British Columbia Environmental Monitoring Station Locations

Environmental Monitoring Stations (EMS) spatial points coverage for the Province of British Columbia, categorized by location types. The dataset includes stations for air and water monitoring, including ambient air sites, permit sites, wells, and springs. The system is scheduled for replacement by EnMoDS on March 5, 2026, with no new data added after February 26, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map Environmental Monitoring Stations by LOCATION TYPES for provincial spatial analysis.
• Filter and analyze spatial layers for specific station categories like Air Monitoring (Ambient Air Site) or Water Sites (Well).
• Integrate station point data with the referenced spatial layers for environmental compliance and permit tracking.

Strengths

• Covers multiple environmental domains with distinct location types for air and water monitoring.
• Serves as the spatial data source for eight specific environmental monitoring layers.
• Maintained by the Government of British Columbia, an authoritative provincial source.

Limitations

• No new data will be added after February 26, 2026, limiting temporal relevance for future analysis.
• Unknown row count and column structure, hindering precise assessment of data volume and attributes.
• Primary file formats (HTML, KML, WMS) are less common for structured tabular analysis compared to CSV or GeoJSON.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Spatial points coverage from the Environmental Monitoring System (EMS).

Time Range

Data current until February 26, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 25, but data collection ends 2026-02-26.

Geography

Province of British Columbia, Canada.