Advanced Education Geographic Data Access Gateway
Welcome Post-secondary Researchers
This is your gateway to a wealth of British Columbia geographic information provided for research use by GeoBC, on behalf of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) and the Integrated Cadastral Information Society (ICIS) working in partnership with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development (AVED) .
Here you will find a list of qualified post-secondary institutions and data librarians who can assist you, as well as information about the featured datasets, data use terms and conditions and a list of frequently asked questions.
ICIS and ILMB are excited by the opportunity to support Advanced Education in British Columbia and look forward to your feedback regarding the innovative uses of the geographic data provided through this gateway.
Presently, research faculty from the following post-secondary institutions are granted access to the data listed below, with access facilited by an institution's data librarian. If your institution is not represented, please contact the B.C. Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) for more information.
- Qualified Post-secondary Institutions and Contacts
- Featured Datasets
- Accessing Data
- Data Use Terms of Reference and Appropriate Data Use Agreements
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Qualified Post-secondary Institutions and Contacts
Presently, research faculty from the following post-secondary institutions are granted access to the data listed below, with access facilited by an institution's data librarian. If your institution is not represented, please contact the B.C. Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) for more information.
| University of British Columbia |
Paul Lesack, Tom Brittnacher, Mary Luebbe, |
| Simon Fraser University | Walter Piovesan, Head, Maps/Data/GIS, walter@sfu.ca |
| University of Victoria |
Kathleen Matthews, Daniel Brendle-Moczuk, |
| University of Northern British Columbia | Gail Curry, Instruction/Data Librarian, curryg@unbc.ca |
Accessing Data
Accessing data from ICIS
Access requires an ICIS login ID. Please contact the ICIS Membership Coordinator to inquire about obtaining an ICIS ID. Please visit the ICIS website and login to gain access to the Member Web Map and Member Data Portal.
Accessing data from GeoBC
BCeID
Many of the datasets listed above are only accessible using an authorized business-classed BCeID. Please contact your institution's data librarian for more information about whether or not you will require a BCeID.
For general information regarding BCeID, please visit www.bceid.ca.
GeoBC Discovery Service
Please click here to use this service.
This service allows you to search and discover GeoBC geographic data and find out detailed information about specific data, such as the name of the data provider, data description, accuracy, attributes and frequency of update.
GeoBC Data Distribution Service
Please click here to use this service.
This service allows you to order GeoBC geographic data and download it for offline research use. The above link provides more instructions.
iMapBC
This service allows you to interactively visualize and analyze GeoBC geographic data directly from GeoBC’s map servers. Features, such as map markup, the capability to upload your custom geographic data and query make this service a comprehensive online research tool.
Two iMapBC application services are available: the public application provides access to publicly available data, including base map data. The restricted application is accessible using a business-class BCeID and provides access to additional data.
Web Map Services
You can add GeoBC maps directly into your Geographic Information System or map viewing tool of choice, including Google Earth. For example, rather than download base map data, just reference the map service that serves this data live from GeoBC’s servers.
Data Use Terms of Reference and Appropriate Use Agreements
Data Use Terms of Reference
Librarians and faculty researchers are required to abide by the terms laid out in the following document:
Data Use Terms of Reference [PDF]
Appropriate Data Use Agreement
The following agreement must be signed by external research partners, including student researchers.
Other Information
ICIS/AVED Data Sharing License Agreement (PDF For Reference Purposes) The following logos can be used in digital and printed works that reference respective data:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q:Where can I find out more information about the Integrated Land Management Bureau?
A:Please visit www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca
Q:Where can I find out more information about ICIS?
A:Please visit www.icisociety.ca
Q:Where can I find out more information about the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development?
A:Please visit www.gov.bc.ca/aved.
Q:Where can I find out more information about the BC Electronic Library Network?
A:Please visit www.eln.bc.ca.
Q:What is GeoBC?
A:GeoBC is the Province of British Columbia's Geographic Gateway and an ILMB initiative.
For more information please visit www.geobc.gov.bc.ca
Q:How do I find out more about a particular dataset?
A:For more information about all datasets, please refer to the GeoBC Discovery Service. Following that, for more detailed information regarding ICIS data, please contact icisdatarequest@icissociety.ca and for more information regarding ILMB data please contact GeoBC.ServiceDesk@gov.bc.ca.
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GeoBC integrates, manages and delivers provincial geographic information to governments, businesses, and citizens
GeoBC’s products and services enable citizens, clients and partners to discover, view, download, analyze, integrate and create geographic data to support their business activities.The Gateway proivdes a window to data and information sources managed by various ministries and agencies in the natural resource sector.
The allocation and management of Crown land and coastal marine resources plays a key role in expanding and diversifying the economy, sustaining environmental values, and promoting the health and well-being of all British Columbians.
ILMB administers, allocates, adjudicates, documents and manages Crown land tenures for a number of land programs. As well, ILMB is responsible for promoting adventure tourism, coordinating permitting processes for clean energy projects, creating opportunities to develop and market some Crown land parcels, and developing and implementing land and coastal marine plans and agreements.
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In 2008, the BC Government committed to improving consultation and respectful engagement with First Nations. Benefits of this work—to government, First Nations, proponents, and the public—include enhancing meaningful government-to-government relations with First Nations, creating a positive investment climate by providing certainty and predictability, and reducing the heavy consultation workload for all parties.
The First Nations Initiatives Division (FNID), a division of the Integrated Land Management Bureau, is leading a shift in business to the “Virtual integration” of aboriginal relations. Virtual Integration is a government initiative to implement common, policies, procedures and tools across all the natural resource agencies. FNID works with all Natural Resource Agencies to deliver Virtual Integration through two main business lines:
- Coordinating interagency consultation with First Nations, comprising i) an aligned policy framework, ii) regional economic development priority setting, including shared business planning and resource sharing, and iii) coordinating multi-authorization project consultation.
- Negotiating strategic agreements with First Nations that will improve the Province’s investment climate, reduce the consultation volume for all parties, create enduring forums for government-to-government engagement and achieve the goals of the Transformative Change Accord.
http://www.newrelationship.gov.bc.ca/agreements_and_leg/trans_change_accord.html
