Data · dataset · 2020
Ecological land classification
Listed in Ontario Open Government Data
The Ministry of Natural Resources defines ecological units on the basis of bedrock, climate (temperature, precipitation), physiography (soils, slope, aspect) and corresponding vegetation.
Description
This enhances their compatibility with national and continental classification systems. The ecological land classification (ELC) of Ontario is used for descriptive, planning, and resource management purposes.
The upper levels in its hierarchy may be relevant for provincial and municipal land-use planning initiatives. The lower (finer-scale) levels of the hierarchy are most useful for detailed resource management prescriptions and other local and site planning applications. This packaged dataset is classified into 3 hierarchical categories:
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- Ecozone: used for national and coarse-scale provincial reporting such as analyses of climate, demographics and watersheds
- Ecoregion: used for determining the significance or status of wetland classes and certain other natural heritage features (e.g., old growth forest), setting targets for Wilderness Class Provincial parks, State of the Forest reporting and studying natural disturbance regimes
- Ecodistrict used for assessing biodiversity levels, defining seed zones, mapping ecosystem types and setting targets for the identification of natural heritage systems [Introduction to ecological land classification](ontario.ca/page/introduction- ecological-land-classification-systems)
Links
Get the data
- Ecological land classification geohub.lio.gov.on.ca/datasets/ecological-land-classification ↗
download · from data ontario ca
Where it is published
- Ontario Open Government Data dataset page data.ontario.ca/dataset/ecological-land-classification ↗
landing page · from data ontario ca
Catalogue records · 1
- CKAN API data.ontario.ca/api/3/action/package_show?id=be314202-a293-4180-b1e0-c0d2d43e7… ↗
metadata API · from data ontario ca
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Economics & Finance · Energy
- Inferred from text
- Environmental management 68%
Provenance · 1 source records, 10 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Open Government Data | be314202-a293-4180-b1e0-c0d2d43e7e16 | 10 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| concepts[field].anzsrc:group:4104 | enrichment · data ontario ca | taxonomy-embedding@1.1.0 | title+keywords+description (68%) |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:economics-finance | mapping · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:energy | mapping · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| created_date | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | /notes |
| license_text | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| publication_date | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 | /title |
| updated_date | source · data ontario ca | connector:data_ontario_ca@1.0.0 |