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Layer
Group or Name
(links to Project Descriptions) |
Object
Type |
No. of
Objects / Coverage |
Date
Updated |
Reports,
Downloads and Links |
Visible
Scales (M=million, K=thousand) |
Links to
Sources of Data * |
| UNBC/LGL
Report |
Polygon |
70 Layers x
413 Polygons |
2005 |
none |
all scales |
UNBC
report |
| Georgia
Basin Sponge Reefs |
Polygon |
|
2005 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
| Bowie
Proposed MPA |
Polygon |
|
2005 |
DFO |
all scales |
DFO |
| Petroleum Generation Potential |
Polygon |
|
2004 |
none |
all scales |
EnergyBC |
| Seismic Survey Lines |
Line |
9 lines |
2003 |
Seismic Profiles |
all scales |
MEM/PTB |
| Tanker Exclusion Zone |
Line, Point |
1 line, 4
points |
2006 |
none |
all scales |
Canadian Coast Guard |
| Cruise Ship Routes |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
Alaska Cruise |
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Hydrometric and Water Quality Stations |
Point |
|
2003 |
Environment Canada: Station
Information |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Queen Charlotte Basin
outline |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
CSPG |
|
Sedimentary Thickness of QCI Basin |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Bathymetry contours |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
QC basin coastal zone (20
km) |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Exploratory wells |
Point |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/PTB |
|
Offshore tenure |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Major offshore faults |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Sponge reefs |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
| Sponge Reef
Protection Areas |
Polygon |
4 polygons
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
DFO |
|
Potential Source and
Reservoir Rocks |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
<1.5M |
MEM/GSB;
NRCan |
Seeps (Oil & Gas) |
Points |
47 locations |
2003 |
none |
all scales |
CSPG |
|
Seafloor gravel deposits |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Seafloor Ti placer deposits |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Coastal QCI placer deposits |
Point |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Candidate Central Coast
NMCAs |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
ILMB |
|
Potential oil & gas plays (QCB) |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Exploration potential (QCB) |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Coastal basins |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Shoreline
Units |
Polyline |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
ILMB |
| Pacific Estuaries |
Points / Polygons |
2663 Records |
2004 |
reports |
Polygons > 500,000 |
PECP |
| Birds and Mammals Layers |
Polygon |
107 layers
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MSRM;
DSS; CWS |
|
PNG grid |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
incremental to 10M |
MEM/GSB;
NRCan |
|
Petroleum Tenure & Wells |
Polygon
Point |
12,000 titles;
14,405 wells |
Sept. 2004 |
reports & table download |
all scales |
MEM/PTB;
OGC |
|
Pipelines |
Line |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/PTB;
OGC |
|
COALFILE (Assessment Reports, Boreholes, Trenches, Bulk Samples)
Coalfields |
Point
Polygon |
827 reports;
8350 boreholes;
3324 trenches;
459 bulk samples |
1990 |
reports, table downloads &
links to PDF reports and maps |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Interior basins |
Polygon |
|
2003 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
| Climate stations from Environment Canada |
Point |
|
2003 |
linked to
climate station data
|
all scales |
EC |
| Shellfish from Coastal Resource
Information System |
Polygon
Point |
57 layers
|
2003 |
none
|
all scales |
ILMB;
CRIMS |
| Marbled Murrelet Endangered
Species |
Point |
|
2002 |
none |
all scales |
CMN |
| Habitats and Species
Concentrations (Algae, Eelgrass, Eulachon, Herring, Kelp, Juvenile fish,
Salmon) |
Polygon
Point |
|
2002 |
Eelgrass, Eulachon, Salmon
Holding, Salmon Migration |
<2M |
CMN |
| Fisheries (Clam, Abalone,
Anchovy, Geoduck, Groundfish, Octopus, Scallop, Sea Cucumber, Shrimp,
Squid, Crab, Herring, Prawn, Salmon, Sport Fish, Urchin) |
Polygon
Point |
|
2002 |
Fishery Report, Crab
Fishery, Prawn Trap, Salmon Troll, Salmon Net, Sport Fish |
<2M |
CMN |
| Fish and Shellfish Farms |
Polygon
Point |
|
2002 |
none |
all scales |
CMN |
| Eulachon (UBC, FISS) |
Polygon
Point |
|
2002 |
Fish Farms, Shellfish Farms |
all scales |
CMN |
| Community Updates - Central
Coast LRMP layers (Clam, Groundfish, Herring, Kelp, Prawn, Salmon, Sea
Cucumber, Shrimp, Squid) |
Polygon
Point |
|
1999 |
none |
<2M |
CMN |
|
Tectonic Assemblage BCGS &
GSC
Tectonic Belts & Terranes |
Polygon |
17,472 BCGS
33,078 Yukon |
1994 |
downloads |
incremental to 10M |
MEM/GSB;
NRCan |
|
Bedrock Geology BCGS &
GSC
(1:5M, 1M, 250K resolution) |
Polygon, Line |
60,000;
180,570 |
1994 |
legend reports &
downloads |
incremental to 10M |
MEM/GSB;
NRCan |
|
Detailed Geology (1:20K) |
Polygon, Line, Points |
1:50K areas |
periodically |
legends & tables |
<2M |
MEM/GSB |
|
Geology Map Index |
Polygon |
298 |
1998 |
data report &
downloads |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Geology Download |
ArcView files (e00) |
100%
(1:250K maps) |
1998 |
E00 file & SHP file
downloads |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Mineral Potential |
Polygon |
3823 polygons;
750 tracts |
1998 |
data report &
download |
all scales, 500K, 2M, 5M |
MEM/GSB |
|
Aggregate Pits & Potential |
Point, Polygon |
725 pts / Nanaimo, Okanagan,
Prince George, Sea-to-Sky, Sunshine Coast |
periodically |
table and SHP file
downloads |
all scales, 500K |
MEM/GSB |
|
Terrain & Slope Stability |
Polygon, Raster |
> 150 map projects |
2001 |
download TIFF files |
various scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Mineral Occurrences -
MINFILE |
Point |
12,099 |
monthly |
data reports & downloads;
links to MINFILE |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Assessment Reports -
ARIS |
Point |
26,410 |
monthly |
data reports & downloads;
and links to ARIS data and PDF reports |
all scales |
MEM/GSB |
|
Regional Geochemistry -
RGS (37 elements, pH, F & U in water) |
Point |
50,819 |
April 2003 |
project & complete data
download |
<1M |
MEM/GSB |
|
RGS - Till Data |
Point |
3725 |
Nov. 2002 |
complete data download |
<1M |
MEM/GSB |
|
Mineral Tenure |
Polygon |
41,000 |
periodically |
report & links to
MIDA data and PDF maps |
<1M, <3M |
MEM/MTB |
|
Crown Grants |
Raster image |
100% |
periodically |
view & download TIFF files |
<200K |
MEM/MTB |
|
Geothermal (Hotsprings, Boreholes, Rotary Boreholes & Potential) |
Points, Polygon |
109 hotsprings;
158 boreholes;
18 rotary boreholes
37 potential areas |
2002 |
none |
all scales |
MEM/PTB |
|
Topography (1:6M, 2M, 1M,
250K, 50K, 20K resolution; Colour Contours, TRIM Contours, Roads, Rail,
Rivers, Lakes, Glaciers, Coast, Bathymetry,
Aquifers) |
Points, Polygon, Line |
very large;
7000 TRIM maps;
1122 aquifers |
variable; TRIM 1996 |
some
downloads |
variable scales for
different resolutions |
ILMB;
ME;
NRCan;
CMN |
|
Geographic Locations
(Map Grids, Gazetteer, Municipalities) |
Point, Polygon |
41,500 |
1998 |
none |
all scales |
ILMB |
|
Administration Areas (First
Nations, Parks, Forestry, LRMP areas, Regional Districts, Mining
Divisions) |
Polygon |
multiple |
variable |
none |
all scales |
MEM;
ILMB;
MOFR |
|
DEM Shaded Relief |
Raster image |
100% |
1999 |
none |
all scales, 300K, 1M |
MSRM |
|
LandSat |
Raster image |
95% |
1999 |
none |
all scales,
300K, 1M |
ILMB;
NRCan/CCRS
|
|
Aeromagnetics |
Raster image |
85% |
2000 |
none |
all scales,
300K, 1M |
NRCan/GDC |
|
Gravity |
Raster image |
100% |
1999 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan/GDC |
|
Shaded Relief |
Raster image |
coastal area only |
2003 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan/GDC |
| Shaded Relief Bathymetry |
Raster image |
coastal area only |
2006 |
none |
<2M |
USGS |
*Abbreviations:
MEM=BC Ministry of Energy, Mines &
Petroleum Resources;
GSB=BC
Geological Survey Branch; MTB=Mineral
Titles Branch; OGD=Oil
& Gas Division; OGC=Oil
& Gas Commission; ILMB=Integrated
Land Management Bureau; CIS=Corporate
Information Services; CRIMS=Coastal Resource
Information Management System; ME=Ministry
of Environment; MOFR=Ministry
of Forests & Range; NRC=Natural
Resources Canada; GSC=Geological
Survey of Canada; CCRS=Canada
Centre for Remote Sensing; GDC=Geophysical
Data Centre; CMN=Community
Mapping Network; CWS=Canadian
Wildlife Service; MAL=Ministry
of Agriculture & Lands; DFO=Fisheries and Oceans
Canada; CSPG=Canadian Society of
Petroleum Geologists; USGS=United
States Geological Survey |
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