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projects · Apr 21, 2026

Open Building Population Layer (Canada) — v3

Open Building Population Layer for Canada - v3, derived from open-source building footprints and census data

  • Geospatial
  • Building Footprints
  • Population Layer
  • Python
  • Canada

outputs · Jun 11, 2025

Medium Resolution Digital Elevation Model From Natural Resources Canada’s CanElevation Series (MRDEM-30)

A paper on NRCan’s medium-resolution digital elevation model from the CanElevation series.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Digital Elevation Model
  • DEM
  • Digital Terrain Model
  • DTM

outputs · May 29, 2025

From Data to Action: FHIMP and the Future of Flood Risk Governance in Canada

At GeoIgnite 2025, Maxim Fortin, Senior Engineer Advisor at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), delivered a standout session on Canada’s evolving approach to flood hazard mapping. Representing the team behind the Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program...

  • FHIMP
  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Flood Mapping

outputs · May 14, 2025

Open Building Population Layer for Canada: A Game-Changer in High-Resolution Population Data

A GeoIgnite talk on building-level population data for Canadian geospatial analysis.

  • Building Footprints
  • Building Population
  • Population Layer
  • Python
  • AI
  • Geospatial

posts · Feb 1, 2025

2024 Research: Year in Review

A short review of 2024 flood modelling and climate research outputs.

  • Flood Mapping
  • Resources
  • Hydrology
  • Hydraulics
  • GIS
  • Canada

outputs · Dec 1, 2024

Large-scale flood modelling based on LiDAR data: a case study in the Southwest Miramichi watershed, New Brunswick, Canada

A paper on large-scale flood modelling where bathymetric data are limited.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Flood Mapping
  • Bathymetry
  • LiDAR
  • River Flooding

outputs · Aug 17, 2024

Post-wildfire boreal forest vegetation cover change mapping via information fusion for secondary disaster risk assessments

Mapping post-wildfire vegetation change to support secondary hazard assessment.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Post-Wildfire Mapping
  • Vegetation Cover Damage
  • High-Resolution Land Cover
  • Information Fusion

outputs · Aug 7, 2024

Pluvial flood modeling for coastal areas under future climate change – A case study for Prince Edward Island, Canada

A Journal of Hydrology paper on pluvial flood modelling for Prince Edward Island.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Pluvial Flood Maps
  • HEC-RAS
  • IDF curves
  • Climate Change

outputs · Mar 14, 2024

Global Flood Partnership: Flood Hazards in Canada: Update from the National Flood Mapping Program

A Global Flood Partnership webinar update on Canada’s national flood mapping program.

  • Flood Mapping
  • Canada
  • National Program
  • FHIMP
  • Flood Hazard Identification And Mapping Program
  • Global Flood Partnership

outputs · Dec 21, 2023

A rapid high-resolution multi-sensory urban flood mapping framework via DEM upscaling

A remote-sensing paper on rapid urban flood mapping with DEM upscaling.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Flood Mapping
  • Remote Sensing
  • DEM
  • Calgary

posts · Mar 4, 2024

A GIS-based method for identifying gaps in building footprint coverage

A census-based method for finding gaps in large building footprint datasets.

  • Geospatial
  • Building Footprints
  • Population Layer
  • Python
  • Canada
  • Geopandas

outputs · Mar 24, 2022

Accroître la résilience du Canada face aux inondations: introduction du nouveau Programme d'identification et de cartographie des aléas d'inondation (PICAI)

Webinaire d’introduction au Programme d’identification et de cartographie des aléas d’inondation.

  • NRCan
  • Canada
  • Flood Mapping

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