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Municipal parks
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Municipal Parks are public lands set aside for recreation purposes or to protect natural and cultural environments. We are no longer updating this data. It is best suited for...Resource formats:
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Aquatic Landscape Inventory System
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
This historic dataset delineates valley segments based on a number of different natural features. The data applies to valley segments on the Ontario side of the Great Lakes....Resource formats:
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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...Resource formats:
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Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The dataset identifies the location and types of Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSIs) that are commonly used in maps for resource management purposes. Official GEO...Resource formats:
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Bathymetry points
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Data has been collected primarily using a depth measurement device, such as an echo-sounder, in combination with a Global Positioning System (GPS) for horizontal positioning....Resource formats:
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Building as Symbol
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
A building is a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place. Symbols are used when buildings and structures are permanent landmarks....Resource formats:
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Building to Scale
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
A building is a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place. Small buildings have only their location recorded. A 'building to...Resource formats:
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Built-Up Area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Built-Up Areas are man-made land cover features, ranging from small hamlets at rural cross roads to large cities. This product requires the use of geographic information system...Resource formats:
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Designated Gas Storage Area
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Designated gas storage areas are land areas designated by the Ontario Energy Board that contain geological formations used for subsurface storage of natural gas. This product...Resource formats:
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Ecological land classification
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The Ministry of Natural Resources defines ecological units on the basis of bedrock, climate (temperature, precipitation), physiography (soils, slope, aspect) and corresponding...Resource formats:
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Emergency Management historical events
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Most of these events involved community evacuations, significant structural loss and/or involvement of a Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Emergency Response Officer. Events...Resource formats:
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Fire, aviation and emergency facilities
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Facilities used by the Ministry of Natural Resources' Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) branch. This dataset is used to support aviation forest fire and...Resource formats:
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Fish Pathogen Management Zone
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Zones were created to manage the potential spread of fish pathogens. This product requires the use of geographic information system (GIS) software.Resource formats:
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Fish Pathogen Management Zone Boundary Source
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
The Fish Pathogen Boundary Segment layer forms the boundary of the Fish Pathogen Management Zones and is made up of segments that were taken from the Ontario Road Network. This...Resource formats:
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Fisheries Management Zone
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Fisheries Management Zones have replaced former Fishing Divisions and are the geographic basis for managing, monitoring, assessing and regulating recreational fisheries for a...Resource formats:
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Forest Abiotic Damage Event
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
An abiotic damage event is a non-biological event -- such as wind or an ice storm -- that has damaged areas of forested land. Abiotic damage event information is mainly used to:...Resource formats:
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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...Resource formats:
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Forest Insect Damage Event
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Shows areas where forest insect pests have damaged or killed trees by defoliation, foliage mining and wood boring. Tree mortality rarely occurs as the result of one year's...Resource formats:
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Forest Management Unit
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Ontario's Crown forest is divided into geographic planning areas, known as forest management units. Most of these units are managed by individual forest companies under a...Resource formats:
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Forest Miscellaneous Damage Event
Ministry: Natural Resources and Forestry
Miscellaneous events are often the result of the cumulative impact of a combination of abiotic, insect and disease agents or events. For example, Aspen decline where repeated...Resource formats:
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