Introduction to the TEI Process

1. Introduction to the TEI Process Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Ministry of Environment Deepa Spaeth Filatow TEI Data Submission Training

2. TEI defined Terrestrial Ecosystem Information is: • natural resource inventory data and information governed by Resource Inventory Standards Committee (RISC) standards • Managed by Terrestrial Ecosystem Information Unit of the Ecosystem Information Section of the Ministry of Environment • Information relating to ecosystems, soils, surficial geology, wildlife habitat and species distribution TEI Data Submission Training

3. TEI data are used to answer landscape level questions at a variety of scales. TEI Data Submission Training

4. TEI – Terrestrial Ecosystem Information • TEM – terrestrial ecosystem mapping • PEM – predictive ecosystem mapping • TER – terrain inventory • Terrain inventory • Terrain stability • Bioterrain • SEI – sensitive ecosystem inventory • WHR – wildlife habitat ratings • SDM – species distribution models TEI Data Submission Training

5. The TEI Team TonyButton A/WildlifeInformationSpecialist CoreyErwin VegetationEcologist DeepaFilatow ProvincialBioterrainSpecialist MaijaFinvers TerrainInformationSpecialist Jo-Anne Stacey Plant Ecologist

6. TEI Unit Responsibilities • Collect & Acquire • Store, Organize & Manage • Access • Analyze, Interpret & Use • Communication & Outreach • Program Planning & Administration TEI Data Submission Training

7. TEI Data Flow Process PLAN COLLECT SUBMIT • Proj plan doc • Request BAPID • Contract doc support • Standards • Contractor tools • Training • Web page • SOFT tool Collect and Acquire Information REVIEW MANAGE PUBLISH Manage Information • QA/QC tools • Inventory specialists • TEIS_Environment • Legacy data cleanup • Load new data • Web site • iMap • LRDW • EcoCat ACCESS USE FEEDBACK Access Interpret and Use Information • TEI access web page • GeoBC • Training • Data requests • Metadata • Interpretive maps • Extension • Expert advice • email • Listserves • workshops TEI Data Submission Training

8. MANAGE Contractor Package TEIS_Environment New Data Tools & Templates Data QA Error Checker Tools Domain tables MetaData mgmt tables Export scripts Operational Database (File Geodatabase Data Submission Standards Documentation Operational FC Static data FC LRDW View w/iMapBC Data Distribution Data Discovery Export tables Load TEI Data Submission Training

9. PLAN • Project Planning Guideline • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/documents/TEI_prj_plan_guidelines_apr2010.pdf • Contract document support and expert advice on the standards • Request BAPID • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/ecological_info_submissions.html TEI Data Submission Training

10. COLLECT 1. Resource Inventory Standards Committee Standards • Classification Standards • http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/terclass/terclass_system_1997.pdf • Inventory Standards • http://www.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/risc/pubs/teecolo/fmdte/deif.htm • Data Submission Standards • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/documents/TEI_Digital_Submission_Standards_Draft1.pdf • QA Guidelines • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/documents/Draft_TSM_QA_31Mar10.pdf • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/wis/qa_guidelines/Draft%20TEM-DDC_QA_27feb03.doc 2. Standards of Practice • Management Guidelines • http://www.degifs.com/pdf/MTS%20Guidelines_12Oct2007.doc • Skill Requirements • http://www.degifs.com/pdf/Terrain%20Mapping%20and%20Interpretations%20JPB.pdf TEI Data Submission Training

11. SUBMIT • Data submission web page • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/ecological_info_submissions.html • Future link will be: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/tei/TEI_submission.html TEI Data Submission Training

12. REVIEW • QA guidelines • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fia/documents/Draft_TSM_QA_31Mar10.pdf • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/esd/distdata/ecosystems/wis/qa_guidelines/Draft%20TEM-DDC_QA_27feb03.doc • Compare fields tool • TEIS_Environment QC tools • SetTEISID • ValidateDomains • ValidateGeometry • ValidateRows • CreateErrorSummary TEI Data Submission Training

13. MANAGE Contractor Package TEIS_Environment New Data Tools & Templates Data QA Error Checker Tools Domain tables MetaData mgmt tables Export scripts Operational Database (File Geodatabase Data Submission Standards Documentation Operational FC Static data FC LRDW View w/iMapBC Data Distribution Data Discovery Export tables Load TEI Data Submission Training

14. TEI Data Levels • Table Metadata • Item Metadata • Project Boundary • study area boundary • project level information • Attribute Polygons • Inventory polygons • Inventory attributes • Domains and Ranges BAPID ProjType Year TSIL ESIL PhotoYear TEM terrestrial ecosystem mapping BAPID TEIS_ID ProjType SDEC_1 SITEMC_1 TDEC_1SURFM_1 1-10 Proportion Out of 10 Occupied by the component TEI Data Submission Training

15. ACCESS • GeoBC portal • http://geobc.gov.bc.ca/ • EcoCat • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecocat/ • Info Request • Request data by BAPID or Shape File • soilterrain@victoria1.gov.bc.ca • Eco_mail@victoria1.gov.bc.ca • Web pages - being updated TEI Data Submission Training

16. Feedback • Info and support requests • Listserv • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/terrain/listserv.html • http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/ecology/tem/gcsl.html • Email • ecomail@victoria1.gov.bc.ca • soilterrain@victoria1.gov.bc.ca • Workshops • Training • Reviews TEI Data Submission Training

17. Digital Submission Standards Overview • Submission standards only – does not yet replace all previous digital standards TEI Data Submission Training

18. What is new • FGDB Format • Requires ESRI arcView licenses • ProjPolyID field replaces TER_TAG and ECP_TAG • Project details and Long table are the two required FC to be submitted • Use of parsed fields for terrain TEI Data Submission Training

19. notes • Edge tie to existing projects in the LRDW where appropriate • Caution with geometry as Project Boundaries are created by dissolving the inventory polygons TEI Data Submission Training