Strategic Land and Resource Planning Spatial Data Management
In 2007 the Strategic Land Policy and Legislation Branch (SLPLB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands agreed to assume custodial responsibility for spatial data derived from strategic land and resource planning (SLRP) processes.
SLRP spatial data supports many business functions of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB), the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (MAL), the Ministry of Forest and Range (MOFR), and other government agencies and external stakeholders.
This web page provides useful information for data users regarding the characteristics of spatial data, how it is used, and how it will be managed.
SLRP Data Layers
Five new or updated SLRP data layers are now available in the British Columbia Geographic Warehouse:
- SLRP boundaries (Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs), Sustainable Resource Management Plans (SRMPs), Regional Land Use Plans (RLUPs))
- Landscape Units
- Legal Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs)
- Non-legal Old Growth Management Areas (OGMAs)
- Non-legal SLRP planning zone features (Resource Management Zones (RMZs))
- Land Use Objective Regulations
Supporting Documentation for SLRP Spatial Data
The following documents provide useful information for using and understanding the data:
- Quick Reference Guide – “Tips and Tricks”
- How to Use Legal Objectives and Planning Features
- Which SLRP Layers to Use – Metadata and Distribution
- Old Growth Management Area Spatial Data
- Data Use Agreement for External OGMA Data Users
Useful Links
- BC Geographic Information Warehouse (Data Download, Map Creation)
- IMAPBC (Map Creation)
- Geographic Data Discovery Service (Metadata)
- For assistance with GeoBC Geographic Information Warehouse Data (content) and Services, e-mail: NRSApplications@gov.bc.ca
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- FrontCounter BC
- GeoBC BC's Geographic Gateway
- Crown Land Management
- First Nations Initiatives Division
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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.
FLNR administers, allocates, adjudicates, documents and manages Crown land tenures for a number of land programs. As well, FLNR 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
