Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Publication_Date: 1999
      Title: Historical lakes of the San Joaquin Valley
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fresno, CA, US
        Publisher: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Other_Citation_Details: U.S. FWS, 1998 Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California.
      Online_Linkage: http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp
  Description:
    Abstract: A coverage showing the approximate location of Historical lakes of the San Joaquin Valley.
    Purpose: To show Historical hydrographic features for figure 65 of the SJV Recovery Plan.
    Supplemental_Information: Based on "Historical Native Vegetation Map of the Tulare Basin, California", by Griggs, F.T., J.M. Zaninovich, and G.D. Werschkull. 1992
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1998
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.968
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.954
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.2179
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.1163
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species
      Theme_Keyword: Recovery Planning
      Theme_Keyword: Conservation
      Theme_Keyword: Hydrography
      Theme_Keyword: Historical Lakes
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: San Joaquin Valley
      Place_Keyword: Tulare Lake
      Place_Keyword: Goose Lake
      Place_Keyword: Buena Vista Lake
      Place_Keyword: Kern Lake
  Access_Constraints: none
  Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgement of the Endangered Species Recovery Program would be appreciated in products derived from this data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: hist_lakes.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Graphic of theme hist_lakes
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit: Daniel F. Williams Ellen A. Cypher Patrick A. Kelly Nancy Norvell Scott E. Phillips
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The attributes for "Kern River Channel" and "Goose Lake" were taken from the context of the USGS 1:250,000 Scale Bakersfield map. The remaining attribute names should be accurate according to the source map.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Arcs connect to each other at nodes. Arcs have direction and left and right sides. Arcs that connect to surround an area define a polygon.
  Completeness_Report: The source map showed one continous body of water for the polygons labelled as "Kern River Channel", "Buena Vista Lake", and "Kern Lake". What appeared to be the edges of "Buena Vista Lake" were used to split this into three separate polygon features.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The source map was an scanned 8.5 by 11 page. The control points used for registering the scanned image were very approximate locations of river intersections. The accuracy is not suitable for large scale mapping and it is not recomended for purposes other than general illustrations of the lake locations.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Griggs, F.T., J.M. Zaninovich, and G.D. Werschkull
          Publication_Date: 1992
          Title: Historical native vegetation map of the Tulare Basin, California.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Sacramento, CA, US
            Publisher: California Energy Commission
          Other_Citation_Details: Pp. 111-118 in Endangered and sensitive species of the San Joaquin Valley, California: their biology, management, and conservation (D.F. Williams, S. Byrne, and T.A. Rado, eds.) 388 pp.
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1992
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GRIGGS
      Source_Contribution: The location of Historical water features of the Tulare Lake Basin, California.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Map from publication was scanned, registered to hydrographic intersections, and rectified. The scanned image was used to digitize water features from the map.
      Process_Date: 1998
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
          Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing
            Address: 
            City: Fresno
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 
            Country: US
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
          Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 10
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 10
          Ordinate_Resolution: 10
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clark 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Two attributes are "name" and "type". "name" is the name of the feature, and "type" is the type of feature using values consistent with the U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System. See http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_guide_toc.html for more details.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: ESRP, 1999
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Resource_Description: Arc Export file of hist_lakes
  Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied is made by the ESRP regarding the utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. These data are geographic illustrations and do not represent legal boundaries.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCE
        Format_Version_Number: 7.2.1
        Format_Specification: no compression
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.esrp.org/gis/
          Access_Instructions: Large files may be GNU Zip compressed. Tools for decompression can be obtained from URL: http://www.gzip.org/
          Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Generic PC with Linux i386 2.2.5
    Fees: Data may be accessed online without charge.
  Technical_Prerequisites: computer with software to import ARC/INFO GIS data
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19990706
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: none