BCGS Metadata

Layer Name Layer Type Min. Display Range Max. Display Range Selectable Linked Report Description Metadata Link* Source Link*
File Download Layers
Crown Grant Raster Index PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Mineral Titles PDF 1:20K Grid PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Mineral Titles PDF 1:250K Grid PolygonLayer 0 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Coal Titles PDF 1:250K Grid PolygonLayer 0 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Placer Titles PDF 1:250K Grid PolygonLayer 0 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Geology Download _TM Proj. PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB GSB
BC Administrative Area Layers
Cities PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
BC Communities PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes yes View NRC NRC
BC Localities (<500K) PointLayer 0 500,000 yes yes n/a NRC NRC
BC Municipalities PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC NRC
BC Municipality labels PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Provincial Electoral Boundaries PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Stats
Regional Mines Offices PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MEM
Administrative Boundaries PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Regional Districts PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Development Regions PolygonLayer 0 20,000,000 yes no View InvestBC
WLAP Boundaries PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MoE
BC Mining Divisions (Gold Commissioner) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MEM
BC Mining Regions (Shade) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MEM
BC Mining Regions (Solid) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MEM
BC Border PolylineLayer 0 25,000,000 no no n/a NRC NRC
First Nations Layers
Aboriginal Communities PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW INAC
Indian Reserves PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW LRDW
Indian Reserves PolygonLayer 1,000,000 64,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW LRDW
Treaty SOIs outlines PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW ILRR
Treaty SOIs outlines PolygonLayer 2,000,000 64,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW ILRR
Treaty SOIs labels PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW ILRR
Treaty SOIs hatched PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no View LRDW ILRR
Parks Layers
Parks (Aug 99) solid by type PolygonLayer 1,000,000 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
Parks (Aug 99) solid by type (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
Parks (Aug 99) hatched by type PolygonLayer 1,000,000 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
Parks (Aug 99) hatched by type (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
BC Parks (July 2004) outline PolygonLayer 1,000,000 20,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
BC Parks (July 2004) outline (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW BC Parks
Forestry Layers
Tree Farm Licences PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MOF
Timber Supply Areas PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MOF
Forest districts PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW MOF
Forest districts (<2M) PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW MOF
Forest Regions PolygonLayer 0 15,000,000 yes no View LRDW MOF
Old Growth Management Areas - DRAFT PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW LRDW Search
Mineral Inventory Layers
Aggregate Inventory (Private Pits) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
ARIS reports by year PointLayer 0 3,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
ARIS number label PointLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Coal Assessment Reports PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Coal Report Labels PointLayer 0 100,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Prospectors Reports PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE status PointLayer 0 64,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
ARIS expenditure PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE as Producer PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE as Past Producer PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE as Developed Prospect PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE as Prospect PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE as Showing PointLayer 0 20,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
MINFILE number label PointLayer 0 500,000 yes no View GSB GSB
MINFILE historic production PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Regional Geochem Layers
RGS locations (<2M) PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS labels (<100K) PointLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
RGS - Antimony (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,001 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Arsenic by NA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,001 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Arsenic by AAS (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,001 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Copper (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 2,000,001 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Gold by FA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Gold by NA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Lead (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Mercury (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,001 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Moly (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Nickel (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Silver (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Uranium (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - Zinc (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - ICP Till locations PointLayer 0 15,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - ICP Till labels (<100K) PointLayer 0 100,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - INA Till locations PointLayer 0 15,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - INA Till labels (<100K) PointLayer 0 100,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Antimony by INA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Arsenic by INA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Gold by INA (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Copper by ICP (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Lead by ICP (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Zinc by ICP (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
RGS - TILL - Moly by ICP (<1.2M) PointLayer 0 1,200,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
pH of waters (>2) PointLayer 2,000,000 15,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
pH of waters (<2M) PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
pH of waters label PointLayer 0 300,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
F in waters ppb (>2M) PointLayer 2,000,000 15,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
F in waters ppb (<2M) PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
F in waters label PointLayer 0 300,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
U in waters ppb (>2M) PointLayer 2,000,000 15,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
U in waters ppb (<2M) PointLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
Rb - Sr Ratio PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW GSB
Rock Geochemistry
Geochem Sample Locations Lab ID Labels PointLayer 0 1,000,000 no no View LRDW GSB
Geochem Sample Locations PointLayer 0 1,000,000 no no View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Ag (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by As (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Au (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Cu (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Pb (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Mo (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Geochem Samples by Zn (ppm) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Multisensor Geophysical Surveys
Geophysical Surveys PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Mineral Titles Layers
MTO Mineral Titles Online Labels (<200K) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTO
MTO Mineral Titles Online solid (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTO
MTO Mineral Titles Online Polygon (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTO
MTO Mineral Titles Online Grid (<100K) PolygonLayer 0 100,000 yes no View LRDW MTO
Mineral titles labelled (<200K) PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View LRDW MTB
Mineral Titles outline (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes yes View LRDW MTB
Mineral titles solid (<3M) PolygonLayer 0 3,000,000 yes yes View LRDW MTB
Mineral titles solid - recently non-active (<3M) PolygonLayer 0 3,000,000 yes no View LRDW MTB
Mineral titles Claim Names (<100K) PolygonLayer 0 100,000 yes yes View LRDW MTB
Landuse Planning Layers
LRMP Outlines PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
LRMP Labels PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
LRMP Status March 2003 PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
Besa-Prophet PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Bulkley PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Cariboo-Chilcotin PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Cariboo Goal 2 PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Cassiar Iskut-Stikine PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Central Coast PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Central Coast Region PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Dawson Creek PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Fort Nelson PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Fort St. James PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Fort St. James Deer PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Fort St. John PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Kalum - South PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Kamloops PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Kispiox PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Kootenay PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Lakes PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Lillooet PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Lillooet Existing PA PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Mackenzie PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Merritt PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Morice PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Muskwa-Kechika Boundary PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Muskwa-Kechika PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Nass PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
North Coast PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Okanagan-Shuswap PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Prince George PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Robson Valley PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Vancouver Island PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
Vanderhoof PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a MSRM
PAS Study Areas PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
PAS Study Areas 1997 PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
BTM (Baseline Thematic Mapping)
BTM Footprint PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MSRM
Present Land Use Southern BC <500K PolygonLayer 500,000 1,000,000 yes yes View MSRM
Present Land Use Southern BC PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View MSRM
Climate Stations (Env. Canada)
Climate stations (inactive) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB EC
Climate stations (active) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB EC
Water Quality Stations PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB EC
Active BC Hydrometric Stations PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSB EC
Geothermal Layers
Geothermal hotsprings PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MEM
Geothermal boreholes PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MEM
Geothermal rotary boreholes PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MEM
Geothermal potential PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View MEM
Mineral Resource Assessment - Level 1 (Hatched)
Mineral potential tract labels PolygonLayer 0 1,200,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Mineral potential tract rank PolygonLayer 0 3,000,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Mineral potential tract outlines PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential Metals PolygonLayer 5,000,000 64,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential Metals (<5M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 5,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential Metals (<2M) PolygonLayer 500,000 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential Metals (<500K) PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential IM PolygonLayer 5,000,000 64,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential IM (<5M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 5,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential IM (<2M) PolygonLayer 500,000 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Mineral Potential IM (<500K) PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Topographic Layers
Volcanos PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View LRDW
Earthquakes PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Annotation (<500K) PointLayer 0 500,000 no no View LRDW MSRM
Annotation (<3M) PointLayer 0 3,000,000 no no View LRDW MSRM
Transport Structures 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Land Cover 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View LRDW NRC
Glaciers (<2M) PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW NRC
Railways Canada PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW NRC
Railways 1:6M PolylineLayer 100,000 64,000,000 no no n/a LRDW NRC
Railways 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no n/a LRDW NRC
Roads Canada PolylineLayer 2,000,000 64,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW NRC
Roads 1:6M PolylineLayer 2,000,000 64,000,000,000 no no n/a LRDW NRC
Roads 1:250K (<2M) PolylineLayer 0 2,000,000 no no n/a LRDW NRC
Roads 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View LRDW NRC
Roads 1:20K undefined PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no n/a LRDW NRC
Other water features PolylineLayer 0 200,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Islands PolylineLayer 0 200,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Coast (>1M) PolylineLayer 1,000,000 10,000,000 no no n/a NRC NRC
Coast (<1M) PolylineLayer 200,000 1,000,000 no no n/a NRC NRC
Coast 1:250K (<2M) PolylineLayer 200,000 2,000,000 no no n/a NRC NRC
Coast 1:20K (<1M) PolylineLayer 0 200,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Contours 1:1M (<4M) PolylineLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no View LRDW NRC
Contours 1:250K (<2M) PolylineLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
Contours with Labels 1:20K (<50K) PolylineLayer 0 50,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
Contours index 1:20K (<200K) PolylineLayer 0 50,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
Contours west 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
Contours east 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View LRDW MSRM
Contours bathymetry PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NDI NDI
Bathymetry contours (250K) PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View NDI NDI
Bathymetry contour labels (250K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View NDI NDI
Water bodies 1:20K (marsh, swamp, ice) <100K PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Man-made Waterbody (1:50K) PolygonLayer 0 300,000 yes yes View NRC NRC
Lakes Canada PolygonLayer 4,000,000 64,000,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Lakes 1:6M PolygonLayer 6,000,000 64,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Lakes 1:4M (<6M) PolygonLayer 4,000,000 6,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Lakes 1:2M (<4M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 4,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Lakes 1:250K (<2M) PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes no n/a WLAP MSRM
Lakes 1:50K (<300K) PolygonLayer 0 300,000 yes yes View WLAP MSRM
Lakes 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no n/a WLAP MSRM
Wetlands (1:50K) PolygonLayer 0 300,000 yes yes View NRC NRC
Rivers Canada PolylineLayer 4,000,000 64,000,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Rivers 1:6M PolylineLayer 6,000,000 64,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Rivers 1:4M (<6M) PolylineLayer 4,000,000 6,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Rivers 1:2M (<4M) PolylineLayer 500,000 4,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Rivers 1:250K (<2M) PolylineLayer 0 2,000,000 no no n/a WLAP MSRM
Rivers 1:50K (<300K) PolylineLayer 0 300,000 yes yes View WLAP MSRM
Rivers with Fisheries Report PolylineLayer 0 200,000 yes yes View LRDW MSRM
Major Rivers with Fisheries Report PolygonLayer 0 600,000 yes yes View LRDW MSRM
Rivers 1:20K (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Water Wells PointLayer 0 10,000,000 yes no View LRDW WLAP
Aquifers with labels PolygonLayer 0 100,000 yes yes View LRDW MoE
Aquifers (<2M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes yes View LRDW MoE
Aquifers (>2M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 16,000,000 yes yes View LRDW MoE
Watershed Groups PolygonLayer 600,000 10,000,000,000 yes no View WLAP MSRM
Watershed Groups (<600K) PolygonLayer 0 600,000 yes no View WLAP MSRM
Watershed Group Labels PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no View WLAP MSRM
Watersheds 1:50K (<600K) PolygonLayer 100,000 600,000 yes no View WLAP MSRM
Watersheds 1:50K (<100K) PolygonLayer 0 100,000 yes no View WLAP MSRM
Border line 1:250K PolylineLayer 0 25,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Sea PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Sea PolygonLayer 1,000,000 20,000,000 yes no n/a NRC NRC
Grid Layers
Grid 1:10K PolylineLayer 0 1,200,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:20K maps - labels PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 no no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:20K maps - outline PolylineLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:20K maps - polygons PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:50K maps - labels PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 no no n/a LRDW
Grid 5 degrees PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:50K maps - polygons PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:50K maps - outline PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:250K maps - labels PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:250K maps - outline PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:250K maps - polygons PolygonLayer 0 64,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
Grid 1:250K maps (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
UTM Grid Lines (<1M) PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
UTM Grid Labels (<100K) PolylineLayer 0 100,000 yes no n/a LRDW
UTM Zones with labels PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
UTM zones PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no n/a LRDW
BC AGE 2004 (UBC)
All Ages PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB
Quaternary PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Neogene PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Oligocene PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Eocene PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Paleocene PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Late Cretaceous PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Early Cretaceous PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Jurassic PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Triassic PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Paleozoic PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Precambrian PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000 yes no View GSB
Geology Index
Date Index - GSB Bedrock Mapping PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Scale Index - GSB Bedrock Mapping PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
Type Index - GSB Bedrock Mapping PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View LRDW GSB
BCGS Geology Layers 2005
Ocean for Geology (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 300,000 1,500,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Ocean for Geology (<300K) PolygonLayer 0 300,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Quaternary Geology (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Contacts & Faults (<1.5M) PolylineLayer 0 1,500,000 yes no View GSB GSB
Bedrock geology - by lithology (hatched) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Bedrock geology - by age and rock class (shade) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Bedrock geology - by age and rock class (solid) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Bedrock geology - Map Unit Labels PolygonLayer 0 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Volcanic rocks by era (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Sedimentary rocks by era (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Metamorphic rocks by era (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Intrusive rocks by era (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Basins PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Terranes (shaded) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Terranes PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
BCGS Geology Layers 1999
1999 Contacts (<4M) PolylineLayer 0 4,000,000 no no View GSB
1999 Faults (<4M) PolylineLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no View GSB
1999 Faults PolylineLayer 4,000,000 10,000,000 yes no View GSB
1999 Bedrock geology - by lithology (hatched) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Bedrock geology - by age and rock class (solid) PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Bedrock geology - map unit labels PolygonLayer 0 1,500,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Volcanic rocks by era (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Sedimentary rocks by era (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Metamorphic rocks by era (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Intrusive rocks by era (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Layered rocks by era (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes yes View GSB
1999 Tectonic Assemblages - BC (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 no no View GSB
1999 Tectonic Assemblages - BC PolygonLayer 4,000,000 15,000,000 no no View GSB
1999 Tectonic Assemblages - Yukon PolygonLayer 0 15,000,000 no no View GSB
AGS Geology Layers
Alberta Bedrock Geology- by age and rock formation (solid) PolygonLayer 0 15,000,000 yes no View AGS
GSC Geology Layers
Earthquakes (last 5 years) PointLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC NRC
Type Index - GSC A-Series maps PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSC NRC
Type Index - GSC Preliminary maps PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSC NRC
Type Index - GSC Papers PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSC NRC
Type Index - GSC Open Files PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSC NRC
Type Index - GSC Bulletins PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSC NRC
GSC Surficial Geology (5M) PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View GSC NRC
Physiography PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC GSC
Geology - geomorphological belts PolylineLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC GSC
Geologic terranes - polygons PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC GSC
Geologic terranes - labels PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M PolygonLayer 8,000,000 20,000,001 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<8M) PolygonLayer 7,000,000 7,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<7M) PolygonLayer 6,000,000 6,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<6M) PolygonLayer 4,000,000 5,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<4M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 3,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<2M) PolygonLayer 1,000,000 1,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Tect. Assem. 1:1M (<1M) PolygonLayer 0 999,999 no no View NRC GSC
GSC Faults PolygonLayer 4,000,001 20,000,000 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Canada 1:5M PolygonLayer 8,000,000 20,000,000 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Canada 1:5M (<8M) PolygonLayer 4,000,000 8,000,000 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Canada 1:5M (<4M) PolygonLayer 3,000,000 4,000,000 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Canada 1:5M (<3M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 3,000,000 no no View NRC GSC
Geology - GSC Canada 1:5M (<2M) PolygonLayer 0 1,999,999 no no View NRC GSC
Mineral Resource Assessment (Level 1) 1996
Level 1 tract outlines PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - metals by rank PolygonLayer 5,000,000 64,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - metals by rank (<5M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 5,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - metals by rank (<2M) PolygonLayer 500,000 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - metals by rank (<500K) PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - Ind. Min by rank PolygonLayer 5,000,000 64,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - Ind. Min by rank (<5M) PolygonLayer 2,000,000 5,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - Ind. Min by rank (<2M) PolygonLayer 500,000 2,000,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Level 1 - Ind. Min by rank (<500K) PolygonLayer 0 500,000 yes yes View GSB GSB
Raster Layers
BC Orthophotos RasterLayer 0 5,000,000 n/a no View LRDW GSB
Contour map in colour (<4M) PolygonLayer 0 4,000,000 yes no View LRDW
NASA Landsat circa 1990 RasterLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 n/a no View NASA
Landsat image RasterLayer 1,000,000 64,000,000 n/a no View NASA
Landsat image (<1M) RasterLayer 300,000 1,000,000 n/a no View NASA
Landsat image (<300K) RasterLayer 0 300,000 n/a no View NASA
DEM image hillshade RasterLayer 1,000,000 14,000,000 n/a no View MSRM
DEM image hillshade (<1M) RasterLayer 300,000 1,000,000 n/a no View MSRM
DEM image hillshade (<300K) RasterLayer 0 300,000 n/a no View MSRM
Aeromag RasterLayer 1,000,000 64,000,000 n/a no View GSC GSC
Aeromag (<1M) RasterLayer 300,000 1,000,000 n/a no View GSC GSC
Aeromag (<300K) RasterLayer 0 300,000 n/a no View GSC GSC
BC Border Layers
BC Border 1:6M PolygonLayer 1,200,000 64,000,000 no no n/a NRC
BC Border 1:250K (<1.5M) PolygonLayer 300,000 1,500,000 no no n/a NRC
BC Border 1:50K (<300K) PolygonLayer 200,000 300,000 no no n/a NRC
BC Border 1:50K (<200K) PolygonLayer 0 200,000 no no n/a NRC
Alaska Panhandle PolygonLayer 0 1,000,000,000,000 no no View

*Abbreviations: LRDW= Land and Resource Data Warehouse; NRC= Natural Resources Canada; GSB= BC Geological Survey Branch; MEM= Ministry of Energy and Mines; MTB= Mineral Titles Branch; EC= Environment Canada; WLAP= Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection; MSRM= Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management; GSC= Geological Survey of Canada; INAC= Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; AGS= Alberta Geological Survey; NASA= National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NDI= Nautical Data International Inc.

Geological Survey Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines