Term: Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Data

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2021-04-30

Definition:

The Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) datasets are a collection of data from the Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Health Research Consortium. This data contains measures related to the environment and neighborhood / urban living.

The data is broadly categorized as:

1. AIR QUALITY - includes measures of ground level ozone, fine particulates, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide;
   
2. GREENNESS - includes several different measures using normalized difference vegetation indices (NDVI);
   
3. WEATHER AND CLIMATE - includes measures for local climate zones, water balance metrics, and weather indicators; and
   
4. NEIGHBORHOOD - includes measures of material and social deprivation, access to employment, nighttime light, active living environments, and the Canadian Marginalization Index.

All data is available at the individual Canadian postal code level that allows for geographical analysis.

For more information on Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) data, see the:

• Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Data Description that contains a brief summary of the content of the data set and information on the Source Agency, Purpose, Years, Type, Size, Data Level, Components, Scope, Data Collection Method, Data Highlights, Data Cautions, Access Requirements, More Information, and Last Updated date;
  
  
• MCHP Metadata Repository - Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Data - [Internal Access Only] - for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.

Links 

• CANUE Website
• CANUE Website - Data Portal
• MCHP Data Repository - Canadian Urban Environmental (CANUE) Data Description