ALR Agricultural Land Reserve Lines for British Columbia

The spatial representation for segments of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) boundary in British Columbia. The data is compiled from hard copy maps rectified to provincial base digital data and is maintained by the Land Reserve Commission in Burnaby, BC. It was last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze protected agricultural zones based on the ALR boundary segments.
• Conduct spatial planning and zoning assessments based on soil and climate-defined land reserves.
• Integrate ALR boundaries with other land-use datasets for regional development studies.

Strengths

• Data is derived from official hard copy base maps at a 1:50000 scale.
• Spatial data is rectified to multiple standard provincial base datasets (PMBC, TRIM, CDMS, ICI).
• Provides a direct contact point for the authoritative registry (Land Reserve Commission).

Limitations

• The digital data is explicitly stated as not the official representation of the ALR.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Resolution is variable and determined from the base source, which may affect consistency.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia, Land Reserve Commission.

Collection Method

Compilation from hard copy maps rectified to standard provincial base digital data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 12:30:57.232366; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada.