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Photo interpretation standards

Last updated on April 10, 2024

Photo interpretation

Photo estimation:

  • VRI Photo Interpretation Procedures Version 3.9 (PDF, 6.3MB), March 2024 
  • VRI Photo Interpretation Quality Assurance Procedures and Standards Version 4.7 (PDF, 574KB), March 2024

Air and ground calibration:

  • VRI Field Calibration Procedures for Photo Interpretation Version 2.2 (PDF, 496KB), March 2024

VRI contract source data:

  • VRIMS Personal Geodatabase Structure and Use (version 2.0) (PDF, 2MB), January 2015
  • VRIMS Vegetation Cover Polygon Validation Rules (version 2.0.2.11) (PDF, 1MB), September 2022
  • VEGCAP Software Download for Contractors Update (ZIP, 70MB), September 2022

B.C. land cover scheme:

  • B.C. Land Classification Scheme version 1.3 (PDF, 280KB), March 2002
  • Addendum to B.C. Land Cover Classification Scheme version 1.2 (PDF, 90KB), February 2002
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