BCMCA_ECO_Plants_FeatureCount

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: 06/2010

Title: BCMCA_ECO_Plants_FeatureCount

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\data4Marxan_May2010\Seabirds\seabird_marxan_features.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 socio-economic spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to display the number of BCMCA marine plant features used in the Marxan analysis that are found in each 2 km x 2 km planning unit.

Supplemental_Information:

Features included: Feature Marxan ID(s) Bull Kelp Beds 4001 - 4010 Bull Kelp Biobands 4061 - 4070 Egregia menziesii 4041 General Kelp 40401 - 40410 Giant Kelp Beds 4020 - 4030 Giant Kelp Biobands 4081 - 4090 Macrocystis pyrifera 4042 Important Algae Habitat 1 - Boulder/cobble floor 4304 Important Algae Habitat 2 - Rocky intertidal - sheltered 4301 Important Algae Habitat 3 - Rocky intertidal - semiwave exposed 4302 Important Algae Habitat 4 - Rocky intertidal - highly exposed 4303 Important Algae Habitat 5 - Mudflats/estuarine 4305 Eelgrass Polygons 4201 - 4210 Estuaries 5311 - 5315 Priority Eelgrass Habitat 4282 Eelgrass Biobands 4221 - 4230 Ruppia 4280 Salicornia Biobands 4261 - 4270 Surfgrass Biobands 4241 - 4250 Pterygophora 4101 Postelsia 4102 Rare - Codium ritteri (Phylum Chlorophyta). Setchell et Gardner 1903 4103 Rare - Desmarestia tortuosa (Phylum Phaeophyta). Champan 1970 4104 Rare - Dictyoneurum (Phylum Phaeophyta). Ruprecht 1852 4106 Rare - Laminaria farlowii (Phylum Phaeophyta). Setchell 1893 4107 Rare - Laminaria longpipes (Phylum Phaeophyta) Bory 1826 4108 Rare - Laminaria sincalirii (Phylum Phaeophyta). (Harvey ex Hooker F. et Harvey) Farlow, Anderson et Eaton 1879 4109 Rare - Antithamnion kylinii (Phylum Rhodophyta). Gardner 1927 4110 Rare - Arthrocardia silvae (Phylum Rhodophyta). Johansen 1971 4111 Rare - Hollenbergia nigricans (Phylum Rhodophyta). Wollaston 1971 4112 Rare - Phycodrys rigii (Phylum Rhodophyta). Gardner 1927 4113 Rare - Tayloriella abyssalis (Phylum Rhodophyta). Wynne 1985 4114 Rare - Tayloriella divaricata (Phylum Rhodophyta). Wynne 1985 4115 Rare - Thuretellopsis peggiana (Phylum Rhodophyta). Kylin 1925 4116 Rare - Tokidaea chilkatensis (Phylum Rhodophyta). (Gardner) Wynne 1983 4117 Rare - Whidbeyella cartilaginea (Phylum Rhodophyta). Setchell et Gardner 1903 4118 Rare - Rhodolith bed 4119 Rare - Lithothrix (red algae) 4120 Rare - Cystoseira 41212 - 41218, and 412110 Rare - Eisenia arborea 41222 and 412210

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -133.588074

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.177566

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 56.016140

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.123489

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

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

Theme_Keyword: Richness Map

Theme_Keyword: Feature Count

Theme_Keyword: Marine Plants

Place:

Place_Keyword: British Columbia

Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific EEZ

Access_Constraints:

This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of a data license agreement.

Use_Constraints:

This dataset is subject to the terms and conditions of a data license agreement:

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Karin Bodtker

Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis

Contact_Position: 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: 604-696-5044

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:

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

British Columbia Conservation Data Centre - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Capital Regional District - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

BCMCA Planning Units. Dataset name: dfo_bc_2K_4K_combined.shp. Metadata document: None supplied. Shapefile contains the 2km planning unit grid cells with associated unit ID's.

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Province of British Columbia - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Community Mapping Network - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Cynthia Durance - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service) - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Living Oceans Society - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Louis Druehl - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Michael Coon - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Pacific Estuary Conservation Program - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

Parks Canada - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Source_Information:

Source_Contribution:

University of British Columbia Herbarium - please see metadata for individual features for complete source listing

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The marxan file for each BCMCA feature was dissolved by planning unit so that classified features (e.g. seabird colonies classified by relative importance) were considered a single feature. The attribute tables of the dissolved features were appended to a single table in MS Access. A value of '1' was assigned to all features and a query was run to get a count of the features in each planning unit. The query results were joined to the planning unit spatial data for display in ArcGIS.

Process_Date: June 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andy Pettersson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: GIS Contractor

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Repository\data_processed_namesStandardized\Richness\BCMCA_ECO_FeatureCount_MarineBirds.shp.xml

Process_Date: 20101004

Process_Time: 13223300

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

O:\BCMCA\Repository\data_processed_namesStandardized\Richness\BCMCA_ECO_FishInverts_FeatureCount.shp.xml

Process_Date: 20101004

Process_Time: 13340500

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: 11270

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_Plants_FeatureCount

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

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: SHAPE_LEN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Unit_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique ID as assigned by BCMCA.

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: 20101004

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 W. Hastings St.

City: Vancouver

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:

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