BEC Map
The current and most detailed version of the approved corporate provincial digital Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase map (version 13.1, July 8 2026). Use this version when performing GIS analysis regardless of scale. This mapping is deliberately extended across the ocean, lakes, glaciers, etc to facilitate intersection with a terrestrial landcover layer of your choice
- Publisher
- Government of British Columbia
- Resources
- 11
- Catalogue metadata updated
- 2026-07-15
Data overview
- Formats
- HTML, KML, PDF, WMS, XLS
- File languages
- English
- Available actions
- 1 loadable resources
Official sources and licences
Resources
- BEC Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase Hectare Summary by Natural Resource District (English, XLS) XLS
- BC Geographic Warehouse Custom Download (English, HTML) HTML
- BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY (English, KML) KML
- BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY (English, WMS) WMS
- BEC_BIOGEOCLIMATIC_POLY (English, WMS) WMS
- BEC Map Revision History Map - by Assessment Watershed (English, PDF) PDF
- Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification website (English, HTML) HTML
- Biogeoclimatic Zones of BC - 8" x 11" cartographic map (English, PDF) PDF
- Biogeoclimatic Zones of BC - Poster-sized cartographic map (English, PDF) PDF
- District-scale Biogeoclimatic Zone/Subzone/Variant/Phase Poster-sized Cartographic Maps (English, PDF) PDF
- Original metadata (https://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca) (English, HTML) HTML