LandCoverLandUse
Data format: File Geodatabase Raster Dataset File or table name: LandCoverLandUse Coordinate system: Albers Conical Equal Area Theme keywords: land cover, land use
Abstract: This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT). The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana. Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks. Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters. Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format. Project background can be found in the report: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010. Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org

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Identification Information:
  Citation:
    Citation information:
      Originators: Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG)
      *Title:
        LandCoverLandUse
      *File or table name: LandCoverLandUse
      Publication date: December 2010
      *Geospatial data presentation form: Fgdb raster digital data
      *Online linkage: \\dfwfloly02.ssv.wa.lcl\resdat\lu_planning\habitat_connectivity\WildlifeHabitatConnectivityWorkingGroupDataRelease\Statewide\Baselayers\WHCWG_Baselayers.gdb
  Description:
    Abstract:

        This GIS dataset is part of a suite of wildlife habitat connectivity data produced by the Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). The WHCWG is a voluntary public-private partnership between state and federal agencies, universities, tribes, and non-governmental organizations. The WHCWG is co-led by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT).  The statewide analysis quantifies current connectivity patterns for Washington State and adjacent areas in British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and a small portion of Montana.   Available WHCWG raster data include model base layers, resistance, cost-weighted distance, landscape integrity networks, focal species networks, and focal species guild networks.  Grid cell size is 100meters x 100meters.  Habitat concentration areas, landscape integrity core areas, and linkage maps reside in raster and vector format.

        Project background can be found in the report:
        Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG). 2010.  Washington Connected Landscapes Project: Statewide Analysis. Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife, and Transportation, Olympia, WA. Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org

    Purpose:

        This WHCWG base layer contains 11 land cover / land-use categories. The raster was used in focal species and landscape integrity resistance surface development.

    Supplemental information:

        LAND COVER/LAND-USE BASE LAYER DATA SOURCES
        See WHCWG (2010) report Appendix C for data development information.

        USA
        Theme: Gap Analysis Program National Land Cover
        Source: Gap Analysis Program
        Format: raster
        Cell size: 30 meters
        Publication date: 2009/2010
        Landsat acquisition period: 1999 - 2001
        On line linkages:
        http://gap.uidaho.edu/index.php/gap-home/Northwest-GAP/landcover/download-data-by-state
        http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/landcoverviewer.html

        Theme: Potential Ecological System Modifiers in Mapping Zone 1 (Modifier Map)
        Source: Gap Analysis Program
        Format: raster
        Cell size: 30 meters
        Publication date: 2007
        Landsat acquisition period: 1970s, 1990s, and the year 2000.
        On line linkage: unknown. Available from Northwest GAP Office, Moscow, Idaho.

        Theme:  Existing Vegetation Type
        Source: Landfire (Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project)
        Format: raster
        Cell size: 30 meters
        Publication date: 2006
        Landsat acquisition period: 2000 - 2003
        On line linkage: http://www.landfire.gov/NationalProductDescriptions21.php

        BRITISH COLUMBIA
        Theme: Biogeoclimatic Subzones/Variant Version 7
        Source: BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch
        Format: vector polygons
        Publication date: 2008
        Scale of mapping online link:
        ftp://ftp.for.gov.bc.ca/HRE/external/!publish/becmaps/PaperMaps/BGC_ScaleOfMapping.pdf
        Online linkage:
         http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/resources/maps/gis_products.html

        Theme: Baseline Thematic Mapping Present Land Use
        Source: BC Integrated Land Mgt. Bureau, Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch
        Format: vector polygons
        Publication date: Version 1 1995 / Limited updates to Version 2 circa 2000
        Scale of mapping: 1:250,000
        Online linkages:
        https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=43171&recordSet=ISO19115
        http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/cis/initiatives/ias/btm/index.html

        Theme: Vegetation Resource Inventory Forest Vegetation Composite Polygons and Rank 1 Layer (VRI)
        Source: BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
        Format: vector polygon
        Scale of mapping: 1:20,000
        Publication date: 2006/ ongoing
        Online linkages: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/vri/intro/index.html
        https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=47574&recordSet=ISO19115

        Theme: Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests
        Source: Canadian Forest Service
        Format: raster
        Cell size: 25 meters
        Publication date:  2006
        Landsat acquisition period: circa 2000
        Online linkages:
        http://www4.saforah.org/eosdlcp/nts_prov.html
        http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/eosd/home

        Theme: Freshwater Atlas Wetlands
        Source: BC Integrated Land Mgt. Bureau, Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch
        Format: vector polygon
        Publication date: 2006 / 2008 revisions
        Scale of mapping: 1:20,000
        Online linkage:
        http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/geobc/FWA
        https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?from=search&edit=true&showall=showall&recordSet=ISO19115&recordUID=50653

    *Language of dataset: en
  Time period of content:
    Time period information:
      Single date/time:
        Calendar date: circa 2000
    Currentness reference:

        See WHCWG (2010) report Appendix C

  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance and update frequency: None planned
  Spatial domain:
    Bounding coordinates:
      *West bounding coordinate: -125.258079
      *East bounding coordinate: -115.241432
      *North bounding coordinate: 50.763001
      *South bounding coordinate: 44.258962
    Local bounding coordinates:
      *Left bounding coordinate: 327146.087100
      *Right bounding coordinate: 1037346.087100
      *Top bounding coordinate: 1084819.743300
      *Bottom bounding coordinate: 372719.743300
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme keywords: land cover, land use
      Theme keyword thesaurus: None
    Place:
      Place keywords: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia
  Access constraints: None
  Use constraints:

      The Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG) produced these data which represent a regional analysis that portrays conditions at a regional scale. Applying these data at finer, more local scales is likely to increase uncertainty in terms of accuracy and applicability for local land use decisions. However, for the scale at which they were developed, these products are state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed representations of landscape variables and connected habitat networks.  Despite this, the WHCWG makes no guarantee concerning the content, accuracy, completeness, or the results obtained from queries or use of WHCWG data, other than those for which the data was developed and its intended use. The WHCWG shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. The WHCWG model input data were obtained from a wide range of state and federal jurisdictions in the USA, as well as from Canadian federal and provincial levels of government. The WHCWG expended great effort to compile the best GIS data within constraints imposed by data development costs, available compilation sources, and available staff resources. Inherent in any data set used to develop graphical representations, are limitations of accuracy as determined by, among others, the source, scale and resolution of the data.

      The products and data from this statewide analysis convey a wealth of information relevant to conservation of Washington's wildlife and though they represent the state of the art, they rely on imperfect data, knowledge, and assumptions. We strongly suggest that readers thoroughly understand our methods and the limitations of those methods prior to applying our results. The data user should note Chapters 2 and 4 and appendices in the WHCWG December 2010 final report for further details. Online linkage to final report:  http://www.waconnected.org

  Point of contact:
    Contact information:
      Contact person primary:
        Contact person: Spatial Data Manager
        Contact organization: Spatial Data Management Unit, Wildlife Program, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
      Contact position: Spatial Data Manager
      Contact address:
        Address type: mailing address
        Address:

            600 Capitol Way N

        City: Olympia
        State or province: Washington
        Postal code: 98501
        Country: USA
      Contact voice telephone: (360) 902-2515
      Contact facsimile telephone: (360) 902-2162
      Contact electronic mail address: wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
      Contact electronic mail address: info@waconnected.org
      Hours of service: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PST Weekdays (except Holidays)
  Data set credit:

      Washington Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Working Group (WHCWG)

  *Native dataset format: File Geodatabase Raster Dataset
  *Native data set environment:
    Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000

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Data Quality Information:
  Lineage:
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Gap Analysis Program
          Title:
            Gap Analysis Program National Land Cover
          Publication date: 2009/2010
          Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
          Other citation details:
            Cellsize: 30 meters; Landsat aquisition period: 1999-2001.
          Online linkage: http://gap.uidaho.edu/index.php/gap-home/Northwest-GAP/landcover/download-data-by-state
          Online linkage: http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/landcoverviewer.html
      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Range of dates/times:
            Beginning date: 1999
            Ending date: 2001
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Gap Analysis Program
          Title:
            Potential Ecological System Modifiers in Mapping Zone 1 (Modifier Map)
          Publication date: 2007
          Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
          Other citation details:
            Cell size: 30 meters. Landsat acquisition period: 1970s, 1990s, and the year 2000.
          Online linkage: Unknown. Available from Northwest GAP Office, Moscow, Idaho.
      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Range of dates/times:
            Beginning date: 1970s
            Ending date: 2000
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Landfire (Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools Project)
          Title:
            Existing Vegetation Type
          Publication date: 2006
          Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
          Other citation details:
            Cell size: 30 meters; Landsat acquisition period: 2000 - 2003.
          Online linkage: http://www.landfire.gov/NationalProductDescriptions21.php
      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Range of dates/times:
            Beginning date: 2000
            Ending date: 2003
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch
          Title:
            Biogeoclimatic Subzones/Variant Version 7
          Publication date: 2008
          Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
          Online linkage: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/becweb/resources/maps/gis_products.html
      Source scale denominator: Various. For graphic, see ftp://ftp.for.gov.bc.ca/HRE/external/!publish/becmaps/PaperMaps/BGC_ScaleOfMapping.pdf
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: BC Integrated Land Mgt. Bureau, Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch
          Title:
            Baseline Thematic Mapping Present Land Use
          Publication date: Version 1 1995 / Limited updates to Version 2 circa 2000
          Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
          Online linkage: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=43171&recordSet=ISO19115
          Online linkage: http://archive.ilmb.gov.bc.ca/cis/initiatives/ias/btm/index.html
      Source scale denominator: 250,000
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: BC Ministry of Forests and Range, Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch
          Title:
            Vegetation Resource Inventory Forest Vegetation Composite Polygons and Rank 1 Layer (VRI)
          Publication date: 2006 / ongoing
          Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
          Online linkage: http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hts/vri/intro/index.html
          Online linkage: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?recordUID=47574&recordSet=ISO19115
      Source scale denominator: 20,000
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: Canadian Forest Service
          Title:
            Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests
          Publication date: 2006
          Other citation details:
            Cell size: 25 meters; Landsat acquisition period: circa 2000
          Online linkage: http://www4.saforah.org/eosdlcp/nts_prov.html
          Online linkage: http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/eosd/home
      Source time period of content:
        Time period information:
          Single date/time:
            Calendar date: circa 2000
        Source currentness reference:
          ground condition
    Source information:
      Source citation:
        Citation information:
          Originators: BC Integrated Land Mgt. Bureau, Crown Registry and Geographic Base Branch
          Title:
            Freshwater Atlas Wetlands
          Publication date: 2006 / 2008 revisions
          Geospatial data presentation form: vector digital data
          Online linkage: http://ilmbwww.gov.bc.ca/geobc/FWA
          Online linkage: https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/geometadata/metadataDetail.do?from=search&edit=true&showall=showall&recordSet=ISO19115&recordUID=50653
      Source scale denominator: 20,000
    Process step:
      Process description:

          See WHCWG (2010) final report Appendix C for details.  Online linkage: http://www.waconnected.org

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Spatial Data Organization Information:
  *Direct spatial reference method: Raster
  Raster object information:
    *Image format: FGDBR
    *Number of bands: 1
    *Row count: 7121
    *Column count: 7102
    *Vertical count: 1
    *Cell size X direction: 100.000000
    *Cell size Y direction: 100.000000
    *Bits per pixel: 8
    *Pyramid layers: TRUE
    *Image colormap: FALSE
    *Compression type: LZ77
    *Raster object type: Pixel
    *Raster display type: pixel codes
    *Raster origin: Upper Left

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Spatial Reference Information:
  Horizontal coordinate system definition:
    Coordinate system name:
      *Projected coordinate system name: HabConnectProjectArea_North_America_Albers_Equal_Area_Conic
      *Geographic coordinate system name: GCS_North_American_1983
    Planar:
      Map projection:
        *Map projection name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers conical equal area:
        *Standard parallel: 43.000000
        *Standard parallel: 48.000000
        *Longitude of central meridian: -120.000000
        *Latitude of projection origin: 41.000000
        *False easting: 700000.000000
        *False northing: 0.000000
      Planar coordinate information:
        *Planar coordinate encoding method: row and column
        Coordinate representation:
          *Abscissa resolution: 100.000000
          *Ordinate resolution: 100.000000
        *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: 1.000000
      *Altitude encoding method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

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Entity and Attribute Information:
  Detailed description:
    *Name: VAT_LandCoverLandUse
    Entity type:
      *Entity type label: VAT_LandCoverLandUse
      *Entity type type: Table
      *Entity type count: 11
    Attribute:
      *Attribute label: OBJECTID
      *Attribute alias: OBJECTID
      *Attribute definition:

          Internal feature number.

      *Attribute definition source:

          ESRI

      *Attribute type: OID
      *Attribute width: 4
      *Attribute precision: 0
      *Attribute scale: 0
      Attribute domain values:
        *Unrepresentable domain:
          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      *Attribute label: VALUE
      *Attribute alias: VALUE
      *Attribute type: Integer
      *Attribute width: 4
      *Attribute precision: 0
      *Attribute scale: 0
      Attribute domain values:
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 1
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Agriculture

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 2
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Urban/Developed

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 3
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Water

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 4
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Sparsely Vegetated

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 5
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Alpine

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 6
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Riparian

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 7
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Wetland

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 8
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Grass-dominated

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 9
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Shrub-dominated

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 10
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Dry Forest

        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: 11
          Enumerated domain value definition:

              Wet Forest

    Attribute:
      *Attribute label: COUNT
      *Attribute alias: COUNT
      *Attribute type: Integer
      *Attribute width: 4
      *Attribute precision: 0
      *Attribute scale: 0
    Attribute:
      *Attribute label: WHCWG_Classname
      *Attribute alias: WHCWG_Classname
      *Attribute type: String
      *Attribute width: 255
      *Attribute precision: 0
      *Attribute scale: 0
      Attribute domain values:
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Agriculture
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Urban/Developed
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Water
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Sparsely Vegetated
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Alpine
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Riparian
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Wetland
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Grass-dominated
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Shrub-dominated
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Dry Forest
        Enumerated domain:
          Enumerated domain value: Wet Forest
  Overview description:

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Distribution Information:
  Resource description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution liability:

      See Use Constraints

  Standard order process:
    Ordering instructions:

        Downloadable data. http://www.waconnected.org

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Metadata Reference Information:
  *Metadata date: 20110330
  *Language of metadata: en
  Metadata contact:
    Contact information:
      Contact organization primary:
        Contact person: Spatial Data Manager
        Contact organization: Spatial Data Management Unit, Wildlife Program, Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
      Contact address:
        Address type: mailing address
        Address:

            600 Capitol Way N

        City: Olympia
        State or province: Washington
        Postal code: 98501
        Country: USA
      Contact voice telephone: (360) 902-2515
      Contact facsimile telephone: (360) 902-2162
      Contact electronic mail address: wildthing@dfw.wa.gov
  *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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