Description

Terrain Inventory Mapping (TIM) Detailed Polygons (STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW) contains TIM 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: TIM and TIMSOI. TIM is multi-purpose and divides the landscape into units according to surficial material, surface expression and geomorphological process using the Terrain Classification System for British Columbia. Most of the inventory mapping was completed in the 1970s and 1980s on 1 to 50,000 scale base maps using air photo interpretation with selective field checking, and manual transfer and drafting of paper maps. These maps were later digitized and have been converted from IGDS or CAPAMP to ArcInfo to Geodatabase. TIM Detailed Polygon layer should be used in conjunction with [TER Project Boundaries](https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/ad2f6d1e-cb53-4308-9263-e8deb731b996) 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). TIM 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/3f6280a0-11d6-430f-92c5-a4a66023e6a1/resource/337b74dc-cacf-452a-b97b-110b7a409d09/download/tei_data_dictionary_v9.xlsx
TEI Domains	XLS		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/3f6280a0-11d6-430f-92c5-a4a66023e6a1/resource/4c63a21d-ed85-4f95-8a65-3d2f78fea3ef/download/tei_domains_v9.xlsx
Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca)	HTML		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/terrain-inventory-mapping-tim-detailed-polygons-with-short-attribute-table-spatial-view
BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download	HTML		https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/terrain-inventory-mapping-tim-detailed-polygons-with-short-attribute-table-spatial-view/resource/3faaf14d-4cfe-48ad-ad44-182789154619
STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW	WMS		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&layers=pub:WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/plain
STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW	WMS		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/geo/pub/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW/ows?service=WMS&request=GetCapabilities&layers=pub:WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW&legend_format=image/png&feature_info_type=text/plain
STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW	KML		https://openmaps.gov.bc.ca/kml/geo/layers/WHSE_TERRESTRIAL_ECOLOGY.STE_TER_INVENTORY_POLYS_SVW_loader.kml

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