AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Water Rights Licences - Public

This is a province-wide SDE spatial layer displaying water rights licence data administrated under the _Water Sustainability Act_ which includes data for both surface water and groundwater Points of Diversions. Point of Diversion types include Surface water Points of Diversion (PDs) Groundwater Points of Well Diversion (PWDs) as well as points of Groundwater diversion (PGs), non-well  groundwater diversion points such as dugouts, ditches and quarries.  This layer contains a record for each water licence on each POD type that exists in the province (each POD can have multiple licences). For each record, some basic information about the water licence is included.

Tags: Groundwater, POD, PWD, Points of Diversion, Points of Groundwater Diversion, Water, Water Management, Water Rights, Well, licensee, surface water, water rights licences
Organization: Water Management
Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Forest Seral Stage

This dataset defined by the Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) depicts forest seral stage within the forested area assessed by the TAP.  Seral stage was defined using the Biodiversity Guidebook (1995) and version 12 of the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase map (September 2021)

For more information please consult the [Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel Report](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/old-growth-forests/summary_for_g2g_package.pdf).


Tags: Designated Areas, OG, Old Growth, Old Growth Management Area, Old Growth Strategic Review, TAP, Technical Advisory Panel
Organization: Provincial Stewardship Strategies and Planning
Emergency Rooms in BC

Hospitals and other health care facilities in BC that provide 24-hour diagnostic and treatment services for people who have acute, life-threatening injuries or severe illnesses. Definition is protected by Copyright by Information and Referral Federal of Los Angeles County, Inc (https://211taxonomy.org/subscriptions/#agreement)

Tags: ED, ER, HealthLink, HealthLink BC, HealthLinkBC, emerg, emergency, emergency room, emergency rooms, urgent care
Organization: HealthLinkBC
BC Indigenous Business Listings

The BC Indigenous Business Listings dataset offers a brief summary of Indigenous businesses operating in the province. For each business listed in the dataset, information including the Indigenous owner(s) of the company, location, links to websites as well as primary contact information including email addresses and phone numbers is provided where available. This information is intended to facilitate connections between business owners and consumers, investors, and industry. It is also meant to support an understanding of ownership trends among Indigenous businesses.

Tags: Aboriginal, British Columbia, Business, Council, Economic, Economy, First Nations, Indigenous, Industry, Investment, Jobs, Partnerships, Trade, Trades, companies, economic development, listings, sites registry
Organization: Regional and Indigenous Economic Policy
Urgent and Primary Care Centres

Urgent and Primary Care Centres provide a flexible resource to meet the urgent and primary health care need, primarily in large urban centres where a higher percentage of the population is unable to find or access a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner. As a resource to support communities, Urgent and Primary Care Centres are one of the mechanisms to immediately address the urgent and ongoing care needs of all patients within a community.

Urgent and Primary Care Centres are open to all patients in select communities. For example, they may become the regular clinic for patients without a family doctor or nurse practitioner until another practice or provider within the community can be identified. Urgent and Primary Care Centres also provide alternative care options for patients with a regular family doctor or nurse practitioner often unable to make same-day or next day appointments, and are designed to ensure continuity of care by communicating the relevant information back to a patient’s regular primary care provider.

Urgent and Primary Care Centres provide better access to same-day, urgent, non-emergency health care, including in the evening and on weekends. They provide an alternative to visiting emergency departments for issues that do not need to be seen in a hospital. For example, patients who require medical attention within 12 to 24 hours for something like a sprain, minor cut or burn can visit an Urgent and Primary Care Centre.

Alliance of Information & Referral Systems (AIRS) / 211 LA County taxonomy is the data classification used for all HealthLink BC directory data, including this Urgent and Primary Care Centres data set (https://www.airs.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1). AIRS taxonomy and data definitions are protected by Copyright by Information and Referral Federal of Los Angeles County, Inc. (https://211taxonomy.org/subscriptions/#agreement)


Tags: Care Centre, HLBC, HealthLinkBC, Non-Emergency Care, Primary Care, Urgent Care
Organization: HealthLinkBC
BC Wildfire Active Weather Stations and Data

This dataset contains point locations for actively reporting BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) weather stations. BCWS operates a network of automated hourly reporting weather stations to support all aspects of fire management. The data are used as input to the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System, as a basis for weather forecasting and for climate monitoring.  Sensors at the weather stations monitor temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction and rainfall. In a collaborative project with other government agencies and the private sector, select sites are being upgraded for year round operation by the addition of snow measurement gauges.

Tags: BCWS, forest fire, weather station, wildfire
Organization: BC Wildfire Service
Oil and Gas Pipeline Installation Applications

Pipeline installations associated with an oil and gas pipeline activity.  Installations include such features as flare stacks, generators, line heaters, pumps, risers, tanks and valves.  This dataset contains point features for proposed applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS). This dataset is updated nightly.

Tags: Application, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Installation, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, Pipeline, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Road Right of Way Permits

Land authorizations representing the road right of way for road activities. The spatial data includes polygon data for approved and post-construction road rights of way collected on or after October 30, 2006. This dataset is updated nightly.

Tags: BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, Permit, Right of Way, Road, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Short Term Water Use Applications

Point locations indicating proposed applications for short term water use for oil and gas development.  This dataset contains spatial data for proposed applications collected through the BC Energy Regulator's Application Management System (AMS). This dataset is updated nightly.

Tags: Application, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, NEB, OGAA, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, Short Term Use of Water, Short Term Water Use, Water, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Well/Facility Area Permits

Land authorizations for areas on which well or facility activities can occur.  This dataset contains spatial data collected on or after October 30, 2006.  The spatial data includes approved and post-construction land areas associated with well or facility activities. This dataset is updated nightly.

Tags: BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Facility, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, Permit, Well, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
TANTALIS - Land Districts

TA_LAND_DISTRICTS_SVW contains the spatial representation (polygon) of the current extent of the administrative areas defined under Section 2 of the Land Act as Land Districts. The was created to provide a simplified view of this data from the administrative boundaries information in the Tantalis operational system. These administrative regions are defined under Section 2 of the Land Act for the purpose of managing and uniquely identifying cadastral survey parcels

Tags: CLRS, Canada, Crown Land, Crown Land Registry, Crown Tenure, tantalis
Organization: Lands Branch
Forest Licensee Operating Areas

Forest Licensee Operating Areas for the Kootenays Region, and the Cascades and Okanagan/Shuswap districts in the Thompson-Okanagan region. Other regions and districts will be added as they become available

Tags: Arrow Boundary Forest District, Arrow TSA, Boundary TSA, Cascades District, Columbia Forest District, Cranbrook TSA, Golden TSA, Invermere TSA, Kootenay Lake Forest District, Kootenay Lake TSA, Kootenay Region, LICOP, Lillooet TSA, Merritt TSA, Nelson, Okanagan Shuswap District, Okanagan TSA, Revelstoke TSA, Rocky Mountain Forest District
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Environmental Remediation Sites

A layer containing data on known and potentially contaminated properties in British Columbia. A site is contaminated if its land, water and/or sediment are unsuitable for particular uses from waste that  exceeds environmental quality standards.

Contact [BC Registries and Online Services](https://www.bcregistry.gov.bc.ca/en-CA) for further details for each site using the Site Registry.

Tags: SIS, contaminated sites, remediation, site
Organization: Authorizations and Remediation
Lithology of Ground Water Wells

Point features showing the locations of groundwater wells which have lithology recorded.  
Each record in the dataset represents a lithology interval. Because each water well often has multiple lithology layers recorded, there will often be multiple points overlapped at each well location. 
  
For the locations of all water wells in BC (without lithology), please see:  
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/e4731a85-ffca-4112-8caf-cb0a96905778  
  
> NOTE: When choosing to download this GIS dataset below, there can be errors when trying to download the entire province. The large file size is a problem for the default file format (shapefile).

> If you need to download the entire province, please choose a different file format (e.g. ESRI File Geodatabase).

> If you need to download in shapefile format, please use an area of interest (AOI).


Tags: BC, Canada, groundwater, hydrogeology, lithology, waterwells
Organization: Watershed Stewardship and Security
Oil and Gas Sierra-Yoyo-Desan Assessable Area

The Sierra-Yoyo-Desan (SYD) assessable area is comprised of parts of NTS mapsheets 094J, 094I, 094O and all of 094P.  Activities located within or accessed through the SYD Assessable Area are indicated on applications provided to the Energy Regulator.  Road use charges are determined by oil and gas applications falling within the SYD road assessable area.

Tags: BC, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Northeast, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, SYD, SYD Area, Sierra Yoyo Desan, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
FADM - Tree Farm License Agreement Boundary (TFL)

This view reflects what is in the Tree Farm License Agreement.  Once an agreement is signed additions and deletions and changes occur that are not reflected in this layer.  If you would like to see the current boundary please use the FADM - Tree Farm License Current View (TFL).

Further information on Tree Farm Licenses please visit this website: 
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content?id=A93E6DFD8C164AD19CD17880450289A3

The spatial representation for a Tree Farm License, which is an agreement entered into under Part 3, Division 5 of the Forest Act which grants the rights to harvest timber. A tree farm licence has a term of 25 years and requires a management plan providing for the establishment, management, and harvesting of timber in a described area (Crown and private land) on a sustained or perpetual yield basis

Tags: Boundaries, Canada, administrative division, forest, forestry, license, tenure
Organization: Forest Tenures Branch
Provincial Obstacles to Fish Passage

The Provincial Obstacles to Fish Passage theme presents records of all known obstacles to fish passage from several fisheries datasets. Records from the following datasets have been included: The Fisheries Information Summary System (FISS); the Fish Habitat Inventory and Information Program (FHIIP); the Field Data Information System (FDIS) and the Resource Analysis Branch (RAB) inventory studies. The main intent of this layer is to have a single layer of all known obstacles to fish passage. It is important to note that not all waterbodies have been studied and, not all lengths of many waterbodies have been studied so there are a very high number of obstacles in the real world that are not recorded in this dataset. This layer simply reports the obstacles to fish that are known.  It is also very important to note that we are acknowledging these features as obstacles to fish passage versus barriers to fish passage.  This is because an obstacle may be a barrier at one time of year but not at other times depending on the volume of water present and also, what is a barrier to one species of fish is not necessarily a barrier to another species.

Tags: BC, barrier, fish passage, obstacle, obstacles to fish, obstruction
Organization: Knowledge Management
Forest Operations Map (FOM) - Wildlife Tree Retention Areas

This spatial layer reflects planned operational activities for proposed and final wildlife tree retention areas contained within harvesting authorities. This layer is not downloadable. Data upload to the layer is voluntary, therefore completeness of the data set cannot be expected. For downloadable, more complete spatial information on Wildlife Tree Retention Areas in BC, please refer to this layer: RESULTS - Forest Cover Reserve - Datasets - Data Catalogue (gov.bc.ca). The layer contains proposed and final wildlife tree retention area boundaries contained in a proposed Forest Operations Map. 

Proposed wildlife tree retention areas may be altered in response to public comments prior to being described as final within this data set. 

Tags: Cutblocks, FOM, Forest Operations Map, Proposed, Retention, WTRA, Wildlife Tree, wildlife tree retention area
Organization: Forest Science, Planning and Practices Branch
Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Priority Big Trees

Note that for the current view of areas meeting the the Priority Big-treed Old Growth deferral criteria please go to [Priority Old Forest Deferral Areas - Current View](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f257ca4a-0c33-4eb2-9da8-21dff4482f58) and use the PRIORITY_BIG_TREED_OG_IND spatial data field.

The "Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) - Priority Big Trees" dataset described here reflects what was published by the Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) on November 2, 2021. It depicts a prioritized subset of the TAP's Big-Treed Old Growth layer, which is a selection of the biggest-treed old growth by ecosystem.

For more information please consult the [Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel Report](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/forestry/stewardship/old-growth-forests/summary_for_g2g_package.pdf).


Tags: Designated Areas, OG, Old Growth, Old Growth Management Area, Old Growth Strategic Review, TAP, Technical Advisory Panel
Organization: Provincial Stewardship Strategies and Planning
Historic Places Spatial Layer (Public View)

The dataset includes polygons and attributes of all officially recognized historic sites in British Columbia that are post-1846 heritage sites registered on the BC Register of Historic Places as a statutory requirement of the Heritage Conservation Act. Historic places include buildings, neighbourhoods, trails, and cultural landscapes that contribute to BC’s unique identity and history. 

This dataset includes historic places in British Columbia that have been officially recognized for their heritage values at the local government, provincial, and/or federal level through heritage conservation legislation under the Heritage Conservation Act, the Local Government Act, Vancouver Charter, Historic Sites and Monuments Act, etc. 

This dataset does not include any archaeological site information. Please contact the Archaeology Branch for information on archaeological sites in British Columbia. 

Note: This dataset replaces the Historic Environment Spatial Layer


Tags: BC, BC Register of Historic Places, British Columbia, Cultural Heritage, Heritage, Historic, Historic Environment, Historic Place, Historic Site, Provincial Heritage Register, heritage site, register
Organization: Heritage Branch
Immunization Services in BC

Programs in BC that provide inoculations or other prophylactic measures to prevent susceptible individuals from contracting specific diseases for which means of control have been developed. Definition is protected by Copyright by Information and Referral Federal of Los Angeles County, Inc (https://211taxonomy.org/subscriptions/#agreement)

Tags: HealthLink, HealthLink BC, HealthLinkBC, health unit, immunization, immunization clinic, vaccination, vaccine
Organization: HealthLinkBC
Pharmacies in BC

Organizations in BC that are involved in the business of preparing, preserving, compounding and dispensing drugs in accordance with prescriptions prepared by licensed physicians. Definition is protected by Copyright by Information and Referral Federal of Los Angeles County, Inc.
(https://211taxonomy.org/subscriptions/#agreement)

Tags: HealthLink, HealthLink BC, HealthLinkBC, after hours, after-hours, after-hours pharmacy, afterhours, dispensary, drug, medication, pharm, pharmacies, pharmacy
Organization: HealthLinkBC
Old Growth Management Areas - Legal - Current

This 'Current' spatial data layer is publicly viewable and downloadable, contains the most current Legal Old Growth Management Area (OGMA) polygons and excludes any sensitive information. 

This data represents legally established and spatially defined areas of old growth forest that are identified during landscape unit planning or an operational planning process. Forest licensees are required to maintain legally established OGMAs when preparing FSPs. OGMAs, in combination with other areas where forestry development is prevented or constrained, are used to achieve biodiversity targets. This spatial view will show the most current polygons and excludes sensitive information. This data is viewable in iMapBC by 2 layers: Legal Old Growth Management Areas - Current, Old Growth Management Areas - Legal.  

Please see the Additional Information and Object Description Comments below.

Tags: OGMA, OGMA Legal, OGMA Legal Current, Old Growth Management Area, Old Growth Management Area Legal, Old Growth Management Area Legal Current
Organization: Collaborative Stewardship and Cumulative Effects Management
MTA - Mineral Reserve Sites Business View

~~~~~~~~~~~~Defines areas within the province of British Columbia where mineral, placer and coal titles are restricted and placer titles are permitted. This business view contains a detailed set of attributes.

A reserve is established by a B.C. Regulation of the Chief Gold Commissioner under
- Section 22 of the Mineral Tenure Act: Mineral reserves 
- Section 21 of the Coal Act: Coal land reserves
and it is the legal instrument used to prevent or restrict access to mineral, placer and coal lands.  

Tags: MTA, MTO, Mineral Titles Online, coal, conditional reserve, mineral, no registration reserve, no staking reserve, placer, reserve, site, site number
Organization: Mineral Titles
Oil and Gas Engineering Projects (Public Version)

Energy Regulator Engineering Project approvals may be issued, upon application, under the authority of Section 100 of the Drilling and Production Regulation or Section 97 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, depending on project type.  Projects grant the applicant operating latitude, under specific conditions, for the purpose of extracting oil and/or natural gas in the most efficient way that will result in maximization of resource recovery and benefit to the Crown, balanced with surface impact and socio-economic factors.  Examples are ?Good Engineering Practice?, allowing increased well density in a poor quality reservoir, or ?Pressure Maintenance Water Flood? to allow injection of water into an oil pool to increase total oil recovery.  Spatial data for approved projects are included.

Tags: BC, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Northeast, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, engineering projects, oil and gas, projects, schemes
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Petroleum Development Roads Pre-2006 (Public Version)

Petroleum Development Road (PDR) applications can apply to proposed construction or to existing non status tenured roads over any Crown Land without disposition preventing road construction, and/or use of non-status, unencumbered existing access roads on Crown Land. These applications are approved under the Petroleum Natural Gas Act, Section 8 and subject to the Petroleum Development Road Regulation. Only sections of the proposed PDR located on Crown Land will be issued status under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, Section 8.  PDR status does not apply to sections of road located on private lands or Indian Reserve lands. This dataset includes spatial data for PDR applications received before October 30, 2006 with a status of Approved, In Progress or Interim Approval.

Tags: BC, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Northeast, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, PDR, oil and gas, petroleum development road, road
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Pool Contours (Public Version)

Oil and gas pool contours indicate the net pay thickness of the pool within a geologic formation in meters. Contours are created by the Energy Regulator geologists who build the contours using subsurface data such as geophysical logs and core analysis. Net pay contours can be used to calculate volumetric estimates of the reserve

Tags: BC, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Northeast, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, contours, oil and gas, pool, pool contours
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Pre-2016 Waste Disposal Sites

Polygons indicating drilling waste disposal sites as generated from upstream oil and gas operations. Drilling waste disposal areas include portions of the wellsite or remote sump where drilling wastes have been buried, spread on land, or mixed into soil. This dataset contains spatial data collected through the Energy Regulator's electronic Petroleum Application Submission System (ePASS) between October 30, 2006 and July 11, 2016.

Tags: BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Disposal, Drilling, Energy Regulator, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, Waste, oil and gas
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator
Oil and Gas Water Management Basins

Water management basins define locations of water withdrawal when applying for a basin Section 8 application.  If it is not possible for a company to pre-define all locations of water withdrawal, companies are then able to apply for a basin Section 8 approval.  A basin Section 8 approval allows for withdrawals of up to 45 m3/day, to a maximum of 5,000 m3/year, specified to a drainage basin or basins.  Basin Section 8 approvals are limited to small water uses where it is not possible to predefine withdrawal points, including geophysical exploration, winter ice road construction, dust suppression, hydrostatic testing of pipelines, and other uses, provided the volume use restrictions can be met.

Tags: BC, BC Energy Regulator, BCER, Energy Regulator, Northeast, OGC, Oil and Gas Commission, basin, oil and gas, water, water management basin
Organization: British Columbia Energy Regulator