadastre. The exercise consists essentially in establishing the correspondence between the base of the agricultural zone, i.e. the cadastral compilation at 1:20,000, and the renovated cadastre. The project is not an opportunity to review the boundaries of the agricultural zone on merit.

This digital version illustrates to the best of our knowledge the agricultural zone with reference to the Cadastre of Quebec. Although 1:20,000 plans remain the official source for now, the transposed limit is integrated into our geomatic systems and used in the course of our operations.
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
Inventory of crash barriers and impact mitigators

The City of Montreal's Road Infrastructure Department (SIRR) is responsible for managing and maintaining restraint systems on its territory. Knowledge of the inventory of these assets is an important basic element in the process of identifying needs and planning interventions. As a result, the SIRR has developed an inventory of these assets on [the City's administrative arterial network (RAAV)] (https://donnees.montreal.ca/dataset/reseau-arteriel-administratif).

Restraints under this mandate include crash barriers and impact mitigators. These assets are identified throughout the arterial network (RAAV) of the 19 boroughs of the City of Montreal. 
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Organization: Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec