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
