British Columbia Soil Mapping Polygons and Site Descriptions

British Columbia soil data packages contain soil map polygons and soil pit site information. The packages integrate spatial boundaries, soil survey polygons, and detailed soil pit descriptions with associated lab analyses. A data dictionary documents the fields and allowable codes.

Use Cases

• Analyze soil pit site information and detailed soil pit descriptions to model soil properties across regions.
• Map soil survey spatial view polygons with attributes from soil name and layer files for land capability assessment.
• Integrate soil map geodatabase polygons with soil site dataset lab analyses for environmental research.

Strengths

• Includes 'best available' soil map data with overlapping data removed.
• Provides a complete data dictionary documenting fields and allowable codes.
• Data ranges from 1:20,000 to 1:250,000 mapping scales.

Limitations

• BC Soil Landscapes of Canada 1:1,000,000 data is not included in the primary packages.
• Sample data and row/column counts are unavailable for assessing dataset size.
• Data currency depends on individual soil survey dates, which may vary.

Provenance

Source

Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Compilation of existing soil mapping datasets and soil survey information.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada