The polygons delineate the boundaries of each of the major sub-watersheds within City of Calgary boundaries. These include Bow River Direct, Elbow River, Fish Creek, Nose Creek, Pine Creek and Shepard Wetland/Western Headworks Canal. The sub-watersheds delineate the major drainage areas within The City. Polygons should be layered over an orthophoto of Calgary, with the rivers, creeks and streams visible. This data is updated on an as needed basis by Watershed Strategy and has been simplified for viewing purposes.

Energy consumption at City facilities. This raw data is subject to periodic adjustments and modifications.

This dataset is collected by the Calgary Region Airshed Zone (CRAZ) and submitted to Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP). AEP provides access to air quality data at its air quality stations. The near real-time data has not had quality assurance processes completed for it. Please use at your own discretion.

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Tree Canopy contains polygons outlining the extent of tree cover for all land within the City of Calgary. The tree canopy was derived by Remote Sensing software using City of Calgary Orthophotos and Lidar. The resulting data was then quality controlled and edited using various photogrammetric and processing tools.

The impervious surface layer for 2014 contains polygon features generated from Digital Aerial Survey mapping line work. The layer features represent the various impervious surface types found within The City of Calgary. These features are classified by surface type and description based on the classification and specifications used in the Digital Aerial Survey Program. Additional higher level general surface type classification has been applied to each impervious surface layer feature. To learn more about other DAS products available, visit Digital Aerial Survey.

(Note: Updated inundation maps for 1:2 to 1:1000 floods are available from Alberta Environment and Parks (2020). The new draft maps can be viewed here: https://floods.alberta.ca/?app_code=FI&mapType=Draft)
These inundation maps show whether a property is at risk for various sized river floods. The size of flood shown on this map has a 1/2 or a 50% chance of occurring in any year.
The three distinct types of inundation shown on the maps are:
o Inundation - Area flooded overland due to riverbank overtopping.
o Isolated - Low lying areas that will not be wet from riverbank overtopping, but may experience groundwater seepage or stormwater backup.
o Protected - Area protected by a permanent flood barrier.
The flood areas shown are based on Alberta Environment and Parks most recent (2020) inundation maps. There is uncertainty inherent in predicting the effects of flood events, and this uncertainty increases for floods with less than a 1% chance of occurrence in any year. Any use of this data must recognizing the uncertainty with regards to the exact location and extent of flooding.
More information on flood mapping for Calgary is available at https://calgary.ca/flood
For Calgary's River Flood story, see: https://maps.calgary.ca/RiverFlooding/

The impervious surface layer for 2016 contains polygon features generated from Digital Aerial Survey mapping line work. The layer features represent the various impervious surface types found within The City of Calgary. These features are classified by surface type and description based on the classification and specifications used in the Digital Aerial Survey Program. Additional higher level general surface type classification has been applied to each impervious surface layer feature. To learn more about other DAS products available, visit Digital Aerial Survey.