metadata_bc: Metadata for rasterbc collections

In rasterbc: Access Forest Ecology Layers for British Columbia in 2001-2018

Metadata for rasterbc collections

Description

This file contains a summary of metadata about the available datasets in rasterbc. The script ('metadata_bc.R') used to generate this file can be found in the subdirectory rasterbc/data-raw/ (last updated November 09, 2023).

Usage

metadata_bc

Format

Nested list containing metadata and URLs for all of the files available as rasterbc collections

bgcz

BC biogeoclimatic zone from BC Ministry of Forests

borders

Geographical coordinates grid from Natural Resources Canada

cutblocks

Consolidated cutblocks, 2001-2018, from BC Ministry of Forests

dem

Digital elevation model from Natural Resources Canada

fids

Forest insect and disease survey, 2001-2018, from BC Ministry of Forests

gfc

Forest extent and change, 2001-2019 from Hansen et al. (2013)

nfdb

Canadian national fire database, 2001-2018, from Natural Resources Canada

pine

Interpolated forest attributes, 2001, 2011, from Beaudoin et al. (2017) (DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2017-0184)

Details

Relevant contents of the file can be accessed dataframe using the function listdata_bc.

The rasterbc collection is published as a data publication with associated DOI for permanence and easy referencing. For a more complete description, along with instructions on downloading the collections from their sources and reproducing the collection, see the rasterbc_src github repository.

All were downloaded from sources and processed in the years 2018-2020, then stored as raster tiles in the standard BC Albers projection, and hosted on FRDR.

Source

Original data sources were published by the Canadian Journal of Forest Research and various Canadian government environment ministries, and are described in full at rasterbc_src

rasterbc documentation built on Nov. 9, 2023, 9:07 a.m.