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250 datasets found

Topics: Environment and Natural Resources (250) and Ministries: Natural Resources and Forestry (250)

  • Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT)

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The Ontario Watershed Information Tool (OWIT) is used to calculate information about Ontario’s watersheds. Watersheds are areas of land where surface water converges to a single...

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  • Fire Disturbance Point

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This dataset shows the locations of ignition points for forest fires less than 40 hectares in size. Fires that grow larger than 40 hectares are mapped in the Fire Disturbance...

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  • Forest genetics zone

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This spatial data identifies breeding zones used by forest managers and forest genetic associations to manage provincial forest genetic assets. The data: shows the boundaries...

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  • Miscellaneous line

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The dataset represents prominent linear (man-made or natural) features including: cliffs dykes fences walls hedgerows feature outlines racetrack centre lines racetrack...

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  • Trail segments

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The dataset contains line features which define trails that are used for: hiking backpacking biking horseback riding cross-country skiing snowmobiling access to campgrounds

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  • Ontario Hydro Network - Hydrographic Poly

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    A feature is a representation of a real world object, such as a lake, stream, dam or rapid. There are three hydrographic feature classes:  points, lines and polys.   All may...

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  • Niagara Escarpment Plan land use designations

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Depicts the internal boundaries of the Niagara Escarpment Plan area. The 7 land use designations are: escarpment natural area escarpment protection area escarpment rural area...

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  • Areas of High Quality Natural Cover in the Lake Simcoe Watershed

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Natural cover includes areas that have been mapped as woodlands (including plantations and hedgerows), wetlands and other rare vegetative cover communities. Data here represent...

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  • Forest resource processing facilities

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This data is used for referencing spatial and tabular Forest Resource Processing Facility information. Each facility has one or more processing sites, each dedicated to...

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  • In-filled Climate Data

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The Ontario in-filled climate data collection includes information from 339 monitoring stations maintained by the Meteorological Service of Canada. Historical climate data...

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    • MDB

  • Standardized Precipitation Index

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was generated for certain Environment Canada long-term climate stations in Ontario. The SPI quantifies the precipitation deficit and...

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  • Minor urban centres in the Niagara Escarpment Plan

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Minor urban center is one of the 7 Niagara Escarpment Plan land use designations. This designation includes rural settlements, villages and hamlets. The boundaries of minor...

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  • Forest Disease Damage Event

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Data show where pathogens - fungal, bacillial or viral - have caused damage by reducing growth rates, tree vigor or have killed trees. Examples of forest diseases include White...

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  • Waterpower generation stations (WPGENSTN)

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Not available to the public: This dataset is currently under review

  • Wildlife values site

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    The wildlife values area and site datasets represent the consolidation of 13 wildlife data classes collected by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The data...

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  • Non-government agency Nature Reserve

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    NGO Nature Reserves are polygon features describing lands held by nature trusts and other non-government agencies for the purpose of nature conservation. We are no longer...

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  • Tank

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    A tank is an above ground container that holds either petroleum or water. This data is no longer being updated. It is best suited for historical research and analysis.

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  • Niagara Escarpment brow

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Not available to the public: This dataset is currently under review

  • Tower

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    Towers -- structures or buildings that are typically higher than their diameter and high relative to their surroundings -- are shown in this data set. They include:...

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  • Ecoregions

    Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry

    This dataset is used is used to determine the significance or status of wetland classes and certain other natural heritage features. It is also used to set targets for...

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