BC Data Catalogue 'Data Downloader'
Description
This tool provides a simple graphical interface that allows you to navigate, select and download publicly available datasets from the BC Data Catalogue.
Basic operation
Unprojected (GCS WGS 1984) datasets can be downloaded to JSON, Shapefile or GeoPackage formats.
Advanced operation
(1) Datasets can also be downloaded to ESRI File GDB (FGDB) format; and
(2) Choose the projection for Shapefile and FGDB formatted data (GCS WGS 1984 or NAD 1983 BC Albers).
Requirements
Basic Operation
Python 2.7 or 3.4+ with access to bcdata, PySimpleGUI, geopandas and pandas modules.
Advanced operation
Same as basic operation, but only runs on Python 2.7 or 3.6. Also requires an active ArcGIS license, and access to the arcpy module in the active Python environment.