Soil Survey and Mapping Standards and Guidelines

Standards and guidelines applicable to B.C. soil surveys and mapping projects are as follows.

Classification & Inventory Standards

All Soil Survey projects in B.C. follow the classification standard:

• Canadian System of Soil Classification 

Inventory standards:

• Soil Inventory Methods for B.C. (PDF)
• Field Manual for Describing Terrestrial Ecosystems 2nd ed. (DTEIF) (2010) (PDF)

Related Standards, Guidelines & Information

Information about humus forms:

• Taxonomic Classification of Humus Forms in Ecosystems of British Columbia: First Approximation
• Towards a Taxonomic Classification of Humus Forms (1993)
• Towards a Taxonomic Classification of Humus Forms: Third Approximation (1997)