BCMCA_ECO_Inverts_selectedechinoderms_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: 2012

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Inverts_selectedechinoderms_data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\data-server\gis\BCMCA\Phase2Work\Data_Updates\Melissa\ProcessedFiles\nov15\Invertebrates\Invertebrates\BCMCA_ECO_Inverts_selectedechinoderms_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 invertebrate species recommended at the BCMCA Marine Invertebrate Experts Workshop.

Supplemental_Information:

Foundation species recommended at the Invertebrate Experts Workshop: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Amphiodia periercta
Please note that this feature has been updated since the Marxan analyses were run and the feature data no longer match the Marxan-ready data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1961-2005

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -132.965000

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.001667

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 54.008333

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.413833

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Invertebrates

Theme_Keyword: Echinoderms

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

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_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media: None

Source_Contribution: Royal British Columbia Museum - Echinoderm specimen records

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Coordinate information was received from the Royal BC Museum in an Excel spreadsheet. Not all received records contained coordinates but all records with coordinates, regardless of precision, were used. Records were extracted based on the species names recommended at the invertebrate workshop. The coordinates were converted from Degrees, Minutes, Seconds or Decimal Minutes to Decimal Degrees for mapping. The coordinates were then plotted and saved to a new point feature class.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Updates to invertebrate data Oct 2012 (All_inverts_Oct31_2012_forBCMCA.xlsx): a similar process to the one above was used to plot coordinate data and export features to a new point feature class. All data (pre and post 2012 update) was merged together, clipped to the EEZ boundary and any duplicate collection ID’s removed.

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd.

Contact_Person: Melissa Meneghetti

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

City: Nanaimo

State_or_Province: BC

Postal_Code: V9T 6M8

Country: CA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-250-758-4323

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-250-758-4326

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: melissa@crmltd.ca

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Z:\BCMCA\Phase2Work\Data_Updates\Melissa\ProcessedFiles\nov15\Invertebrates\Invertebrates\BCMCA_ECO_Inverts_selectedec2.xml

Process_Date: 20130405

Process_Time: 14542000

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: 30

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Longitude_Resolution: 0.000000

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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_Inverts_selectedechinoderms_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: 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: Coll_No

Attribute_Definition: Collection number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Family

Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic family

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Genus

Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic genus

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Species

Attribute_Definition: Taxonomic species epithet

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Coll_Date

Attribute_Definition: Collection date

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Location

Attribute_Definition: Location description

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Lat

Attribute_Definition: Latitude (dms)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Long_

Attribute_Definition: Longitude (dms)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dec_Lat

Attribute_Definition: Latitude (dm)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Dec_Long

Attribute_Definition: Longitude (dm)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Quantity

Attribute_Definition: Quantity of specimens collected

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: lat_dd

Attribute_Definition: Latitude (decimal degrees)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: long_dd

Attribute_Definition: Longitude (decimal degrees)

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: 0.001

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20130405

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 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