Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Peterborough Ontario,
Canada
Themes or Categories of the Resource: biota
Keywords:
FORESTRY, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST HEALTH, FOREST DISEASES, FOREST DAMAGE, NON-FUNDAMENTAL
FOREST CONSERVATION, DAMAGE, FOREST HEALTH, FOREST INSECTS
Infectious diseases, Invasive species, Espèce envahissante, Maladie infectieuse, Forest management, Gestion forestière, Deforestation, Déboisement
Place Keywords:
Continent > North America > Canada > Ontario
Purpose:
The main use of the information stored in this data class will be to: - Externally calculate gross Timber Volume loss estimates caused by these events, - Monitoring the subsequent extent of damage for forest fire prevention purposes (OMNR's Fire Program), - Generate summary maps for these events at a general or provincial scale, - Storing forest damage event history in one standardized layer that is readily accessible via NRVIS and LIO data Warehouse.
Dataset Language:
eng; CAN
Status: onGoing
Update Frequency: asNeeded
Spatial Representation Type: vector
Processing Environment:
This layer is a data class stored in the Natural Resources Values Information System (NRVIS) database and published to the Ontario Land Information Warehouse (LIO).
Extent
West Longitude: -94.386054
East Longitude: -79.161209
North Latitude: 50.995965
South Latitude: 44.391778
Supplemental Information:
Legislated or Legal Authority for Collection: Forest information Manual (FIM) deliverable to Forest Industry on an annual basis. Additional Time Period Information: Damage event information is collected on an annual basis. The depicted information reflects reported damage events that have taken place for a given year. This data class accommodates history, holding forest damage events spanning several years. Data is collected on an on-going basis, therefore the time period 'end date' may be more recent than indicated above. Changes made as needed, usually on an annual basis (mid-winter).