Marinas and Coastal Facilities

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: May 2011
Title: Marinas and Coastal Facilities
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada
Publication_Information:
Publisher:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Online_Linkage:
\\POTTER\L$\Data Library\Post\TourismRecreation\data\bcmca_hu_tourismrec_marinas_data.shp
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: May 2011
Title: Marine Atlas of Pacific Canada
Online_Linkage: www.bcmca.ca/atlas
Description:
Abstract:
This data represents the location of marinas and other facilities where power and sail boats can dock in coastal British Columbia. Included in this data are all marinas, coastal fuelling locations for pleasure boats, public wharves and small craft harbours, yacht clubs, fishing lodges and coastal ecotourism lodges with docks.
Purpose:
The purpose of the data is to portray complete, up-to-date information on marinas and other boating facilities along the coast of British Columbia for use in the BCMCA Atlas and Marxan analyses.

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA) is a collaborative project assembling and analyzing spatial information about Canada's Pacific Ocean. The overall goal of the BCMCA is to identify marine areas of high conservation value and marine areas important to human use. Results of the project are intended to inform and help advance marine planning initiatives in BC by providing collaborative, peer-reviewed scientific analyses based on the best ecological and human use spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.
Supplemental_Information:
Structure of the attribute database is generally based on the BC Government CRIMS source data, with additions from Parks Canada source data. Most attributes are not populated with content, or the content is out-of-date, with the exception of the facility name, facility type, geographic location and contact information.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: April 2011
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -133.344647
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.070722
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.982436
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.176005
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: marina
Theme_Keyword: coastal facility
Theme_Keyword: safe boat haven
Theme_Keyword: dock
Theme_Keyword: moorage
Theme_Keyword: public wharf
Theme_Keyword: harbour authority
Theme_Keyword: small craft harbour
Place:
Place_Keyword: BC
Place_Keyword: Pacific Ocean
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The points have been checked for accuracy against Canadian Hydrographic Service charts and orthophotos, however the locations are still approximate and should not be used for navigation purposes. For general information only.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Some attribute information may be incomplete, depending on the source of the data content. Some attribute information may not be current.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Adapted from metadata written by Doug Hrynyk, Western and Northern Service Centre, Parks Canada.
Docks comprise sometimes fairly complex linear features which have been abstracted as points for this dataset. When specifying the position of marinas three conventions are commonly used:
- Vassilopoulos in Dock and Destinations places a point to seaward to be used as a navigational target by boaters.
- Province of BC data sources and the BCMCA tended to place a point in the 'centre of mass' of complexes of wharfs and floats.
- Parks Canada placed marinas at the heads of wharfs or approaches to those wharfs. These points tend to be clearly defined in charts and orthophotos and are fixed while the arrangement of floats can vary. Moreover, this convention fits the points in well with other features in the GIS such as shorelines and roads. Note, however, that anyone trying to navigate a vessel to these points would finish up ashore. These points are not designed to be navigational waypoints.

Finally, in some instances associated facilities such as fuel floats have been marked by a separate dot from a marina or public dock depending on ownership and the manner the data source. In other instances no separate point was used to depict marine fuel locations. Treatment of these associated facilities is not consistent.
Completeness_Report:
Data sources are from government reports, guide books, identified by tourism operators or identified through web sites.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The following was used in positioning the marinas:
CHS charts - DFO WMS
TRIM orthophoto -- BC WMS
TRIM base map -- BC WMS
BC Road Network
Google Earth
www.marinas.com
Gulf Island 2002 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Gulf Island 2004 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Fraser Valley 2004 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Deer Group 1998 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Gwaii 2003 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Lasqueti 1998 orthophoto -- Parks obtained from CWS
Long Beach 1998 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Sunshine Coast 1999 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Vancouver Island 1996 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Vancouver Island 1999 orthophoto -- Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
Sea-to-Sky 2004 orthophoto -- Parks obtained from CWS
Sunshine Coast 1999 orthophoto obtained from CWS
Cortez Island 1999 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland NW 1999 orthophoto (McElhanney) -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland 2001 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland 2002 orthophoto (McElhanney) -- DFO WMS
Squamish Pemberton 1999 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Province of BC, Coastal Resource Information Management System
Publication_Date: 2001-08-31
Title: CRIMS, Coastal BC Marinas (Marina_pnt)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcInfo coverage
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Coastal Resource Information Management System
Other_Citation_Details:
Carol Ogborne carol.ogborne@gov.bc.ca
Integrated Land Management Agency, Land Information BC, Business Solutions Branch (now GeoBC)
Online_Linkage:
https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=49518&recordSet=ISO19115
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:40,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1992-07-01
Ending_Date: 2001-08-31
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS, Coastal BC Marinas (Marina_pnt)
Source_Contribution:
Province of British Columbia - Coastal Resource Information Management System (1992-2001): Data were created through a variety of projects to identify important use areas in the event of an oil spill and for marine planning. Projects combined to create this CRIMS dataset include:
- Southern Georgia Strait Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1994, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- Northern Georgia Strait OSRIS (1995, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- Johnstone Strait OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Central Coast OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- West Coast Vancouver Island OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- North Coast OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- QCI OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

For each of these projects data sources include CHS Charts and other maps, mapbooks, private industry publications, focus groups, various published commonly-used directories or BC Ministry's or Municipality's published works. Any of these sources may be listed using their full name or, optionally, under their commonly-known acronym i.e. CC TRI (Central Coast Tourism Resource Inventory) or NC DD (North Coast Docks and Destinations).

Some of BC Ministry projects and guidebooks incorporated into the OSRIS Atlas projects include:
- Coastal Tourism Resource Inventory (1991-1993, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by the ARA Consulting Group)
- Central Coast Tourism Resource Inventory (1995, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Guide to the Queen Charlotte Islands (guidebook by Neil G. Carey, 1995)
- Docks and Destinations (guidebook by Peter Vassilopoulos, Jan 1996)
- Vancouver Island Tourism Resource Inventory (1996, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Exploring the North Coast of BC (guidebook by Don Douglas and Reanne Hemingway-Douglas, 1997)
- Northwest Tourism Resource Inventory (1996, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Central Coast LRMP (1998, 1:250,000 scale, data collected by the Outdoor Recreation Council)
- Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory (1998, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

The dataset includes 603 coastal and near-coastal tourism business - it includes accommodation facilities with no marine facilities (e.g. roadside hotels, B&Bs, motels).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 1997
Title: Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Nootka Sound Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997
Source_Contribution:
Nootka Sound Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for the North Coast Forest District
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: North Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Contribution:
Feature identified by Ministry of Forests Recreation Officer for the Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for the North Coast Forest District (2000, 1:20,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 2002
Title:
Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Sunshine Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2002
Source_Contribution:
Commercial and Public Recreation Study for the Sunshine Coast Forest District (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Squamish Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Contribution:
Forest Tourism Opportunities Study for Squamish Forest District and In-SHUCK-ch/M'Quat'qua Statement of Intent Area (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998
Source_Contribution:
Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Parks Canada, Western and Northern Service Centre
Publication_Date: January 2009
Title: Pacific NW Marinas and Docks - Draft.mdb
Other_Citation_Details:
Doug Hrynyk, Marine Ecosystem GIS Analyst Doug.Hrynyk@pc.gc.ca
Source_Scale_Denominator: Various, matched to orthophotos and CHS Charts
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: January 2009
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Pacific NW Marinas and Docks - Draft.mdb
Source_Contribution:
Several organizations -- private and public -- have created a list of marinas, but none of them were more than 70% complete -- most much less than that. Only the privately created databases such a Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book and PacWest Cruising Guide were current -- if not comprehensive -- and neither of them offered coordinates. Moreover, those that did offer coordinates were not at all precise and some had numerous glaring errors in positioning. In polling various federal and provincial organizations no one had a complete and up-to-date layer. All organizations inquired about obtaining a copy of this layer when it was complete. A list of marinas was compiled from some dozen sources. Where available, geographic coordinates were added to create the first iteration of the marinas layer. From that point orthophotos, nautical charts and topographic maps were used to adjust coordinates where necessary and position those many marinas for which no geographic coordinates were available. Further research was necessary to identify marinas which did not appear in the existing lists, new marinas, marinas which had changed ownership, or in some cases had been closed or even destroyed.
Sources included: Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book; PacWest Cruising Guide; Docks and Destinations by Peter Vassilopoulos; the marinas layer from the BC Government CRIMS; Sailing Directions British Columbia, 2005 Edition from CHS; marinas launch ramps and pump-outs layers from Washington State Parks and Washington State Inter Agency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) ; Google Earth for facilities first identified in imagery; online yellow pages; and others. In 2006/2007 attributes were attached from those sources which provided them. Many of the sources listed marinas without descriptions of the facilities available at each. Considerable cross-referencing and follow up was required to reconcile the information from the disparate sources. Even so, there are undoubtedly errors.
Finally, the metadata created for each of the source lists has been pasted together here. The layers later obtained from Washington State Parks and the IAC were used to position 101 to that point un-positioned marinas described in the Boaters Blue Book and the PacWest Sailing Guide. Beyond that, numerous additional marinas and pump- outs were added from those layers -- often with their positions refined using USGS DOQQs. That being said the facilities in Washington State were too numerous to deal with on a first pass. The priority on this pass was to ensure that all those bordering the proposed NMCA -- those in the San Juans and on the Olympic Peninsula -- were captured. Note that Washington State Parks is currently (2008) updating their marinas, ramps and pump-outs layers.

Data sources: =============
Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages Web.xls: ___________________________
Cut and pasted from Pacific Yachting Boater Blue Book web page (March 2005).
www.boatersbluepages.com
Used as starting point for spread sheet Marinas.xls which was in turn used to create a geodatabase by the same name.

Boaters Blue Pages.xls: _______________________
Originated by scanning Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages Marina Guide, 2005 Boating Services Directory. Magazine scanned using Adobe PDF OCR and then pasted by columns into Word document 'Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book - Marinas.doc'. Text then edited and parsed in TextPad to tab-delimited file 'Marinas tab.txt for import into Excel. Single column of attributes then processed via VBA script and data filtering to row-based spreadsheet suitable for import into geodatabase.
Note that OCR was far from perfect and, while numerous corrections have been made by hand, errors in fields such as phone numbers and addresses not amenable to spell checking may still contain errors.

PacWest Marinas Regions 4 - 17.xls: ___________________________________
Copied and pasted from PacWest Sailing Guide web site (April 2005).
www.pacwest.pioneernetworks.com/marina.htm
Single column of attributes then processed via VBA script to row-based spreadsheet suitable for import into geodatabase.

Marinas.xls: ____________
Marinas started with spreadsheet created from Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages web site. Additional marinas added from other sources listed on References tab as specified in the item Source. Position established from those various sources or from orthophotos or charts as specified in item Positioning.
Some attributes typed directly from 2005 Boating Services Directory.
Positions of marinas established from various sources as specified in item Positioning. Positions not already available in published materials, are established using georeferenced orthophotos and charts. In such cases the coordinates of the head of the dock or pier are used - it being the clearly defined and typically unchanging.
NONE OF THE POSITIONS HEREIN SHOULD BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.
Created in March and April 2005.

Marinas-PacWest.xls: ____________________
Merging of list of 282 marinas as listed in PacWest Marinas Regions 4 - 17.xls and 250 in Marinas.xls (which was started with the list of marinas in Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages Web.xls.)
Owing to considerable overlap between the two lists there are a total of 394 marinas.
This merged list used to expand Marinas.xls before it is imported into geodatabase. (6 April 2005)

LUCO Marinas ____________
Coverage of marinas and public wharfs merged from different provincial projects related to Oil Spill response for CRIMS. 603 marinas, public docks and businesses were compiled over six areas:
Queen Charlotte Islands;
North Coast;
Mid Coast;
Johnston Strait;
Northern Strait of Georgia; and
Southern Strait of Georgia.

The southern Strait of Georgia section has not been updated since the original work in 1998. Attribution varied somewhat between areas and many attributes are entirely unpopulated - without even a name for the facility. Some areas show points only without even names. However, the accuracy of locations are commonly very good.
It was used to supplement the lists of facilities found in the Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book and PacWest Marina Guide.

NDI_Marinas.mdb ______________
NDI staff compiled this list from trade publications. Many of the attributes are unpopulated and, because it was compiled from publications rather than charts or photos, some of the positions are way out.
It was used as a reference to check the marinas layer for completeness.

Transport Canada Facilities.shp ______________________________
Transport Canada facilities, Western Canada. Facility locations created from photocopied binder of site plans for each of 113 facilities.
Locations were then adjusted using orthophoto, CHS charts and/or TRIM.
Superfluous attributes from the original three tables dropped from this final version. All items containing geographic coordinates dropped because they no longer match the adjusted positions.
Geographic coordinates, name of location, province and site facilities were compiled in a spreadsheet from a collection of photocopied site plans and saved in a spreadsheet entitled, Facilities.xls.
Photocopied site plans were generally of quite poor quality and the geographic coordinates were not always entirely legible. Because of this there may be some errors in positioning.
Each site plan was scanned into a TIFF which is can be accessed from the shapefile through a hot link field.
Three spreadsheets (Ports.xls; divestited ports contact list.xls; and LOCNCODErev#11.XLS) were edited and then joined to facilities to give, respectively, the:
- type of facility: Regional/Local Port or Remote Port
- name of the organisation to whom the facility was divested
- contact name with that organisation
- their telephone number
- the fiscal year in which facility was divested

Tracking the change in each facilities status is problematic. Divestment began in fiscal year 1998/1999 and is expected to continue beyond 2006. Moreover, the facilities at a site are not always divested as a whole. Multiple facilities at a given site have sometimes been split up. In such cases a single point in a shapefile is insufficient to record the change in status of the separate facilities. In some cases Transport Canada facilities are actually attached to Coast Guard facilities.
For the moment, addressing such complexity remains beyond the scope of this initial effort.
The orthophotos, CHS charts and TRIM used to adjust positions of sites were obtained or accessed in the following ways:
- CHS charts via WMS of DFO's Mapster or Parks Canada spatial data warehouse;
- Deer Group 1998 orthophoto via Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
- Gulf Islands 2002 orthophoto via Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
- Lasqueti 1998 orthophoto obtained from CWS
- Long Beach 1998 orthophoto via Parks Canada spatial data warehouse
- Lower Mainland 1999 NW orthophoto via WMS of DFO's Mapster
- Sea to Sky 2004 orthophoto obtained from CWS
- Sunshine Coast 1999 orthophoto obtained from CWS
- TRIM orthophoto via WMS of BC's Provincial Base Map
- TRIM via WMS of BC's Provincial Base Map
- NTS 250k via Parks Canada ArcIMS service


Small Craft Harbours.shp ________________________
Small Craft Harbours. 118 current and former DFO/Coast Guard/Small Craft Harbours. Locations have been adjusted using orthophotos, CHS charts, and/or TRIM. Superfluous attributes from the original three data sources have been dropped from this final version.
Note that there were instances of different phone number in the pamphlet Guide to Federal Small Craft Harbours, 2004 and those given on the HAABC web site. Those on the HAABC web site were presumed to be current. For many of the sites facilities attributes have been added from HAABC web site.
Of the 118 current and former DFO/Coast Guard/Small Craft Harbours, 110 created from site plans found on a CD which was created for 2006 AGM Conference of HAABC.

Five more facilities added from older shapefile SC_Harbours_pt.shp - Gilford Island - Hope Bay - Northwest Bay - Oak Bay (Turkey Head) Breakwater - Schooner Cover Breakwater
Three more facilities added from Dana Chin's spreadsheet SCH_coordinates.xls: - Denman Island - Mill Bay - West Bay, Gambier Island


DFO Statistical Service _______________________

Spreadsheet listing 202 marinas and public docks along with contact information. No geographic coordinates supplied, nor any information about the facilities and any services offered.

Telus web site business finder ______________________________

Sport Lodge.shp _____________
Floating resorts on the Central Coast. Supplied by Jackie Booth.

Pumpouts_financed_by_Washington_State_Parks __________________________________________
Sewage pump-outs financed by Washington State Parks. Supplied by James Horan, Washington State Parks. Spreadsheet is a working copy with acknowledged errors in latitude and longitude. The working copy was provided as a professional courtesy.

Pump_Outs.shp _____________
Lists pump-outs financed through two earlier Washington State Inter Agency Committee for Outdoor Recreation (IAC) programs. Many of the pump-outs financed by IAC and Washington Parks are located at the marinas shown in Moorage Facilities.shp

Moorage Facilities.shp ___________________
This dataset contains geographic point data for large boat moorage facilities determined to be open to the public in Washington State. This information is based on a comprehensive field inventory of large boat facilities conducted by the Washington State Interagency Committee For Outdoor Recreation in 2000. The dataset contains geographic and descriptive information for 344 moorage facilities around the state.

Motorized Boat Launches.shp _________________________
This dataset contains geographic point data for motorized boat launches found to be open to the public in Washington State at the time of the field inventory (1997). This information is based on a comprehensive field inventory of motorized boat launches conducted by the Washington State Interagency Committee For Outdoor Recreation in 1997. The dataset contains geographic and descriptive information for 894 boat launches around the state.

Positioning: ============
Orthophotos: ____________
Gulf Island 2002 orthophoto -- Parks
Gulf Island 2004 orthophoto -- Parks
Fraser Valley 2004 orthophoto -- Parks
Deer Group 1998 orthophoto -- Parks
Gwaii 2003 orthophoto -- Parks
Lasqueti 1998 orthophoto -- Parks obtained from CWS
Long Beach 1998 orthophoto -- Parks
Sunshine Coast 1999 orthophoto -- Parks
Vancouver Island 1996 orthophoto -- Parks
Vancouver Island 1999 orthophoto -- Parks
Sea-to-Sky 2004 orthophoto -- Parks obtained from CWS
Sunshine Coast 1999 orthophoto obtained from CWS
USGS DOQQs -- Parks downloaded from Washington State Department of Natural Resources.
Cortez Island 1999 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland NW 1999 orthophoto (McElhanney) -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland 2001 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
Lower Mainland 2002 orthophoto (McElhanney) -- DFO WMS
Squamish Pemberton 1999 orthophoto -- DFO WMS
TRIM orthophoto -- BC WMS
TRIM base map -- BC WMS
CHS and NOAA Charts both vector ENCs and scanned raster
_______________________________________________________

Address Geocoding _________________
BC Road Network
Google Earth
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Jason Howes, Monterey Environmental Services
Publication_Date: 2008/10/31
Title: CRIMS updates
Other_Citation_Details: jhowes@shaw.ca
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000 to 1:40,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2008/10/31
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS updates
Source_Contribution:
During his refresh of CRIMS data, BCMCA Contractor Jason Howes identified an additional 9 marinas and 110 public wharves, yacht clubs and other public facilities.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Publication_Date: March 2007
Title: PNCIMA Sportfish Lodges
Source_Scale_Denominator: unknown, but poor
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: March 2007
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: PNCIMA Sportfish Lodges
Source_Contribution:
Unpublished data (spreadsheet) from March 2007 containing lodge name, descriptive location, lat and long coords and URL for website. In January 2009 it was turned into a shape file for the 1st draft of the PNCIMA atlas where owner name, capacity and whether the lodge was floating or not was added. Spatially poor quality. Attributes good.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, GEOBC
Publication_Date: April 1, 2010
Title: TANTALIS - Crown Tenures
Other_Citation_Details: Data is updated daily to the LRDW from Tantalis.
Online_Linkage:
https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=54099&recordSet=ISO19115
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: April 1, 2010
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TA_CROWN_TENURES_SVW
Source_Contribution:
- Select tenures which overlap with BCMCA study area (BCMCA planning units) and delete all other tenures
- Select for all TEN_PURPOS = "COMMERCIAL" and TEN_SUBPRP = "HUNTING/FISHING CAMP", "MARINA", OR "PRIVATE YACHT CLUB (235 polygons selected)
- Select for all TEN_PURPOS = "COMMERCIAL RECREATION" and TEN_SUBPRP = "ECOTOURIST LODGE/RESORT", "FISH CAMPS" or "TIDAL SPORTS FISHING CAMPS" (22 polygons selected)
- Select for all TEN_PURPOS = "TRANSPORTATION" and TEN_SUBPRP = "PUBLIC WHARF" (200 polygons selected)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: Clayoquot Sound/Central Region Tourism Opportunities Study
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by the ARA Consulting Group
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Clayoquot Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Contribution:
Clayoquot Sound/Central Region Tourism Opportunities Study (prepared by the ARA Consulting Group)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: 2000
Title:
Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for Portions of the Campbell River and Port McNeill Forest Districts
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Campbell River Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Contribution:
Forest and Fisheries Tourism Opportunities Study for Portions of the Campbell River and Port McNeill Forest Districts (prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
BC Ministry of Small Business Tourism and Culture (now responsibility of GeoBC)
Publication_Date: Dec 1997
Title:
Northern Vancouver Island Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study
Other_Citation_Details:
GeoBC Contact is Rob Gowan. Inventory conducted under contract by the Economic Planning Group
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1997
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: North Vancouver Island Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997
Source_Contribution:
Northern Vancouver Island Forest Recreation and Tourism Opportunities Study (prepared by Economic Planning Group)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: April 2011
Title: www.marinas.com
Source_Scale_Denominator: Google imagery
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: April 2011
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: www.marinas.com
Source_Contribution: Website with mapped location of marinas and coastal facilities
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Publication_Date: April 2011
Title: Harbour Authority Association of BC
Source_Scale_Denominator: google imagery
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: April 2011
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: www.haabc.ca
Source_Contribution:
Harbour Authority Association of BC website with webmap of location of harbour authorities
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Transport Canada
Publication_Time: March 2011
Title: Transport Canada Public Ports
Online_Linkage: <http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/tc-ports-bc-2171.htm>
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: March 2011
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Transport Canada Ports
Source_Contribution:
jpeg map and associated website depicting Transport Canada ports program <http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs/ports-menu-1127.htm>
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Publication_Date: March 2011
Title: Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbour program.
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sch-ppb/list-liste/harb-port-eng.asp?p=bc>
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DFO Small Craft Harbour
Source_Contribution:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada Small Craft Harbour program. <http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sch-ppb/list-liste-eng.htm>
Lists small craft harbour authorities and small craft harbours - some authorities manage several harbours. In many instances includes URL to harbour authority. Includes webmap of location of core fishing harbours, non-core fishing harbours and recreational harbours.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Canadian Coast Guard
Publication_Date: 07/2004
Title: SCH Harbours 1:20,000
Other_Citation_Details:
Johnny Voong, GIS Analyst 604.775.8842 voongj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 07/2004
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Canadian Coast Guard Small Craft Harbour
Source_Contribution:
A point shapefile of the Small Craft Harbours (SCH) locations in the Pacific Region. The co-ordinates for the locations were obtained from the SCH branch in Vancouver. Data set has been visually inspected. All data produced strives to meet National Mapping Accuracy Standards (NMAS).
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Canadian Coast Guard
Publication_Date: 07/2008
Title: Marine Fuelling Locations (1:20,000)
Other_Citation_Details:
Johnny Voong, GIS Analyst 604.775.8842 voongj@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:20,000
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 07/2008
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Canadian Coast Guard Marine Fuelling Locations
Source_Contribution:
A point shapefile depicting Marine Fuelling Locations in the Pacific Region. The data was compiled by Ron Martin (Small Craft Harbours Program Officer) using Google Earth to capture the co-ordinates in Degrees-Minutes-Seconds. The geographic location, name of the fuelling site and fuel type details are included. Data set has been visually inspected. All data produced strives to meet National Mapping Accuracy Standards (NMAS).
CCG GIS received the data in spreadsheet and converted into shapefile using ArcGIS 9.2.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Navigable Waters Protection Division, Transport Canada, Pacific Region
Publication_Date: January 14, 2009
Title: Transport Canada Marine Works
Other_Citation_Details:
Susie Harder, GIS Technician Marine Safety, Transport Canada susie.harder@tc.gc.ca
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: January 14, 2009
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Transport Canada Marine Works
Source_Contribution:
The dataset is an extract from the Navigable Waters Database System (NWDS) managed by Navigable Waters Protection Division (NWPD), Marine Safety, Transport Canada, Pacific Region. The work of NWPD is to review all proposed and unapproved existing works (structures) in, on, over, under or around navigable waterways in Pacific Region (British Columbia) according to the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA). The structures reviewed include all works from minor works such as private docks and shoreline erosion protection work to bridges, dams, causeways and other major works. The purpose of NWDS is to manage the file information for navigational reviews conducted by NWPD. NWDS includes data about the works such as date of application, date of approval, Proponent data, work description, site and project history, position, primary waterway, etc. To ensure all information protected by privacy legislation is not disclosed, these data extracted from NWDS includes only work location (position) data in lat and long, primary waterway, type of work and work description. Data pertaining to the proponent has not been included.
NWDS includes many records with incorrect positions or where positional data is absent. The records included in this dataset includes only records with positions that fall within the British Columbia area. All records with no positional data or positional data outside of the British Columbia area have not been included.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Imported Parks Canada data from geodatabase to shapefile.
- removed data from outside of Canada (Puget Sound). - deleted fields noted as copyright restricted (Hazards, Services). - deleted select points not related to marine tourism (float home, private dock, sea cadets, rowing club, Navy fuel) or where moorage is temporary (customs, industry). - removed ferry docks and retained as separate layer. - updated the facility_t field according to the following protocol: -- Capture the primary function of the facility - a marina may offer some accommodation, but should be coded as a marina, not resort. A resort may offer other activities besides fishing, but if it's prime function is fishing, it is coded "fishing resort". Fishing resorts built on water are coded floating. Some change location a couple of times a year, others are permanently moored in 1 location - presumably they would be tenured unless built on private land. Facilities which offer activities other than fishing as their prime function were coded resort. There are also public docks that function as marinas - some may be operated by Transport Canada but others by local harbour societies.
Note that as other process steps were undertaken, some facility types were renamed to closed (facilities which operated at one time but were no longer in business). These are not displayed in the map but retained to allow for cross-reference with other datasets.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Pacific NW Marinas and Docks - Draft.mdb
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Merged 46 points showing the location of sportfish lodges in PNCIMA into the master marina layer. Most were spatially inaccurate but had attribute information, including URL for website and type of facility (floating or land based). Added 5 new facilities to master marina layer. Two were townhouses in Masset (ignored).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: PNCIMA Sportfish Lodges
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Incorporated content from updated CRIMS data into master marina layer. 9 marinas added from marinas layer and 110 public wharves from moorage layer. Ensured tourism facilities from CRIMS which had no marine use (eg hotels, B&B) were not included in the master layer (Note: the CRIMS marina layer from the Province of BC included many non-marine facilities).
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS updates
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CRIMS, Coastal BC Marinas (Marina_pnt)
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Reviewed data from tourism opportunity studies and added in marinas and costal tourism facilities where marine use is a key feature / and or coastal tourism facilities which offer boat moorage. Also updated attributes where additional attribute information was available.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Nootka Sound Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: North Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sunshine Coast Tourism Opportunity Study, 2002
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Squamish Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Haida Gwaii Tourism Resource Inventory, 1998
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Clayoquot Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Campbell River Tourism Opportunity Study, 2000
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: North Vancouver Island Tourism Opportunity Study, 1997
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Reviewed Canadian Coast Guard Marine Fuelling Locations layer. This layer was used to identify current marine fuelling locations - any sites missing from the master marina layer were added. During the review process, if the attributes of master layer indicated fuelling but the site was not identified in the CCG layer, the attributes of the master marina layer were updated to remove indications of marine fuelling. Facilities offering fuelling only were denoted as such in facility type, otherwise marinas and public wharves that provided marine fuelling services had an "F" added to the in the facility_t field.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Canadian Coast Guard Marine Fuelling Locations
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An April 2010 clip of the Parks Canada source data (with updates incorporated to that point) was provided to BCMCA Project Team members from the Haida Fisheries Program and the North Coast-Skeena First Nations Stewardship Society. They reviewed the spatial locations and attributes of marinas in their areas of interest in May 2010. Their updated spatial locations and attributes were incorporated into the Master layer in September 2010.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
Pacific NW Marinas and Docks - Draft.mdb (with updates to April 2010)
Process_Date: September 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Reconciled locations of facilities against Province of BC Tenures and Transport Canada Marine Works layers. Relocated marina point locations as required to match these more accurate data sources. NOTE: there were Provincial marina tenures identified for which there were no known facility. These possible sites were not mapped and may be locations of potential future operations.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TA_CROWN_TENURES_SVW
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Transport Canada Marine Works
Process_Date: March 2011
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Reviewed spatial data, spreadsheets and jpegs from Small Craft Harbours and Transport Canada Ports. Added or updated spatial information and attributes in the master marina as needed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Transport Canada Ports
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DFO Small Craft Harbour
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Canadian Coast Guard Small Craft Harbour
Process_Date: March 2011
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Conducted a site-by-site review using Google Earth Web mapping links from the sites marinas.com and the Harbour Authority Association of BC website. Each marina and harbour authority had a link to a Google Earth location. Additionally, each facility often had a link to it's own website. Only the location, facility name, contact information attributes and facility type attributes were updated using these sources. In the case of yacht clubs, both the home location and outstations were mapped; often the outstations were identified through review of the yacht club website.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: www.marinas.com
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: www.haabc.ca
Process_Date: March 2011
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
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Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 673
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 50.000000
Standard_Parallel: 58.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -126.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.000000
False_Easting: 1000000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
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Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
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Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity_Type_Label: bcmca_hu_tourismrec_marinas_data
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Marina
Attribute_Definition: Name of marina (mixed case)
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Marina_Sou
Attribute_Definition:
MARINA_SOURCE: Source(s) used to first identify, plot, and describe marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute_Domain_Values:
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bamfield Chamber of Commerce
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BC Marine Trades Association
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BCMCA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Geographic location and attributes came from one of the BCMCA data sources
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boat Owner's World
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Boaters Blue Pages
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book - Parks Canada (Doug Hrynyk) Cut and pasted from Pacific Yachting Boater Blue Book web page. www.boatersbluepages.com and scanned Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages Marina Guide, 2005 Boating Services Directory. Magazine scanned using Adobe PDF OCR and then pasted by columns into Word document. Text then edited and parsed in TextPad to tab-delimited file for import into Excel. Single column of attributes then processed via VBA script and data filtering to row-based spreadsheet suitable for import into geodatabase. March - April 2005.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: CHS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Canadian Hydrographic Services Chart
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DFO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: DFO Statistical Service
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Parks Canada - Spreadsheet listing 202 marinas and public docks along with contact information. No geographic coordinates supplied, nor any information about the facilities and any services offered.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Georgia Strait Alliance
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GINPR Coastal Infrastructure/TC NWDS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Gulf Islands National Park Reserve Coastal Infrastructure
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Greg Klemke
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Parks Canada contact
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Hrynyk
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Parks Canada contractor
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Jackie Booth
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Floating resorts on the Central Coast supplied by Jackie Booth.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Kayak Routes for the Pacific NW, Pete McGee
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LUCO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Parks Canada incorporated data from 603 marinas, public docks and businesses were compiled by the Province of BC - Coastal Resource Information Management System (1992-2001): Data were created through a variety of projects to identify important use areas in the event of an oil spill and for marine planning.
Projects combined to create this CRIMS dataset include:
- Southern Georgia Strait Oil Spill Response Information System (OSRIS) (1994, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- Northern Georgia Strait OSRIS (1995, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- Johnstone Strait OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Central Coast OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- West Coast Vancouver Island OSRIS (1996, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by LGL Ltd.)
- North Coast OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- QCI OSRIS (1998, 1:40,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)

For each of these projects data sources include CHS Charts and other maps, mapbooks, private industry publications, focus groups, various published commonly-used directories or BC Ministry's or Municipality's published works. Some of BC Ministry projects incorporated into the OSRIS Atlas projects include:
- Coastal Tourism Resource Inventory (1991-1993, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by the ARA Consulting Group)
- Central Coast Tourism Resource Inventory (1995, 1:250,000 scale, prepared by Clover Point Cartographics Ltd.)
- Vancouver Island CORE (1994, 1:250,000 scale)
- Central Coast LRMP (1998, 1:250,000 scale, data collected by the Outdoor Recreation Council)

Attribution varied somewhat between areas and many attributes are entirely unpopulated - without even a name for the facility. Some areas show points only without even names. However, the accuracy of locations are commonly very good.
It was used to supplement the lists of facilities found in the Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Book and PacWest Marina Guide.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Michael Pardy, Sea Kayak Guides Alliance
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NDI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
NDI staff compiled this list from trade publications. Many of the attributes are unpopulated and, because it was compiled from publications rather than charts or photos, some of the positions are way out. It was used as a reference by Parks Canada to check the marinas layer for completeness.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: online
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: orthophoto
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: PacWest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Parks Canada copied and pasted from PacWest Sailing Guide web site (282 marinas) www.pacwest.pioneernetworks.com/marina.htm April 2005. Single column of attributes then processed via VBA script to row-based spreadsheet suitable for import into geodatabase. Merged with Pacific Yachting Boaters Blue Pages to eliminate overlap - 394 unique entries.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: PortFocus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: website
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Small Craft Harbours
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Parks Canada and BCMCA: Small Craft Harbours. 118 current and former DFO/Coast Guard/Small Craft Harbours. Locations have been adjusted using orthophotos, CHS charts, and/or TRIM. Where there were instances of different phone number in the pamphlet Guide to Federal Small Craft Harbours, 2004 and those given on the HAABC web site, those on the HAABC web site were presumed to be current. For many of the sites facilities attributes have been added from HAABC web site.
Of the 118 current and former DFO/Coast Guard/Small Craft Harbours, 110 created from site plans found on a CD which was created for 2006 AGM Conference of HAABC. Five more facilities added from an older shapefile SC_Harbours_pt.shp (Gilford Island, Hope Bay, Northwest Bay, Oak Bay (Turkey Head) Breakwater, and Schooner Cover Breakwater). Three more facilities added from Dana Chin's spreadsheet SCH_coordinates.xls (Denman Island, Mill Bay, and West Bay, Gambier Island).
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: TANTALIS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada / BCMCA
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: telephone
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Telus
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada - Telus web site business finder
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: Transport Canada
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Transport Canada facilities, Western Canada. Facility locations created from photocopied binder of site plans for each of 113 facilities operated and/or divested by Transport Canada. Locations were then adjusted using orthophoto, CHS charts and/or TRIM. Photocopied site plans were generally of quite poor quality and the geographic coordinates were not always entirely legible. Because of this there may be some errors in positioning. Tracking the change in each facilities status is problematic. Divestment began in fiscal year 1998/1999 and is expected to continue beyond 2006. Moreover, the facilities at a site are not always divested as a whole. Multiple facilities at a given site have sometimes been split up. In such cases a single point in a shapefile is insufficient to record the change in status of the separate facilities. In some cases Transport Canada facilities are actually attached to Coast Guard facilities.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: TRIM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: Vassilopoulos
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Docks and Destinations by Peter Vassilopoulos
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: web
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
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Attribute_Label: Positionin
Attribute_Definition:
POSITIONING: Materials used to establish the geographic location.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LOCATION
Attribute_Definition: LOCATION: Brief description of the location of marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: facility_t
Attribute_Definition: FACILITY_TYPE: type of facility
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Fishing lodge closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed - fuel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Fuel service closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed - marina
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Marina closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed - public wharf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Public Wharf closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed - resort
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Tourism lodge / resort closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: closed - yacht club
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Yacht club closed as of 2011 - point retained for reference purposes only.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ecotourism lodge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tourism lodge / resort which has docks and/or offers moorage.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: ecotourism lodge-not buil
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Tourism lodge / resort site with a provincial tenure but no facilities present as of 2011.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: fishing lodge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tourism lodge / resort facility - primary purpose is fishing.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: floating fishing lodge
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Floating tourism lodge / resort facility - primary purpose is fishing. Can be towed to multiple locations in one year.
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: fuel
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Marine facility whose primary purpose is to provide fuel service.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: harbour authority
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Marina run by harbour authority (listed by DFO or Harbour Authority Association of BC).
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: harbour authority-F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Marina run by harbour authority which also offers fuel services (listed by DFO or Harbour Authority Association of BC).
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Enumerated_Domain_Value: marina
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Private marina with some transient moorage.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: marina - not yet built
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Marina site with a provincial tenure but no facilities present as of 2011.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: marina-F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Private marina with some transient moorage which also offers fuel services.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: marine repair
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Facility where primary purpose is marine vessel repair.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: private marina
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Private marina with no transient moorage (eg private dock for charter boats)
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: public wharf
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public wharf not run by a harbour authority.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: public wharf-TC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public wharf listed by Transport Canada
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: public wharf-TC-F
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Public wharf listed by Transport Canada which also offers fuel services.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: pumpout
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Facility where the primary purpose is to offer pump out services.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: yacht club
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Yacht Club. May offer transient moorage to members of other clubs. Also includes yacht club outstations.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: yacht sales
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Facility where the primary purpose is to offer yacht sales. May also have transient moorage.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Updated
Attribute_Definition: Date dd/mm/yyyy when record was last updated.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Contact
Attribute_Definition: Name of contact at facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Title
Attribute_Definition:
Title of contact: owner, proprietor, president, harbourmaster, et cetera.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Street_Add
Attribute_Definition: STREET_ADDRESS: Street address of facility -- where applicable.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Mailing_Ad
Attribute_Definition: MAILING_ADDRESS: Mailing address of facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Postal_Cod
Attribute_Definition: POSTAL CODE
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: City
Attribute_Definition: City portion of mailing address
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Province
Attribute_Definition: The province portion of the marina mailing address.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Toll_Free
Attribute_Definition: Toll free number -- where available.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Telephone
Attribute_Definition: Ten digit phone number of the marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Fax
Attribute_Definition: Ten digit facsimile number of the marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Cell
Attribute_Definition: Cell phone number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Email
Attribute_Definition: The email address of the marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Website
Attribute_Definition: URL for website.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VHF
Attribute_Definition: VHF frequency monitored by staff at facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Chart
Attribute_Definition: CHS chart number(s) on which facility appears.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Season
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates the range of months that the marina is in operation. i.e. MAY-SEPT
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Notes
Attribute_Definition: Notes made during compilation.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Customs
Attribute_Definition: Customs port of entry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Pumpouts
Attribute_Definition: Pump out equipment available.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Launch_Ram
Attribute_Definition: LAUNCH_RAMP: Presence of a launch ramp.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Gasoline
Attribute_Definition: Availability of gas at facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Deisel
Attribute_Definition: Availability of diesel at facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Propane
Attribute_Definition: Availability of propane at facility.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lubricants
Attribute_Definition: Availability of lubricants such as two-stroke oil.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Groceries
Attribute_Definition: Availability of groceries.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bait
Attribute_Definition: Availability of bait.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Tackle
Attribute_Definition: Availability of tackle.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Moorage
Attribute_Definition: Availability of moorage.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Transient_
Attribute_Definition:
TRANSIENT_MOORAGE: Availability of transient moorage. i.e. nightly moorage.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Live_Aboar
Attribute_Definition: LIVE_ABOARD_MOORAGE: Availability of live aboard moorage.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Max_Number
Attribute_Definition:
Maximum number of vessels that can be accommodated. Often not applicable. Speaks more to individual slips than to moorage along the length of floats.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Max_Length
Attribute_Definition: Longest vessel that can be accommodated.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Average_De
Attribute_Definition:
AVERAGE_DEPTH_METRES: Describes the marina's average water depth in metres
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Water
Attribute_Definition: Availability of potable water.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Garbage
Attribute_Definition: Availability of garbage disposal at marina.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Washrooms
Attribute_Definition: Presence of washrooms at marina for guest use.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Showers
Attribute_Definition: Presence of showers at marina for guest use.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Laundry
Attribute_Definition: Presence of laundry facilities at marina for guest use.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Restaurant
Attribute_Definition: Presence of restaurant.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Bar
Attribute_Definition: Presence of bar.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lodging
Attribute_Definition: Availability of lodging.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Camping
Attribute_Definition: Availability of camping facilities onshore.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Lift
Attribute_Definition: Presence of boat lift.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Repairs
Attribute_Definition: Availability of repair shop.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Charter
Attribute_Definition: Availability of charter service.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Powerboat_
Attribute_Definition: POWERBOAT_RENTAL: Availability of powerboat rentals.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Houseboat_
Attribute_Definition: HOUSEBOAT_RENTAL: Availability of houseboat rentals.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Sailboat_R
Attribute_Definition: SAILBOAT_RENTAL: Availability of sailboat rentals.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rowboat_Re
Attribute_Definition: ROWBOAT_RENTAL: Availability of rowboat rentals.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shore_Powe
Attribute_Definition:
SHORE_POWER: Description of available shore power. Paraphrased from available sources sometimes describes only amperage, sometimes voltage and amperage, sometimes merely the availability of shore power without specifications.
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS / Parks Canada
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RI
Attribute_Definition:
Relative importance of this feature. Rated from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest)
Attribute_Definition_Source: CRIMS
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120320
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson
Contact_Position: Project Manager
Contact_Address:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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Generated by mp version 2.9.6 on Tue Mar 20 12:53:07 2012