Data Aquisition

It is important to have consistent, accurate and reliable data. Due to limited resources however, data was collected from the SIS hardrive in the computer lab at SFU and from the internet. Additional information on data manipulation can be found in Methods. The following chart shows the data used in this project.
Data Name Format Source Uses of Data
BC DEM IDRISI BC_DEM from BC_DEM in GEOG 355 data folder on SIS hardrive at SFU Derive BC_SLOPES, BC_ASPECT, and BC_ELEV
BC Parks IDRISI PARKS from BC_DEM in GEOG 355 data folder on SIS hardrive at SFU Exclude park areas from MCE
BC Snowfall ESRI Shapefile Digital Map printed from the Atlas of Canada Digitized to create BC_SNOWFALL image
BC Roads IDRISI ROADS from BC_DEM in GEOG 355 data folder on SIS hardrive at SFU Distance from highways and roads
Population Density ESRI Shapefile BC_Mun. shp from DMTI-Streets 2005-Topo on SIS hardrive at SFU Suitability closer to areas of higher population density
Sensitive Ecological Areas ESRI Shapefile Sensitive Ecoregions and Species.shp Downloaded from LRDW Exclude sensitive areas from MCE
BC Water ESRI Shapefile BC_mjrwtr.shp and BC_mnrwtr.shp from DMTI-Water Buffer and exclude watercourses from MCE
Native Reserves ESRI Shapefile BCIIp.shp from DMTI-Streets 2005 on SIS hardrive at SFU Exclude reserve areas from MCE