Minimum Mapping Standards for Minor Tenure (Non-Major Licensee) Submissions
The following describes minimum mapping standards for all Minor Tenure map
submissions that accompany the application package. These standards are to
ensure the cutting areas are clearly defined and accurately captured. This
will assist the Geomatics Technician in creating an ESF application submission on
behalf of the applicant. These standards are to be followed unless otherwise
specified by the District Manager.
Applicants are urged to use the Provincial
Government interactive map applications described below.
Interactive Maps
GeoBC provides links to
business specific mapping applications that focus on a particular agencies
information. Most of these links start up applications that provide a map
interface to information. They use a common infrastructure so that the look and
feel is similar between them.
A tutorial is available within the applications that explains how to use the
interface and describes the various tools. There are a wide range of tools
available in the general mapping environment.
Recommended Mapping Applications:
Forest Mapview
iMapBC BCeID/IDIR
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Note: Some interactive map applications require a
BCeID
A
registered service provider can also be used to create a map for you.
1. Acceptable map scales are: 1: 5,000, 1:10,000, 1:20,000, 1:30,000, 1:50,000;
use whichever best describes the area of interest(s) and location.
2. If the
cutting area is not clearly described on a 8x11 map sheet,
adjust the map scale or increase the paper size.
3. At a scale of 1:10,000, the
cutting area boundary must be within 10 m of its true
NAD83 ground position and similarly 50 m for 1:50,000 scale.
4. Several maps may be required in order to depict the
cutting area; one
small scale and one large scale.
5. Page numbers must accompany all multiple map submissions.
6. Include base information such as: district lots, surveyed lot boundaries,
subdivisions, private land, Indian Reserves, parks, highways, roads, trails,
rights of ways, water features, all land tenures and non-compatible spatial
features.
7. Boundaries:
a) All cutting area boundaries must be sufficiently tied to a suitable tie-point on
the map, such as a nearby surveyed parcel corner pin or a control survey
monument point should be used. If these are not available, a suitable tie-point
would be defined by manmade or non-manmade features such as road junction,
bridge or confluence of two creeks.
b) Map the cutting area by following geographical features as closely as
possible.
c) Boundaries that follow distinguishable geographic features on the map and the
ground such as: creeks, roads, cut block boundaries and surveyed parcels may be
used to describe the area of interest(s) and require at least one POC coordinate
per area of interest on the map.
d) Boundaries that DO NOT follow easily identified geographic features must have
a POC coordinate and additional tie-points mapped at every bend or corner to
describe the area of interest feature. For complicated or small features these
can be shown in a traverse table or table of coordinates with point numbers
shown on the map or on a separate paper.
8. Select a bold, dark boundary outlining the proposed
cutting area to
make it stand out.
9. Mark all offset distances.
10. Use UTM or Lat/Long coordinates only.
11. Ortho imagery as background is acceptable.
12. Include map title, map scale and the Lat/Long graticules.
13. A visual quality check should be done to compare the cutting area
from the ground location and field work to the map location to identify the
spatial accuracy and potential issues prior to final submission.
14. ***All digitized mapped boundaries for
cutting areas can be downloaded
into a shape file which can be forwarded to the district office.***
Map Examples
Example 1 - Area of
interest following defined geographic features
Example 2 -
Area of interest not following defined geographic features
Example 3 -
Overview map that should accompany Example 2 map
NOTE: To ensure accurate cutting boundary locations, all submissions must be consistent with
“British Columbia Standards, Specifications and Guidelines for Resource Surveys
Using Global Positioning
Systems (GPS) Technology-Release 4.0”.
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