This layer is the authoritative source for locating Active Status Growth and Yield plots also known as Permanent Sample Plots (PSPs). These plots are protected and require an additional minimum windfirm buffer of 50m radius in the interior and 100m radius on the coast. These are generally 16m radius fixed area. Therefore, protected areas need to be a minimum of 66m radius around the plot centre in the interior and 116m radius on the coast. Best practices are to locate the plot centre on the ground. Coordinate accuracy varies. Please contact Anya Reid (Anya.Reid@gov.bc.ca) with questions or updated coordinates for plots. NOTE: Accuracy of the coordinates are variable. Coordinates for plots with a more recent (since 2000) last measurement are generally quite accurate (3m). However, plots measured in the 1990's have a wide range of coordinate accuracy. In all cases, it is necessary to ground truth plot location before block layout. In this spatial layer, low accuracy coordinates are buffered 300m to ensure they do not get missed from development planning. This layer replaces the Growth and Yield Samples – Active Status layer with more accurate and current information from the Inventory Sample Management Consolidation (ISMC) database.
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- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Government of British Columbia
- Licence: Open Government Licence - British Columbia
Data and Resources
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Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca)HTMLEnglish dataset HTML
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ISMC_PSP_ACTIVE_SITES_SPKMLEnglish dataset KML
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ISMC_PSP_ACTIVE_SITES_SPWMSEnglish web_service WMS
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ISMC_PSP_ACTIVE_SITES_SPWMSEnglish web_service WMS
Contact Information
Electronic Mail Address: anya.reid@gov.bc.ca