|
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 * |
|
Tectonic Assemblage BCGS & GSC
Tectonic Belts & Terranes |
Polygon, Line |
17,472 BCGS
33,078 Yukon |
1994 |
downloads |
incremental to 10M |
EMPR/GSB; NRCan |
|
Bedrock Geology BCGS & GSC
(1:5M, 1M, 250K resolution) |
Polygon, Line |
60,000;
180,570 |
2005 |
legend reports & downloads |
incremental to 10M |
EMPR/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 |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Geology Download |
ArcView & SHP files |
100%
(1:250K maps) |
2005
2003
1998 |
SHP file downloads |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Mineral Resource Assessment Level 2
MRA2 Metallic (no IM) Mineral Potential |
Polygon |
5262 polygons
930 tracts |
June 2003 |
data report & downloads |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Mineral Resource Assessment Level 1
MRA1 Metallic & Industrial Mineral Potential |
Polygon |
3823 polygons;
750 tracts |
1998 |
data report & downloads |
all scales, 500K, 2M, 5M |
EMPR/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 |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Terrain & Slope Stability |
Polygon, Raster |
> 150 map projects |
2001 |
download TIFF files |
various scales |
EMPR/GSB, MOF |
|
COALFILE (Assessment Reports, Boreholes, Trenches, Bulk Samples)
Coalfields |
Point, Polygon, PDF files |
861 reports;
10,333 boreholes;
3341 trenches;
466 bulk samples |
2007 |
reports, table downloads & links to PDF reports and maps |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Mineral Occurrences - MINFILE |
Point |
12,300 |
periodically |
data reports & downloads; links to MINFILE |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Assessment Reports - ARIS |
Point, PDF files |
30,575
|
monthly |
data reports & downloads; and links to data and PDF reports |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
Regional Geochemistry - RGS (39 elements, pH, F & U in water) |
Point, Polygon |
55K+ samples |
March 2007 |
project & complete data download |
<1M |
EMPR/GSB |
|
RGS - Till Data |
Point |
3725 |
Nov. 2002 |
complete data download |
<1M |
EMPR/GSB |
| Rock Geochemistry (GeoFile 2005-14) |
Point |
10467 |
May 2005 |
data reports & download |
all scales |
EMPR/GSB |
|
BC Age Data 2004A-1 (Release 3, October 2004) (ReadMe) |
Point |
7759 age determinations
4828 rock samples |
Oct. 2004 |
reports & downloads &
MS Access download |
all scales |
UBC-PCIGR |
|
MineMatch Anomaly Clusters (Metadata) |
Polygon |
2883 |
Feb. 2004 |
reports & SHP data download |
all scales |
Georeference Online |
|
Mineral Tenure |
Polygon |
46,400 |
periodically |
report, links to MIDA & PDF maps |
<1M, <3M |
EMPR/MTB |
|
Crown Grants (Lot Search) |
Raster image |
100% |
periodically |
view & download TIFF files |
<200K |
EMPR/MTB |
|
Petroleum Tenure & Wells, PNG Grid, Oil & Gas Fields, Pipelines |
Polygon, Points |
15K+ titles;
18K+ wells |
periodically |
reports & table download |
all scales |
EMPR/PTB;
OGC |
|
Geothermal (Hotsprings, Boreholes, Rotary Boreholes & Potential) |
Points, Polygon |
109 hotsprings; 158 boreholes;
18 rotary holes; 37 potential areas |
2002 |
none |
all scales |
EMPR/PTB |
|
Surficial Geology (1:5M) |
Polygon |
1446 |
1995 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan/GSC |
|
Earthquakes (last 5 years) |
Points |
15717 |
April 2006 |
URL Link to
Earthquakes Canada |
all scales |
NRCan |
|
Topography (1:6M, 2M, 1M, 250K, 50K, 20K resolution; Colour Contours, TRIM Contours, Roads, Rail, Rivers, Lakes, Glaciers, Coast, Bathymetry, Aquifers), Rivers with Reports |
Points, Polygon, Line |
very large;
7000 TRIM maps;
1122 aquifers |
variable; TRIM 1996 |
some downloads |
variable scales for different resolutions |
MAL;
MOE;
NRCan;
CMN |
|
Geographic Locations (Map Grids, UTM Grid, Gazetteer, Municipalities) |
Point, Line, Polygon |
41,500 |
1998 |
some grid downloads |
all scales |
MAL |
|
Administration Areas (First Nations, Parks, Forestry, LRMP areas, Regional Districts, Mining Divisions) |
Polygon |
multiple |
variable |
none |
all scales |
EMPR; MAL; MOF |
| Federal Electoral Boundaries (Metadata) |
Polygon |
35 polygons |
Nov. 2004 |
link to Elections Canada |
all scales |
Elections Canada |
|
Climate Stations
Hydrometric Stations
Water Quality |
Point |
395 active, 1780 inactive
443 hydrometric
41 water quality |
2003 |
link to ClimHydro |
all scales |
Environment Canada |
|
Wildlife Layers: Wildlife Habitat Area, Ungulate Winter Range and Guide Outfitter Areas. |
Polygon |
100% |
2006 |
reports |
<1M |
MOE; |
|
DEM Shaded Relief |
Raster image |
100% |
1999 |
none |
all scales, 300K, 1M |
MAL; |
|
LandSat |
Raster image |
100% |
1999 |
none |
all scales, 300K, 1M |
MAL; NRCan/CCRS |
|
Aeromagnetics
Geophysical Surveys |
Raster image |
85% |
variable |
none |
all scales, 300K, 1M |
NRCan/GDC |
|
Gravity |
Raster image |
100% |
1999 |
none |
all scales |
NRCan/GDC |
|
Orthophotos (1-metre pixel) |
Raster image |
75% |
2007 |
none |
all scales, 10K, 50K |
BC Orthophotos;
McElhanney |
|
*Abbreviations: EMPR=BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; GSB=BC Geological Survey Branch; MTB=Mineral Titles Branch; PLB=Petroleum Lands Branch; OGC=Oil & Gas Commission; MAL=BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands; MOE=Ministry of Environment; MOF=Ministry of Forests and Range; NRC=Natural Resources Canada; GSC=Geological Survey of Canada; CCRS=Canada Centre for Remote Sensing; GDC=Geophysical Data Centre; CMN=Community Mapping Network (SHIM - Sensitive Habitat Inventory and Mapping) | |
