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Interim Forest Cover Series Maps

Index to the interim forest cover series and the forest inventory area reference system; Canada sheet 92 G/NW, G/SW British Columbia. Forest Inventory Division

Description

"These summaries of area and volumes are based on the initial forest inventory of British Columbia. Area figures were obtained by the classification of areas on aerial photographs in the field, plotting of this information to base maps at a Scale of 1/2 mile to 1 inch, and planimetering the resulting forest cover maps. Volumes were obtained from samples established in Forest Inventory Zone(s) 2[.] The enclosed forest cover index map is a composite reduction of sixteen 1/2 mile to 1 inch forest cover maps on which forest strata have been collected into very broad classes. The entire series comprising of 149 index maps and summaries, covering the Province, are being distributed in 1958. File all summaries, as received, to obtain complete set." -- Map envelope

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Title
Index to the interim forest cover series and the forest inventory area reference system; Canada sheet 92 G/NW, G/SW
Creator
British Columbia. Forest Inventory Division
Publisher
[Victoria] : Department of Lands and Forests
Date Issued
1957-06-01
Description
"These summaries of area and volumes are based on the initial forest inventory of British Columbia. Area figures were obtained by the classification of areas on aerial photographs in the field, plotting of this information to base maps at a Scale of 1/2 mile to 1 inch, and planimetering the resulting forest cover maps. Volumes were obtained from samples established in Forest Inventory Zone(s) 2[.] The enclosed forest cover index map is a composite reduction of sixteen 1/2 mile to 1 inch forest cover maps on which forest strata have been collected into very broad classes. The entire series comprising of 149 index maps and summaries, covering the Province, are being distributed in 1958. File all summaries, as received, to obtain complete set." -- Map envelope
Extent
1 map ; 108 x 72 cm; 1 envelope ; 23 x 31 cm
Subject
Forests and forestry--British Columbia
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
G3511.K2 s126 .B7; G3511_K2_S126_B7_006
Collection
Interim Forest Cover Series Maps
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Koerner Library. G3511.K2 s126 .B7
Date Available
2019-11-22
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2818908
DOI
10.14288/1.0387591
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/