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National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS)

Deforestation in Canada is estimated with the National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS). Details describing this process are published here: https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/publications?id=36042.

Deforestation is the direct human-induced conversion of forested land to non-forested land use. Canada’s National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS) was designed and implemented to provide information needed by Canada to meet its obligation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to report the areas affected annually by deforestation. It also provides important information for the public, government policy makers, and scientists. To provide information about the amount of deforestation and why, where, and when it occurred in Canada, the NDMS uses deforestation mapped on a system of sample areas. The mapping is based on visual interpretation of satellite imagery supported by available ancillary information, such as high resolution imagery, forest inventory, and industrial databases, and informed by records-based information and expert knowledge. Accurate detection and mapping of deforestation events involves manual interpretation of satellite remote sensing imagery by specialized analysts. A key factor in the mapping is to distinguish deforestation from other forest cover losses that occur in Canada. The NDMS was designed to make use of all available lines of evidence and be flexible to accommodate variable resourcing levels. This system has been producing national deforestation monitoring results annually since 2006. The flexibility of the NDMS’s design makes it possible to adapt to future changes in data and resource availability, and positions the program well for sustained operational delivery into the future.

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Date ( RI_367 )
2023-08-23
Date ( RI_366 )
2023-07-14
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  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Canadian Forest Service - Dyk, Andrew ( Deforestation Monitoring Coordinator )
506 West Burnside Road , Victoria , British Columbia , V8Z 1M5 , Canada
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onGoing; enContinue RI_596
Maintenance and update frequency
annually; annuel RI_539
Keywords ( RI_529 )
  • Deforestation Maps Forestry Environment
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  • Canada
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Deforestation
  • Maps
  • Forestry
  • Environment
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Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
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license; licence RI_606
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license; licence RI_606
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eng; CAN
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Topic category
  • Environment
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Begin date
1970-01-01
Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 /
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  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Canadian Forest Service
OnLine resource
National Deforestation Monitoring System Estimates Excel ( HTTPS )

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National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS) Reporting Zones of Canada Shapefile ( HTTPS )

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National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS) Reporting Zones of Canada ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

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National Deforestation Monitoring System (NDMS) Reporting Zones of Canada ( OGC:WMS )

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Canada’s National Deforestation Monitoring System: System Description ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

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Canada’s National Deforestation Monitoring System: System Description ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

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National Deforestation Monitoring System StoryMap ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;eng

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National Deforestation Monitoring System StoryMap ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;HTML;fra

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eng; CAN
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utf8; utf8 RI_458
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dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2023-08-22T19:08:41
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_410
  Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Canadian Forest Service - Dyk, Andrew ( Deforestation Monitoring Coordinator )
506 West Burnside Road , Victoria , British Columbia , V8Z 1M5 , Canada
 
 

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