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Last updated on October 12, 2018

Data Custodians:

  • for GPS: Brad Hlasny
  • for TRIM: Fary Eriksson

Use the publication number listed below to order hardcopy manuals from Crown Publications.

Manual Title Date Publications
Order #
British Columbia Standards, Specifications and Guidelines for Resource Surveys Using Global Positioning System (GPS) Technology, Release 4.0 (PDF, 2.0 MB) Apr ’08 Internet only
Policies and Specifications for TRIM (1:20,000) Revision Data Capture Version 2.0 May ’97 Internet only
Raster Standard: Common Raster Cell Origin, Shape and Sizes Standard for Government of British Columbia (PDF) Apr ’08 Internet only
Standard for the Use of Map Projections in British Columbia for Resource, Cultural and Heritage Inventories (PDF) Sep ’96 7680000608
Standard for Developing Digital Data Specification Standards Documents, Version 1.0 – (PDF); (ZIP) Feb ’98 7680000610
Corporate Data Model Framework Version 1.0 (PDF) N/A 7680000774
Corporate Data Modelling Standards and Guidelines Interim (1996/1997) (PDF) N/A 7680000656
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