BCMCA_ECO_VascPlants_DuneVegetation_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:

Province of BC / Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service) / The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Publication_Date: 1997, 2005

Title: BCMCA_ECO_VascPlants_DuneVegetation_DATA

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

\\vancouverserver\gis\BCMCA\Repository\DATA_Shapefiles\BCMCA_ECO_VascPlants_DuneVegetation_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 socio-economic spatial data at scales relevant to a BC coast-wide analysis.

Purpose:

The purpose of this dataset is to identify the sand dune feature identified in the BCMCA Marine Plant Workshop's Vascular Plant group.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997, 2005

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.171546

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.286072

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 50.034215

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.577950

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

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

Theme_Keyword: Sand Dunes

Theme_Keyword: Sensitive Ecosystem Inventory

Place:

Place_Keyword: Sunshine Coast

Place_Keyword: Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Place_Keyword: Bowen Island

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: BCMCA

Contact_Position: Project Co-Chair

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044

Data_Set_Credit:

Province of BC / Environment Canada (Canadian Wildlife Service) / The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives Project

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The following subclass was extracted from the SEI records for Southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands and Bowen Island: From Sparsely Vegetated - SV:sd - Coastal sand dunes
The following subclass was extracted from the SEI records for the Sunshine Coast: From HB (herbaceous) - du (dunes) - ridge or hill, or beach area created by windblown sand; may be more or less vegetated depending on depositional activity, beach dunes will have low cover of salt-tolerant grasses and herbs.

Shapefiles were created from each extract.

Process_Date: August 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Nicolson

Contact_Organization: BCMCA

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The shapefiles for each region were merged together into a single feature class

Process_Date: August 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\Documents and Settings\crobb\My Documents\metadata.xml

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: 29

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: BCMCA_ECO_VascPlants_DuneVegetation_DATA

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: 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

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Leng

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: 0.025

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20100831

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Living Oceans Society (for BCMCA)

Contact_Person: Carrie Robb

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: V6J 1V9

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (604) 696-5044

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

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile