Description

Terrestrial Ecosystem Mapping (TEM) Detailed Polygons (STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW) contains TEM inventory polygons with key and amalgamated (concatenated) attributes derived from the Resource Inventory Standards Committee (RISC) standard attributes. This layer is derived from the [STE_TEI_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SP](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/f2cd2cc3-5f58-481c-bf3c-64934acb6fad) layer by filtering on the PROJECT_TYPE attribute. Project types include: TEM, NEM, TEMNSS, NEMNSS, TEMPRE, NEMPRE, TEMSEI, TEMSET, TEMTSM, TEMWHR, TEMSDM, TEMPRW, NEMPRW, NEMSEI and NEMWHR. TEM divides the landscape into units according to a variety of ecological features including climate, physiography, surficial material, bedrock geology, soils and vegetation. TEM methods include manual air photo interpretation supported by selective field checking. TEM Detailed Polygons should be used in conjunction with [TEM Project Boundaries](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/b6b86630-26c0-4b6d-a4b0-6633d7f00c7a) which contain boundaries (study areas) and attributes describing each project (project level metadata), plus links to the locations of other data associated with the project (e.g., reports, polygon datasets, plotfiles, legends). TEM inventory polygons with full RISC attributes can be accessed through the [Terrestrial Ecosystem Information (TEI) Data Distribution Packages](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/8fd15e4e-e7b1-4566-81d1-1ff8947bfd46). **Current version**: v12 (2026-06-22)

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Name	Format	Description	Link
TEI Data Dictionary	XLS		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/0a83163b-a62f-4ce6-a9a1-21c228b0c0a3/resource/b188a908-3db5-41ea-9017-eaed2153939c/download/tei_data_dictionary_v9.xlsx
TEI Domains	XLS		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/0a83163b-a62f-4ce6-a9a1-21c228b0c0a3/resource/dc2b5fd9-b18b-4673-9df3-e651d9737236/download/tei_domains_v9.xlsx
Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca)	HTML		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/terrestrial-ecosystem-mapping-tem-detailed-polygons-with-short-attribute-table-spatial-view
BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download	HTML		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/terrestrial-ecosystem-mapping-tem-detailed-polygons-with-short-attribute-table-spatial-view/resource/54170eb9-759b-4f9f-b152-886114b2d5e3
STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW	WMS		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&layers=pub:WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/plain
STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW	WMS		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&layers=pub:WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/plain
STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW	KML		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/kml/geo/layers/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TEM_ATTRIBUTE_POLYS_SVW_loader.kml

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