Mesocarnivore Photo Stations [ds26]

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Tags
environment, southern Sierra Nevada, biota, California, mesocarnivore


Summary

To record furbearer and raptor presence through photographs.

Description

This database was established to record furbearer and raptor presence through photographs taken at camera stations. The general study area where camera stations were placed included parts of Madera, Fresno, and Tulare counties. Coordinates for the camera station were recorded with Garmin 12xl or Gramin Rhino GPS receivers. Coordinates written in the shapefile .dbf of this data layer are in NAD27. Output of data in viewer has been converted to NAD83.

Credits

Use limitations

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife should be credited as the source of this data.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.

Extent

West -119.462385 East -118.531837
North 37.535757 South 35.797378

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource biota, environment


Content type Downloadable Data


Place keywords southern Sierra Nevada, California

Theme keywords mesocarnivore

Theme keywords environment, biota

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category




Citation

Title Mesocarnivore Photo Stations [ds26]
Publication date 2004-19-02


Edition Version 1.0


Presentation formats * digital map


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name Kevin O'Conner, San Joaquin Valley - Southern Sierra Region,California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role originator


Resource Details

Dataset languages English(UNITED STATES)


Status completed
Spatial representation type * vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19045) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.1.0.41833


ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds26
* Size 0.023
* Location file://\\geodata.\\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Beginning date 2001-06-07
Ending date 2002-06-02

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -119.462385
* East longitude -118.531837
* North latitude 37.535757
* South latitude 35.797378
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude 48530.885850
* East longitude 129562.316581
* South latitude -245647.068182
* North latitude -53286.807907
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Chris Stermer
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position Senior Wildlife Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 445-2626

Address
Type both
Delivery point 1812 9th Street
City Sacramento
Administrative area CA
Postal code 95811
e-mail address Chris.Stermer@wildlife.ca.gov



Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency unknown


Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife should be credited as the source of this data.

License: This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). Using the citation standards recommended for BIOS datasets ( https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS/Citing-BIOS ) satisfies the attribution requirements of this license.

Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data.


Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983
* Projection NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 3310
X origin -16909700
Y origin -8597000
XY scale 10000
Z origin -100000
Z scale 10000
M origin -100000
M scale 10000
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3310
Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_California_Teale_Albers",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983",DATUM["D_North_American_1983",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",-4000000.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",-120.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",34.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",40.5],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3310]]

Reference system identifier
* Value 3310
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 6.8(9.2.0)


Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name ds26
* Object type point
* Object count 0



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds26
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE



Data Quality

Lineage

Process step
When the process occurred 2013-11-06
Description
Edited metadata by updating point of contact information.


Process contact
Individual's name Sophie King
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's role processor


Contact information




Geoprocessing history

Process
Process name
Date 2006-12-0509:17:16
Tool location C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2007-07-1015:50:05
Tool location C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\CopyFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2023-09-1815:26:06
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-03-1112:35:12
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\ExportFeatures
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-03-1112:35:28
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2024-03-1112:35:51
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Rename
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution

Distribution format
* Name File Geodatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
* Transfer size 0.023


Online source
Location https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS
Function performed information

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/001_099/ds026.zip
Function performed download

Fields

Details for object ds26
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0
Definition
Mesocarnivore Photo Stations [ds26]


Field SHAPE
* Alias STA_CODE
* Data type String
* Width 11
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.




Field Shape
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
* Field description
Feature geometry.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.




Field STA_CODE
* Alias STA_DSCRPT
* Data type String
* Width 34
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Code unique to a station. May contain abbreviations describing the general site area and a number.
Description source
From Station_lookup & Film_Roll tables.


Field STA_DSCRPT
* Alias DATE_
* Data type Date
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Full description of site location.
Description source
From Station_lookup table.


Field DATE_
* Alias TIMEOFDAY
* Data type String
* Width 13
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Date picture was taken.
Description source
From PictureNew table.


Field TIMEOFDAY
* Alias NAME
* Data type String
* Width 33
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Qualify weather the photo was taken in daylight or darkness. If dark surroundings then 'Night' and if light surroundings then 'Day'.
Description source
From PictureNew table.


Field NAME
* Alias SCI_NAME
* Data type String
* Width 24
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Common name of animal
Description source
From SpeciesNew table.


Field SCI_NAME
* Alias SPP_CODE
* Data type String
* Width 11
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Scientific name of animal.
Description source
From SpeciesNew table.


Field SPP_CODE
* Alias UTM_EAST
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Code of animal type and unique to species.
Description source
From SpeciesNew table.


Field UTM_EAST
* Alias UTM_NORTH
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
East/west UTM coordinate NAD27.
Description source
From field coordinates_lon in Station_lookup table.


Field UTM_NORTH
* Alias UTM_ZONE
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
North/south UTM coordinate NAD27.
Description source
From field coordinates_lat in Station_lookup table.


Field UTM_ZONE
* Alias THUMB_LOC
* Data type String
* Width 61
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
UTM zone, either 10 or 11 (All points in this files are in UTM zone 11.)
Description source
From field utm_zone in Station_lookup table.


Field THUMB_LOC
* Alias USER_LOGIN
* Data type String
* Width 13
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Path for the created thumbnail of the scanned photo, path is relative to the same directory the database exists in, contains a unique photo name for each picture, auto populated as photo is scanned in off of the CD. (Will change when photo viewer becomes available on BIOS).
Description source
From PictureNew table.


Field USER_LOGIN
* Alias PHOTO
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Passed from the active login form, who is entering the data
Description source
From PictureNew table.


Field PHOTO
* Alias Shape
* Data type Geometry
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Relative path to low resolution photo
Description source
See also THUMB_LOC
* Description of values
Coordinates defining the features.






Metadata Details

Metadata language English(UNITED STATES)
Metadata character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Scope of the data described by the metadata dataset
Scope name * dataset


* Last update 2024-03-11


ArcGIS metadata properties
Metadata format ArcGIS1.0
Standard or profile used to edit metadata FGDC


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2024-03-1112:35:21
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2024-03-1112:35:10


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2024-03-1112:35:10


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Chris Stermer
Organization's name California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact's position Senior Wildlife Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice (916) 445-2626

Address
Type both
Delivery point 1812 9th Street
City Sacramento
Administrative area California
Postal code 95811
e-mail address Chris.Stermer@wildlife.ca.gov



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