CIOOS-Pacific
The Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS) Pacific is the regional hub of the National CIOOS for ocean data aggregation on Canada’s west coast.
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Late Pleistocene and early Holocene pollen data from northern Vancouver Island, Canada
CIOOS-PacificFossil pollen data spanning the late Pleistocene and early Holocene from six sites on northern Vancouver Island, informing postglacial environmental change and glacial history in coastal British Columbia.
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Bute Inlet Geohazard - Topography Surveys - 2023 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificHakai Institute collected LiDAR and Imagery via the ACO in 2023 over three watersheds as a part of the Indigenous Watersheds Initiative (IWI) for a project "Assessing Geomorphic threats in Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Priority Watersheds". These data would be used to…
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Mystery Creek Aerial Photo and LiDAR Survey - 2025 - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificAs part of the Natural Hazards and Climate Change Geoscience Program at Natural Resources Canada (Geological Survey of Canada), the Hakai Institute has partnered with the GSC to provide high-resolution LiDAR and aerial imagery with the purpose of providing…
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Glacier and Ice Aerial Surveys in British Columbia - 2022 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificThe Airborne Coastal Observatory (ACO) is a collaborative program led by the Hakai Institute along with partners the University of Northern British Columbia. The ACO program offers rapid and accurate aerial observations of both terrestrial and marine…
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Bowhead Whale Drone Data Collection - Cumberland Sound - Nunavut
CIOOS-PacificWe summarize the drone-based data collected for Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut, in collaboration with researchers from Dalhousie University and the community of Pangnirtung. The datasets highlighted in this record focus on…
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Nanwakolas LiDAR Surveys - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificThe purpose of this data acquisition was to collect new LiDAR data in support of the Nanwakolas 50 Watersheds Project. The acquisition plan was guided by three complimentary goals: 1) Acquire data for 10 primary watersheds that have stream temperature data but…
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Farwell Canyon Airborne Surveys - 2024 - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificLate in the evening of July 30, 2024, a large landslide occurred on the Chilcotin River approximately 30 kilometres upstream of its confluence with the Fraser River, resulting in a complete blockage of the river’s flow. The landslide site was located roughly…
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Glacier and Ice Aerial Surveys in British Columbia - 2023-2024 - Hakai Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificThe Airborne Coastal Observatory (ACO), developed by the Hakai Institute, is an aerial remote sensing platform designed to map landscapes from icefields to oceans. Using a Piper Navajo aircraft operated by Kisik Aerial Surveys (Delta, BC), the ACO integrates…
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Gitga'at Territory Coastal Mapping Project
CIOOS-PacificThe Gitga’at Oceans and Lands Department has developed an integrated program that combines coastal sensitivity mapping with wave impact assessments. The program aims to inventory critical coastal resources and evaluate the potential impacts of ship wakes on…
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Kelp Canopy Extent - 2014 - NW Calvert Island
CIOOS-PacificKelp extent for North West Calvert Island for July 31st, 2014. Polygons manually created based on July 31st, 2014 air photos. Areas covered: West Beach – 7th beach to West Beach + Choked Passage – Surf Pass and North Beach to Wolf Beach North to Hakai Land and…
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Jellyfish Monitoring UAV Imagery - Pruth Bay - Calvert Island - British Columbia - Canada
CIOOS-PacificUAV imagery of jellyfish blooms in Pruth Bay, Calvert Island, BC. Imagery is stitched and georeferenced in order to extract jellyfish numbers and physical orientation. Data collection and analysis is being conducted by the Hakai Institute with further research…
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Snow Depth Measurements from Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems - Mt. Cain - 2018 - British Columbia - Canada
CIOOS-PacificThis dataset consists of 10cm spatial resolution raster snow depth maps from Mt. Cain BC, collected in 2018. The dataset also includes snow depth validation points. Raster and point cloud data are available by request. We use Phantom 3 and 4 UAVs to map snow…
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Horne Lake Bathymetry Mapping
CIOOS-PacificIn September 2023, the Hakai Geospatial Team, in partnership with the Geological Survey of Canada, performed a bathymetric survey at Horne Lake, located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The data was collected onboard the research vessel Hakai…
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Stream Temperature Observations for Three Streams Near Gold River
CIOOS-PacificThis dataset provides quality-controlled stream temperature time series from 3 freshwater monitoring sites on the West coast of Vancouver Island, within the Mowachaht-Muchalaht First Nations territories. The three sensors were installed on May 29, 2024 and…
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Kilbella River Estuary LiDAR Survey - 2019 - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificKilbella Estuary survey was targeted to help archaeologists define cultural landforms. Project ID: 193009 Kilbella River is located off Rivers Inlet - Central Coast of British Columbia - Canada. Flown in 2019 with the Hakai Institute Airborne Coastal…
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Trails - Calvert Island - British Columbia - Canada
CIOOS-PacificPublic trails for NW Calvert Island. This spatial layer shows informal trails and walking paths as observed around the Hakai Institute’s Calvert Island Field Station. The field station is located within the Hakai Lúxvbálís Conservancy, where trail use and…
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Glacier and Icefield Aerial Surveys in British Columbia, Washington, and Alberta - 2025 - Airborne Coastal Observatory
CIOOS-PacificBC's South and Central Coast is particularly sensitive to climate change, characterized by comparatively warmer winters than continental environments. However, the coast's extreme elevation gradients may provide some resilience in watersheds with high…
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Keen’s Mouse Food Web Study – 100 Islands Project – Central Coast, BC (2015-2017)
CIOOS-PacificData provided here a broad range of data types that were part of a mouse study conducted in the summers of 2015-2017. Mice (Keen’s mice, Peromyscus keeni) were live-trapped from shorelines approximately 125m into the forest at 5 sites on the Central Coast.…
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Ecosystem Comparison Plots - Calvert Island
CIOOS-PacificLocations of Ecosystem Comparison plots (ECP) used by the Hakai Institute on Calvert and Hecate Islands. Each plot is 20 m x 20 m, oriented with two sides following the slope. Plot locations were selected to be representative of terrestrial ecosystem units…
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Juvenile Sockeye Diets Hakai 2015-2016
CIOOS-PacificPacific salmon hold tremendous ecological, cultural, and economic value to communities and ecosystems throughout British Columbia. The productivity of several populations, however, has declined since the early 1990s. The cause of the decline is still not fully…
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