BCMCA_ECO_Physical_Ecosections_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: 1995

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Physical_Ecosections_Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\Repository\DATA_Shapefiles\BCMCA_ECO_Physical_Ecosections_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 socio-economic spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to identify the 12 Provincial marine ecosections on Canada's Pacific Coast. Ecosections are recognized by a hierarchical ecological mapping system called the British Columbia Marine Ecological Classification (BCMEC), according to physical, oceanographic and biological characteristics.

Supplemental_Information:

Ecosections: Subarctic Pacific Transitional Pacific Continental Slope Vancouver Island Shelf Queen Charlotte Sound Dixon Entrance Hecate Strait North Coast Fjords Queen Charlotte Strait Johnstone Strait Juan de Fuca Strait Strait of Geogia

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1995

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -139.329614

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.808397

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 55.998025

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.989252

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: Ecosection

Theme_Keyword: BCMEC

Theme_Keyword: Marine Planning

Place:

Place_Keyword: British Columbia

Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific

Access_Constraints: Data are freely downloadable from GeoBC

Use_Constraints:

The Province of BC is not liable for errors in the data or inappropriate usage of the data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karin Bodtker

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: BCMCA Co-Chair

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044

Data_Set_Credit: Province of BC

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Ecosections are meant to be mapped at small scales (1:250,000) for resource emphasis and area planning.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Province of BC

Publication_Date: 1995

Title: Marine Ecosections of British Columbia

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Marine Ecosections from the Province were extended onto the land to ensure that data based on various coastlines (TRIM, CHS, etc.) can be accurately placed into each ecosection

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: O:\data\LOS\Geography\MEC\ecosections

Process_Date: May 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andy Pettersson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: BCMCA Contractor

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Polygons were dissolved and slivers were resolved (using the ArcGIS Eliminate tool and visual comparisons) to create a final ecosection file that can be accurately intersected with the BCMCA planning units.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: O:\BCMCA\Data_received\Physical\Province\ecosections.shp.xml

Process_Date: November 2009

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: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\data4Marxan_May2009\physical\BCMCA_ECO_Physical_Ecosections_Data

Process_Date: 20101008

Process_Time: 13430600

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: 12

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_Physical_Ecosections_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: MARSECTION

Attribute_Definition: Ecosection Name

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID_ecosec

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Id

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID_ecos_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID_NUMBER

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Area_m2

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: 1.535

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20101008

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

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

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