BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_KillerWhaleCriticalHabitat_Data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Publication_Date: June 2010

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_KillerWhaleCriticalHabitat_Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\GIS_CARRIE\E\Andy_Bcmca\data_processed_namedStandardized\Mammals\BCMCA_ECO_Mammals_KillerWhaleCriticalHabitat_Data.shp

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 critical habitat of killer whales identified as a feature at the BCMCA Marine Mammal Experts Workshop.

Supplemental_Information:

Source: Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Ford, John KB. 2006. An Assessment of Critical Habitats of Resident Killer Whales in Waters off the Pacific Coast of Canada. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. Research Document 2006/072.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -129.626543

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.682464

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 53.466963

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.201459

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: Killer Whales

Theme_Keyword: Critical Habitat

Place:

Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific EEZ

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: BCMCA

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 Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Critical Habitat for Northern and Southern Resident Killer Whales; Proposed Critical Habitat for Northern Resident Killer Whales

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Three files were received from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. These files were merged to create a single file.

Process_Date: June 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

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_Mammals_KillerWhaleCriticalHabitat_Data

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ECOTYPE

Attribute_Definition: Ecotype

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COUNT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CH_AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area description

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Type

Attribute_Definition: Designation Type

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: 1.863

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20101005

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