Methods and Data
Study Area:
First a target area was delineated from
a map of British Columbia. This area includes southern BC
as far as Prince George. The coastal region was clipped farther
south due to known access issues.
Road Network:
Then a system of roads was superimposed on to the study area. The roads
were reclassified according to rank.
- Trunk (major highways)
- Main (minor highways)
- Local
Areas not included in the road network were assumed to have smaller
roads such as small unpaved roads and logging roads.
Towns and Cities:
A shape file of towns and cities was
clipped to the target area. First the larger cities (those with
PPNCODE 101, 100 & 1) were seperated into their own layer. Then the
smaller cities, towns and communities were displayed according to size:
1. Town
2. Village
3. Community.
The data was sourced from census Canada 2006.
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Maps

Click to zoom in to map of Study Area.

Click to zoom in to map of the Road Network.
Click to zoom to map of towns.

Click to zoom to map of cities.