Since 2021, the Government of Canada has invested $63.8M in the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP) to help Canadians better plan and prepare for future flood risks. In this presentation, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) will …
Open Building Population Layer for Canada, derived from open-source computer-generated footprints and census data (2021)
Urban floods can cause severe loss of economic and social assets, and remote sensing has been an effective tool for flood mapping during disaster response. Due to the complexity of high-density urban structures, high-resolution (HR) optical images …
This article presents a method for identifying areas where there are gaps in large-scale building footprint layers, using building population and census datasets
Une cartographie des inondations de haute qualité, actuelle et accessible, aidera les gouvernements, les collectivités et le public à mieux comprendre les risques d’inondation. Dans de nombreuses régions du Canada, il manque des cartes à jour qui …
Open Building Population Layer for Canada, derived from open-source computer-generated footprints and census data (2016)