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The following links are provided courtesy of Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch .

Province of British Columbia

Agriculture Classification/Capability Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Agriculture Branch
Agriculture Land Reserves (ALR) Maps Agriculture Land Reserve
Aquatic Biophysical (1:50,000 Maps) (Crown Publications). Distributed on behalf of the Aquatic Information Branch, Integrated Land Management Bureau.
Arc IMF Internet Mapping Framework sites Public IMF Mapping Sites.
Baseline Thematic Mapping (BTM) Decision Support Services, Integrated Land Management Bureau
B.C. Geographical Names Online searchable database of official BC Geographical Names.
BC Road Map The Official BC Road Map for Tourism BC, published by Davenport Maps Victoria: (250) 384-2621, outside Victoria: 1-888-611-7277
BC OnLine BC OnLine (Land Titles, Property Assessments, BC Companies, Sites Registry, etc)
BC Hydro
BC Ministry of Environment - formerly Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection,
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources highlights some Key Initiatives and Popular Topics on their website.
BC Ministry of Forests highlights some Key Initiatives and Popular Topics on their website.
Biogeoclimatic Map of BC (1:2 000 000)A 1:2 000 000 poster-sized map of the Biogeoclimatic Zones of British Columbia can be downloaded here in PDF format.
Biogeoclimatic Regional Map Series (1:250 000) (Must contact the specific Ministry of Forest Region.)
Cartographic Records - a pilot project being run by BC Archives and Record Service ( BCARS). Access to a wide variety of historic British Columbia maps is available from this page.
Contractor access to TRIM and NTS digital data Contractors who are working on projects for the Integrated Land Management Bureau or the Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection can apply for temporary access to the necessary TRIM 20K and NTS 250K map sheets. See http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/gis/trimcont/ for the procedure. A UNIX account will be created to enable authorized access to the ftp server.
Cordilleron Geology for Canada Crown Land Reference mapping 1:20,000 (contains legal information, district lots, licenses, TFL's, etc) Digital and hard copy products (Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Crown Land Registry Services); Tantalis/Gator Online Access Tool: http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/irb/gator
Earthquake Information/Mapping BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Fisheries Inventory BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Floodplain Mapping (various scales, mostly at 1:5,000) (Crown Publications). Distributed on behalf of the Water Information Section, Integrated Land Management Bureau (http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/rib/wat/fpm/)
Forest Cover Inventory Maps (1:20,000) Digital Data Sales, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Terrestrial Information Branch. See Clover Point Cartographics for hard copy plots of forest cover maps.
Geology (Bedrock) BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey Branch (Crown Publications, use the Search engine with keywords bedrock geology in the Title field.)
GIS Datasets (various themes) - Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, various datasets made available via anonymous ftp as ARC/INFO coverages
GIS at MOE and Integrated Land Management Bureau - many resources specific to the two Ministries' programs, as well as general Geographic Information System information.
Hunting and Trapping - Regulations Synopsis with Maps of Game Management Unit areas. (British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Environmental Stewardship Division, Fish and Wildlife Branch)
Lake Survey Maps (hard copy) at various scales (Crown Publications)
Land, Crown - Leasing, Acquiring, developing, etc (Ministry of Agriculture and Lands)
Land Remediation (formerly Contaminated Sites) Ministry of Environment, Environmental Protection Division
Mineral Titles, Placer Lease, Mineral Claims (BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources , Mineral Titles Branch)
Parks - BC Parks, Ministry of Environment.
Recreational Atlas of BC (1:600,000) A co-operative effort between PTC Phototype Composing Ltd. and the former Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks. This publication is available at most bookstores or outdoors stores in British Columbia.
Recreation Maps (B.C. Forest Service)
Regional District Maps for British Columbia Ministry of Community Services, Local Government Department
Resources Information Standards Committee The Resources Information Standards Committee (RISC) is responsible for establishing standards for natural and cultural resources inventories, including collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and reporting of inventory data.
Soils Maps BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Terrestrial Information
Statistical Data for BC BC Stats, Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
Surficial Geology and Hazards Mapping BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Surficial Geology and Hazards Mapping
Terrain Mapping BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Digital Terrain & Soils Map Library
Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping BC Ministry of Environment, Ecology, Terrestrial and Predictive Ecosystem Mapping
Topographic Products derived from Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch TRIM DEM data (Photosat Information Ltd.)
Tree Farm Licence (TFL/TSA) Location Map, Ministry of Forests
TRIM 1:20,000 Orthophoto BC Government orthophoto ordering web site
Vacation & Tourist Information Tourism British Columbia
Vegetation Resources Inventory Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management, Terrestrial Information Branch
Water Well Location Data Ministry of Environment, Water Stewardship Division
Wildlife Data Ministry of Environment, Environmental Stewardship Division

Canada

Aeromagnetic Data Natural Resources Canada, Continental Geoscience Section
Aeronautical Charts Natural Resources Canada, Aeronautical Charting Program
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - CCRS is a federal government agency responsible for provision of remotely-sensed data, especially from satellite platforms. This home page provides links to the remote sensing community, images and products, Canada's RADARSAT, and provides tips on collecting and working with remotely-sensed data.
Canada Land Inventory (CLI) 1:250 000 Canada Land Inventory (CLI) 1:250 000 for Ungulates, Waterfowl, Forestry, Agriculture and Outdoor Recreation. (Geogratis, click DOWNLOAD DIRECTORY, then click Enter the data directories of GeoGratis (scroll down), then view the contents of the CLI directories for 50K, 250K and 1M scales on the ftp site)
Climate Data Canadian Meteorological Centre, Climate and Water Information (Environment Canada)
Earthquake Information/Mapping Natural Resources Canada, Earthquakes Canada
GeoBase Web Portal Geospatial data for Canada Federal, Provincial and Territorial government initiative that is overseen by the Canadian Council on Geomatics (CCOG)
GeoConnections - Natural Resources Canada has developed the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), which coordinates Canada's numerous databases of geographic information and make them accessible through a common window on the Internet; and enable partnerships between federal, provincial and territorial governments, the private sector and the academic community.
GeoGratis - a website which distributes small scale geospatial data for Canada at no charge.
Geology (Bedrock) Geological Survey of Canada.
Government of Canada - the main web site for the Federal government of Canada. Access to many federal and provincial agencies and departments is provided through this site.
Lithographed maps at various scales (Canadian Cartographics Ltd.)
Marine (Hydrographic/Nautical) Charts, Paper and Electronic (Chart Sales, Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Pacific Region)
National Atlas of Canada Online shows the geography of Canada using an innovative, graphical interface. Base maps, geographical names, and thematic maps are available online, which reflect the social, economic, environmental and cultural fabric of Canada. Cartographic and geographical names services are also provided, as well as interactive, online, user-driven map display.
Natural Resources Canada - A general information page about Natural Resources Canada. Also has an extensive list of links to other Federal government pages, as well as many other general interest pages located both within Canada and abroad.
National Topographic System (NTS) Maps: Hard Copy (1:50K/250K) - Natural Resources Canada, Centre for Topographic Information.
National Topographic System (NTS) Maps: Digital (1:50K/250K) - Natural Resources Canada, Geomatics Canada, National Topographic Data Base.
RADARSAT - Canadian Space Agency - Describes the Canadian RADARSAT satellite program.  More info at MDA's Geospatial Services website.
Satellite Imagery Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
Soils Maps Agriculture Canada, Canadian Soil Information System
Tide tables for Canada Fisheries & Oceans Canada

United States of America

USGS - United States Geological Survey, Earth Science in the Public Service, providing a wide variety of general information about USGS, it's products and services, and related subjects such as Geographic Information Systems, public issues and environmental research.
NSDI - the National Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, a component of United States' National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Using spatial or keyword searches, locate USGS geospatial data. Many data are free; others require that a small distribution fee be paid.
NASA's Visible Earth - Explore the world through NASA's satellite images.  A wide variety of sensors and areas of the Earth are available at various resolutions.  A searchable directory of images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth.  All data is free.
NASA Earth Observatory - More of NASA's satellite images, as well as related news, launches, references and experiments.
JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA. There are some images and videos of the San Francisco, Los Angeles and Pasadena areas, and information about radar images, the Space Shuttle, the Spaceborne Radar Lab, and AIRSAR, as well as educational materials, and sample radar images and software

International

IMTA - The International Map Trade Association maintains links to their members with web pages. An interesting jumping off point for the world of maps.
Lithographed maps at various scales (formerly managed by MAPS-BC) International Travel Maps and Books (Note: Litho maps recently acquired from Canadian Cartographics Ltd. http://www.canmap.com)
Open GIS Consortium, Inc. - VISION: OGC envisions the full integration of geospatial data and geoprocessing resources into mainstream computing and the widespread use of interoperable, commercial geoprocessing software throughout the information infrastructure.
Ordnance Survey Maps - Britain's National Mapping Agency - a very interesting website, complete with online digital maps (click on "Get-a-map").
Satellite Imagery MDA Geospatial Services Inc. is a major supplier of LANDSAT 5 and LANDSAT 7 data over North America. (Radarsat International)