What is MapPlace 2?
Since its inception in 1895, the British Columbia Geological Survey has created, delivered, and archived geoscience data to help industry, research agencies, and the general public make decisions related to the Earth sciences.
Continuing this tradition MapPlace 2 is a web service that can be used to efficiently mine multiple provincial geoscience databases.
How does MapPlace 2 differ from the original MapPlace?
The original MapPlace has served the province well for over 20 years. Building on its predecessor, MapPlace 2
- can be used on either a Mac or a PC, requires no plug-ins, and works in most web browsers
- has a simpler, more intuitive interface that is easy to use
- accesses third-party base maps and imagery from sources such as Google, Bing Maps and OpenStreetMap
- displays province-level data at exceptional speeds
How does MapPlace 2 differ from other web map services in Canada?
MapPlace 2 goes beyond simply displaying information. In MapPlace 2
- databases are continuously updated
- databases talk to each other, enabling users to conduct queries and generate custom results by connecting to current data from many sources
Who is MapPlace 2 for?
MapPlace 2 is designed for anyone who wants to reduce the costs of accessing and analyzing geoscience data in British Columbia, including the mineral industry, resource planners, public safety agencies, communities, First Nations groups, government, research organizations, and the general public.
What can MapPlace 2 beta do?
The basic query and display features of MapPlace 2 are fully functional in this beta release. MapPlace 2 communicates with databases enabling users to
- conduct simple searches (e.g., publications about a given area or rock unit), or more complex custom queries (e.g., copper anomalies in tenures acquired by a particular company in a given time frame)
- download query results as Excel files or on Google Earth
- display results on base maps and imagery of choice
- create thematic maps that define, for example,geochemical anomaly trends or clusters
- personalize maps by adding points, lines, polygons, and labels
- print and save maps as PDF files with essential cartographic features such as a title, legend, scale bar, north arrow, and coordinates