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 Proactive disclosure Print version   | |  Success Stories The use of Landsat 7 ortho-images in Québec This information represents activities in the Earth Sciences Sector Programs (2002-2006). Please refer to Priorities for information on current Earth Sciences Sector Programs.
The Minstère des Ressources naturelles, de la Faune et des Parcs is responsible for the sustainable development of Québec's land, energy, forest, and mineral resources. They use the Landsat 7 orthoimages for a variety of purposes including providing of up-to-date information on fire mapping and regeneration inventory, classifying ecological districts, identifying landslide prone areas, and conducting municipal planning. Additionally, the ministry produces the Spatiocarte du Québec, a satellite image map of Québec geometrically corrected and at a scale of 1:100 000. Keen users of Spatiocarte include provincial park managers who use it for conservation and shoreline restoration, the identification of geologic features, as well as mapping wetlands and vacation sites. Other users include, the Ministère de la Sécurité publique, the Ministère de l'Environnement, Hydro-Québec, forest companies and academia.
Example of spatiocarte second generation, Buckingham Region.
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