Columbia Basin Trust Interactive Maps - Introduction

Welcome to the Columbia Basin Trust's Interactive Maps of the Canadian Columbia Basin. The web-based maps serve an interactive geographic information resource for accessing water information and other related data throughout the Columbia Basin.

CBT's Interactive Maps are information rich and the user-groups range greatly within the from Canadian Columbia Basin. It is an equally useful source of information for elementary grade 6 students learning about their local waterthed as for a scientist studying the effects of climate change on the water resources of the Basin. When it comes to water resource planning within the Canadian Columbia Basin, water managers or residents of varying interest groups can be engaged through utilizing these web-based mapping tools.

IMPORTANT KEY CONCEPTS - Click the Links Below for Getting Started

• Introduction to online mapping basics - for user new to GIS and online Mapping.
  HINT: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR NEW USERS TO START HERE.
• Navigating around maps - describes how to use the navigation tools
• Turn layers on and off and make a layer active - describes how to interact with layers.

Note: all the above information contained in the links above including descriptions of specific tools and functions available are accessible through the HELP Tab in the interactive maps. Simply launch the application by clicking the one of the buttons below and click the HELP tab.

Disclaimer

The spatial and attribute data on this CBT internet mapping site is for informational purposes only.

Click one of map launch buttons below to agree to the above terms and conditions.