Ministry of Environment
Terrain
Terrain and Soils Standards, Manuals and Guidelines
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Standards
Terrain Mapping Standards
Bioterrain Standards
Digital Data Standards - Terrain Mapping
Digital Data Standards - Bioterrain MappingOther Terrain References and Guides
Soil Mapping and Related Standards
Digital Data Standards – Soils Mapping
Agriculture Capability Classification Standards
Other Soil Classification Standards and Derivative Theme Map Documentation
Other Soil References and Guides
Other Related Mapping Standards
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Standards:
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information(TEI) standards and guidelines include those applicable to all project types (called TEI Standards and Guidelines) including terrain, bioterrain and soils projects. The TEI standards and guidelines are more recent and supplement or supercede parts of the other older standards and guidelines. Over time, the project type-specific standards and guidelines will be updated and integrated into TEI standards.
- with templates in ArcGIS file geodatabase and .shp/.dbf format and an ArcGIS data validation toolbox (download)
Terrain
Mapping Standards:
Terrain Classification System for
Online html version: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/terclass/index.html
Downloadable pdf version: Terrain Classification System (PDF 2.96MB)
The Terrain Classification
System for
The terrain classification system is scale independent and provides
base data applicable for a wide range of natural resource applications
including ecosystem mapping, planning, land and water management, impact
assessment and research. The data is conveyed in map form by the use
of terrain symbols and is conducive to computer digital storage, management
and processing.
The terrain classification system for BC is similar to the landform
classification system defined in The Canadian System of Soil Classification,
and was developed to support mapping of BC’s very complex terrain.
A Field Card of Codes is also available,
to assist terrain mappers with coding and map users in reading terrain
labels. Note that superscripts are no longer used. http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/terclass/fieldcar.htm#anchor510868
An index to On-site symbols
(graphic representations used to describe landforms, features or geomorphological
processes not portrayed by terrain symbols) from the Terrain Classification
System for British Columbia – Version 2 is available to assist
map users: (HTML,
PDF
4.96KB)
See also: Standards for Terrain Digital
Data Capture.
Guidelines and Standards to Terrain
Mapping in
Online version: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/earthsci/012/index.htm
PDF version: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/earthsci/012/assets/012.pdf
(PDF 3.6MB)
This manual provides guidelines for terrain mapping in the
An expanded list of on-site symbols not described in the Terrain Classification
System for
The manual was written in 1996 and references the older 1988 version
of the Terrain Classification System for
Appendix E, Digital Database has been replaced by the 1998 Standard
for Digital Terrain Data Capture in British Columbia Version 1 and Errata
2006-1.1.
Terrain Stability Mapping
in BC: A Review and Suggested Methods for Landslide Hazard and Risk
Mapping
– Final Draft (1996)
Online versions: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/terrain/terrain_files/stds/stability/index.html
or http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/earthsci/terrain2/index.htm.
This manual may also be ordered from BC Government Publications at:
http://www.publications.gov.bc.ca/
This report both reviews terrain stability mapping methods used in BC,
northwest United States, and elsewhere in the world at the time and
suggests methods appropriate for a wide range of uses. The report is
intended for the qualified professional responsible for carrying out
a terrain stability mapping project. The suggested methods outlined
in the report are intended to aid the work of the mapper, not stifle
it by the imposition of rigid procedures. The report serves as a summary
of useful procedures and as a guide for improved communication between
mappers and map users.
Chapter 6 provides a discussion on specific aspects of terrain stability
mapping related to resource development planning; land use and development
planning; and linear project planning.
Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial
Ecosystems (1998)
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/fmdte/deif.htm
(html format)
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh25.htm
(.pdf format)
Crown Publications
(to order the manual in waterproof hardcopy format).
This manual has been prepared to assist field surveyors in the completion
of the Ecosystem Field Forms, including site, soil, vegetation, mensuration,
wildlife habitat assessment, tree attributes for wildlife, and coarse
woody debris data forms. These are a series of forms for the collection
of ecological data in
The forms that are relevant to
terrain and soils specialists include the Site Description form FS882(1) and
Soil Description form FS882(2). Field/sample site descriptions
of terrain/soils attributes should follow the approved field inventory
methodology outlined in the Field Manual. Included with the DTEIF manual
are a series of Ecosystem Field Forms 9FS882 & GIF). A data
entry tool, VENUS, is available for the digital capture
of all data collected using the ecosystem field forms.
The 1998 field manual follows Describing Ecosystems in the Field (Luttmerding
et al. 1990), however, it has been updated to accommodate new inventory
requirements and standards. The forms evolved from the B.C. Ministry
of Forests Ecological Classification Reconnaissance Form, the larger
more detailed forms in Luttmerding et al. (1990), and the Vegetation
Resource
Inventory forms (Resources Inventory Committee 1997).
Field/Sample Site
Terrain Descriptions:
Field/sample site descriptions of terrain attributes may also be captured
using the database format for terrain polygon data as defined in the
Standard for Digital Terrain Data Capture Errata 2006-1.1 (see Terrain
Digital Data Standards section below).
Bioterrain Mapping - Terrestrial
Ecosystem Mapping Standards
For a listing of Bioterrain and Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM)
standards see: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/terrecomap.htm
The
Standard for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping in British Columbia (1998)
provides a description of the BC standards for ecosystem mapping at
scales of 1:5000 to 1:50 000. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping methodology
describes standards for ecosystem unit development following a bioterrain
approach, symbology, sampling, mapping procedures, required data attributes,
legends, and summaries of potential interpretive products.
Bioterrain mapping should follow Guidelines
and Standards to Terrain Mapping in British Columbia (1996)
and use the Terrain
Classification System for British Columbia – Version 2 (1997)
Digital
Data Standards - Terrain Mapping
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Digital Data Submission Standard - Draft for Field Testing, 2010 (PDF 1.82MB)
This document (see PDF 1.82MB) sets out the new requirements for data submission of Terrain, Terrain Stability Mapping (TSM), Bioterrain, Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping, Predictive Ecosystem Mapping and Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory projects. Projects are to be submitted in file geodatabase format. A ‘contractor package’, including templates in ArcGIS file geodatabase and .shp/.dbf fromats and an ArcGIS data validation toolbox are available (download).
New TSM projects should follow the recommended process for Terrestrial Ecosystem Information project planning.
Quality Assurance Guidelines for Terrain Stability Mapping (PDF 405KB)
This document provides guidelines for third-party or internal quality control/quality assurance of terrain stability mapping projects.
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Guidelines for Developing a Project Plan (PDF 232KB)
This document provides an outline of the recommended process (including setting project objectives, defining methodology and deliverables) and a list of potential considerations pertaining to overall TEI project planning. (TEI projects include Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping, Predictive Ecosystem Mapping, Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory, Bioterrain, Terrain, Landslide Inventory, Terrain Stability Mapping, Wildlife Habitat Ratings, Species Distribution Modeling, and Soils projects.)
Standard for Digital
Terrain Data Capture Errata-2006-1.1 (2007) (PDF 249KB)
Errata-2006-1.1 sets out new required
file formats for digital data, primarily ArcInfo Export format files
with full attributes (embedded) for the following datasets (as applicable):
• project information,
• the terrain polygons,
• terrain on-site features, and
• sample sites
The Errata also includes a table of new standardized field names for
attributes commonly captured in user-defined fields. This latest version
of the errata has only minor edits from version 1-LBIP as outlined in
Appendix 1.
This document outlines
new guidelines for digital terrain data capture. Terrain data must be
submitted to government following the digital standards outlined in
the Errata. The Errata accompanies the Standard for Digital Terrain
Data Capture in British Columbia Version 1 (below), until such a time
as updated standards are approved by the Resources Information Standards
Committee (RISC).
Please provide any comments regarding the Errata to mailto:Soilterrain@victoria1.gov.bc.ca,
in order that these may be considered prior to finalizing the updated
RISC standard.
Standard for Digital Terrain Data
Capture in British Columbia Version 1 (1998)
Online version:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/earthsci/terrain/index.htm
PDF version:
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/earthsci/terrain/assets/terrain.pdf
(PDF 749KB)
This standard provides background information and code tables and should
be used in conjunction with Errata 2006-1.1. The digital file formats
as outlined in the this standard are no longer valid, and are replaced
by specifications in Errata 2006-1.1 (above) and the two documents,
should be used in conjunction until such a time as updated digital terrain
data capture standards are approved by the Resources Information Standards
Committee (RISC).
Feature Codes
The use of Feature Codes
(FCODEs) is a requirement of the digital data standards
for polygon, line and point spatial features. New FCODEs were created
in early 2006 for the project boundary, terrain polygons, and generic
terrain features. For more information and a catalogue of codes see:http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/fcq/jsp/index.jsp
Digital Data Capture Standards - Bioterrain Mapping
Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Digital Data Submission Standard - Draft for Field Testing, 2010 (PDF 1.82MB)
This document (see PDF 1.82MB) sets out the new requirements for data submission of Terrain, Terrain Stability Mapping (TSM), Bioterrain, Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping, Predictive Ecosystem Mapping and Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory projects. Projects are to be submitted in file geodatabase format. A ‘contractor package’, including templates in ArcGIS file geodatabase and .shp/.dbf fromats and an ArcGIS data validation toolbox are available at: code validation tools is available to assist clients (download).
Bioterrain Digital Data Capture
See the Standard for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) - Digital Data
Capture in British Columbia Version 3.0 (TEM technical standard) and
Standard for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) - Digital Data Capture
in British Columbia Version 3.0 Errata No. 1.0 at: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/index.htm.
The TEM technical standard sets out procedures and rules for capturing,
storing, and distributing ecological data for the ministry’s GIS
(Geographic Information Systems) and other database systems. Errata
No. 1.0 is an amendment to Section 6.0 – Deliverables of the TEM
technical standard. These documents are useful references for the bioterrain
mapper and GIS specialist involved in an ecosystem mapping project.
Any applicable new attribute fields in the Standard
for Digital Terrain Data Capture Errata-2006-1.1 (2007) should be used for bioterrain
projects (rather than using 'user-defined' fields) for projects submitted
according to TEM digital standards. Bioterrain projects completed as
input layers for Predictive Ecosystem Mapping Projects may follow the
Standard for Digital Terrain Data Capture Errata-2006-1.1 (2007) in
its entirety,
including final file formats. Contact the TEM/PEM data custodian to
confirm: mailto:eco_mail@victoria1.gov.bc.ca.
Other Terrain References and Guidelines
Guidelines for Terrain Stability Assessments in the
(APEGBC, 2003)
http://www.degifs.com/pdf/Final Terrain Stability Guidelines as published.pdf
These
Guidelines apply to Terrain Stability Assessments conducted within the
forest sector in
These
Guidelines set
out the general standards of professional practice that Members of the
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) should follow
in providing professional engineering and geoscience services related
to Terrain Stability Assessments. These Guidelines may be used to assist
in establishing the scope of work and terms of Members’ service
contracts with their clients. The Guidelines are intended to establish
standards of practice that Members should follow to fulfill their professional
obligations, especially in regard to their primary duties to protect
the safety, health and welfare of the public; to protect the environment;
and to promote health and safety within the workplace.
Terrain Mapping and Interpretations:
Skill Sets for Qualified Registered Professionals
(2002)
http://www.degifs.com/pdf/Terrain
Mapping and Interpretations JPB.pdf (PDF 62.6KB)
This article discusses the roles of professionals in the forest sector
and areas of interdisciplinary practice. It outlines essential and supplemental
skills, as recommended by the Association of BC Professional Foresters/Association
of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (ABCPF/APEGBC) Joint
Practice Board, for professionals who undertake terrain mapping and
make interpretations based on terrain mapping. The article is intended
to guide those who seek to become a qualified registered professional
(QRP) in this area and to assist established professionals in their
self-evaluation.
A User's Guide to Terrain Stability
Mapping in BC (DEGIFS/APEGBC, 2002)
http://www.degifs.com/pdf/TS
Mapping User Guide.pdf (PDF 677KB)
This guidebook has a two-fold purpose: to minimize or eliminate problems
that map users have encountered with regard to stability hazard ratings,
and to encourage more widespread use of terrain information –
which previously has been largely ignored – for forest planning.
This document is a non-technical guide to understanding and using terrain
stability maps. It addresses the mapping process, especially map reliability
and limitations, and discusses how mapping can be designed to be effective
and cost efficient. It also includes a guide to the use of terrain information.
Mapping and Assessing Terrain Stability
Guidebook (1999)
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/fpcguide/terrain/
This manual may also be ordered from BC Government Publications
at: http://www.publications.gov.bc.ca/
This BC Ministry of Forests Guidebook is a procedural manual for detailed
terrain stability mapping and reconnaissance terrain stability mapping.
This guidebook was prepared to help forest resource managers plan, prescribe
and implement sound forest practices that comply with the Forest Practices
Code (FPC) (Note: the FPC has been replaced by the new Forest and Ranges
Practices Act).
The guidebook describes the difference between reconnaissance terrain
stability mapping and detailed terrain stability mapping. Other interpretations
such as potential for landslide debris to enter streams, soil erosion
potential and risk of sediment delivery to streams often produced with
terrain stability maps are also described. The section on terrain stability
field assessments should be used in conjunction with the Guidelines for Terrain Stability Assessments in the Forest
Sector (APEGBC, 2003).
A Guide for Management of Landslide-Prone
Terrain in the
Second Edition (1994)
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/Pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh18.htm
The
guide has been prepared for agency and forest industry personnel who
are operating in areas with existing or potential stability problems.
The document is intended for use in the coastal areas of the Pacific
Northwest, even though the principles may be applicable to other locations
in
• Slope movement processes and characteristics.
• An office/field technique for recognizing landslide-prone terrain
• Measures to manage unstable terrain during forestry activities.
• Road deactivation and revegetation of unstable terrain.
The
guide is a good resource for non-technical users of terrain maps and
includes useful illustrations/figures for the identification and management
of unstable terrain. The guide references the 1988 version of the Terrain
Classification System for
Terrain Information: A User's Guide
to Terrain Mapping in BC (1984)
(J.
Ryder and D. Howes)
Online
version:
The
geological materials that underlie the surface of the land are one of
our most important resources.
This
booklet has been written in order to enable land managers, planners,
foresters, biologists, engineers and other non-geologists to make use
of terrain map information. Its use is particularly recommended with
terrain maps that are not accompanied by a regional terrain or soils
report and is intended to supplement, rather than duplicate, information
provided in terrain map legends.
Forest Practices Code Guidebooks - (Terrain related)
See
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/FPCGUIDE/Guidetoc.htm
for the following guidebooks (available in html or .pdf format for download,
or prints can be ordered):
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Soil Mapping and Related Standards
Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial
Ecosystems (1998) (DTEIF)http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/fmdte/deif.htm (html format)
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Lmh/Lmh25.htm (.pdf format)
Crown Publications (to order waterproof hardcopy format).
Soil
surveys (soil mapping and classification) in BC should follow the Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems
(1998), particularly the site and soil classification sections. If additional
attributes, such as geomorphological process subclasses, slope steepness,
terrain stability class, surface erosion potential or potential for
sediment delivery to streams, are required for the field survey or the
mapping project, please use the Terrain Mapping Standards.
This manual has been prepared to assist field surveyors in the completion
of the Ecosystem Field Forms, including site, soil, vegetation, mensuration,
wildlife habitat assessment, tree attributes for wildlife, and coarse
woody debris data forms. These are a series of forms for the collection
of ecological data in
The forms that are most relevant to pedologists include the Site Description form FS882(1) and
Soil Description form FS882(2).
Field/sample site descriptions of soils attributes should follow the
field inventory methodology outlined in the Field Manual.
A data entry tool, VENUS,
is available for the digital capture of all data collected using the
ecosystem field forms.(see: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/dteif/venus.html.
The 1998 field manual follows Describing
Ecosystems in the Field, Second Edition, MOE Manual 11 (Luttmerding
et al. 1990) http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Mr/Mr074.htm,
but has been updated to accommodate new inventory requirements and standards.
For
more extensive
discussions on the topics in
the 1998 field manual, see Describing Ecosystems in the Field (Luttmerding
et al. 1990). This document is available at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Mr/Mr074.htm
For
additional information about Humus
Forms, see ‘Taxonomic
Classification of Humus Forms in Ecosystems of British Columbia: First
Approximation’ available via: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Mr/Lmr008.htm
and ‘Towards a Taxonomic
Classification of Humus Forms’ (Forest Science
Monograph 29, 1993, ‘Green, R.N., Trowbridge R.L., and Klinka,
K., published by the Society of American Foresters) and available from
the Ministry of Forests Library or other libraries.
Soil Inventory Methods for BC (1995)
http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/soil/index.htm
or for the .pdf version: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/soil/soil_inv_methodsbc.pdf
(PDF 5.03MB)
This manual provides common standards and methods that are proposed
as Provincial requirements for all soil inventory conducted in the Province.
The objective of the manual is to provide a discussion of soil inventory
methodology and to define what soil inventory is, how it is conducted,
and how it can be used for land management. The purpose is to provide
a thorough description of the techniques used for field mapping, map
unit definition and data interpretation. The manual is intended for
use by those who are planning to undertake a soil inventory. It also
provides those who wish to utilize existing soil maps and data the means
of applying and understanding the consistent and scientifically valid
methods used in soil survey. This manual is not a fully comprehensive
document in the sense of duplicating other manuals and reports. Rather,
it references and incorporates work done by others, and restricts itself
to the basic "how-to" purpose.
The other documents referenced by the Soil Inventory Methods for BC
manual include:
- Agriculture
- Mapping Systems Working Group.
1981. A Soil Mapping System for
- Agriculture
- Luttmerding, H.A., D.A. Demarchi,
E.C. Lea, D.V. Meidinger and T.Vold (eds.). 1990. Describing Ecosystems
in the Field - 2nd. Edition. MOE Manual 11, Ministry of Environment
and Ministry of Forests.
- Canadian Society of Soil Science.
1993. M.R. Carton (ed). Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis. Lewis
Publisher. 823pp. (not available online)
Canadian Soil Mapping and Soil
Classification Standards
The following manuals are available from: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/manuals/index.html
• A Soil Mapping System for Canada: Revised
• Analytical Methods Manual
• Land Suitability Rating System for Agricultural Crops
• Manual for Describing Soils in the Field
• Soil Survey Handbook
• The Canadian System of Soil Classification (1st Edition)
• The Canadian System of Soil Classification (2nd Edition)
• The Canadian System of Soil Classification (3rd Edition) see: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/references/1998sc_a.html
Many other reference materials are available via:
http://sis2.agr.gc.ca/cansis/references/index.html
Soil Orders of Canada
The
Soil Orders of Canada site provides access to 10 videos that illustrate
characteristics of 10 soil orders within the Canadian System of Soil
Classification. Numerous soil description and identification techniques
are demonstrated. This material provides a valuable teaching resource
for various courses in soil science, agriculture, forestry, and natural
resource management.
Soil Sample Digital Data Capture
The
BC Soil Information System (BCSIS) is a computer based soil information
system incorporating site, morphological, and laboratory data. For more
information, see: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/soils/provsoil/
(see the user manuals). Additional documentation, including the data
model is available at: ftp://fshftp.env.gov.bc.ca/pub/outgoing/Soil_Data/BCSIS/
If
conducting soil surveying in BC including laboratory analysis of samples,
please follow the DTEIF standard
and the Terrain digital data standard
as applicable for field assessments and follow the BCSIS data dictionary
for lab analyses as applicable.
The US Agriculture and Soil Technical References are available from:
http://soils.usda.gov/technical/
Digital Data Standards – Soils Mapping
RISC
has not developed digital standards for soil mapping for BC. For any
new soil surveys or soil and landform mapping in BC, please follow the
data dictionaries in the Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems
(1998) and Standard
for Digital Terrain Data Capture Errata-2006-1.1 (2007) as much
as possible regarding soil, landform, terrain and related attribute
naming, and digital data formats as in Errata-2006-1.1.
Alternately, consider
following the digital data standards and data dictionaries defined nationally
for CANSIS data or for BC CAPAMP data.
The
CANSIS soil
survey data (.e00 files) that are currently available via the CANSIS
websites have been standardized to one common data model. This technical
information about the Soil Survey GIS files is available via: http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/nsdb/detailed/intro.html.
The
BC CAPAMP
data files (.e00 format) for the Lower Mainland,
Soil sample site data should comply with the Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems (1998) (VENUS data entry tool), or the data model in BCSIS, and laboratory analyses should use BCSIS (see: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/soils/provsoil/ and http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soil_Data/BCSIS/).
Agriculture Capability Classification
An explanation of the BC’s Agriculture Capability Classification
system is available from: http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/alr/Ag_Capability.htm
This document is a revision and update of previous manuals. Its intent
is to provide pedologists in BC with consistent guidelines for assessing
agriculture capability of land at a detailed or on-site level of investigation.
The system can also be applied at smaller scales. This
document is superseded by MoE Manual
1 above.
(Canadian)
Soil Capability Classification for Agriculture, Report No. 2 This
report, describing a classification system of soil capability for agricultural
use, is one of a series of
reports published on the methods and results of the Canada Land Inventory.
The classification system of soil capability for agriculture was developed
for use across Soil Capability for Forestry, Wildlife
and Recreation The
Canadian (national) methodology for Land classification for Agriculture Capability, Forestry,
Wildlife and Recreation are available via: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/CLI/frames.html Climate Capability Classification for Agriculture in
http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/Publications/Scanned
Reports/Climatic Capability for Agriculture in BC.pdf (PDF 1.02MB) This
report details a system of classification which describes the agriculture
capability as influenced by climate alone. The classification system
indicates the range of crops which are climatically suitable to a land
unit as indicated by the average climate over the previous 20-30 years.
The
following documents are available (digitally) from the Ministry of Forests
library at: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/library/index.htm
(Search the Catalogue for CAPAMP.) •
CAPAMP algorithm documentation: soil
sensitivity to acidification (Lavan1, Lavan2,
and Chilliwack-Agassiz project areas - January 1985. •
CAPAMP algorithm documentation: soil
sensitivity to acidification (Vancouver Island
Project areas) - January 1985. This
manual provides a method for assessing the constraints imposed by existing
soil conditions for conventional septic tank systems in Forest Practices Code Guidebooks - (Soil related) The
following guidebooks (available in html or .pdf format for download,
or prints can be ordered) See http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/fpc/FPCGUIDE/Guidetoc.htm
(Kenk, E. and I. Cotic, 1983)http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/techpub/moe1/moem1.pdf (PDF 1.02MB)
The unique climate – soil combinations of BC have made some modifications
to the national guidelines (see below) necessary for uniform application
of the technical classification within the province.
(Canada Land Inventory, 1972)Other Soil Classification Standards and Derivative Theme
Map Documentation
Derivative Theme Map Documentation
• CAPAMP algorithm documentation: surface soil erosion potential (Vancouver
Island Project areas) - January 1985.
• CAPAMP algorithm documentation: soils
susceptible to inundation and/or high water tables
(Koksilah Project Area) - January 1985.
• CAPAMP algorithm documentation: surface soil erosion potential (Lavan1,
Lavan2, and Chilliwack-Agassiz project areas) - January 1985.
• CAPAMP algorithm documentation: soil
corrosivity of asbestos cement pipe (Lavan1,
Lavan2, and Chilliwack-Agassiz project areas) - July 1985.
• CAPAMP algorithm documentation:
calculated irrigation requirement (Other Soil References and Guides:
Soil Constraints
for Septic Tank Effluent Absorption MOE Manual 5 http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/techpub/moe5/index.html
to Soil Degrading Processes
Other Related Mapping Standards:
Resources
Information Standards Committee Standards
See
the RISC website (http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/risc/)
for the following standards and more:
- Coastal Ecosystems: BC Physical
Shore-Zone Mapping System
- Earth Sciences Groundwater Mapping
and Assessment in BC
- Karst Inventory Standards and Vulnerability
Assessment Procedures
- Bedrock Mapping
- Preliminary Seismic Microzonation
Assessment
- Terrestrial Ecosystems: Soil Inventory
Methods for BC
- Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial
Ecosystems (including Site and Soil descriptions)
- Terrestrial and Predictive Ecosystem
Mapping
- Land Use Classification
- Using Global Positioning Systems
- Data Modeling Standards
Standards for Other Mapping
If you are undertaking a mapping project which includes characterization
of soils, surficial materials, landforms, terrain features, or geomorphologic
processes, landslides, or captures related attributes, please follow
the relevant BC Terrain, Soils or other applicable mapping and digital
data standards as much as is feasible. For more information contact
soilterrain@victoria1.gov.bc.ca
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