AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) Detailed Polygons with Short Attribute Table - 50k Spatial View

STE_TEM_50K_POLYS_SVW contains Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the RISC (Resource Inventory Standards Committee) standard attributes completed at a scale of 1 to 50,000 or smaller (i.e. 1 to 100,000). TEM divides the landscape into units according to a variety of ecological features including climate, physiography, surficial material, bedrock geology, soils and vegetation. TEM methods include manual air photo interpretation supported by selective field checking. This layer is derived from the STE_TEI_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SP layer by filtering on the PROJECT_TYPE and PROJECT_MAP_SCALE attributes. Project types include: TEM, NEM, TEMNSS, NEMNSS, TEMPRE, NEMPRE, TEMSEI, TEMSET, TEMTSM, TEMWHR, TEMSDM, TEMPRW, NEMPRW, and TEMSEW. Project map scale equals 50000.

Current version:

v11 (published on 2024-10-03)

Previous versions:

v10 (published on 2023-11-14), v9 (published on 2023-03-01), v8 (published on 2016-09-01)


Tags: BGC, Canada, DTEIF, Drainage, PEM, SEI, STE, STEWI, TEIS, TEM, TER, TSM, WHR, biogeoclimatic, bioterrain, bioterrain mapping, describing terrestrial ecosystems, ecology, ecosystem, ecosystem mapping, ecosystem modelling, erosion, landslide, predictive ecosystem mapping, sedimentation, sensitive ecosystem, sensitive ecosystems inventory, slope stability, soil, terrain, terrain and ecosystems, terrain mapping, terrain stability, terrain stability mapping, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, wildlife habitat rating, wildlife inventory
Organization: Knowledge Management
Base Map Online Store

Provides for the ordering and purchasing of TRIM positional data, TRIM gridded DEMs, hillshades, orthophotos, raster topographic maps, and air photos.

Tags: BMOS, Base Map Online Store, DEM, TRIM, aerial imagery, air photo, air photo centers, air photo centroids, air photo flightlines, base map, basemap, hillshade, maps, orthophoto, raster map, raster topographic map, topographic
Organization: GeoBC Branch
BC Geographic Warehouse Data Retirement or Replacement Notifications

Listing of retired datasets from the BC Geographic Warehouse (BCGW). The Data Custodians are ultimately responsible for the data lifecycle of their data, which includes but is not limited to the update, maintenance, accuracy, licensing and the decision to retire their data. 

Tags: BCGW, NOD, NOI, Notice, databc, deprecated, retirement, superseded
Organization: Data Systems and Services (DataBC)
Base Map Online Store - Maps and Orthos Search

Application for the discovery and purchase of TRIM Positional Data, TRIM Gridded DEMs, Hillshades, Orthophotos, Raster Topographic Maps, and various other vector map products.

- [Orthophoto Tile Polygons]( https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/60d873d3-2e91-4c56-8e30-e5cb2872d1f8)
- [Orthophoto Tile Points]( https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/baa4c192-0924-459b-8902-4e49ddbdcb4a)
- [Orthophoto Coverage]( https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/00a6c533-6efd-4d07-ada3-1400ac68eb06)

Tags: BMOS, Base Map Online Store, DEM, TRIM, base map, basemap, hillshade, maps, ortho, orthomosaic, orthophoto, raster map, raster topographic map, topographic
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Base Map Online Store - Air Photo Search

Application for the discovery and purchase of photos from the British Columbia aerial photography inventory.

 - [Airphoto Centroids](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/0af7544c-f2ad-4553-bb37-889c94d4c571)
 - [Airphoto Flightlines](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7128fcf6-af43-465e-be17-9d5e7ac38d5f)

Tags: BMOS, Base Map Online Store, aerial imagery, air photo, air photo centers, air photo centroids, air photo flightlines, basemap
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Coastal Resource Information Management System (CRIMS) -  Coastal Resource Map Viewer

The **Coastal Resource Map Viewer** provides maps displaying **CRIMS** data such as biological resources, marine industries, shoreline types, and expected shoreline habitats for use in coastal planning and marine response activities.

Coastal and marine biological resources include:
* Eelgrass
* Kelp

* Clams

* Fish bearing rivers

* Fishing areas

* Bird distribution 

The maps are available as PDF files and cover the entire coastline of British Columbia.  They are provided as a quick reference for locating coastal resources; however, they are not meant to be a replacement for the source data provided by CRIMS. Users performing marine response activities should always refer to the source databases for more detailed information.

Source information can be utilized through the [**CRIMS application**](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1c6fdab6-6593-4aee-8a0a-dd85a5d7077a).

Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, CRIMS, Coastal Resource Information Management System, PDF, coastal, coastal data
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Coastal Resource Information Management System (CRIMS)

Coordinate your next kayaking trip with the Humpback Whale migratory route and conveniently located campsites. Learn where you can spot a bald eagle or blue heron. This interactive map provides data that brings the coast of BC to your fingertips.

The **Coastal Resource Information Management System (CRIMS)** is an online, interactive map for viewing coastal and marine data of British Columbia. It contains a wide variety of coast and marine resources, including aquaculture, shoreline classification, selected fisheries information, and offshore oil and gas information.

The development of CRIMS is no longer ongoing. Additional layers are not currently being added, and there are no plans for subsequent releases of the application with new layers or further enhancements.

PDF map files displaying CRIMS data can be accessed through the [**Coastal Resource Map Viewer**](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/9437bf20-cacb-4392-ae8a-88063dd50fdf).


Tags: coastal, marine, resource
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Mineral Deposit Profiles

Mineral Deposit Profiles provide brief summaries of the types of mineral deposits found in British Columbia. They include descriptions of host rocks, mineralogy, alteration, tectonic setting, associations, genetic models, and exploration guides, and give typical examples with grades and tonnages. Of the 160 profiles for metal, coal deposits and industrial minerals, 120 profile descriptions are in a compiled Geofile 2020-11.

Tags: coal deposits, compilation, deposit type, industrial mineral deposits, metallic mineral deposits, mineral deposit classification, mineral deposit descriptions, mineral deposit models, mineral deposit profiles, mineral deposits
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Geology Faults

Geology faults are part of the British Columbia Digital Geology, which is the data source used for the seamless province-wide, up-to-date, and detailed bedrock geology. The bedrock geology integrates all details of compilations from 1:50,000 to 1:250,000. The data is maintained by a geospatial frame data model with techniques used to simplify the integration process and shorten the time frame from field mapping, compilation, integration, to data delivery. Geology faults with the related data sets, Bedrock Geology and Quaternary Alluvium and Cover, are displayed on MapPlace and MapPlace 2 and is available for download in shapefile and GeoPackage formats.

Tags: bedrock geology, digital geology, fault, geology faults
Organization: BC Geological Survey
BC Annual Metal Shipments from 1858 Onwards

British Columbia annual metal shipments and values are presented for years from 1858 to 2019. The table shows annual production shipments and values for copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, lead and zinc. The data are primarily from Natural Resources Canada.  This also includes annual placer gold shipments and values recorded by the Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation for the same term.

Tags: annual metal production, annual production, annual value, copper, gold, lead, metal shipment, metal value, molybdenum, placer, placer gold, silver, zinc
Organization: BC Geological Survey
BC Annual Construction Aggregate Production from 1930 Onwards

British Columbia annual construction aggregate production and values are presented for years from 1930 to 2019. The table shows construction aggregate annual production and values for sand and gravel and crushed stone. The data are from British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, and Natural Resources Canada.

Tags: annual production, annual value, construction aggregate, crushed rock, crushed stone, gravel, sand
Organization: BC Geological Survey
BC Annual Industrial Minerals Production from 1904 Onwards

British Columbia annual industrial minerals production and values are presented for key commodities for the years from 1904 to 2019. The table shows industrial minerals annual production and values for asbestos, barite, cement, clay products, gemstones (jade), graphite, gypsum, lime, magnesitic dolomite, peat, pumice, quartz, soapstone, talc, sulphur, and zeolite. The data are from British Columbia Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation and Natural Resources Canada. 

Tags: annual production, annual value, asbestos, barite, cement, clay product, gemstone, graphite, gypsum, industrial mineral, jade, lime, magnesitic dolomite, peat, pumice, quartz, soapstone, sulphur, talc, zeolite
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Mineral Assessment Reports (ARIS) Search

Would you like to know more about the history of mining in BC? Or are you a prospector looking for gold and other treasures? Since 1947, BC has been keeping track of various mining, drilling and other exploration-related activities throughout the province. The Assessment Reports Indexing System (ARIS) makes all that data available to you. The BC Data Catalogue also has an ARIS Database entry with access to download the index of the the over 38,300 mineral assessment reports filed.

Tags: ARIS, Search, assessment, exploration results, geology, industrial mineral deposits, map, mineral, mineral exploration
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Isotopic Age Determinations for Rock Units

BCAge database contains all reported non-proprietary isotopic age determinations for bedrock units from British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Alaska. The database contains 7759 age determinations from 4828 rock samples, summarizing 622 published articles, theses or unpublished reports. The data is fully relational, and may be queried by the user on the basis absolute age (in Ma), location (NTS mapsheet, terrane polygon, or decimal lat-long, as specified by the user) or source (e.g. author, journal title, etc.). This data has also been integrated into MapPlace and is available as an MS Access database in BCGS Open File 2004-03.  This 2004 compilation is also available in a flat tabular format for ease of use.

A 2020 publication (BCGS GeoFile 2020-10) add 532 ages from 66 papers and reports from the BC Geological Survey, Geoscience BC, and external publications. The ages were determined using ten mineral-isotopic systems and six dating methods, predominantly U-Pb zircon. This release contains two CSV files and one Microsoft Access file. The CSV files, one for new data (new_age_2020.csv) the other for BCAge data (bc_age_2020.csv), were generated with simplicity, exchangeability, and GIS-readiness in mind. They contain sample location coordinates, age, and numerous other primary attributes. The Microsoft Access database file, which is available through the GF2020-10 publication link, includes entities, and relationships, and metadata.

Tags: age, age determinations, geochronologic database, geology, isotope, isotopic ages, rock, rock unit
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Bedrock Geology

British Columbia Digital Geology is the data source used for the seamless province-wide, up-to-date, and detailed bedrock geology. The bedrock geology is standardized with consistent stratigraphic code and geometries, and integrates all details of compilations from 1:50,000 to 1:250,000. The latest release (Open File 2017-8) is maintained by a geospatial frame data model, which consists of attributed geological contacts and faults as linework, and outcrops or centroids as points attributed with bedrock information. Techniques are used to simplify the integration process and shorten the timeframe from field mapping, compilation, integration, to data delivery. The release also contains: tables for geological units and colours; ESRI layer files containing bedrock colour symbols; and a map of British Columbia illustrating the suggested colour theme for the bedrock polygons.  Related data sets are Geology Faults and Quaternary Alluvium and Cover.  Bedrock Geology is interactive with other geoscience data on MapPlace and MapPlace 2 and is available for download in shapefile format.

Tags: bedrock geology, digital geology, faults, geology map, lithology, lithostratigraphy
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Regional Geochemical Stream Water Sampling

Stream water samples are collected as part of the Regional Geochemical Survey (RGS) program, which covers over 80% of British Columbia. An additional 4332 stream and lake water samples were analyzed by ICP-MS, ICP-ES and other methods  for trace and minor elements in NTS map areas 082M, 093C/D/F/K/L/M, 094L/M, 103A, 104A/H/J/P.  The data provides the elements found in the water sample as well as the test method, the detection limit and the original source.  The data is available for download and viewing at the BC Geological Survey website.

Tags: RGS, digital data, geochemistry, geology, mineral exploration, mineral potential, regional geochemical survey, stream geochemistry, water geochemistry, water sampling
Organization: BC Geological Survey
COALFILE Database

COALFILE documents a collection of 1029 Coal Assessment Reports, which describe exploration and development activity on coal dating from 1990. Many of the reports have been submitted by exploration companies in compliance with the Coal Act. Coal assessment reports have a confidential status for three years from the date of submission. Specific types of information are kept confidential indefinitely; described in detail in Section 2 of the Regulation. The collection also has an additional 196 reports of the Hat Creek area from BC Hydro and the Ministry Library. The information contained in COALFILE is stored as a relational database (MS Access) and includes spatial data for 15,539 boreholes, 546 bulk samples, 3645 trenches, over 5500 maps, and 1924 links to MINFILE. These data are available for download and viewing in MapPlace. All the off-confidential coal assessment reports are downloadable in .pdf with additional digital data as .zip files where available (borehole geophysics, borehole collar information, LiDAR). A search engine leads clients to a summary page for each coal exploration report which describes the data therein and links to the report and data files. The reports, boreholes, bulk samples, and trenches are spatially displayed on MapPlace.

Tags: COALFILE, MINFILE, assessment reports, borehole, bulk samples, coal, data, maps, trench
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Aggregate Inventory 1996

This database of private aggregate pits in British Columbia was compiled in 1996 as part of the BC Geological Survey Branch's Aggregate Inventory Project.  In this compilation, private pits were considered to be only those natural aggregate occurrences for which an application by an operator for a Notice of Work had been received and subsequently issued by the Ministry of Employment and Investment.  All other pits, including public pits operated by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, are not included. Information about each pit in the database file includes its location (both latitude/longitude and UTM coordinates), NTS map sheet number, Notice of Work file number and status (active/inactive) and the type of landform hosting the pit.  The inventory can be viewed on the MapPlace Aggregate Potential Maps

Tags: BC, aggregate, aggregate inventory
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) Detailed Polygons with Short Attribute Table - 20k Spatial View

STE_TEM_20K_POLYS_SVW contains Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the RISC (Resource Inventory Standards Committee) standard attributes completed at a scale of 1 to 20 000. TEM divides the landscape into units according to a variety of ecological features including climate, physiography, surficial material, bedrock geology, soils and vegetation. TEM methods include manual air photo interpretation supported by selective field checking. This layer is derived from the STE_TEI_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SP layer by filtering on the PROJECT_TYPE and PROJECT_MAP_SCALE attributes. Project types include: TEM, NEM, TEMNSS, NEMNSS, TEMPRE, NEMPRE, TEMSEI, TEMSET, TEMTSM, TEMWHR, TEMSDM, TEMPRW, NEMPRW, and TEMSEW. Project map scale equals 20000.

Current version:

v11 (published on 2024-10-03)

Previous versions:

v10 (published on 2023-11-14), v9 (published on 2023-03-01), v8 (published on 2016-09-01)

Tags: BGC, Canada, DTEIF, Drainage, PEM, SEI, STE, STEWI, TEIS, TEM, TER, TSM, WHR, biogeoclimatic, bioterrain, bioterrain mapping, describing terrestrial ecosystems, ecology, ecosystem, ecosystem mapping, ecosystem modelling, erosion, landslide, predictive ecosystem mapping, sedimentation, sensitive ecosystem, sensitive ecosystems inventory, slope stability, soil, terrain, terrain and ecosystems, terrain mapping, terrain stability, terrain stability mapping, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, wildlife habitat rating, wildlife inventory
Organization: Knowledge Management
Coal Ash Chemistry

Ash is the inorganic residue remaining after coal combusts. It is composed of oxides of the mineral content in the coal. Coal ash chemistry can have a significant influence on coke strength after reaction (CSR), an important measure of coking coal quality. Coals that were overlain by non-marine deposits (which includes most Canadian Rocky Mountain coals) generally have mineral assemblages that form ashes with low ratios of reactive oxides (i.e. Fe2O3, CaO, MgO, Na2O and K2O) to refractory oxides (i.e. SiO2, Al2O3 and TiO2), which favours good coke strength under blast furnace conditions. Coal ash chemistry is also used to predict slagging and fouling potential in the furnaces or kilns of all types of coals. This database compiles 484 ash chemistry analyses of British Columbia Rocky Mountain bituminous coals from public sources into a standardized relational format to facilitate its distribution and use.

Tags: Coal ash geochemistry database, Gates Formation, Gething Formation, Mist Mountain Formation, bituminous coal, coke strength after reation with CO2, coking coal quality
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Ice-flow indicator compilation

Building on previous ice-flow indicator compilations for British Columbia, this map and database illustrate major ice-flow directions for the Canadian sector of the Cordilleran ice sheet during the Late Pleistocene. The data were derived from published and unpublished surficial geology, terrain, and glacial feature maps. Because field data are sparse in the area ~ 300 km south of the British Columbia -Yukon border, new data were generated using digital stereo airphotos, digital derived-stereo orthophoto mosaics, and digital derived-stereo Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre (SPOT) imagery. The raw data are integrated into a single database; no attempt was made to reconcile cases where data from different sources conflict. The integrated database is published as BCGS Open File 2016-04 and the 152,000 ice-flow directional features are displayed on MapPlace.

Tags: Cordilleran ice sheet, Late Pleistocene, bioterrain mapping, crag-and-tail, drift prospecting, drumlin, fluting, glacial features, groove, ice-flow directions, ice-flow indicators, striation, surficial geology
Organization: BC Geological Survey
MapPlace 2

MapPlace 2 serves the diverse needs of the mineral exploration industry, resource planners, public safety agencies, communities, First Nations, government, research organizations, and the general public. It builds on the success of the original MapPlace, which was created in 1995 and has a proven record of helping decision makers reduce the costs of accessing and analyzing geoscience data in British Columbia. 

The revamped MapPlace 2 is easier to use and has much improved functionality and performance. It can be used on either a Mac or a PC, does not require plug-ins, and works in most web browsers. MapPlace 2 allows visualizing and querying province-wide geoscience data at exceptional speed and provides advanced applications to search, analyze, report, and download these data. 

MapPlace 2 embraces the most appropriate open-source software for rendering maps, integrating databases, and developing web applications. The real power of MapPlace 2 derives from databases that ‘talk’ to each other. This enables users to conduct queries and generate personalized results by connecting many data sources that are continuously updated.

BC Geological Survey Information Circular 2017-03 is available to introduce users to the new MapPlace 2 interface and provide a review of how the basic tools function and what datasets are available. A series of scenario-based exercises teach users how to get the most out of MapPlace 2 by doing drills and actions designed to reinforce the basic MapPlace 2 functions and some of its more advanced features. 

Tags: MapPlace, MapPlace 2, assessment reports, bedrock geology, geochemistry, geophysics, geoscience data, geospatial, ice-flow indicators, mineral tenure, surficial geology, till geochemistry, web map, web service
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Assessment Report-Sourced Surface Sediment Geochemical Sample (ARSSG) database

This database contains assessment report-source surface sediment geochemical (ARSSG) data (e.g. soil, silt, stream sediment, and till) mainly from the Interior Plateau, and includes location coordinates, sampling parameters and notes, laboratory information, sample preparation methods, and analytical methods. Containing information from about 120 assessment reports, the database includes results from more than 34,000 samples, with 1,446,000 determinations from 13 laboratories. The data are provided as a GeoPackage, which can be imported directly into most GIS, and as a set of CSV files. A May 2020 update to the ARSSG database more than doubles the number of samples available to more than 108,000 samples, with 4,347,398 determinations, from 391 assessment reports. The November 2020 update brings the number of samples to 143,346 from 483 assessment reports.

Tags: ARIS, assessment reports, digitization, gechemical data, mineral assessment reports, sediment geochemistry, soil samples, till samples
Organization: BC Geological Survey
Property File Search

Property File is a collection of over 73,900 documents associated with mineral occurrences, donated by industry or individuals, or collected by British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) staff. These documents extend back over 150 years and include unpublished reports, theses, papers, field notes, company prospectuses, correspondence, hand-drawn maps, geology, geochemistry, geophysics, drilling data, claim maps, mine plans and photographs. The Property File Document Search application includes searches on the various collections, MINFILE No., Document No., Project, Title, Author, Map Sheet, and date. An index of the documents is available and displayed on MapPlace

Tags: drill core records, hand drawn maps, mine plans, mineral, mineral exploration, mining, photos, property file
Organization: BC Geological Survey