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Natural Disturbance Type Map

The Natural Disturbance Type map is based on the Provincial Biodiversity Guidebook (1995) and the current and most detailed version of the approved corporate provincial Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase map (version 12, September 2, 2021) (Data Catalog record: https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bec-map ). The natural disturbance type classification code is used to designate a period process or event such as insect outbreaks, fire, disease, flooding, windstorms and avalanches that cause ecosystem change and renewal. Natural disturbance type classification and mapping is used for a wide variety of applications in British Columbia. A few examples include: delineation of Natural Disturbance Types for Landscape Unit Planning; delineation of Seed Planning Zones; as an input for Predictive Ecosystem Mapping; reporting on the ecological representation of the Protected Areas Strategy; and as a level in the classification hierarchy for Broad Ecosystem Units. Note that this mapping is deliberately extended across the ocean, lakes, glaciers, etc to facilitate intersection with a terrestrial landcover layer of your choice

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Date ( RI_367 )
2020-12-07
Date ( RI_366 )
2008-04-02
RI_414
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
asNeeded; auBesoin RI_540
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • BEC
  • BGC
  • Canada
  • NDT
  • Natural Disturbance Type
  • biogeoclimatic ecosystem classification
  • climate
  • ecological land classification
  • vegetation
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Government information
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/open-data/open-government-licence-bc)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
grid; grille RI_636
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Metadata language
fra; CAN
Topic category
  • Biota
Begin date
0001-01-01
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Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:3005 / unknown
Reference system identifier
EPSG / EPSG:4326 / unknown
Distribution format
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RI_414
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_NATURAL_DISTURBANCE_SV ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KML;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_NATURAL_DISTURBANCE_SV ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_NATURAL_DISTURBANCE_SV ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

File identifier
61044e1a-cd80-4ed6-9f95-907262b9910f XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-05-06
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
HNAP ISO:19115 - 2003
RI_414
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch - ( )
 
 

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