Community Mapping Network BC

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Welcome! 

The CMN helps communities in British Columbia and Canada map sensitive habitats and species distributions using customized data entry and digitizing tools integrated with links to local/remote data sets, WMS sources, geo-referenced videos and SHIM projects. The Atlas Gallery now has over seventy user friendly atlases. By providing accurate and up to date information, the CMN and its many partners will help plan sustainable communities.  Continue reading about the Community Mapping Network.  

Internet Explorer Users: Every browser on the planet except Internet Explorer works with the CMN web atlases but there is a fix. Google has an extension for IE called "Google Chrome Frame". If you have to use IE becuase your IT department requires it this link will provide the answer and IE will work much faster - better yet just use Chrome or Firefox on you PC and on a Mac Safari & Chrome are the best.

Featured Atlas:             Fraser Valley Watersheds Atlas 

The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) is working with the the Community Mapping Network (CMN), the Fraser Valley Watersheds Coalition (FVWC), and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to support the Fraser Valley Watersheds Atlas. The Watersheds Atlas will help improve the health and sustainability of watersheds throughout the Fraser Valley using watershed planning, enhancement and restoration projects, partnership building, community stewardship, education and awareness. The four partners, with funding from the Real Estate Foundation of BC, are building a district-wide Watersheds Atlas with up to date environmental information compiled from the member municipalities, senior agencies and other available sources. Click here to view the online Frasaer Valley Watersheds Atlas - a work in progress.

Floodplain of The Lower Fraser River

This "Lower Fraser River Floodplain Map" outlines flood hazard areas in low lands of the Fraser Valley. The map was published in 2002 by the Fraser Basin Council. (click on image to view at higher resolution 3MB)

CMN Atlas Projects:

• Zoom-in use left mouse double click, • Zoom-out use right mouse double click• Ciick on a place marker to see that CMN atlas, • Click the Earth button to see everything in 3D on Google Earth

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Latest News

The New & Improved BC Wetlands Atlas!

The BC Wetlands Atlas provides a citizen-science based approach to mapping wetlands in British Columbia. The Atlas includes the provincial wetland layers (TRIM), some regional w

North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Atlas

There is a new Atlas entited "North Thompson Sustainable Watershed Atlas". You can view a tutorial at Youtube

The Wildlife Tree Stewardship Atlas is enhanced and upgraded.

The Atlas is now available for viewing on Macs without having to install a plugin to your browser.

BIEAP-FREMP joined in an updated Atlas of Intertidal Habitat

The Burrard Inlet Environmental Action Program and the Fraser Rivers Estuary Management Plan are now combined in an updated habitat atlas.

The Community Greenmap on CMN is growing!

This Community Greenmap is a member of the International Green Map System (GMS). A community green map becomes a map of a community’s home, showing the

A Conservation Lands Atlas for British Columbia is now available on CMN

The BC NGO Conservation Lands Atlas is a joint effort to collect the spatial boundaries of all conserved lands secured by Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) and the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS

Shuswap Lake shoreline mapping project.

The Community Mapping Network assisted in the foreshore inventory and mapping project for Shuswap Lake.   Docks were the most common human-made item with a total of 2,789.

BC Eelgrass Atlas upgraded

The BC Eelgrass atlas is upgraded.  It is now available to both PCs and MACs.  In addition,  the database is upgraded to use spatial oracle.  There are a many new tools for

Aquatic Information Partnership (AIP)

A new Aquatic Information Partnership (AIP) launches on CMN. There will be new AIP developments over the coming months - with new links to other components soon. 

New Georgia Strait Alliance Atlas to assist monitoring efforts in the Georgia Strait

A new on-line system through the Community Mapping Network allows volunteers to enter and manage the data they collect, as well as allowing others access to the data.