AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Recreation Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests Details and Closures - Fully Attributed

The data contained within this spatial layer is an amalgamation of information for trails, Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests derived from Forest Tenure Administration (FTA). The point is derived from the coordinates linked to each  recreation number example ( REC1567 ). That coordinate will identify either the trail head or the camping location or access  point to the area. Larger areas will be a central point to the polygon. http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/closures.aspx

Tags: FTA, Interpretive Forests, Recreation Reserve, Recreation Sites, forest, forest tenure, rec closure, recreation
Organization: Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Recreation Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests Details and Closures

The data contained within this spatial layer is an amalgamation of information for trails, Sites, Reserves, and Interpretive Forests derived from Forest Tenure Administration (FTA). The point is derived from the coordinates linked to each recreation number example ( REC1567 ). That coordinate will identify either the trail head or the camping location or access point to the area. Larger areas will be a central point to the polygon. http://www.sitesandtrailsbc.ca/closures.aspx

Tags: FTA, Interpretive Forests, Recreation Sites, forest, forest tenure, rec closure, recreation
Organization: Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Protected Lands Access Restrictions - Points

Protected Lands access restrictions include if a BC Park, Ecological Reserve, Protected Area, Recreation Area or Conservancy Area have access or use restrictions applied. This includes full closures, partial closures, if inaccessible, and restrictions/permits are required. This dataset also includes if campfires are permitted, prohibited or banned.

Tags: BC Parks, BC Parks Closures, British Columbia Parks, Closures, Conservancy, Ecological Reserves, Park Closures, Parks, Protected Area, Recreation Areas, access restrictions, bans, campfires, prohibited, restrictions
Organization: BC Parks
Notice of Work (NoW) - Permitted Mine Areas - Regional Mine - Public

This polygonal dataset represents authorized applications for a Mines Act permit known as a Permitted Mine Area (PMA). This dataset can be used in combination with the NoW point dataset which represents both applications for a Mines Act permit and issued authorizations for mining activities proposed in the application.   **The regional mine PMA dataset is not complete for all mine sites in BC. Review the data quality section for more information**

Point representation of NoW: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/fab53209-63be-4c61-8de4-3e3fceec4227

Applications for regional Mines Act permits are known as Notice of Work (NoW) applications. Regional mine permits are issued for mineral and coal exploration activities, sand and gravel production, quarry production, and placer mining.

Major mine permits are issued for producing mineral and coal mines. Permits are issued by the chief permitting officer under section 10 of the Mines Act and administered by the ministry.

**Regional mines include:**
* Exploration — mineral, coal, rock quarry, industrial mineral or dimension stone
* Sand and gravel — aggregate, rock or natural substances used for construction purposes
* Placer
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Most exploration and development activities require a permit under the Mines Act. 
A decision marks the end of the permitting process for a NoW application. The decision can either be to reject the application or to authorize the mining activities proposed in the NoW.
* For new NoW authorizations, a Mines Act permit is issued
* For an existing open Mines Act permit, the newly authorized mining activities are amended to the existing permit and the permit is re-issued
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Notice of Work categories include:  Notice of Work application type, Notice of Work application status.

**Notice of Work application type** 

Field: NOW_APPLICATION_TYPE_DESC (NW_APPTYPD) 
* Coal
* Mineral
* Placer Operations
* Quarry – Construction Aggregate
* Quarry – Industrial Mineral
* Sand and Gravel
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**Notice of Work application status**

Field: NOW_APPLICATION_STATUS_DESC (NW_APPSTAD)
* Approved – mining activities in the NoW application have been authorized
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**For the public view, please be aware that the ministry:**

* Removed the attribute value of closed permits in the PERMIT_STATUS_CODE_DESC (PMT_STD) field. These records will show as permit status is NULL (empty). 
* Only shows mine commodities of gold or jade/nephrite in the MINE_COMMODITY_DESC (MN_COMD) field. All other commodity values remain NULL (empty) 


Tags: EMLI, MPSD, Notice of Work, permitted mine area
Organization: Regional Operations
BC Wildfire Fire Locations - Current

Wildfire location points for the current fire season.  This includes both active and inactive fires. Data is supplied through various sources and is updated from the operational systems every 15 minutes.     These points are rolled over to Historical Fire Points on April 1 of each year.

Wildfire data may not reflect the most current fire situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Wildfire data is refreshed when practicable and individual fire update frequency will vary. The information is intended for general purposes only and should not be relied on as accurate because fires are dynamic and circumstances may change quickly.

Tags: emergency management, fire location, fire point, wildfire
Organization: BC Wildfire Service
Critical Habitat for federally-listed species at risk (secure)

This dataset displays the geographic areas within which critical habitat for species at risk listed on Schedule 1 of the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) occurs or is being considered in British Columbia. However, not all of the area within these boundaries is necessarily critical habitat. To precisely define what constitutes critical habitat for a particular species it is essential that this geo-spatial information be considered in conjunction with complementary information in a species’ recovery document. Recovery documents are available from the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html). The recovery documents contain important information about the interpretation of the geo-spatial information, especially regarding the biological and environmental features (“biophysical attributes”) that complete the definition of a species’ critical habitat.

If such data exist, this dataset will also contain the location of biophysical attributes of "final" or "proposed" critical habitat at a more detailed scale than is available in the recovery document posted on the Species at Risk Public Registry for species noted in the Province of British Columbia’s List of Species and Ecosystems Susceptible to Persecution or Harm: http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=24C3179F7D764A8F906DB352B98253D2.

This file does not include “final” critical habitat and “proposed” critical habitat for species that are not considered susceptible to persecution or harm. This dataset is available via http://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/critical-habitat-for-federally-listed-species-at-risk-posted-

This file includes data from the Pacific and Yukon regional branch of the Canadian Wildlife Service (Environment and Climate Change Canada). It does not include critical habitat identified by other regions within Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Critical habitat is defined in the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) as "the habitat that is necessary for the survival or recovery of a listed wildlife species and that is identified as the species’ critical habitat in the recovery strategy or action plan for the species". Critical habitat identification alone is not an automatic “protection” designation. Federal or non-federal laws or bylaws may be in place to provide protection. Note that the Province of B.C. considers recovery planning documents, including the identification of critical habitat by the federal government, as science advice only.

This data is shared with the Province of B.C. through the Canada-BC Agreement on Species at Risk. It is not to be distributed beyond the named users. If external parties request the data, refer them to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Note that Environment and Climate Change Canada may not be able to share all data that are requested.

Tags: Federal, critical habitat, endangered, species at risk, threatened
Organization: Environment Canada
BC Wildfire Bans and Prohibitions

BC Wildfire Prohibitions (fire bans) and restrictions are made under Sec 10, 11, 12 of the Wildfire Act.  Prohibitions and restrictions apply to all land described in the legal order. Municipalities regulate open fire within their boundaries.  This data does not show municipal prohibitions or restrictions, so please check with local municipality for any other restrictions before lighting any fire.

Tags: AGO, AGOL, ArcGIS Online, Prescribed Fire, Wildfire
Organization: BC Wildfire Service
BC Civil Forfeiture Office Notice of Possessory Interest

Under section 77 of the Civil Forfeiture Act (CFA), the Director of Civil Forfeiture is lawfully entitled to possession of the Property on this dataset.

A person who claims an interest in the Property may dispute this Notice of Interest by delivering a notice of dispute to the Director of Civil Forfeiture in accordance with section 78 of the CFA. A Notice of Dispute to a Notice of Possessory Interest form can be used and is found at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/civil-forfeiture-office/civil-forfeiture-process/possessory-interest

Tags: Possessory Interest, civil forfeiture
Organization: Civil Forfeiture Office
BC Data Catalogue Content

The BC Data Catalogue is the place to find B.C. Government data, applications and web services. Government ministries and many broader public sector agencies publish their data resources in the Catalogue.  This data can be used to make informed decisions and create opportunities for the benefit of all British Columbians.

Tags: bc data catalogue, bcdc, catalog content, catalogue, catalogue content, metadata, open data
Organization: Data Systems and Services (DataBC)
Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Priority Deferral Areas - Current View

****Use this layer for the <u>current view</u> of the Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Priority Deferral Areas.  It reflects updates to the original operational-scale version of the [Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) Priority Deferral Areas](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/5e257660-02ae-4f22-b861-4b2f53aefb4e), which was created in 2021, with any information received and reviewed through either the BCTS or [licensee field verification submission process](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=FA95ADB67F584002993F7DA235FF7179) or the [Harvested Areas of BC dataset](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/b1b647a6-f271-42e0-9cd0-89ec24bce9f7).

This dataset does not represent the supported old growth deferral areas that are currently being implemented. 

Updates based on the BCTS or licensee field verification submission process will include:
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  <li>Deletion of TAP Priority Deferral Areas as received and reviewed through the licensee/BCTS field verification submission process.</li>
  <li>Addition of Replacement Priority Old Forest Deferral Areas that meet the priority deferral criteria.</li>
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A location may consist of more than one priority deferral type.  Consult the spatial data fields ANCIENT_FOREST_IND, REMNANT_OLD_ECOSYS_IND, and PRIORITY_BIG_TREED_OG_IND to determine which Priority Old Forest Deferral Areas are designated Ancient Forest, Remnant Old Ecosystems and/or Priority Big-treed Old Growth.  For shapefiles use the fields: ANCIENT, REMNANT, PR_BIG.
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 For further information of the Priority Old Forest Deferral Area field verification process and criteria please visit the <a href="https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=FA95ADB67F584002993F7DA235FF7179">Priority Old Forest Deferral Area Field Verification</a> page.
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<a href="https://maps.gov.bc.ca/ess/hm/imap4m/?catalogLayers=9673,9674&scale=300000">Click here</a> to view data in iMapBC.

Tags: Current View, Designated Areas, Field Verification, OG, OGSR, Old Growth, Old Growth Management Area, Old Growth Strategic Review, TAP, Technical Advisory Panel
Organization: Provincial Stewardship Strategies and Planning
Provincial Fish Ranges - Watersheds

This file contains a representation of 3rd order watersheds developed for the 1:50,000 BC Watershed Atlas with each watershed polygon coded for occurrence of freshwater fish species (including anadromous salmon in their freshwater stages). The initial fish species codes for presence/absence in each watershed were derived from an GIS overlay of fish species occurrences within broadly defined fish regions for BC. This overlay of fish ranges describes the occurrences of fish species in 30 regions throughout the province. These broad species ranges were derived from McPhail and Carveth's 'Key to Freshwater Fish of BC' and refined further based on the most current expert opinion. Coding for watershed polygons based on this expert opinion was originally:  0= out of species range; 4 = core range; 5= introduced range; 6= peripheral range; 9= estuarine polygons only.  A further refinement of watershed fish species coding was developed from actual observations of fish species in the lakes and rivers of British Columbia. This data comes from a number of fish inventory sources. Watersheds with known records of occurrence for each fish species were consequently recoded as such: 4, 5, 6, 9 now equal '1' if a museum record, and, 4, 5, 6, 9 now equal '2' for a less reliable record, and, 0 now equals '8'. for an out-of range record

Tags: BC Watershed Atlas, distribution, fish presence, fish range, freshwater, watershed
Organization: Knowledge Management
Range Tenure Polygons

This spatial layer displays Range Tenures (grazing and hay cutting licence and permits) administered by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. A Range Tenure is an area of Crown rangeland where a Range Act tenure applies. Tenure holders access a defined amount of forage through grazing (measured in Animal Unit Months) or hay (tonnage). Range Tenures apply only to Crown Land. In some cases, digital boundaries may overlap Private Land but these lands are not part of the Grazing area (as described in the legal description). Grazing may overlap waterbodies during drawdown (also described legally in the Tenure documents and where applicable, Range Use Plan). Livestock may graze islands and large bodies of water may act as Natural Range Barriers.

March 3, 2023: Updates to the Range Tenure attribute table as described.
 
Please contact Nancy.Elliot@gov.bc.ca if you have questions.

To guide your use:

1. Layer contains RETIRED, PENDING, and ACTIVE Tenures (=Licenses and Permits);
Select ACTIVE under attribute LIFE_CYCLE_STATUS_CODE to isolate all active tenures (status refers to spatial boundary status - therefore, a spatial boundary must be Retired in the Forest Tenure Administration system to have a status of retired);

2. Unique ID for Polygon is by RAN# in attribute FOREST_FILE_ID. Each tenure has own its RAN# (e.g. RAN07777).  Multiple areas (polygons) belonging to the same tenure may have same RAN# with unique map block ids (e.g. RAN07777 A, RAN07777 B)

3. The field SUM_TENURE_ACTIVE_AREA_HA will provide, where LIFE_CYCLE_STATUS_CODE is ACTIVE, the total tenure area in Ha. For single block (polygon) tenures, this will be the same area as the polygon. Where there are multiple blocks, this will be the total sum area of all Active blocks. (Note this does not include PENDING or RETIRED tenure areas. Area is for Approved and Active Tenure boundaries. A block may be Approved but Pending, and therefore is not included). Review data for multipart vs multi polygons

4. AUTHORIZED_USE and TOTAL_ANNUAL_USE are for the entire Tenure; where there are multiple blocks, the total is over all blocks, seasonally distributed through different pastures

3.	FILE_TYPE_CODE contains information on the type of Permit:
•	E01 - Grazing License
•	E02 - Grazing Permit
•	H01 - Haycutting License
•	H02 - Haycutting Permit

4. IF YOU ARE DOING SPATIAL ANALYSIS based on AREA --- Please note that tenures overlap either partially or wholly amongst tenure holders. One area may be shared by more than one Tenure holder and therefore there will be multiple congruent or partially overlapping polygons (multipart).  If you want to do SPATIAL ANALYSIS based strictly on area, you must collapse or flatten the data using DISSOLVE so that the polygons are 1:1 with the land base (suggested approach)

Tags: Canada, FTA, forest, forest tenure, grazing tenure, haycutting tenure, range, range tenure, rangeland
Organization: Range Branch
Forest Tenure Cut Permit Polygons

"DEPRECATED - Layers prefaced with FTEN are updated and maintained on an on-going and continuous basis as tenures are issued. This is the spatial layer reflecting operational activities.
  
The spatial layer for a cut permit, which is a legal area cleared by the Ministry of Forests (that is, no other claims for the land exist) for harvesting purposes. This corresponds to the outlined areas on the Exhibit A maps. Contains cutting permits for Forest Licence(A01), Tree Farm Licence(A02), Timber Sale Licence(A03), Woodlot Licence(A04), Timber Licence(A06), Timber Sale Licence Minor (A26,A27), Community Forest(A28), Non-Replaceable Forest Licence(A25) There is no foreign key relationship in FTA to get the cutting permit information. The cutting permit is part of the timbermark table which has timbermark as the primary key. Changing the FTA model was too high risk to keep the timelines so a decision was made to leave it as was. Therefore the business key for this entity is not shown as a foreign key relationship. In the future it is expected that the cutting permit and timbermark will be separated. The Forest Tenures Section (FTS) is responsible for the creation and maintenance of digital Forest Atlas files for the province of British Columbia encompassing Forest and Range Act Tenures. It also supports the forest resources programs delivered by the Ministry of Forests.

Superseded by: [WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTEN_HARVEST_AUTH_POLY_SVW](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/cff7b8f7-6897-444f-8c53-4bb93c7e9f8b)


Tags: Canada, FTA, cut permit polygons, deprecated, forest, forest tenure, obsolete
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Forest Tenure Managed Licenses Polygons

DEPRECATED - Layers prefaced with TEN contain legacy information and tenures not yet migrated to the appropriate FTEN layer. TEN layers were last updated on April 1, 2005. TEN layers will be archived once data migration is complete (estimated completion - September 2006). Information not yet migrated from the TEN layers will not be reflected in the FTEN layers at this time. Community Forest Schedule A and B, Wood Lot License Schedule A and B. The Forest Tenures Section (FTS) is responsible for the creation and maintenance of digital Forest Atlas files for the province of British Columbia encompassing Forest and Range Act Tenures. It also supports the forest resources programs delivered by the Ministry of Forests.

Superseded by: [WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTEN_MANAGED_LICENCE_POLY_SVW](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/c3e96239-cdc9-4328-ac19-58fba1623ef8)


Tags: Canada, FTA, deprecated, forest, forest tenure, managed licence poly
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Forest Tenure Managed Licence

This is a spatial layer showing Ministry of Forests Managed LIcences.  These are Community Forest Schedule A and B, Woodlot License Schedule A and B. The Forest Tenures Section (FTS) is responsible for the creation and maintenance of digital Forest Atlas files for the province of British Columbia encompassing Forest and Range

Tags: Canada, FTA, forest, forest tenure, lot, wood
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Conservation Lands

Conservation Lands spatial and attribute data. This includes related information on various types/classes of land secured for fish, wildlife and habitat conservation purposes. It includes Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) designated by Order in Council (OIC). Source data are from Tantalis as well as the derived product from GeoBC.

Overlap between this dataset and the [__NGO Conservation Areas - Fee Simple__](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/ngo-conservation-areas-fee-simple) dataset will occur where NGO lands have been leased to the province. Discrepancies between the provincial layers and this dataset are due to differing source cadastral information. A [__Conservation Cross Reference Table__](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/db6d4e9d-aa20-4682-9e43-ad6ae52f4466) provides a link between this dataset and the NGO Conservation Areas – Fee Simple dataset. The CIP_PCL field in the NGO Conservation Areas dataset links to the Conservation_Land_ID field in the provincial Conservation Lands dataset.

Tags: OIC, WMA, conservation, conservation land, wildlife management area
Organization: Wildlife
Bathymetric Maps

The Bathymetric Maps layer is a spatial layer that enables users to visually determine which lakes have existing bathymetric maps. These lakes are ones which have had a (typically hand-drafted) hardcopy bathymetric map created for them. These maps have then been scanned and are presented in this layer as PDF files which are linked to the FWA polygon for the corresponding lake.  URLs in the attribute table allow the user to link to these source bathymetric maps through their Internet Browser.

This layer is different from the Bathymetric Maps of Surveyed Lakes layer [WHSE_FISH.BATH_LAKE_BATHYMETRIC_SP](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bathymetric-maps-of-surveyed-lakes ) in that each lake in the Bathymetric Maps of Surveyed Lakes layer has been digitized and georeferenced and has intelligent contour polygons created for it.

Tags: BATH SURVEY MAP SHEETS SVW, Bathymetry, bathymetric maps, lake depth maps, lake depths, lake survey maps
Organization: Knowledge Management
FTEN FREE USE PERMIT POLY

DEPRECATED - This is a spatial layer showing Ministry of Forests Free Use Permits.  These are permits issued by the Ministry that authorize the permittee to cut and use Crown
timber without charge. The permit is confined to a small area and for short durations of time.

Superseded by: [WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTEN_FREE_USE_PERMIT_POLY_SVW](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/814e0ed9-95c3-4750-8152-1307795986f1)


Tags: Canada, FTA, archive, deprecated, forest, forest tenure
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Recreation Sites Subset - Information Purposes Only

This data set contains a small sub-set of the WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTEN_RECREATION_POLY_SVW layer, in point form, with minimal attribution for the purpose of displaying a select set of high value recreation sites. 

For access to complete listing of Forest Recreation sites please use [Recreation Polygons WHSE_FOREST_TENURE.FTEN_RECREATION_POLY_SVW](http://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/263338a7-93ee-49c1-83e8-13f0bde70833)

Tags: Canada, FTA, forest, forest tenure, recreation
Organization: Recreation Sites and Trails BC