1996: The Parks department purchased a backpack GPS unit for the purposes of collecting the locations of many trails in the alpine region of the District of North Vancouver. Various temporary GIS staff collected GPS information on trails over a 3 year period with varying degrees of accuracy and success. By 1999 the majority of known trails were collected in the alpine region and were entered into the GIS. Between 1999 and 2003 additional trails in the developed region were added to the GIS mainly through digitizing marked-up maps which were supplied by Parks department staff.

2000: Additional trail information was supplied by North Shore Search and Rescue in Microstation CAD format. This data was translated into the GIS and added to the trail inventory as required.

2001: Additional trail information was supplied by the North Shore Mountain Biking Association (NSMBA). Detailed sketches of trails with their known names were added to the GIS from marked-up maps.

2003: The accuracy of trails information was improved, wherever possible, based on the latest orthoimagery. Also in 2003, the trails feature class was physically divided into two feature classes: Public Trails and Non-Public Trails. In 2011, difficulty ratings were assigned to most trails in the District of North Vancouver.

2013: As part of the DNV's continuing asset management program, urban trails and pathways were walked with GPS to confirm location and asses condition.