BLM Solar Energy Study Areas [ds653]

SDE Feature Class

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Tags
Solar Energy Zone, Solar Energy Development, Bureau of Land Management, SEZ, BLM


Summary

This feature class was developed to represent Solar Energy Zones as part of the Bureau of Land Management's Solar Energy Program Western Solar Plan.

Description

This dataset represents Solar Energy Zones available for utility-grade solar energy development under the Bureau of Land Management's Solar Energy Program Western Solar Plan. For details and definitions, see the website at http://blmsolar.anl.gov/sez/.

Credits

Not required. Developed for the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management by Argonne National Laboratory.

Use limitations

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.

This data was developed by Argonne National Laboratory from data supplied by the Bureau of Land Management and other federal agencies. Argonne National Laboratory is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the data.

Extent

West -116.823265 East -114.420383
North 36.689131 South 32.685288

Scale Range
Maximum (zoomed in) 1:50,000
Minimum (zoomed out) 1:625,000

ArcGIS Metadata

Topics and Keywords

Themes or categories of the resource planningCadastre, utilitiesCommunication


* Content type Downloadable Data
Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No

Place keywords ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, UTAH

Theme keywords Solar Energy Zone, Solar Energy Development, Bureau of Land Management, SEZ, BLM

Citation

Title BLM Solar Energy Study Areas [ds653]
Alternate titles Solar Energy Zones
Publication date 2012-07-0200:00:00
Revision date 2022-08-1500:00:00


Presentation formats * digital map


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Individual's name Emily Zvolanek
Organization's name Argonne National Laboratory
Contact's position Senior GIS Analyst
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 630.252.1443

Address
Type both
Delivery point 9700 S. Cass Ave
City Argonne
Administrative area IL
Postal code 60439
Country US
e-mail address emily@anl.gov



Resource Details

Dataset languages * English(UNITED STATES)
Dataset character set utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format


Status on-going
Spatial representation type * vector


* Processing environment Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270


Credits
Not required. Developed for the Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management by Argonne National Laboratory.
ArcGIS item properties
* Name BLM Solar Energy Study Areas [ds653]
* Size 0.338
* Location Server=; :; Database=; User=; Version=
* Access protocol ArcSDE Connection

Extents

Extent
Description
Includes SEZs published as part of the Solar Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement with updates to SEZs as they are received from the Bureau of Land Management.
Temporal extent
Beginning date 2012-07-0200:00:00
Ending date 2013-08-2800:00:00

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -116.823265
* East longitude -114.420383
* North latitude 36.689131
* South latitude 32.685288
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude 298008.655200
* East longitude 498163.088700
* South latitude -577935.068500
* North latitude -142284.865600
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


Resource Constraints

Constraints
Limitations of use

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.

This data was developed by Argonne National Laboratory from data supplied by the Bureau of Land Management and other federal agencies. Argonne National Laboratory is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the data.


Spatial Reference

ArcGIS coordinate system
* Type Projected
* Geographic coordinate reference GCS_WGS_1984
* Projection WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere
* Coordinate reference details
Projected coordinate system
Well-known identifier 102100
X origin -20037700
Y origin -30241100
XY scale 10000
Z origin 0
Z scale 1
M origin 0
M scale 1
XY tolerance 0.001
Z tolerance 0.001
M tolerance 0.001
High precision true
Latest well-known identifier 3857
Well-known text PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]]

Reference system identifier
* Value 3857
* Codespace EPSG
* Version 8.8(9.3.1.2)


Spatial Data Properties

Vector
* Level of topology for this dataset geometry only


Geometric objects
Feature class name DS0653_20220815
* Object type composite
* Object count 0



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name DS0653_20220815
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Polygon
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE



Geoprocessing history

Process
Date 2022-08-1515:55:24
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2022-08-1611:07:59
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Clip
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2022-08-1613:27:58
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Data Management Tools.tbx\Project
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2022-08-1613:28:10
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Distribution

Distributor
Available format
* Name Personal GeoDatabase Feature Class


Transfer options
Online source
* Location file://\\spatial\gis2$\solar\data\land_status\land_status.mdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network
* Description Downloadable Data



Distribution format
* Name SDE Feature Class


Transfer options
* Transfer size 0.338


Online source
Location https://blmsolar.anl.gov/maps/shapefiles/
Function performed download

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

Online source
Location https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/600_699/ds653.zip
Function performed download

Fields

Details for object DS0653_20220815
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


Field OBJECTID
* Alias OBJECTID
* Data type OID
* Width 4
* Precision 10
* Scale 0
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
Esri
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




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




Field ZONE_NAME
* Alias ZONE_NAME
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Name given to Solar Energy Zone by BLM State Office.
Description source
Argonne National Laboratory


Field STATEOFFIC
* Alias STATEOFFIC
* Data type String
* Width 30
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field Status
* Alias Status
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Legacy attribute used to track SEZ history. Not up to date.
Description source
Argonne National Laboratory


Field Comments
* Alias Comments
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Solar energy zone alternative comments.


Field Shape_Leng
* Alias Shape_Leng
* Data type Double
* Width 8
* Precision 38
* Scale 8




Field Zone_Name_
* Alias Zone_Name_
* Data type String
* Width 100
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field Designated
* Alias Designated
* Data type String
* Width 50
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Indicates whether SEZ was designated through Solar PEIS or after.
Description source
Argonne National Laboratory


Field Shape.STArea()
* Alias Shape.STArea()
* Data type Double
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0




Field Shape.STLength()
* Alias Shape.STLength()
* Data type Double
* Width 0
* Precision 0
* Scale 0






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 2022-08-16


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


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2022-08-1613:27:54
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2022-08-1613:28:08


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2022-08-1613:28:08


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Brian Cantwell
Organization's name Argonne National Laboratory
Contact's position Senior GIS Programmer / Analyst
Contact's role originator


Contact information
Phone
Voice 630-252-6802

Address
Type physical
Delivery point 9700 S. Cass Ave., B240
City Lemont
Administrative area IL
Postal code 60439
Country US
e-mail address bcantwell@anl.gov



Metadata Maintenance

Maintenance
Update frequency as needed


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