RHAU_density_MARXAN

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: RHAU_density_MARXAN
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\data4Marxan_May2010\Seabirds\seabird_marxan_features.mdb
Description:
Abstract:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA) is a collaborative project assembling and analyzing spatial information about Canada's Pacific Ocean. The overall goal of the BCMCA is to identify marine areas of high conservation value and marine areas important to human use. Results of the project are intended to inform and help advance marine planning initiatives in BC by providing collaborative, peer-reviewed scientific analyses based on the best ecological and human use spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to identify the areal extents of Rhinoceros Auklet foraging habitat on the BC coast to create the feature recommended at the BCMCA Seabirds Experts Workshop. Data presented in 2 x 2 km planning units for MARXAN analysis.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.200561
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.354927
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.724164
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.184677
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Theme_Keyword: Rhinoceros Auklet
Theme_Keyword: Foraging Habitat
Place:
Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific EEZ
Place_Keyword: Triangle Island
Access_Constraints:
This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of the data use agreements for the source datasets.
Use_Constraints:
This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of the data use agreements for the source datasets.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Karin Bodtker
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Position: Co-Chair
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1405-207 W. Hastings St.
City: Vancouver
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V6B 1H7
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kbodtker@livingoceans.org
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service - Rhinoceros Auklet Telemetry Data 2002
McFarlane Tranquilla, L, J.L. Ryder, W.S. Boyd, S.G. Shisko, D.F. Bertram, and J.M. Hipfner. 2005. Diurnal marine distributions of radio-tagged Cassin's Auklets and Rhinoceros Auklets breeding at Triangle Island, British Columbia. Technical Report Series No. 423. Canadian Wildlife Service, Pacific and Yukon Region, British Columbia.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution: BCMCA 2 km x 2 km planning units for the Canadian Pacific EEZ.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Telemetry data points were received from CWS in a spreadsheet. The coordinates for Rhinoceros Auklet were plotted and exported to a shapefile. A kernel density analysis was performed for the Scott Islands study area using a 100 m cell size and a 20 km search radius.
Process_Date: April 2010
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The raster from the density analysis was converted to a point shapefile using the ArcGIS Raster to Point conversion tool.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\CARRIE~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml79.tmp
Process_Date: April 2010
Process_Time: 16185500
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
A spatial join was performed on those points to put them into the BCMCA planning units and calculate an average value per planning unit. The natural log of the density was calculated. These values were increased so that the lowest value was equal to 1 and the values were put into the transDensity field. The planning units with a value greater than zero were exported to a new file. An ID field was added and populated with the Marxan ID and any extraneous fields were removed.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
O:\BCMCA\Data_Processed\Seabirds\At_Sea\Auklet\den_rhau_1_2\metadata.xml
Process_Date: June 2010
Process_Time: 16262900
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Andy Pettersson
Contact_Organization: BCMCA
Contact_Position: GIS Contractor
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: O:\BCMCA\Data_Andy_temp_June07\RHAU_Density_Marxan.xml

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 2287
Column_Count: 2599
Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 50.000000
Standard_Parallel: 58.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -126.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.000000
False_Easting: 1000000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000606
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000606
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: RHAU_density_MARXAN
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UNIT_ID
Attribute_Definition: BCMCA Planning Unit ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Avg_GRID_C
Attribute_Definition: Average density (birds/sq. km.)
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Unit_ID
Attribute_Definition: Planning unit ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: logDensity
Attribute_Definition: Natural log of the average density
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: transDensity
Attribute_Definition: logDensity transformed so that all values >=1

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Instructions: See www.bcmca.ca for distribution details
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: 26.857

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100617
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 1405-207 W. Hastings St.
City: Vancouver
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V6B 1H7
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: crobb@livingoceans.org
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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