BCMCA_ECO_Birds_RhinocerosAukletDensity_Nov2012

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: 2012
Title: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_RhinocerosAukletDensity_Nov2012
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:
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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.
Supplemental_Information:
**Please note that this feature has been updated since the Marxan analyses were run and the feature data no longer match the Marxan-ready data.**
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: -129.961884
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -128.503992
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.664972
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.330098
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
Theme_Keyword: Home Range
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_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
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.
Process_Step:
Process_Description: >>Updates November 2012
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Home range was done using Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) using Geospatial Modelling Environment (GME). To be consistent with the methodology used for CAAU, Bandwidth PLUGIN and Cell Size 50 were used. Using the telemetry points for RAHU home range (KDE) was created and the 50%, 75% and 95% KDE home ranges were then determined. The 50%, 75% and 95% home ranges are vector (shapefiles) data, so no class divisions are necessary as for CAAU.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Rene McKibbin
Contact_Organization: Environment Canada
Contact_Position: Processor
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Shapefiles were merged together to create one feature class. A new field was added called 'Home_Range' and calculated to the applicable home range value. Only the 95% home range is displayed on the atlas page.
Process_Date: December 7, 2012
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Melissa Meneghetti
Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd.
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

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: 0.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000
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: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_RhinocerosAukletDensity_Nov2012
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
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: 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_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: km2
Attribute_Definition: Shape area in square kilometers
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Home_Range
Attribute_Definition: Delineates areas within 95% or 50% home range
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

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: 0.008

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20130516
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: BCMCA
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Position: Data Manager
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@bcmca.ca
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:
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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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