FADM: Timber Supply Areas and Supply Blocks in British Columbia

A spatial dataset from the Government of British Columbia, last updated on 2026-06-03, representing designated Timber Supply Areas (TSAs) and TSA Supply Blocks. TSAs are the primary unit for determining allowable annual cuts (AAC) for forestry, based on patterns of wood flow to primary industries. The data is intended to support integrated resource management and improve AAC calculations.

Use Cases

• Map forestry management units based on the spatial boundaries of Timber Supply Areas.
• Analyze wood flow patterns to primary industries based on the original definition of TSAs.
• Model allowable annual cut (AAC) scenarios based on the designated TSA and Supply Block boundaries.
• Support integrated resource management planning based on the ministry's stated principles for these areas.

Strengths

• Spatial data is explicitly defined for resource management by a provincial ministry.
• Data has a specific update timestamp: 2026-06-03 18:31:04.048718.
• Released under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its origin in British Columbia, Canada.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia | Gouvernment de la Colombie-Britannique

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 18:31:04.048718; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada