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bcgov / designatedlands

Python script to combine conservation related spatial data from many sources to create a single 'Designated Lands' layer for British Columbia
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Change category for Forest Rec Sites layer #50

Closed stephhazlitt closed 6 years ago

stephhazlitt commented 6 years ago

Currently Forest Rec Sites are included in the 03_Exclude_1_2_Activities category. This designation category should be changed to 04_Managed. Forest Rec Sites cover ~577,090 ha, about 0.61% of terrestrial land in B.C. This change will result in a small to no change in the provincial summaries of land designation totals for the 3 categories (Protected Lands, Resource Exclusion Areas, and Spatially Managed Areas), however may result in larger changes to category amounts at smaller spatial scales (e.g. ecoregions).

smnorris commented 6 years ago

Does it matter where this source falls in the hierarchy within 04_Managed (with this addition, now #s 29-45) ?

ateucher commented 6 years ago

As they are all aggregated up at the category level, it doesn't really matter. But at the top of 04_Managed as you've done makes sense