Standards
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Description
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| Provincial Site Series Mapping Codes
and Typical Environmental Conditions. (1997a) RIC, Ecosystems Working
Group | Provides the two-letter codes for all provincial
sites series and site series-like map units, as well as descriptions of
typical conditions, typical site modifiers, and moisture regime |
| Formerly called Appendix J in the Standards
for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping in BC (1995), this is now a stand-alone
document. This Excel 4 file will be updated every few months as new units
are defined; a notice of the update will be sent out via "ecomapper."
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| Ecoregions and Ecosections of British Columbia.
(1997). D. Demarchi | Provides the 1997 list and codes
of ecoregions and ecosections |
| Biogeoclimatic
Units of British Columbia. (1997). D. Meidinger | Provides
the 1997 codes and names for BGC levels from zone to variant |
| Terrain Classification System for British Columbia,
Version 2. (1997). D. Howes and E. Kenk | Provides the
system for classification of surficial materials, landforms, and geological
processes of BC This document has had minor revisions and updates from the
1988 version |
| Field Manual for Describing
Terrestrial Ecosystems. (BC Min. of For. and BC Min. of Env., 1998a).
| A pocket-size field guide to filling out 1998 Ecosystem
Field Forms (FS882 [1-7]). Printed on waterproof paper |
| Ecosystem
Field Forms (FS882 [1-7]). (1998). Province of BC | These
are the updated version of the 1996 FS882 forms. They are field guide size,
and printed on waterproof paper.Forms included are:
- Site - FS882 (1)
- Soil - FS882 (2)
- Vegetation - FS882 (3)
- Mensuration - FS882 (4)
- Wildlife habitat assessment - FS882 (5)
- Tree attributes for wildlife - FS882 (6)
- Coarse woody debris - FS882 (7)
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| Ground Inspection Forms (GIF) and Coding (1998).
RIC, Ecosystems Working Group | These forms are designed
for ground inspections or visual checks for sites or polygons |
Training Courses
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Description
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| Introduction to Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping
Techniques | This is a five-day course geared towards training
individuals in all steps of producing terrestrial ecosystem maps. It presents
the classification and methodological concepts outlined in this manual |
| Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems in the Field | This
is a five-day course designed to train individuals in the field identification
and coding standards of all components found on the Ecosystem Field Forms
(FS882). |
| An Introduction to Biogeoclimatic
Ecosystem Classification | This is a two- to three-day
course intended to familiarize individuals with the Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem
Classification framework, while providing hands-on practice describing,
identifying, and interpreting sites |
Databases
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Description
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| Standards for Digital Terrestrial Ecosystem
Mapping (TEM) Data Capture in British Columbia. (1998). RIC, Ecological
Data Committee, Ecosystems Working Group | This document
sets out procedures and rules for capturing, storing, and distributing ecological
data for the GIS and other database systems. Further edits will be made,
based on user comments and review. (Includes terrain database information.)
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| VENUS (1997) Version 3.0, RIC, Ecosystems Working
Group | This is a database and analysis package for field
data (Ecosystem Field Form - FS882). It is called VENUS (Vegetation and
Environmental data NexUS). The current version is 3.0 but the program could
be subject to change. The TEM website should be consulted for the latest
version |
| Please register
that you are a VENUS user so that you can be contacted when the program
is improved or updated. |
| GRAVITI (1998a). RIC,
Ecosystems Working Group | This is a digital database format
for recording, storing, and analyzing site and polygon information collected
on the 1998 Ground Inspection Form (GIF). |
Draft Procedures
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Description
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| Terrain Supplement to Terrestrial Ecosystem
Mapping (TEM) (1998) RIC, Ecosystems Working Group | This
document will provide guidelines for ecosystem-terrain mapping. It is based
on Appendix B of the Standards for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping in BC (RIC
1995 Now a stand-alone document). |
| Data Capture
for Geographic Information System (GIS). RIC, Ecosystems Working Group | This
program will provide data entry and validation routines for polygon data
for terrestrial ecosystem mapping in GIS. Available in 1998 |
| Draft
Procedures for Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping. RIC, Ecosystems Working Group
| Provides detailed procedures for terrestrial ecosystem
mapping at scales of 1:5000-1:50 000 |
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