Greater Calgary Metropolitan Region Ecological Connectivity Spatial Products

The Greater Calgary Region ecological network geodatabase includes a series of products to help integrate ecological connectivity for terrestrial mammals into land use planning. Products include: Ecological_Network: consists of core areas (areas less likely to be developed) and corridors (movement areas for terrestrial mammals) in the Greater Calgary Region. This layer was refined using Overlay_EC_Final, and Core_prioritization layers after discussion with County representative's. Overlay_EC_Final: product that combines terrestrial species connectivity modeling (mule deer, moose, and cougar) and a species agnostic (structural) connectivity model. Results are based on z-score where 0-1 was identified as medium connectivity value and > 1 represents high connectivity value. The medium and high connectivity values were refined and delineated as corridors in the Ecological Network. Core_prioritization: Core areas were defined as areas less likely to be developed (crown not manages by Transportation and Economic Corridors, Parks, municipal ER, private land conservation). To prioritize the core aeras role in the ecological network we ran a confore analysis for three species and then took the average. AVC_cluster_sig: Based on five years (2019-2023) of Alberta Wildlife Watch data provided by Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors we ran a cluster analysis to identify areas of high risk to motorist safety. See page 18 of technical report. AVC_Corridor_alignment: Highlights areas where there is alignment between AVC clusters (motorist safety) and high ecological connectivity values. See page 20 of technical report.