BCMCA_ECO_Birds_BlackOystercatcherBreedSites_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: March 2010

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_BlackOystercatcherBreedSites_Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecological Data

Publication_Information:

Publisher: BCMCA

Online_Linkage:

\\GIS_CARRIE\E\Andy_Bcmca\data_processed_namedStandardized\Seabirds\Seabird_Colonies_Final_update_april2010.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 areal extents of Black Oystercatcher colony locations to help inform the marine feature identified at the BCMCA Seabirds Workshop

Supplemental_Information:

This dataset is a compilation of data collected by many people, for different purposes, using different survey techniques with different methodologies within each technique and, therefore, considerable care must be taken when using the data, even for site-specific inquiries. Refer to the original metadata document for data limitations and usage. Title or link is provided within source information. Data was collected, merged and buffered by target feature layer using the following data sources: 1. CWS Seabird Colony data. 2. Parks Canada active nesting Black Oystercatcher colony locations.

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: -133.304000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.639619

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.688529

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.118791

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

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

Theme_Keyword: Black Oystercatcher

Theme_Keyword: Colony locations

Place:

Place_Keyword: British Columbia

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: BCMCA Co-Chair

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1405-207 West Hastings Street

City: Vancouver

State_or_Province: BC

Postal_Code: V6B 1H7

Country: Canada

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 6046965044

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kbodtker@livingoceans.org

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). Dataset Name: Sites.shp. Includes the locations of all known seabird colonies. Points representing seabird colony locations were digitized using a 1:250000 basemap. Locations of all colonies were checked against 1:20000 TRIM and marine digital charts. Some of the colonies were shifted slightly to correspond to visible islands. Contains data from other sources with surveys conducted after 1989. Data sources include BCMOE, Parks Canada, Laskeek Bay Conservation Society and Bamfield Marine Station. Refer to original metadata document for data usage and limitations. Metadata document: bc_seabirdColonies_to_2007_updatedJune2008_meta.doc.

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Parks Canada active nesting Black Oystercatcher colony locations. Dataset date: 2005 - 2007 Metadata document: Not supplied, however, updated using FGDC ESRI stylesheet. Extent: Southern Strait of Georgia. Contains active nesting black oystercatcher colony location data provided by Parks Canada - Coastal BC Field Unit. Represents active black oystercatcher nest sites in the SOG region.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

<<The methods used to combine datasets to identify areal extents of Black Oystercatcher colony locations are as follows >>

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

\\CRMLTD03\E$\F\Crm1143\Source\080818_SourceDocs\Original_Data\Plants\BCMCA_Plants.gdb

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

--> Prepared CWS dataset:
Within SiteSurveys geodatabase table, selected by attributes all BLOY (Black Oystercatcher) and exported into separate table. To maintain one-to-many relationship between spatial and aspatial, joined Sites spatial point layer to BLOY table via GISkey field.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Displayed XY data using newly created X_COOR and Y_COORD fields and using PCS Albers as coordinate system imported from Sites.shp. Exported data into feature class. Added 3 new fields using Add Field tool: Feature, Data_Source, Dataset_ID. Populated fields using Calculate Field tool. Feature field calculated to equal the common name of the marine feature. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset the data was derived from. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Re-projected from PCS Albers to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

--> Prepared Parks Canada dataset: Converted shapefile to geodatabase feature class using feature class to feature class tool. Re-projected from NAD 1983 Albers to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Overlaid both Parks Canada and CWS colony data and reviewed each point. The following rules were used to create final feature layer: 1. If duplicate inventory years were recorded within CWS dataset, the point representing the most recent inventory year was kept. The same approach was used for the Parks Canada dataset. 2. If attributes (location, count and year) matched between CWS and Parks dataset, the CWS point was used and Parks points deleted. 3. In some cases, the most recent inventory date did not provide population estimates. In these cases, both inventory years were kept. This was generally found within Parks data. 4. In some cases, multiple points (CWS and Parks) were located on one island, attribute review revealed different count data. In these cases all points were kept. 5. In some cases, the Parks data had the most recent inventory date. If the CWS attributes matched Parks, the most recent Parks inventory point was used to represent the seabird colony location and the CWS point was deleted. 6. In some cases, the CWS data summarized all Parks count data within small areas (i.e. Harrison Island) into one generalized point. In these cases, if the summed Parks count data matched CWS count data, the generalized CWS point was used to represent the seabird colony. Note: CWS metadata mentions NestPair estimated numbers are rounded off. In some cases, count attribute comparison between Parks and CWS data were slightly off due to rounding. In these cases, CWS point was kept.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Merged CWS Seabird Colony and Parks Canada active Black Oystercatcher colony locations using Merge tool to create one dataset storing all Black Oystercatcher colony data. During merge process like fields were combined using Field Map window to eliminate duplicate or redundant column headings. Field Map was also used to eliminate unnecessary fields not applicable for final feature layer requirements.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Buffered CWS colony point data to 2000m (radius) using Buffer tool. This buffer distance follows the methodology used in the CWS Marine Birds Areas of Interest database.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Created Metadata.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person:

Steps up to and including this one completed by Melissa Meneghetti

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

One NULL value found in [NestPairs] changed to '0' using the Field Calculator. Record changed: OBJECTID = 441.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mathew Evans

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: GIS Contractor

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Relative Importance (RI) field created and populated based on expert advice. All sites were given a relative importance value of 2 (moderate). This importance value is only intended for targeting the sites within the marxan analysis.

Process_Date: March 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: 441

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 39346

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 39346

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

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: 0.000100

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_BlackOystercatcherBreedSites_Data

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SiteName

Attribute_Definition:

Name of the seabird colony -usually the same as the name of the island on which it is located [these location names are from the Gazeteer of Canada: British Columbia (1985)]. On a few of the islands along the B.C. coast, seabird nesting sites were located in several discrete locations. In these cases the main island is named first, followed by the specific location (eg. "(Kunghit Island) Annis Point" ).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Region

Attribute_Definition: Broad regional zone of the BC Coast.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SubRegion

Attribute_Definition: Region broken down into smaller zones.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACTIVE_NES

Attribute_Definition:

PC specific field: Boolean value to indicate whether or not a nest is active.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BUFF_DIST

Attribute_Definition: Colony point buffer distance (radius) in meters.

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: FEATURE

Attribute_Definition: Common name of marine feature.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dataset_ID

Attribute_Definition: Common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA.

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: ObserverID

Attribute_Definition: The organization or individuals who collected the data.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Notes

Attribute_Definition: Any relevant notes or comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NestPairs

Attribute_Definition:

The number of pairs of nesting birds. Note: A value of 0 indicates that there were no birds of the particular species breeding in that particular year, but had been reported as breeding in previous surveys. If a species simply does not have an entry for a given survey year, then that species was not surveyed in that year (this does not, in any way, reflect the current status of that species in the given area). A value of 9999 is used to mean Not Applicable, that is when the number of birds is not reported as pairs, but rather as individuals (or in the case of Reef Island in 1985 and 1995, the value for ANMU is reported as the number of nesting burrows). In these cases, there will be a value in either the Individual or Burrows column. **Note: CWS estimated numbers are rounded off.**

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: DATA_SOURCE

Attribute_Definition: Name of the dataset to which data was derived from.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Eggs

Attribute_Definition:

Only applicable to Black Oystercatchers. Where the data is available, the total number of eggs counted within all the nests found on the survey is provided. If the value is 0, there were either young of the year found; or no nest was located, but a territorial pair or pairs were present displaying breeding behaviour. A value of 9999 is used to mean Data Not Available (for Black Oystercatchers) and Not Applicable for all species other than Black Oystercatchers.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LiveYoung

Attribute_Definition:

Only applicable to Black Oystercatchers. Where the data is available, the total number of live young (chicks) counted within all the nests found on the survey is provided. If the value is 0, there were either eggs found; or no nest was located, but a territorial pair or pairs were present displaying breeding behaviour. A value of 9999 is used to mean Data Not Available (for Black Oystercatchers) and Not Applicable for all species other than Black Oystercatchers.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Technique

Attribute_Definition:

General surveying methodology (total count, transects, or partial count). Refer to original metadata document for more detailed definitions.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Longitude

Attribute_Definition: Longitude of island or point location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Latitude

Attribute_Definition: Latitude of island or point location.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Year_

Attribute_Definition:

Year the seabird colony was surveyed. For some colonies, not all species breeding at the site were conducted in the same year. Therefore, certain colonies will show different survey dates for different species.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: YEAR_BREEDING_CONFIRMED

Attribute_Definition: Most recent year of confirmed breeding

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RI

Attribute_Definition: Relative Importance (equal for all sites)

Overview_Description:

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: 50.954

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100921

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 1405-207 West Hastings Street

City: Vanvouver

State_or_Province: BC

Postal_Code: V6B 1H7

Country: Canada

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