VRI: Forest Vegetation Inventory for British Columbia with Annual Growth Projections

Geospatial forest inventory data from British Columbia is updated for depletions like harvesting and projected annually for growth. The Vegetation Resources Inventory spatial datasets describe the location and quantity of vegetation resources like timber volume and tree species. This dataset is published by the Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch of the Government of British Columbia and was last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling timber supply and sustainable harvest levels based on volume and age attributes.
• Analyzing forest composition and species distribution across British Columbia.
• Projecting annual forest growth and tracking depletion from harvesting activities.
• Mapping vegetation resources for conservation and land-use planning.

Strengths

• Includes annual updates for growth projections and depletions, suggesting ongoing maintenance.
• Contains specific sample attributes like age, species, volume, and height for inventory units.
• Published by the authoritative Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch of the Government of British Columbia.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch, Government of British Columbia

Collection Method

Geospatial forest inventory, updated for depletions and projected for growth.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 18:31:07.112770; freshness should be verified.

Geography

British Columbia, Canada