Folder Spatial Data

Spatial data is data or computer files that can be used to make maps or to analyze maps. Selected spatial data for the Dawson Region will be placed here.

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  3. LMUs and overlays from the Dawson Final Recommended Plan (and NY and PW LMUs): Shapefiles

Archive LMUs and overlays from the Dawson Final Recommended Plan (and NY and PW LMUs): Shapefiles

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Dawson Final Recommended Plan and NY and PW Plans 20260331.zip

A zip file containing shapefiles of:

  • Land Management Units (LMUs) for the Final Recommended Dawson Regional Land Use Plan. These are the LMUs the Dawson Regional Planning Commission handed over to the Yukon, Tr'ondëk, and Na-cho Nyäk Dun Governments March 31st, 2026. The LMUs from the Peel Watershed and North Yukon approved plans are also included [these have been updated to account for new/updated related data]. 
  • Overlays referenced in the Final Recommended Dawson Regional Land Use Plan, including various caribou layers and wetlands of special significance.
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  3. Recommended Dawson Regional Plan 2022-09: KMZs

Archive Recommended Dawson Regional Plan 2022-09: KMZs

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DR_RLUP_KMZ.zip

Format: zip file containing 3 kmz files suitable for viewing in Google Earth

Description:

Land Management Units (LMUs) for the Recommended Dawson Regional Land Use Plan. These are the LMUs the Dawson Regional Planning Commission handed over to the Yukon, Tr'ondëk, and Na-cho Nyäk Dun Governments June 2022, except for very slight boundary modifications that took into account the corresponding land withdrawals (OICs) put into effect by the Yukon Government in September 2022.

These LMUs describe the recommended designations, stewardship type, and general boundary descriptions.

 

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  3. Recommended Dawson Regional Plan 2022-09: File geodatabase

Archive Recommended Dawson Regional Plan 2022-09: File geodatabase

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DRLUP_Recommended_LMUs_202209.zip

Format: a zipped file geodatabase suitable for most GISs.

Description:

Land Management Units (LMUs) for the Recommended Dawson Regional Land Use Plan. These are the LMUs the Dawson Regional Planning Commission handed over to the Yukon, Tr'ondëk, and Na-cho Nyäk Dun Governments June 2022, except for very slight boundary modifications that took into account the corresponding land withdrawals (OICs) put into effect by the Yukon Government in September 2022.

These LMUs describe the recommended designations, stewardship type, and general boundary descriptions.

 

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  3. Highway Corridors - Draft Plan

Archive Highway Corridors - Draft Plan

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HwyCorridor.zip

Highway Corridors for the Draft Plan. These are 1km buffers of major highways where disturbance thresholds are exempt.

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  3. DawsonDraftPlanSpatialPublic202106

Archive DawsonDraftPlanSpatialPublic202106

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DawsonDraftPlanSpatialPublic202106.zip

Contains a layer file, metadata and two shapefiles. LMU202106.shp contains attributes for the LMUs, but shows LMU 23 divided into two based on elevation and location. LMU202106_lines.shp shows only the LMU boundaries with LMU 23 as one unit.

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  3. Planning Region Boundary

Archive Planning Region Boundary

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dawson_planning_region_250k_May2018.zip

This includes 2 shapefiles:

  1. The current planning region boundary
  2. The current planning region boundary + the North Yukon "Annex" which was included in the 2019 Resource Assessment Report.

Regional Map

Click here to download a map of the Dawson Planning Region (updated May 2018).