Endangered Species Recovery Program
Geospatial Metadata

Proposed areas where connectivity and linkages should be promoted

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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Endangered Species Recovery Program
Publication_Date: 1999
Title:
Proposed areas where connectivity and linkages should be promoted
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:
Proposed areas where connectiviy and linkages between isolated habitat on the San Joaquin Valley floor and natural lands in the surrounding foothills should be promoted.
Purpose:
To illustate Valley Floor Linage areas listed in Table 11. of the Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1996
Ending_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -120.895
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.866
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.2719
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.2343
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species
Theme_Keyword: Recovery Planning
Theme_Keyword: Conservation
Theme_Keyword: Linkages
Theme_Keyword: Connectivity
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: California
Place_Keyword: San Joaquin Valley
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: linkages.jpg
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Graphic of theme linkages
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 assigned to the polygon areas are from Table 11 of the SJV Recovery Plan and should be as accurate.
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 coverage does not show actual locations for potential linkages, but general geographic areas within which connectivity and linkages should be promoted.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
This coverage is extremely generalized to show general geographic areas and not actual parcel locations on the ground.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: University of California, Santa Barbara Biogeography Lab
Publication_Date: 1996
Title: California Gap Analysis Land Cover Map, draft version, 1996.
Edition: draft version
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fresno, CA, US
Publisher: Santa Barbara, CA, US
Online_Linkage: <http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu>
Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1996
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: GAPVEG
Source_Contribution:
The locations of non-native grassland on the valley floor of the San Joaquin Valley.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dan Williams and Patrick Kelly of ESRP used the locations of existing non-native grassland and scrub communities on the valley floor as well as physical features such as the Chowchilla Canal to determine the locations for areas where connectivity and linkages should be promoted. The selected areas were created as polygon coverages in ARC/INFO by Nancy Norvell of ESRP. Subsequent edits to the polygon locations were done in ARC/INFO by Scott Phillips of ESRP.
Process_Date: 1996
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: 1
Ordinate_Resolution: 1
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:
The attributes correspond to table 11 of the SJV Recovery Plan. The rows of information in this table were assigned to general geographic polygon locations.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Endangered Species Recovery Program, 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 linkages
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: 19990701
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

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Endangered Species Recovery Program
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