Mapping Section
Maps and Mapping
The Vanderhoof Forest District uses a variety of maps and map
related information from different sources. Most of these maps are
in digital form and are used with various computer programs such
as:
- MicroStation
- GeoMedia
- ArcView
- Pathfinder Office
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- Maps3D
- I/RAS C
- IPlot
- Ministry developed software
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Understanding Maps and Mapping
The links below provide more information on mapping topics.
Maps
101 - A general primer on maps and map reading (by Natural
Resources Canada)
Learn about Magnetic
Declination
Find the magnetic declination for your area with the Magnetic
Declination Calculator
Universal
Transverse Mercator Projection
Map
Projections (by The
Geographers Craft - University of Colorado)
North American
Datum (1983 and 1927)
Geodetic
Datums (by The
Geographers Craft - University of Colorado)
British Columbia
Geographic System
Coordinate
Systems (by The
Geographers Craft - University of Colorado)
Global Positioning
System
Global
Positioning System (by The
Geographers Craft - University of Colorado)
Geodesy
for the Layman (by National
Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration - USA)
Demystifying
Reference Systems (by Geomatics
Canada)
Ministry Geomatics Links
Resources
Information Standards Committee (RISC)
Forest
Resources Inventory Council (FRIC)
Terrestrial Information Standards,
Procedures & Other Documents
Other Interesting Links
Canadian
Centre for Remote Sensing
Search for Geographic
Names in British Columbia
Search for Geographic
Names in Canada
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