AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
BCGS 1:2,500 Mapsheet Grid - NAD 27

BCGS 1:2,500 scale grid, North Amercian Datum 1927. The British Columbia Geographic System is a geographic system in which the coverage in minutes and seconds of longitude is double the coverage in minutes and seconds of latitude for sheets at all scales.This particular grid was generated in the older NAD27 datum to replicate historic Water Rights paper maps used by surface water rights management program

Tags: BCGS, Canada, NTS, basemap, geoscientific map, mapsheet grid, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Current Census Metropolitan Areas

A census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) is formed by one or more adjacent municipalities centred on a large urban area (known as the urban core). The census population count of the urban core is at least 10,000 to form a census agglomeration and at least 50,000 to form a census metropolitan area. 

Source: Statistics Canada, Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations, 2016. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Tags: BC, Demographics, Statistics Canada, areas, census, division, metropolitan, profiles, statistics
Organization: BC Stats
Terrain Mapping (TER) Polygon Attributes

STE_TER_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW contains Terrain Mapping (TER) polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the RISC (Resource Inventory Standards Committee) standard attributes. Mapping criteria vary considerably between the terrain inventory, bioterrain and terrain stability mapping projects contained in this layer. TER divides the landscape into units according to surficial materials, landforms and geomorphological processes using the Terrain Classification System for British Columbia. TER methods include manual air photo interpretation supported by selective field checking. This layer is derived from the STE_TEI_POLY_ATTRIBUTES_SP layer by filtering on the PROJECT_TYPE attribute. Project types include: TEM, TEMNSS, TEMPRE, TEMSEI, TEMSET, TEMTSM, TSM, TSMREC, TSMDET, TIM, TBS, TBT, TIMSOI, TEMWHR, TEMSDM, TEMPRW, and TEMSEW.

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
(7.5M) Bathymetric  - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC

Contour lines representing values of equal elevation below mean sea level.

Tags: Alberta, Canada, HYDROLOGY, LAND USE, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland And Labrador, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, TRANSPORTATION, bathymetric, hydrography, national parks, planimetry
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Current Census Consolidated Subdivisions

A census consolidated subdivision (CCS) is a statistical area of aggregated census subdivisions used by the Census of Agriculture. A census consolidated subdivision is a grouping of adjacent census subdivisions. Generally, the smaller more urban census subdivisions (towns, villages, etc.) are combined with the surrounding, larger, more rural census subdivision, in order to create a geographic level between the census subdivision and the census division. The dataset is for census year 2016.

Source: Statistics Canada, Census consolidated subdivisions, 2016. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Tags: BC, Demographics, Statistics Canada, census, consolidated, division, profiles, statistics, subdivisions
Organization: BC Stats
Okanagan Conservation Ranking Polygons

This spatial layer contains the Okanagan Conservation Ranking Polygons, which is part of the Okanagan Region Biodiversity Conservation Strategy (Keeping Nature in Our Future).  Okanagan Conservation Ranking Polygons classifies ecosystems into four relative conservation ranks:  low, moderate, high and very high. This is a multipart polygon feature.

Tags: Biodiversity, Okanagan, conservation
Organization: Regional Operations - Thompson Okanagan
TRIM Water Points

Water point features - rapids, falls, dam, inundated flooded land, marsh, swamp, small breakwall/breakwater, sand/gravel bar, flow arrow, arrowhead, island, island(position approximate), water level, sinkhole. The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20 000.

Tags: Canada, Drainage, Hydrology, TRIM, basemap, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Current Census Dissemination Areas

Please note this data is only licensed for use by specific government agencies. A dissemination area is a small area composed of one or more neighbouring blocks and is the smallest standard geographic area for which all census data are disseminated. The digital boundary file contains the boundaries of the 54,626 dissemination areas which combined cover all of Canada. The cartographic boundary file contains the boundaries of 54,624 dissemination areas. Dissemination areas 59290104 and 59290108 are not included within the cartographic boundary file because they are located entirely within coastal waters, they are therefore automatically removed during the production of the cartographic boundary file. 

Source: Statistics Canada, Dissemination areas, 2016. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Tags: BC, Demographics, Statistics Canada, areas, census, dissemination, division, statistics
Organization: BC Stats
TRIM Cultural Lines

Cultural man made features - yard, auto wrecker, lumber yard, stock yard (livestock), fish hatchery, electrical substation complex, mines, raw material pile, pit, etc. (see http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/trimfeatures.htm for full list).  The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20,000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, culture, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Current Census Dissemination Blocks

Please note this data is only licensed for use by specific government agencies.  A dissemination block is an area bounded on all sides by roads and/or boundaries of standard geographic areas and is the smallest geographic area for which population and dwelling count data are disseminated. The digital boundary file contains the boundaries of all 478,831 dissemination blocks which combined cover all of Canada. The cartographic boundary file contains the boundaries of 478,780 dissemination blocks.  

Source: Statistics Canada, Dissemination blocks, 2016. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.

Tags: BC, Demographics, Statistics Canada, block, census, dissemination, division, profiles, statistics
Organization: BC Stats
Terrain Inventory Mapping (TIM) Detailed Polygons with Short Attribute Table Spatial View

Terrain Inventory Mapping (TIM) contains  polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the RISC (Resource Inventory Standards Committee) standard attributes. TIM is multi-purpose and divides the landscape into units according to surficial material, surface expression and geomorphological process using the Terrain Classification System for British Columbia. Most of the inventory mapping was completed in the 1970s and 1980s on 1 to 50,000 scale base maps using air photo interpretation with selective field checking, and manual transfer and drafting of paper maps. These maps were later digitized and have been converted from IGDS or CAPAMP to ArcInfo to Geodatabase. This layer is derived from the STE_TEI_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SP layer by filtering on the PROJECT_TYPE attribute. Project types include: TIM and TIMSOI.

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 inventory mapping, terrain mapping, terrain stability, terrain stability mapping, terrestrial ecosystem mapping, wildlife habitat rating, wildlife inventory
Organization: Knowledge Management
TRIM Cultural Points

Cultural point features - barn, silo, greenhouse, station (communication), college, school, university, fire lookout tower, customs office, fire station etc. (see http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/trimfeatures.htm for full list). The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20,000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, culture, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
TRIM Miscellaneous Lines

Miscellaneous lines - all features not in the other themes: cutlines, etc. The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20 000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
TRIM Landcover Lines

Land cover - lines bounding wooded areas, grassland, nurseries, orchards, vineyards, etc. The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20 000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, landcover, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
TRIM Miscellaneous Points

Miscellaneous points - all features not in the other themes, photo centres, etc.. The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20 000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
Drinking Water Sources (Surface Water PODs)

Province-wide SDE spatial layer displaying consumptive water licence points of diversion for drinking water systems. In the context of this layer, Drinking Water Systems means two or more water licences for domestic purposes at a single POD; and/or a water licence(s) for any other purpose indicating a water diversion and distribution system supplying water directly to residences and/or buildings for human consumption. This layer is an instantiation of the spatial view WLS_BC_POD_DRINKING_SOURCES_SVW

Tags: Canada, Hydrology, consumptive, drinking water, point of diversion, water licensing, water management, water rights
Organization: Water Management
Grizzly Bear - Data - BC Cumulative Effects Framework - 2015 Assessment - Northeast Region

NOTE: This dataset is the result of an analysis of many input layers and as such the accuracy, currency, and completeness of the dataset cannot be relied upon for operational use.

Please refer to the BC Cumulative Effects Northeast Region website for all cumulative effects related project information, as well as documents related to this dataset, such as protocols, reports and online tools: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/cumulative-effects-framework/regional-assessments/northeast

The British Columbia Cumulative Effects Framework (BC CEF) Grizzly Bear 2015 Condition Assessment is a strategic, broad scale (provincial) assessment of the status of Grizzly Bear population and habitat indicators in 2015. The conceptual model used for this assessment is derived from the Interim Assessment Protocol for Grizzly Bear in British Columbia (Tier 1 Provincial Scale Grizzly Bear Assessment Protocol) prepared for British Columbia’s Cumulative Effects Framework Values Foundation Steering Committee, 2017 (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/natural-resource-stewardship/cumulative-effects-framework/value-assessments-protocols). 

This dataset was generated from existing summaries of grizzly bear status, mortality data, Geographic Information System (GIS) data, and results from spatial modelling. The assessment units are the BC Landscape Units (see link below in Lineage Statement) to assess the mortality and habitat at the landscape scale, as they are analogous to the home range size of a female grizzly bear. The data inputs used in the GIS analysis that generated this assessment dataset are from 2015, and relied on the availability of data that cover the full extent of the province. More detailed information may be available at the regional or sub-regional level that can inform finer scale grizzly bear assessments for operational land and resource decision making. Please refer to the BC Cumulative Effects website linked above for information on regional or sub-regional CEF projects.

Please see the following records for other resources associated with this data:

* Northeast Region Grizzly Bear Current Condition 2015 Online Report: 
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/99cc2fd8-ef69-41c8-9c3e-3a056a0844a6
* Northeast Region Grizzly Bear Current Condition 2015 Online Web Map: 
https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/d0fc9884-900a-4a92-8c55-6eecf58bc3f6

Tags: Assessment, Assessment  Cumulative Effects, Bear, CE, CEF, Cumulative Effects, Current Condition, Grizzly, Grizzly Bear, Indicator, Northeast, Stewardship, bear
Organization: Collaborative Stewardship and Cumulative Effects Management
Freshwater Fish Habitat Accessibility MODEL – Pacific Salmon and Steelhead

The Freshwater Fish Habitat Accessibility MODEL- Pacific Salmon and Steelhead predicts the potential extent of accessible freshwater habitat for Pacific Salmon species and Steelhead in BC.  Using the BC Freshwater Atlas as the mapping base, the model presumes that in watershed groups where a given species is known to occur, the species can potentially access any stream that is either:
- 	downstream of a known, validated fish observations for the given species
OR
-	has no known barrier to fish passage downstream AND
-	has no segment steeper (for at least 100m) than the known swimming ability of the given species anywhere downstream

This product is an ACCESSIBILITY MODEL only – it represents only the streams that Pacific Salmon and Steelhead could potentially use for migration, based on known/modelled barriers and the given species swimming ability.  The model accounts only for natural barriers and connectivity – other essential characteristics for defining fish habitat are not included. For example, streams modelled as accessible may not have flow sufficient for supporting fish.  As such, this model is not appropriate for use in operational applications.  It is more appropriate for landscape level assessments and planning exercises.  Site specific projects such as riparian buffer delineation require field assessment, stream measurements and fish sampling.  



Tags: BC fish, Fish, Fish Habitat Distribution, Fish Habitat Potential, Fish Passage, Fish and Fish Habitat, Fish and Fish Habitat Inventory, Habitat, Habitat Model, access, fish presence, freshwater atlas, freshwater classification, freshwater habitat, obstacles to fish passage, salmon, salmon species, salmon suitability, stream gradient
Organization: Knowledge Management
TRIM Contour Lines

Index contours (indefinite-depression and combination) and intermediate contour (indefinite-depression and combination), areas of exclusion and Indefinite contours and cliffs. The TRIM program produces digital maps, which is a collection of coverages to conform with the BC Geographic System layout. TRIM mapping consists of 7,027 mapsheets covering the province of British Columbia at a scale of 1:20, 000.

Tags: Canada, TRIM, basemap, contours, hypsography, topographic map
Organization: GeoBC Branch
North Cowichan Zoning

Zoning parcels show permitted land use according to zoning bylaws and are updated during rezoning processes/bylaw updates. Zoning codes/descriptions can be found under the Development Services Department at the Municipality of North Cowichan website (https://www.northcowichan.ca/EN/main/departments/planning-development.html).

This data may only be used under the terms of the [Open Government Licence - Municipality of North Cowichan](http://www.northcowichan.ca/ogl).  You are encouraged to contact the data custodian if you have any questions regarding fitness for use.

Additional datasets, including this one, are also available via the [North Cowichan Open Data Package](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/eee9e339-97ac-4550-ba96-0dc8fd5117b9).

Data is refreshed daily Monday to Friday.

Tags: BOUNDARY, Parcel, address, cadastral, easement, strata
Organization: Municipality of North Cowichan
BC Arts Council Annual Arts Awards Listing 2008 - 2009

The British Columbia Arts Council is an independent agency that supports arts and cultural activities including professional dance companies, art galleries, local museums and music festivals in communities across British Columbia. A critical part of the BC Arts Council mandate is to support arts and culture across the province by awarding grants to individuals or organizations in support of thriving arts and cultural communities throughout British Columbia. Awards are provided to individual artists and cultural organizations, including those focusing on specific or inter-related disciplines such as dance, media arts, publishing, literary arts, creative writing, theatre, performance art, music, museums, community engaged arts, visual arts and arts training. This dataset is a listing of awards and funding provided by the BC Arts Council, as well as their partner organizations,during 2008-2009.

Tags: BC Arts Council, artists, arts awards, arts funding, scholarship award
Organization: BC Arts Council
BC Arts Council Annual Arts Awards Listing 2007 - 2008

The British Columbia Arts Council is an independent agency that supports arts and cultural activities including professional dance companies, art galleries, local museums and music festivals in communities across British Columbia. A critical part of the BC Arts Council mandate is to support arts and culture across the province by awarding grants to individuals or organizations in support of thriving arts and cultural communities throughout British Columbia. Awards are provided to individual artists and cultural organizations, including those focusing on specific or inter-related disciplines such as dance, media arts, publishing, literary arts, creative writing, theatre, performance art, music, museums, community engaged arts, visual arts and arts training. This dataset is a listing of awards and funding provided by the BC Arts Council, as well as their partner organizations,during 2007 - 2008.

Tags: BC Arts Council, artists, arts awards, arts funding, scholarship award
Organization: BC Arts Council
BC Arts Council Annual Arts Awards Listing 2011 - 2012

The British Columbia Arts Council is an independent agency that supports arts and cultural activities including professional dance companies, art galleries, local museums and music festivals in communities across British Columbia. A critical part of the BC Arts Council mandate is to support arts and culture across the province by awarding grants to individuals or organizations in support of thriving arts and cultural communities throughout British Columbia. Awards are provided to individual artists and cultural organizations, including those focusing on specific or inter-related disciplines such as dance, media arts, publishing, literary arts, creative writing, theatre, performance art, music, museums, community engaged arts, visual arts and arts training. This dataset is a listing of awards and funding provided by the BC Arts Council, as well as their partner organizations, during 2011 - 2012.

Tags: BC Arts Council, artists, arts awards, arts funding, scholarship award
Organization: BC Arts Council
BC Arts Council Annual Arts Awards Listing - Supplemental - 2008 - 2009

The British Columbia Arts Council is an independent agency that supports arts and cultural activities including professional dance companies, art galleries, local museums and music festivals in communities across British Columbia. A critical part of the BC Arts Council mandate is to support arts and culture across the province by awarding grants to individuals or organizations in support of thriving arts and cultural communities throughout British Columbia. Awards are provided to individual artists and cultural organizations, including those focusing on specific or inter-related disciplines such as dance, media arts, publishing, literary arts, creative writing, theatre, performance art, music, museums, community engaged arts, visual arts and arts training. This dataset is a listing of supplemental awards and funding provided by the BC Arts Council, as well as their partner organizations, for the year 2008 - 2009.

Tags: BC Arts Council, artists, arts awards, arts funding, scholarship award
Organization: BC Arts Council
(7.5M) Provinces and States - The Atlas of Canada Base Maps for BC

Limits of the Canada land mass, provincial and territorial boundaries.

Tags: Alberta, Canada, HYDROLOGY, LAND USE, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland And Labrador, North America, Northern Hemisphere, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, TRANSPORTATION, boundaries, hydrography, land mass, national parks, planimetry, territorial
Organization: GeoBC Branch
BC Arts Council Annual Arts Awards Listing 2010 - 2011

The British Columbia Arts Council is an independent agency that supports arts and cultural activities including professional dance companies, art galleries, local museums and music festivals in communities across British Columbia. A critical part of the BC Arts Council mandate is to support arts and culture across the province by awarding grants to individuals or organizations in support of thriving arts and cultural communities throughout British Columbia. Awards are provided to individual artists and cultural organizations, including those focusing on specific or inter-related disciplines such as dance, media arts, publishing, literary arts, creative writing, theatre, performance art, music, museums, community engaged arts, visual arts and arts training. This dataset is a listing of awards and funding provided by the BC Arts Council, as well as their partner organizations, during 2010 - 2011.

Tags: BC Arts Council, artists, arts awards, arts funding, scholarship award
Organization: BC Arts Council