AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Limited Entry Hunting Survey Estimates 1984 to 2024

The Limited Entry Hunting (LEH) Survey Estimates dataset provides a summary of LEH hunting activity based on the LEH survey. The data is summarized by year, species, and [LEH hunt code](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/50555048-1ab7-4f50-bb4a-8b8142f0cba5) and is presented at the [LEH Hunt Area](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/72997ada-2909-4080-a53c-9cc142036d1a) level.

Tags: LEH, LEH zone, Wildlife, big game, harvest questionnaire, hunter survey, hunting, hunting opportunity, limited entry hunt
Organization: Wildlife
Air Quality and Climate Monitoring: Unverified Hourly Air Quality and Meteorological Data

Unverified raw hourly air pollutant monitoring and meteorological data collected by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. These data sets contain **air quality data from 2025 to the most recent hourly readings** and **meteorological data from 2023 to the most recent hourly readings** from air quality monitoring stations across B.C, up to the latest hour in Pacific Standard Time (PST).  This does not include data originating from Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts.  For current conditions for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts please visit https://gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/air/  

This data is not quality-assured.  Historical quality-assured air data is available here:
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/77eeadf4-0c19-48bf-a47a-fa9eef01f409

Please subscribe using the following link if you want to receive the updates on the datasets: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/air-land-water/air/air-quality/current-air-quality-data

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##### Data files are available for: #####

#### Current Air Quality Data:  
* Air Quality Health Index (Learn more about this index: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/bcairquality/readings/aqhi-table.xml)
* Carbon monoxide (CO) in parts per million (ppm)  
* Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and Total reduced sulfur (TRS) in ppb  
* Nitric oxide (NO) in parts per billion (ppb)  
* Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in ppb  
* Sulfur dioxide (SO2) in ppb  
* Ground-level ozone (O3) in ppb  
* PM2.5 (particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less) in micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3)  
* PM10 (particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometres or less) in ug/m3  
* THC (total hydrocarbons) in ppm
#### Current Meteorological Data:  
* Air Temperature (TEMP) in degrees Celsius (°C)  
* Relative Humidity (HUMIDITY) in percent (%)  
* Wind Speed (WSPD) in meters per second (m/s)  
* Wind Direction (WDIR) in degrees from true north/azimuth (°)  
* Precipitation (PRECIP) in millimeters (mm)  
* Snow depth (SNOW) in centimeters (cm)  
* Barometric Pressue (PRESSURE) in kilopascals (kPA) or millibars (mb)  
* Water Vapor Pressure (VAPOUR) in kilopascals (kPA) or millibars (mb)  

#### Monitoring Locations
* Locations of all current and historical air and meteorological stations including Latitude and Longitude


Tags: air pollution, air quality, environmental monitoring, environmental reporting, meteorological
Organization: Environmental Monitoring and Analysis Branch
Property Transfer Tax Data 2025

Property transfer tax (PTT) data relating to market transactions within the province. For more information regarding Property Transfer Tax (PTT) see our [website](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=B6F43B3AAE394299B03B1F777747A36F). This data-set contains the information obtained from the 2024 market transactions.

Municipalities with one to four transactions will be noted as Not Releasable (nr) as they do not meet the minimum amount of five transactions within the geographic location. If a Regional District has municipalities with fewer than five transactions those numbers for all affected municipalities will also be Not Releasable.


Tags: Additional Transfer Tax, BC, British Columbia, Housing, PTT, Property Transfer Tax, Tax, additional tax, foreign buyers tax, foreign ownership, taxation
Organization: Property Taxation
Metadata for Shelter and Homeless Outreach Private Market Rent Supplements

Nov 2017 to Dec 2024 - metadata for HIFIS BC client data - Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS).  Includes all clients with shelter stays or rent supplements from inception of HIFIS in November 2017.

If you are a researcher and want to work with us to help make BC programs and services better, apply to use this dataset and don't hesitate to ask questions here: https://dpdd.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2

Tags: HIFIS, Homeless, Rent, Shelter, Subsidy, Supplement
Organization: Data Innovation Program (DIP)
Child Care Map

The Child Care Map (Map of ministry-funded Child Care Providers in BC) is an on-line resource to assist you in searching for ministry-funded licensed child care in your community by city, address and licence type. New child care facilities are added to the Child Care Map as they become operational. The downloadable dataset is available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/4cc207cc-ff03-44f8-8c5f-415af5224646).

Tags: IMF, ccf, child care, facilities, family, group care, infant, kindergarten, preschool, school age, service, sites registry, toddler
Organization: Information Management - CFD
Oregon Spotted Frog - Web Viewer - South Coast SBOT

The Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool (SBOT) is a visualization and assessment tool to clarify and communicate baseline information and stewardship objectives for priority resource values. Currently, the tool is developed for the South Coast Region. The intent of the tool is to assess the current, past and future state of stewardship objectives to support operational, tactical and strategic management decisions for these priority resource values.

The Oregon Spotted Frog (OSF) is a cryptic aquatic specialist whose Latin name, Rana pretiosa, translates to “Precious Frog". This frog is found in water year-round, though it will occasionally use riparian habitats. Preferred habitat is shallow marsh wetland but this species also makes its home in ditches, sloughs, and flooded agricultural fields. Oregon Spotted Frogs are critically endangered in Canada as they are found in only 6 watersheds, all in the Lower Fraser Valley. They are also at-risk throughout their U.S. range where they have been extirpated from California, are declining in Oregon, and have been listed as threatened in Washington. Protection and recovery actions are a high priority in B.C. for this species which is threatened by habitat destruction, invasive species, and modifications to hydrology and wetland habitats. More information is available at www.preciousfrog.ca

## Data used in the Oregon Spotted Frog SBOT:
Augumentation by Lifestages - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/65f8180c-ff11-41f3-90a6-779dc06a6cdb  
Augumentation by Population - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/6cc54c04-0017-4fa4-9eeb-98973dadc093  
Critical Habitats on Federal Lands - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/27793206-76aa-412f-8a54-83fba976e141  
Critical Habitats on Non-Federal Lands - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bb7afaa5-806b-4f27-b1b2-ef5670a6d62c  
OSF Habitats - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bbe5812f-4d38-4eac-82ec-7306a3df3d08  
OSF Hotspots - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/07dbb89d-a5e5-4d71-9d97-331a59d1ecf4  
OSF Range - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/aa0379ff-a574-4cf0-8772-297e87289416  
OSF Recovery Habitats - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/83d72fa7-66ab-465e-bfa9-198274b2483c  
OSF Survival Habitats - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/9d4cac2c-5d1d-4742-8c8e-82525183097f  
Population Historic Location - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/819c6470-921c-4a4c-a28f-b9f9a0f88e60

Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, British Columbia, Canada, OSF, Oregon Spotted Frog, SBOT, Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool, Web Viewer
Organization: GeoBC – Geospatial Services
Grizzly Bear - Web Viewer - South Coast SBOT

The Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool (SBOT) is a visualization and assessment tool to clarify and communicate baseline information and stewardship objectives for priority resource values. Currently, the tool is developed for the South Coast Region. The intent of the tool is to assess the current, past and future state of stewardship objectives to support operational, tactical and strategic management decisions for these priority resource values.

B.C. supports approximately 15,000 grizzly bears, which represents a quarter of the North American population, including Alaska. Grizzly bears historically occurred throughout B.C., except for some coastal islands, but are considered extirpated from much of southwest and south-central B.C. as well as the Peace Lowlands. Grizzly bears are wide-ranging, opportunistic omnivores with low reproductive and dispersal rates. Average multi-year adult female home ranges in B.C. are between 50 and 400 km2 with smaller home ranges in higher productivity habitats. Male home ranges are larger, ranging from 500-2,000 km2 with high variation, and overlapping with several females. A British Columbia Grizzly Bear Species Account (in revision) summarizes information on grizzly bear biology, ecology and status in B.C.

## Data used in the Grizzly Bear SBOT:  
Bear Areas (km2) by Density Code Unit - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/db0deb39-5c05-4233-a3ad-a5dbe3249960  
Bear Density (Bears/1000km2) - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/82fd015a-e709-407d-b78d-2686f59823cc  
Broad Ecosystem Inventory (BEI) Suitability - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/8331463f-e893-4d99-90b0-564e8e4ee75e  
Core Security Areas - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/8b222302-f5bf-4405-be50-af0d540e417a   
Ecosection Biogeoclimatic Variant Capability - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/94bd3fdf-2e1b-46a8-85ca-cd4c98b09691  
Front Country and Back Country and Encounter Class - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/613198d4-9831-4d11-9b91-6f5f2f20380b  
Grizzly Bear Density Units (DU) - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e561395e-767a-47a7-a95b-ef3ebb5528f6  
Grizzly Bear Population Units (GBPU) - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/39b7ebb5-92ef-4d2a-a2b8-124403fa3638  
Grizzly Bear WHA - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/b19ff409-ef71-4476-924e-b3bcf26a0127  
Land Designation - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/a0d053c0-1f7a-4716-9a2a-ff7c1986564d  
Landscape Units - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/11277e35-d8be-47e4-bb1f-c38e393179c6   
Number of Bears by Density Code Unit - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/a5145468-2b29-4de2-a921-706a29043b6f  
Road Density Open roads and utilities - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/1d06dc47-48e3-4b57-a345-6c9dd580e6d7  


Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, British Columbia, Canada, Grizzly Bear, SBOT, Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool, Web Viewer
Organization: Regional Operations - South Coast
Roosevelt Elk - Web Viewer - South Coast SBOT

The Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool (SBOT) is a visualization and assessment tool to clarify and communicate baseline information and stewardship objectives for priority resource values. Currently, the tool is developed for the South Coast Region. The intent of the tool is to assess the current, past and future state of stewardship objectives to support operational, tactical and strategic management decisions for these priority resource values.

Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti) are the largest subspecies of North American elk and range in BC throughout Vancouver Island and portions of the South Coast Region (Shackleton 1999). As the largest ungulate in their range, Roosevelt elk serve an important ecological role as prey for top predators such as gray wolves (Canis lupus) and cougars (Puma concolor), and as large browsers that influence plant phenology and successional pathways in their habitats. Roosevelt elk are important to First Nations, who are keenly interested in expanding their traditional use of the species.

##Data used for Roosevelt Elk SBOT:

Elk Population Units -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7cfdf4a8-5a44-4e89-a02d-b81f10964631  
EPU Density Trends and Risk -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/23510a97-ad4b-4a15-bb8d-773fdd81fd9e  
Habitat Capability Living in Grow Season Raster Tile -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/8a4b4227-3024-4e86-9629-4f81769dc8db  
Habitat Capability Living in Winter Raster Tile -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/9ba39e8e-51ac-4818-ae09-a22a40b47b55  
Habitat Objectives -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/5cb3c9d6-d037-4fdd-bc17-0f1c2a108ef6  
Habitat Suitability Living in Grow Less Suitable -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/30bb9d8d-0b12-4510-bac2-91ed7ba070e7  
Habitat Suitability Living in Winter Less Suitable -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f371a0ad-c669-443d-9f72-f71b1265183b  
Harvest Allocation -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/c64396c2-1221-4d1c-9cff-f8617b8c9e94  
Protected Lands -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/b290d7a4-ccc0-4bda-a93b-d4647d023f10  
Resultant -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e5dc1677-3090-4327-9ef4-71dcb515b764  
Resultant Summary -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f03c3aa2-26d7-4f3b-beb6-52d118655d3b  
Seral Stage Raster Tile -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/b3c500c1-729b-45ad-8954-e53de650664f  
Timber Harvesting Land Base -  https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/c89c77ba-b3f0-4b4d-a0a3-280a5f54b95a  
Elk population survey - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/19345ed4-0de9-4c81-88cf-dcacd3753edb  
Elk harvest utilization by year - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/a7ae19c9-1691-40e7-b96b-727061f27f97
Elk population abundance - https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/roosevelt-elk-population-abundance-2013-to-2023-south-coast-sbot





Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, British Columbia, Canada, Roosevelt Elk, SBOT, Stewardship Baseline Objective Tool, Web Viewer
Organization: Regional Operations - South Coast
Community Census Subdivisions

BC community place names, associated with their 7-digit CSD codes for a particular census year.  Some of these places are incorporated, in which case the community name and the census subdivision name for the associated CSD code will be the same.  Others are unincorporated communities with no official boundaries, in which the CSD code is the code for the census subdivision in which the community is located.

Tags: community, economy
Organization: Connected Communities Branch
Provincial Timber Harvesting Land Base (THLB) by Timber Supply Area (TSA)

This dataset is a compilation of the most recent Timber Harvesting Land Base (THLB) datasets produced for each Timber Supply Area (TSA) in the province through the Timber Supply Review (TSR)  process. 

The THLB is an estimate of the land where timber harvesting is considered both acceptable and economically feasible, given the objectives for all relevant forest values, existing timber quality, market values and applicable technology. It is a theoretical, strategic-level estimate used for timber supply analysis and could include areas that may never be harvested or may exclude areas that will be harvested.  

A THLB dataset is created for a given TSA upon the completion of a TSR by the provincial Chief Forester.  The THLB best reflects the final conditions decided upon by the Chief Forester in determining the Annual Allowable Cut (AAC) for a given unit. 


**NOTE** THLB data for most area-based tenures (i.e. Tree Farm Licenses, Woodlots, Community Forests Agreements and First Nation Woodland Licenses) are NOT included in this dataset.  Some area-based tenures that have been established within areas that were previously part of a TSA may show the THLB used for the most recent TSR. 

Tags: THLB, TSA, TSR, Timber Harvesting, Timber Supply Review
Organization: Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
Roosevelt Elk - Harvest Utilization by year

Roosevelt Elk harvest utilization by year for the South Coast region. Based on Limited Entry Hunt (LEH) information. Broken down by maximum allowable harvest, annual allowable harvest and total harvest for Bulls and Antlerless Elk.

Tags: British Columbia, Canada, Elk, LEH, Limited Entry hunt, Resultant, Roosevelt Elk, SBOT, South Coast, Stewardship Baseline Objectives Tool
Organization: Regional Operations - South Coast
British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The Province of British Columbia prepares the [British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory](http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=50B908BE85E0446EB6D3C434B4C8C106). British Columbia Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions are attributed to five defined sectors following the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). In addition, emissions are categorized by Canadian Economic Sectors. This dataset contains the B.C. GHG emissions for different GHG source categories in megatonnes (mt CO2e) from 1990 to 2020 published in 2022. The list and structure of emission sources is based on the [National GHG Inventory Report (NIR) prepared by Environment Canada](http://www.ec.gc.ca/ges-ghg/default.asp?lang=En&amp;n=83A34A7A-1). However, there are some differences between emission levels reported in the B.C. GHG Inventory and the NIR, as B.C. includes some emissions not included in the NIR and recalculates emission totals for several sources. Details can be found in the [British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Provincial Inventory Methodology](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/download/E7DBDA71B8FA4ED19B64BBCD9C749BB6). Archived British Columbia Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory data are available [here](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/7ec1a555-122e-4173-9536-1731dfd63b5c).

Tags: GHG, PIR, afforestation, carbon, climate change, co2, deforestation, emissions, energy, fuel, greenhouse gas, industrial, inventory, provincial, report, reporting, stateofenvironment, transportation, waste
Organization: Climate Action Secretariat
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information (TEI) Detailed Polygons with Short Table Attribute Table

STE_TEI_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SP contains Terrestrial Ecosystem Information (TEI) polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the RISC (Resource Inventory Standards Committee) standard attributes. These describe the physical and biological characteristics of ecosystems at a landscape level. TEI currently includes Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM), Predictive Ecosystem Mapping (PEM), Sensitive Ecosystems Inventory (SEI), Terrain Mapping (TER) and Soil Mapping (SOIL). Mapping methods include manual air photo interpretation and modeling supported by limited field checking.    

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 ecosystem 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
Provincial Electoral District Voting Areas - Gazetted 12/23/2015

An area containing up to 700 registered voters. Each electoral district is divided into voting areas that are used to assign voters to voting places.
(Election Act, s. 1, 80)

These voting areas have been used in the following electoral events: 2016 Coquitlam-Burke Mountain by-election, 2016 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant by-election.

To adopt to changing demographics pursuant to section 80 of the Election Act, the boundaries of the voting areas of the Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral districts have been adjusted in this dataset since the last gazette date.

Tags: Elections BC, Electoral Boundaries, PED, Redistribution, Voting Areas
Organization: Elections BC
Provincial Electoral District Voting Areas - Gazetted 02/23/2017

An area containing up to 700 registered voters. Each electoral district is divided into voting areas that are used to assign voters to voting places.
(Election Act, s. 1, 80)

These voting areas were used in the 2017 Provincial General Election, the 2018 Kelowna West By-Election, the 2019 Nanaimo By-Election and the 2020 Provincial General Election.

Tags: Elections BC, Electoral Boundaries, PED, Redistribution, Voting Areas
Organization: Elections BC
Provincial Electoral District Voting Areas - Gazetted 09/27/2012

An area containing up to 400 registered voters. Each electoral district is divided into voting areas that are used to assign voters to voting places.
(Election Act, s. 1, 80)

These voting areas were used in the 2013 General Election.

To adapt to changing demographics, pursuant to section 80 of the Election Act, the voting area boundaries within the electoral districts of British Columbia have been adjusted in this dataset since the last gazette date.

Tags: Elections BC, Electoral Boundaries, PED, Redistribution, Voting Areas
Organization: Elections BC
EDVA Conversion Tables

These tables provide the conversion of voting areas (VAs) updated as a result of a provincial redistribution.

Each voting area is shown with the three character electoral district code followed by the numeric voting area code (e.g. CHC009 is voting area 009 in the Chilliwack electoral district).

The VA conversions are provided for the province as a whole, together with a separate worksheet for each ED indicated by the ED’s code (e.g. ABM for Abbotsford-Mission) on the worksheet tab.  There may be more than one VA geographically associated with each VA.




Tags: Elections BC, Electoral Boundaries, Redistribution, Voting Areas
Organization: Elections BC
Electoral district voting area to municipal boundary conversion table

This dataset contains a conversion table of provincial electoral district voting areas and local government administrative areas in British Columbia.

A voting area is a defined geographic area within an electoral district. Voting areas are assigned to voting places in order to facilitate the administration of elections. (Election Act, s. 1, 80)

When creating voting area boundaries Elections BC tries to follow municipal boundaries, but in some cases, voting areas will split a municipal boundary to satisfy administrative requirements.

There are two tables attached to this record. 

A conversion table of voting areas that were gazetted on 2017/02/23 and were used in the 2017 Provincial General Election, the 2018 Kelowna West By-Election, 2019 Nanaimo By-Election, the 2020 Provincial General Election, the 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and Surrey South By-Elections, and the 2023 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Langford-Juan de Fuca By-Elections.

A conversion table of voting areas that were gazetted on 2024/09/19 that will be used for the 2024 Provincial General Election scheduled for October 19, 2024.

Tags: Elections BC, Electoral Districts, Local Governments, Voting Areas, municipalities
Organization: Elections BC