# EcoregionsCalifornia07_3

## 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: Goudey, C.B., and D.W. Smith, eds. 1994.
      Publication_Date: 1994
      Title:
        EcoregionsCalifornia07_3
      Edition: 2007
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: McClellan, CA
        Publisher: Remote Sensing Lab
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Updated with ECOMAP 2007: Cleland, D.T.; Freeouf, J.A.; Keys, J.E., Jr.; Nowacki, G.J.; Carpenter, C; McNab, W.H. 2007. Ecological Subregions: Sections and Subsections of the Conterminous United States [1:3,500,000] [CD-ROM]. Sloan, A.M., cartog. Gen. Tech. Report WO-76. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
      Online_Linkage: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/clearinghouse/gis-download.shtml
      Online_Linkage: http://www.fs.fed.us/land/pubs/ecoregions/intro.html
      Online_Linkage: http://svinetfc4.fs.fed.us/research/section/index.html
  Description:
    Abstract:

        This layer contains polygon features of Ecological Units for the state of California as described by ECOMAP (1993),.. "Ecological types are classified and ecological units are mapped based on associations of those biotic and environmental factors that directly affect or indirectly express energy, moisture, and nutrient gradients which regulate the structure and function of ecosystems. These factors include climate, physiography, water, soils, air, hydrology, and potential natural communities."

    Purpose:

        Used for National Forest planning and assessment and other natural resource applications.

    Supplemental_Information:

        Procedures_Used

        EcoregionsCalifornia07_3
        2/16/2010, cclark, GD
        Correction made in Section 263A (Northern California Coast Section). Subsection corrected to 263Ad  (Wiregrass Ridge) from previous mislabel of M261Bb (Central Franciscan) .

        EcoregionsCalifornia07_2
        12/30/08 CTrillo RSL
        Updated the attributes for three polygons in the Northeast portion of the EcoregionsCalifornia layer near the Modoc NF.  The attributes for the three Surprise Valley polygons had been mistakenly attributed as High Desert-Wetlands (342Bi).  The Modoc NF discovered the error and the polygons have been changed back to the correct label of Surprise Valley (342Ba).

        EcoregionsCalifornia07_1
        3/3/08 CTrillo RSL
        Updated EcoregionsCalifornia94_1 with EcoMap07*

        Buffered the California State boundary**  to 30 miles out along all sides, and used this buffered layer to clip EcoMap07.  Added polygons from EcoMap07 to EcoregionsCalifornia94_1 that were not previously in the layer.  These additional polygons were along the North and East edge between the State boundary and the 30 mile buffer.  These polygons were added to make sure no data was lost along the edges of the State boundary.  Additionally, three island boundaries were updated in the Southwest.  Of the original polygons in EcoregionsCalifornia94_1, attributes in 40 of the polygons were updated to match changes in EcoMap07.

        Updated polygons for the following three Channel Islands:
        Santa Rosa - Got island boundary from cinms_py*** (inside buffer)
        Anacapa - Got island boundary from cinms_py (inside buffer)
        San Clemente - Got island boundary from California State Boundary

        * EcoMap07:  Cleland, D.T.; Freeouf, J.A.; Keys, J.E., Jr.; Nowacki, G.J.; Carpenter, C; McNab, W.H. 2007.  Ecological Subregions: Sections and Subsections of the Conterminous United States [1:3,500,000] [CD-ROM]. Sloan, A.M., cartog. Gen. Tech. Report WO-76. Washington, DC:  U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

        ** California State boundary:  StateAndCounty95_6, State and County Boundaries.  This layer can be found on the following website http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/clearinghouse/gis-download.shtml#county

        *** cimns_py: Channel Islands National Marine Sancturay Boundary (polygon).  NOAA / National Marine Sanctuaries Program.  This layer was downloaded from www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov/library/imast_gis.html

        .

  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: see Supplemental Infomation Section
    Currentness_Reference:

        publication date

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: see Supplemental Information Section
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.534386
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.875125
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.504269
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.297220
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: ecoregion, ecological unit, division, domain, province, section, subsection
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: metatools
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: Pacific Southwest Region
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:

      Not recommended for use at scales greater than 1:24000

  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Hazel Gordon
        Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region - Remote Sensing Lab
      Contact_Position: Ecologist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address:

            3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209

        City: McClellan
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95652
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (916) 640-1257
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (707) 562-8947
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (916) 640-1291
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hgordon@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700 M - F, PT
      Contact Instructions:

          Office is closed on federal holidays

  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/local-resources/images/gis/clearinghouse/EcoregionsCaAdditionalPolygons.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
      Additional Polygons added to EcoregionsCalifornia94_1 to create EcoregionsCalifornia07_1
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/local-resources/images/gis/clearinghouse/EcoregionsCaPolyAttributesChg40.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
      Subsection Names and Numbers updated in this layer from national EcoMap
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/local-resources/images/gis/clearinghouse/SurpriseValleyPolygons.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
      Fixed attributes on three polygons from High Desert Wetlands to Surprise Valley
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification_System: None in place
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
      Publication_Date: 2007
      Title:
        Ecological Subregions: Sections and Subsections of the Conterminous United States
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Other_Citation_Details:
        Cleland, D.T.; Freeouf, J.A.; Keys, J.E., Jr.; Nowacki, G.J.; Carpenter, C; McNab, W.H. 2007. Ecological Subregions: Sections and Subsections of the Conterminous United States [1:3,500,000] [CD-ROM]. Sloan, A.M., cartog. Gen. Tech. Report WO-76. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
      Online_Linkage: http://svinetfc4.fs.fed.us/research/section/index.html

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Data_Quality_Information:
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: \
          Publication_Date:
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Source Format: \Capture Method:
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Projection: \Datum:
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:

          Metadata imported.

      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        C:\tmp\xmlA.tmp
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:

          Dataset copied.

      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        Server=oracle-idb.rsl.r5; Service=5151; User=fssde; Version=FSSDE.FSSDE
      Process_Date: 20081230
      Process_Time: 07070700
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:

          Dataset copied.

      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        \\PCDEDYVLH91\C\WorkSpace\SpecialProjects\EcologicalSubregions\Fssde_EcoregionsCalifornia07_1.gdb
      Process_Date: 20081230
      Process_Time: 07075200
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:

          Dataset copied.

      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
        \\PCDEDYVLH91\C\WorkSpace\SpecialProjects\EcologicalSubregions\Fssde_EcoregionsCalifornia07_1.gdb
      Process_Date: 20081230
      Process_Time: 09405500

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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: 253

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Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
          Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 0.000000
          False_Northing: -4000000.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000109
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000109
        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: 0.000122
      Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: EcoregionsCalifornia07_3
      Entity_Type_Definition:
        Feature Class Attribute Table
    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: ECOREGION_DOMAIN
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: see FRDB table @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/tables/table101.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ECOREGION_DIVISION
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: see FRDB table @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/tables/table102a.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ECOREGION_PROVINCE
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: see FRDB table @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/tables/table103a.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ECOREGION_SECTION
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: see FRDB table @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/tables/table104a.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: ECOREGION_SUBSECTION
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: see FRDB table @ http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/frdb/tables/table105a.html
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Length
      Attribute_Definition:

          Length of feature in internal units.

      Attribute_Definition_Source:

          ESRI

      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
    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.
  Overview_Description:

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Distribution_Information:
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:

      This product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.  By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media is in draft condition.  Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location.  The Forest Service makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes.  The Forest Service reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification.  For more information, contact the Remote Sensing Lab, 916-640-1256.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20100216
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Region - Remote Sensing Lab
        Contact_Person: Christine Trillo
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address:

            3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209

        City: McClellan
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 95652
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (916) 640-1256
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (916) 640-1291
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: christinetrillo@fs.fed.us
      Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700 M - F, PT
      Contact Instructions:

          Office is closed on federal holidays

  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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