The Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) Alternatives Task Force was instituted in December 1997 in response to the work of a “TEM and TEM Alternatives Project Steering Committee.” The TEM Alternatives Task Force was formed with representation from the Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (Headquarters and Regions), and the forest industry. The TEM Task Force presently had the following members:

The objectives of the Task Force were to further coordinate the development, testing, and documentation of “alternatives to TEM,” largely through Predictive Ecosystem Mapping (PEM) approaches. These tasks were important and necessary precursors for the development and refinement of Resource Inventory Committee standards regarding the use of PEM approaches.

Now that RIC standards are available online, the TEM Alternatives Task Force has been disbanded.

For information on PEM, contact:
Dave Clark (Dave.Clark@gems5.gov.bc.ca) or
Del Meidinger (Del.Meidinger@gems2.gov.bc.ca).