Technical documentation and links
This section groups together reference documents as well as hyperlinks to relevant content regarding remote sensing and geographic information systems. In the links below, you will find geospatial data, online mapping tools as well as training material that can be used for your own needs.
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
Technical documentation
- Official Statistics Canada (StatCan) boundary files. (ENG | FRE)
- Statistics Canada (STC) geospatial data on Open Maps, the Canadian Open Government Portal. (ENG | FRE)
- Statistics Canada QGIS Training Tutorials – Using Spatial Data in Geographic Information Systems. (ENG | FRE)
- Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) (ENG | FRE)
- Drought Watch and agroclimate – agriculture.canada.ca (ENG | FRE)
- EODMS (nrcan-rncan.gc.ca)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Technical documentation
- Applied Remote Sensing Training from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). (ENG | SPA)
- Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics (Crop-CASMA) from the National Agriculture Statistics Serve (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (ENG)
- Crop Explorer from the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (ENG)
- CroplandCROS Web Application from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (ENG)
- GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring (GEOGLAM) Crop Assessment Tool from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (ENG)
- North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC). (ENG | FRE | SPA)
- 2017 Census of Agriculture Web Maps from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). (ENG)
- USDA – NASS – Research and Science – Disaster Analysis Team. (ENG)
- Home | U.S. Agricultural Commodities in Drought (unl.edu) (ENG)
National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)
Technical documentation
Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP)
CONTACT US
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CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Program description
Definition of a farm
Statistical concepts
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION
Agricultural census
Common releases
Remote sensing and GIS
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
DATA AND INDICATORS
Data hubs
Geospatial data tables
SDG Indicators
COLLABORATERS
Statistics Canada (StatCan)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP)
National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI)

Disclamer
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