BCMCA_ECO_Birds_CommonMurreDensity_Nov2012

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: 2012

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_CommonMurreDensity_Nov2012

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\data-server\gis\BCMCA\Phase2Work\Data_Updates\Melissa\ProcessedFiles\final_fromMemoryStick\Features\AtSeaBirds\BCMCA_ECO_Birds_CommonMurreDensity_Nov2012.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 areal extents of Common Murre foraging habitat on the BC coast.

Supplemental_Information:

**Please note that this is a new feature that was not used in the original Marxan analyses.**

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2006

Ending_Date: 2007

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.516610

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.813723

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.716625

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.957563

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Common Murre

Theme_Keyword: Migration

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

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

Data_Set_Credit: Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service)

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; Esri ArcGIS 10.1.1.3143

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: None

Source_Contribution:

Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service - Common MurreTelemetry Data 2006-2007.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Home ranges were 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 COMU for each time period home ranges (KDE) were created for each time period and the 95% KDE home ranges were then determined. The 95% home ranges were supplied as vector (shapefiles) data for each year.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environment Canada

Contact_Person: Rene McKibbin

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.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd.

Contact_Person: Melissa Meneghetti

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

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: 34

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: 0.00015138252659294886

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.00015138252659294886

Planar_Distance_Units: meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101

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_CassinsAukletDensity_MARXAN

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_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: GRIDCODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: File_Name

Attribute_Definition: Original source file for each polygon

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape_Leng

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

Distribution_Liability: See access and use constraints information.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 24.365

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20121218

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: 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 Standard 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