BC Economic Atlas Demonstration

Presenting organization: British Columbia Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training
www.gov.bc.ca

Session length 10 minute drop-in

Description

Learn how to use the free BC Economic Atlas to collect information about your territory. These
10-minute hands-on demos will help you learn how to access BC’s repository of geographic information.

What Participants will learn by attending

  •  explore the BC provincial repository of geographic information
  •  review crown tenure information in relation to your traditional territory
  • analyze and report on First Nation Consultation Area Database information
  • upload your own data to a create a map, create spreadsheets and perform analysis

Trainer

Dan Hirner

Senior Policy Analyst, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training

Biography

Dan Hirner is a Senior Policy Analyst with the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism, and Skills Training – Economic Development Division, Cross-Sector Initiatives Branch (Vancouver).  He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography and Certificate in Spatial Information Systems from Simon Fraser University as well as an Associate Certificate in Leadership from the BC Institute of Technology.