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Introduction
The following specifications are available through Trafford Publishing.
All on-line documents are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Use Adobe® Acrobat® Reader link to download.
Metre Level GPS Positioning Specifications - Release 4.0, April 2008
These specifications and guidelines are intended for resource surveys using GPS technology (cut-block mapping, stream mapping, etc.). They were developed to provide the information and guidance necessary to achieve horizontal and 3D absolute accuracies on the order of 1-10 metres.
The Training requirements within the Standards, Specifications and Guidelines may be met through the 2-day Field Operator and 5-day Comprehensive GPS courses offered through the certified trainers. For more information please contact Kutalmis Saylam. These courses were specifically developed by the Ministry and partner Ministries to train various practitioners (biologists, foresters, fisheries and environmental technicians, engineers, etc.) on the proper use of GPS and in accordance with the Provincial Standards, Specifications and Guidelines.
| GPS Resource Specification (Release 4.0) | View/print the document (2.1 Mb) on-line with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
Real-time Centimetre Level GPS Positioning Specifications - Version 1.1 April 2008
These guidelines are intended for precise surveys using RTK GPS technology. Recommendations on utilizing RTK within areas served by a BCACSm are included also. The document was developed to provide the information and guidance necessary to achieve horizontal and 3D absolute accuracies at the centimetre level using real-time GPS technology.
| RTK GPS Guidelines (Ver. 1.1) | View/print the document (400 kb) on-line with the Adobe Acrobat Reader |
Control Survey Measurement Standards
The provincial government in partnership with the federal government maintain survey measurement standards in British Columbia. These standards, known as EDM Baselines and GPS Basenets, are used to validate measuring devices such as EDM's, GPS receivers, etc.
| GPS Basenets | Greater Vancouver | View the Greater Vancouver document (301kb)
on-line with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Obtain a printed, bound copy(s) from Trafford Publishing's Print-on-Demand service. |
| Okanagan | View the Okanagan document (342kb) on-line
with the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
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| EDM Baselines | View these documents (~30kb) on-line with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. |
BC Standards, Specifications and Guidelines for Control Surveys Using Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology
These specifications and guidelines are intended for control surveys using GPS technology. They were developed to provide the information and guidance necessary to achieve horizontal and 3-D second-order relative positional accuracy for lines of less than a few tens of kilometres in length.
There is additional information required regarding the submission of data with respect to the MASCOT database that is not included in this document, please contact the Geospatial Reference Unit for further information.
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Validations
| Validated
BC GPS Reference Stations
Sept 30, 2008 |
View/print the list of GPS Reference Stations in BC that have been validated by Crown Registry and Geographic Base, via the procedures outlined in the above document. |
| RISC Certified Resource Sector GPS Contractors | View/print the list of the Resource Information Standards Committee (RISC) certified GPS Contractors that have been certified by Crown Registry and Geographic Base, via the RISC GPS Comprehensive Course (5-day GPS data Processor / Manager course) and RISC GPS Field Operator Course (2-day GPS Field Operator course) as defined in the above document. |
