BCMCA_ECO_Birds_SandhillCraneNests_Data

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project
Publication_Date: November, 2009
Title: BCMCA_ECO_Birds_SandhillCraneNests_Data
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Ecological Data
Publication_Information:
Publisher: BCMCA
Online_Linkage:
\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\Repository\data_processed_namesStandardized\Seabirds\ShoreBirds_Deliverables20091404.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 Sandhill Crane nesting sites to help inform the marine feature identified at the BCMCA Seabirds Workshop
Supplemental_Information:
Refer to the original metadata document for data limitations and usage. Title or link is provided within source information. Data was collected, and compiled by target feature layer using the following data sources: 1. RC Sandhill Crane data (07nests.shp). 2. RC/MOE Sandhill Crane Nest Sites 2008 (2008nestswitheggs.shp)
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: -130.696017
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.988878
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.014424
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.812097
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.
Theme_Keyword: SandHill Crane
Theme_Keyword: nests
Place:
Place_Keyword: Central Coast
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 9.3.1.4000
Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
Raincoast Conservation Foundation (RC) Sandhill Crane data. Dataset name: 07nests.shp. Metadata document: bcmca SACR background.doc. 07nests: Confirmed nest sites - received from Krista Roessingh The data contained in layers was gathered between May 5th and August 31st, 2007, primarily by my field assistant, Ingmar Lee, and I. A helicopter survey was carried out in 2006 by Dr. Penn and assistants during a pilot study. That survey helped to identify the types of habitats frequented by cranes on the central coast and potential locations of several nest sites. In 2007 we resurveyed the same area to confirm crane locales. We conducted a 4-day helicopter survey from May 14-17th with Dr. Briony Penn and Don Arney as volunteer pilot. The surveyed area extended from half-way up Aristazabal Island in the north to the south end of Hunter Island in the south (not including the Goose Group), and from the outer coast to the inner islands. The survey primarily covered boggy areas and estuaries. Most of the locations where cranes were flushed from bogs were searched on foot after the nesting season to confirm nest locations. Exploratory boat and ground surveys were conducted throughout the season as we relocated nest sites and visited areas identified by local people as potential crane locales. As these surveys were exploratory and not complete, there may be other crane nest, roost and foraging sites within the study area not represented in the data. Nest, roost, and foraging site fidelity from year-to-year are unknown, but local knowledge of some of these locations indicates that fidelity is likely to be high.
Source_Information:
Source_Contribution:
2008 Data: RC/MOE Sandhill Crane Nest Sites 2008 (2008nestswitheggs.shp) received from Krista Roessingh
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
<<The methods used to combine datasets to identify areal extents of SandHill Crane nesting sites are as follows >>
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
\\CRMLTD03\E$\F\Crm1143\Source\080818_SourceDocs\Original_Data\Plants\BCMCA_Plants.gdb
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Re-projected from PCS Albers to NAD 1983 BC Environment Albers using Project tool and saved as a feature class.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Deleted unnecessary fields using Delete Field tool. Added 3 new fields using Add Field tool: Feature, Data_Source, Dataset_ID. Populated fields using Calculate Field tool. Feature field left blank - no attributes that indicate species. Assumed eelgrass presence based on shapefile name. Data_Source field calculated to equal the name of the dataset from which data was derived. Dataset_ID field calculated to equal the common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA.
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:
Data from 2008nestswitheggs.shp added by copying features over in an edit session. DATA_SOURCE field updated with "2008nestwitheggs.shp", EVIDENCE field updated with the values from the NUMBER_OF field in 2008nestwitheggs.shp. Lastly, DATASET_ID field updated with the value '96'.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mathew Evans
Contact_Organization: BCMCA
Contact_Position: GIS Contractor
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 35
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: 0.000000
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
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_SandhillCraneNests_Data
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Dataset_ID
Attribute_Definition: Common dataset identifier as categorized by BCMCA.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DATA_SOURCE
Attribute_Definition: Name of dataset from which the data was derived.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEATURE
Attribute_Definition:
Common name of marine feature. A blank entry means there were no attributes that indicate species.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Location
Attribute_Definition: Geographic description of sampling area.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date_
Attribute_Definition: Observation date.
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: Evidence
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: 20101008
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Mathew Evans
Contact_Organization: BCMCA Contractor
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: Spatialmat@gmail.com
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
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