The Soil mapping dataset is a work in progress. Check back a couple of times a year for updates. The current datasets include: NOTE: The 2016-03-31 Soil Survey Feature class (in Soil_Maps.gdb) contains erroneous data (79000 duplicate polygons, incorrect (old) project BAPID numbers, and does not contain recently digitized datasets). The Soil dataset will be reposted as soon as this data is fixed. Please check back for the update. Soil_Maps.gdb (date: 2016-03-31)- this contains the soil survey mapping information with spatial overlaps removed (i.e. previously Soil_Best_Available). Selection of maps to 'keep' is based on scale, map date, and connectivity to the soil name and layer files for soil attributes. This version includes recent updates to the soil name and layer files and the addition of Vancouver Island and NEBC mapping. Soil_Sites.gdb (date: 2014-12-22)- this is the current version of the BCSIS soil site, pit and related lab analysis data, including corrections to spatial locations for some points and to some attributes. Documentation regarding this dataset is available at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soil_Data/BCSIS/ MoE also has a Soil_Data geodatabase which contains the full version of short table (with overlapping data) plus soil mapping Feature classes that have not yet been integrated into short_table. This data is available upon request to: TEI_Mail@gov.bc.ca Contact TEI_Mail@gov.bc.ca for more information. Maija Finvers, 2016_08_10 ___________________________________________ Additional notes Note that many attributes are missing. Soil attributes may be available in the Soil_Name_File (SNF) or in the Soil_Types_and_Traits table in the full geodatabase. Soil Names not represented in those tables should have attributes described in the corresponding Soil SUrvey reports. See also the SOIL_DATA_DICTIONARY for domain tables containing codes and their definitions. GDB format is ESRI Arcmap 10.2. Should you capture additional soil attributes from the soil survey reports, or improve the soil data in any way, please be so kind as to provide a copy of the improved data to MoE. Any data improvements will benefit all potential users! Please load a zip file with the data and some documentation of your improvements via http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/tei/Data_Submission.shtml and send an email to TEI_MAIL@gov.bc.ca letting us know you have posted data for us. Thanks!! _______________ The CITATION for this dataset is: Province of British Columbia, 2015, British Columbia Soil Mapping Spatial Data (a compilation of digital soil mapping datasets). Data available from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Ecosystem Information Section at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/Soil_Data/SOIL_DATA_FGDB/ [Accessed ]