BEC Map

The current and most detailed version of the approved corporate provincial digital Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase map (version 13.1, July 8 2026). Use this version when performing GIS analysis regardless of scale. 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 )
2011-03-09
Date ( RI_366 )
2008-04-02
RI_414
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management - Will Mackenzie ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management - FAIB Data Management ( )
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
irregular; irrégulier RI_541
Keywords ( RI_528 )
  • BEC
  • BGC
  • Canada
  • 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
  • HTML ( unknown )

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  • PDF ( unknown )

  • WMS ( unknown )

  • XLS ( unknown )

RI_414
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management - Will Mackenzie ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management - FAIB Data Management ( )
OnLine resource
BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification website ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca) ( HTTPS )

Dataset;HTML;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY ( HTTPS )

Dataset;KML;eng

OnLine resource
Biogeoclimatic Zones of BC - Poster-sized cartographic map ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
Biogeoclimatic Zones of BC - 8" x 11" cartographic map ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
District-scale Biogeoclimatic Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase Poster-sized Cartographic Maps ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
BEC Map Revision History Map - by Assessment Watershed ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY ( OGC:WMS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
BEC Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase Hectare Summary by Natural Resource District ( HTTPS )

Dataset;XLS;eng

File identifier
f358a53b-ffde-4830-a325-a5a03ff672c3 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2026-07-14
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; FAIB Data Management - Will Mackenzie ( )
RI_409
  Government of British Columbia; Government of British Columbia; FAIB Data Management - FAIB Data Management ( )
 
 

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