Historical Cold Weather Response Locations in British Columbia - 2023

A geographical referenced layer of the emergency warming centres and public warming spaces that may be utilized as extreme temperature relief resources during extreme cold events in British Columbia.

Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to provide a geographical referenced layer of the emergency warming centres and public warming spaces that may be utilized as extreme temperature relief resources during extreme cold events in British Columbia.

Notes: Historical cold weather resources represent a snapshot of warming locations that were available in each year including temporary/event based or seasonal. There is no guarantee that the sites are available again in following years. All data was provided by local authorities.

Data Currency: 2023 (Nov 2023 - Mar 2024)

Datasets available for download

Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated March 24, 2026, 21:03 (UTC)
Created March 24, 2026, 21:03 (UTC)
Domain / Topic
Domain or topic of the dataset being cataloged.
Title
Title for the Dataset.
Historical Cold Weather Response Locations in British Columbia - 2023
Description
A description of the dataset.

A geographical referenced layer of the emergency warming centres and public warming spaces that may be utilized as extreme temperature relief resources during extreme cold events in British Columbia.

Purpose: The purpose of this dataset is to provide a geographical referenced layer of the emergency warming centres and public warming spaces that may be utilized as extreme temperature relief resources during extreme cold events in British Columbia.

Notes: Historical cold weather resources represent a snapshot of warming locations that were available in each year including temporary/event based or seasonal. There is no guarantee that the sites are available again in following years. All data was provided by local authorities.

Data Currency: 2023 (Nov 2023 - Mar 2024)
Tags / Keywords
Keywords/tags categorizing the dataset.
Format (CSV, XLS, TXT, PDF, etc)
File format of the dataset.
Dataset Size
Dataset size in megabytes.
0.0
Metadata Identifier
Metadata identifier – can be used as the unique identifier for catalogue entry
Published Date
Published date of the dataset.
2024-04-03
Time Period Data Span (start date)
Start date of the data in the dataset.
Time Period Data Span (end date)
End date of time data in the dataset.
GeoSpatial Area Data Span
A spatial region or named place the dataset covers.
Field Value
Access category
Type of access granted for the dataset (open, closed, service, etc).
public
License
License used to access the dataset.
Although every effort has been made to provide accurate information, the Province of British Columbia, including the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness makes no representation or warranties regarding the accuracy of the information in the dashboard and the associated data, nor will it accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Data may not reflect the current situation, and therefore should only be used for reference purposes. Access to and/or content of this dashboard and associated data may be suspended, discontinued, or altered, in part or in whole, at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice, at the discretion of the Province of British Columbia. Anyone using this information does so at their own risk, and by using such information agrees to indemnify the Province of British Columbia, including the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and its content providers from any and all liability, loss, injury, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising from such person’s use of the information on this website.Please direct questions and feedback: [email protected] https://ClimateReadyBC.gov.bc.ca
Limits on use
Limits on use of data.
Location
Location of the dataset.
https://climatereadybc.gov.bc.ca/datasets/bcgov03::historical-cold-weather-response-locations-in-british-columbia-2023
Data Service
Data service for accessing a dataset.
Owner
Owner of the dataset.
Kerry.Kang_bcgov03
Contact Point
Who to contact regarding access?
EM GeoHub
Contact Point Email
The email to contact regarding access?
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/about-data-management/geobc
Publisher
Publisher of the dataset.
EM GeoHub
Publisher Email
Email of the publisher.
Author
Author of the dataset.
Kerry.Kang_bcgov03
Author Email
Email of the author.
Accessed At
Date the data and metadata was accessed.
2024-10-08
Field Value
Identifier
Unique identifier for the dataset.
940f1c6d41424a8a8ca870a00c3dbad8
Language
Language(s) of the dataset
English
Link to dataset description
A URL to an external document describing the dataset.
https://climatereadybc.gov.bc.ca/datasets/bcgov03::historical-cold-weather-response-locations-in-british-columbia-2023
Persistent Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent identifier.
Globally Unique Identifier
Data is identified by a persistent and globally unique identifier.
Contains data about individuals
Does the data hold data about individuals?
Contains data about identifiable individuals
Does the data hold identifiable data about individual?
Contains Indigenous Data
Does the data hold data about Indigenous communities?
Portal Type
Platform type of the source portal.
Field Value
Version
Version of the datatset
None
Source
Source of the dataset.
None
Version notes
Version notes about the dataset.
Is version of another dataset
Link to dataset that it is a version of.
Other versions
Link to datasets that are versions of it.
Provenance Text
Provenance Text of the data.
EM GeoHub
Provenance URL
Provenance URL of the data.
Temporal resolution
Describes how granular the date/time data in the dataset is.
GeoSpatial resolution in meters
Describes how granular (in meters) geospatial data is in the dataset.
GeoSpatial resolution (in regions)
Describes how granular (in regions) geospatial data is in the dataset.
Field Value
Indigenous Community Permission
Who holds the Indigenous Community Permission. Who to contact regarding access to a dataset that has data about Indigenous communities.
Community Permission
Community permission (who gave permission).
The Indigenous communities the dataset is about
Indigenous communities from which data is derived.
Field Value
Number of data rows
If tabular dataset, total number of rows.
106
Number of data columns
If tabular dataset, total number of unique columns.
30
Number of data cells
If tabular dataset, total number of cells with data.
3180
Number of data relations
If RDF dataset, total number of triples.
Number of entities
If RDF dataset, total number of entities.
Number of data properties
If RDF dataset, total number of unique properties used by the triples.
Data quality
Describes the quality of the data in the dataset.
Metric for data quality
A metric used to measure the quality of the data, such as missing values or invalid formats.

0 Comments

Please login or register to comment.