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CRGB Mission

We are a public service agency that builds, maintains, and provides land-related legal, resource and geographical information to serve and support diverse clients and partners in a timely and professional manner.

CRGB Purpose

The Crown Registry and Geographic Base (CRGB) branch was created from the consolidation of Base Mapping and Geomatic Services (BMGS) and the Integrated Registry Branches (IRB) in Feb 2008. CRGB is part of the GeoBC Division of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) and reports through an Associate Deputy Minister to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands. The Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch (CRGBB) is the source of fundamental geospatial data products, innovation and services for its clients. The Branch is tasked with establishing provincial standards for base mapping and related land information systems, along with aerial imaging and geospatial reference specifications.

Roles and Responsibilities

Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch:

  • Sets standards for base mapping and land related information systems, and for related remote sensing and survey control functions in the province.
  • Manages the official coordinate reference system in BC, consisting of 50,000 monuments and 10 ground stations for satellite positioning used for engineering, navigation and mapping.
  • Provides standardized base mapping, including the 3-dimensional Terrain Resource Information Management (TRIM) program, Digital Road Atlas, TRIM Watershed Atlas – for use by government, industry and the public.
  • Responsible for naming geographical features in B.C.
  • Manages the Provincial Imagery Program to acquire aerial imagery which meets the operational needs of the Provincial government. An air photo library, photographic lab and web-based distribution ensures access to these resources by the public and private sectors.
  • Provides the fundamental cadastral datasets used for determining land ownership, rights and jurisdiction in BC.
  • Provide client organizations with expert advice on land status issues, administrative boundaries and specific forestry and mining and energy tenuring systems.
  • Manages the Crown Land Registry (Tantalis) a database application used to record rights, interests and encumbrances on Crown land under the legislative requirements of the Land Act.
  • Responsible for the Integrated Land and Resource Registry (ILRR) a single source of reliable information on over 260 different legal interests on Crown land (tenures, regulated uses, land and resource use restrictions and reservations) from 19 partner ministries and agencies that is visually represented on a map and is available to the public using a standard Web browser.

Message from the Director

It is my pleasure to present the 2009/2011 Strategic Business Plan for the Crown Registry and Geographic Base which provides the basis for strengthening this legacy over the next year.

The branch is dedicated to serving the public interest and focused on delivering results where outcomes align with strategic goals and objectives.  more >>