Pollutant_Spills

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
The British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA), a Tides Canada Initiatives project
Publication_Date: 20130419
Title: Pollutant_Spills
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Human Use
Publication_Information:
Publisher: BCMCA
Online_Linkage:
\\data-server\gis\BCMCA\Phase2Work\Data_Updates\Joel\Data_processed\bcmca_hu_pollutantspills_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:
To delineate the locations reported to the Canadian Coast Guard of pollutant spills along 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:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20130419
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -140.774134
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.467826
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 60.015430
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.294589
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: Spills at Sea
Theme_Keyword: Land Spills
Theme_Keyword: Pollutants
Place:
Place_Keyword: British Columbia
Place_Keyword: Canadian Pacific EEZ
Stratum:
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2006 to 2012
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 (BCMCA)
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
Data_Set_Credit:
Created by Joel Kinzie, Coast Resource Mapping Ltd. for BCMCA from base data supplied by the Canadian Coast Guard
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Canadian Coast Guard
Title: Spill Location table
Online_Linkage: Spill Location table
Source_Contribution:
Built from a table of X & Y values submitted to us by the Canadian Coast Guard. The table also contains information on spill origin, location name and incident number. Dataset: Excel table of x&y values. Extent: BC Coast.
This map displays the recorded locations of 3,577 pollutant spills reported to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) from 2006 to 2012. Spills types include any pollutant but are usually fuel and oil. There’s no minimum spill amount that requires notification. Spills are reported regardless of size. The range of spill volume is .01 litres and up; however these quantities are usually estimates as it can be difficult to determine actual amounts.
Spill locations were recorded accurately from 2006 onward. Prior to 2006, coordinates were generally not recorded and the given descriptions are not specific enough to accurately determine spill location. For these reasons, spills prior to 2006 are not displayed on the map.
Spill locations are separated into three categories: Land Spills, Ship Spills and Unknown Land or Sea Spills. These categories indicate the origin of the spill as reported to the Coast Guard. Land spills cover marinas, terminals, coastal fuel/oil facilities and wharfs. The ship spills category captures all reported spills from ships. The unknown category captures those spills on land or sea where the origin was not reported.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Point shapfile created from a Table of X & Y values (decimal degrees) sent to us by the Canadian Coast Guard.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Spill location table
Process_Date: 20130419
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: \\Crm1515_BCMCA_AtlasPages\Data\BCMCA_I2S.gdb\Pollutant_Spills
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Joel Kinzie
Contact_Organization: Coastal Resource Mapping Ltd.
Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 5-4515 Uplands RD
City: Nanaimo
State_or_Province: BC
Postal_Code: V9T6M8
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250758-4323
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 250-758-4326
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joel@i2s.ca

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: 3577

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_hu_pollutantspills_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: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Region
Attribute_Definition: Canadian Coast Guard Region Field
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Incident_N
Attribute_Definition: Canadian Coast Guard spill event record number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Spill_Loca
Attribute_Definition: Location name of spill event
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Map_Latitu
Attribute_Definition: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Year
Attribute_Definition: Year of spill event
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Map_Longit
Attribute_Definition: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Areas
Attribute_Definition: Pacific Region Names assigned by the Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Source
Attribute_Definition: Source of spill such as vessel, unknown or land based
Attribute_Definition_Source: Canadian Coast Guard

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA)
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@bcmca.ca
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: 0.150

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20130521
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: British Columbia Marine Conservation Analysis (BCMCA)
Contact_Person: Carrie Robb
Contact_Position: Data Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
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

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