Geospatial Data

DataBC encourages and enables the strategic management and sharing of data across the government enterprise and with the public. It is responsible for the B.C. Data Catalogue, the Open Data initiative and the B.C. Spatial Data Infrastructure and associated products and services.

The Topographic Maps allows users to view and download PDF maps for free from a web browser. The B.C. Government provides georeferenced, 1:20,000 scale topographic maps of the entire Province of British Columbia. These maps can be used as hardcopy presentation backdrops or for locating geographic features - including Map Tile Number

Low-resolution air photos may be viewed, printed and downloaded using the Air Photo Viewer. If available, full-resolution air photo images can be purchased from the Base Map Online Store.

Order B.C. Government base mapping products from the Base Map Online Store (BMOS).

The Historical Air Photo Index Map Viewer tool allows users to view British Columbia's original set of air photo flight indices, dating back to 1936.

Use Google Earth Pro on Desktop.

Index maps may be viewed, printed and downloaded using the Historical Air Photo Index Map Viewer. The film roll and frame numbers for air photos can be extracted from the index maps. With this information, full-resolution air photo images can be purchased from the Base Map Online Store.