Vegetation Quadrates, Post Fire - San Diego Co. [ds499]

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Tags
Otay Fire, baseline data, biota, environment, compliance, California, San Diego County, vegetation survey, Cedar Fire, monitoring


Summary

The primary purpose of this dataset is for use in developing a species conservation and monitoring plan for the areas of San Diego, California which burned during the Cedar and Otay fires of 2003 or the Witch Creek, Harris, and Poomacha fires of 2007.

Description

Vegetation quadrate surveys were conducted by the USGS as part of a post fire monitoring project in San Diego County. The dataset contains spatial and temporal information on species detections. Dataset includes detection records from 2008. Accuracy of individual data fields have been reviewed and data collection efforts are ongoing. METHODS A 50 meter, linear transect, centered on the central pitfall bucket of the drift fence array, is used to characterize the habitat associated with each array. Every five meters along the transect, all plant species within a one meter quadrate are recorded. A total of 10 quadrates are documented along the transect. Each plant species is only reported once per point.

Credits

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.

Use restricted to government agencies. Positional accuracy of individual locations is limited by: accuracy of satellite GPS locations, observer error, and possible data entry errors. Although, all reasonable attempts have been made to limit these factors, positional accuracy for any individual point should not necessarily be considered minimal. The appropriateness of multiple scales of inference, is the end-users responsibility to justify and the originators assume no responsibility for incorrect or misleading uses of this data

Extent

West -117.113034 East -116.602229
North 33.354154 South 32.609279

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 California, San Diego County

Theme keywords biota, environment

Thesaurus
Title ISO 19115 Topic Category




Theme keywords Otay Fire, baseline data, compliance, vegetation survey, Cedar Fire, monitoring

Citation

Title Vegetation Quadrates, Post Fire - San Diego Co. [ds499]
Publication date 2010-02-2300:00:00
Indeterminate date unknown


Presentation formats * digital map


Citation Contacts

Responsible party
Organization's name USGS-BRD-WERC San Diego Field Station
Contact's role originator


Responsible party
Individual's name Carlton Rochester
Organization's name US Geological Survey - Biological Resources Discipline - Western Ecological Research Center
Contact's position Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 619-225-6424
Fax 619-225-6436

Address
Type both
Delivery point 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200
City San Diego
Administrative area Ca
Postal code 92101
Country US
e-mail address crochester@usgs.gov

Hours of service
8-5


Resource Details

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


Status under development
Spatial representation type * vector


* Processing environment Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 19042) ; Esri ArcGIS 12.6.0.24783


ArcGIS item properties
* Name ds499
* Size 0.002
* Location file://\\geodata.\bios\WorkArea\BIOSOnline\Refresh\TODOData\BIOSOnlineData.gdb
* Access protocol Local Area Network

Extents

Extent
Description
ground condition
Temporal extent
Beginning date 2008-01-01
Ending date 2009-01-01

Extent
Geographic extent
Bounding rectangle
Extent type Extent used for searching
* West longitude -117.113034
* East longitude -116.602229
* North latitude 33.354154
* South latitude 32.609279
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Extent in the item's coordinate system
* West longitude 271317.864300
* East longitude 316454.847900
* South latitude -594677.502700
* North latitude -513609.716100
* Extent contains the resource Yes

Resource Points of Contact

Point of contact
Individual's name Robert Fisher
Organization's name US Geological Survey - Biological Resources Discipline, Western Ecological Research Center
Contact's position Research Zoologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 619-225-6422
Fax 619-225-6436

Address
Type both
Delivery point 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200
City San Diego
Administrative area Ca
Postal code 92101
Country US
e-mail address rfisher@usgs.gov

Hours of service
8-5


Resource Maintenance

Resource maintenance
Update frequency as needed


Resource Constraints

Legal constraints
Limitations of use
The USGS Western Ecological Research Center and its research partners make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information. However, some USGS data and information may, of necessity, be preliminary in nature. These data and information are provided with the understanding that they are not guaranteed to be correct or complete. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of these data and information before using them for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data and information. Conclusions drawn from, or actions undertaken on the basis of, such data and information are the sole responsibility of the user
Other constraints
Access restricted to government agencies. Restrictions and legal prerequisites for accessing the data set apply.
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.

Use restricted to government agencies. Positional accuracy of individual locations is limited by: accuracy of satellite GPS locations, observer error, and possible data entry errors. Although, all reasonable attempts have been made to limit these factors, positional accuracy for any individual point should not necessarily be considered minimal. The appropriateness of multiple scales of inference, is the end-users responsibility to justify and the originators assume no responsibility for incorrect or misleading uses of this 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 ds499
* Object type point
* Object count 0



ArcGIS Feature Class Properties
Feature class name ds499
* Feature type Simple
* Geometry type Point
* Has topology FALSE
* Feature count 0
* Spatial index TRUE
* Linear referencing FALSE



Data Quality

Scope of quality information
Resource level dataset




Data quality report - Conceptual consistency
Measure description
Locations complete for all verifiable GPS fixes.




Data quality report - Completeness omission
Measure description
Data was populated for all fields applicable for the type of species detected.




Data quality report - Quantitative attribute accuracy
Measure description
Attributes assigned by field personnel, accuracy of attribute information subject to error in data entry or interpretation. Incidence and degree of errors presumed to be small. In certain instances, some attribute data were not recorded.




Data quality report - Absolute external positional accuracy
Dimension horizontal


Measure description
Spatial locations determined by GPS fixes. Errors in positional GPS locations minor but may exceed 50 meters.




Geoprocessing history

Process
Process name
Date 2009-02-0517:17:22
Tool location D:\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Near
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2009-02-0517:47:47
Tool location D:\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Near
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2009-02-0912:01:11
Tool location D:\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Near
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2009-02-0912:01:40
Tool location D:\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Near
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2009-02-0912:04:09
Tool location D:\ArcGIS\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Analysis Tools.tbx\Near
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Process name
Date 2021-06-1610:33:50
Tool location c:\program files (x86)\arcgis\desktop10.6\ArcToolbox\Toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2021-06-2911:30:01
Tool location c:\program files\arcgis\pro\Resources\ArcToolbox\toolboxes\Conversion Tools.tbx\FeatureClassToFeatureClass
Command issued
Include in lineage when exporting metadata No


Process
Date 2021-06-2911:30:06
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 2021-06-2911:30:11
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 0.002


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

Fields

Details for object ds499
* Type Feature Class
* Row count 0


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




Field ArrayID
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Alias ArrayID
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique individual identifier for study plot within a study site.
Description source
USGS
Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel


Field SiteID
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Alias SiteID
* Precision 0
* Scale 0
Field description
Unique individual identifier for a study site.
Description source
USGS
List of values
Value CED
Description Little Cedar Ridge
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value ELL
Description Elliott Reserve
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value RAJ
Description Rancho Jamul
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value SYR
Description Santa Ysabel
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value PAL
Description Palomar
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value WAP
Description Wild Animal Park
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value SWT
Description San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel




Details for object VegSurveySpecies
* Type Table
* Row count 3,833


Field OID
* Alias OID
* Data type String
* Width 254
* Field description
Internal feature number.
* Description source
ESRI
* Description of values
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.




Field Date1
* Alias Date1
* Data type String
* Width 254
Field description
Date species detected.
Description source
USGS
Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel.


Field CommonName
* Alias CommonName
* Data type String
* Width 254
Field description
Common name of the individual species detected.
Description source
USGS
Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel.


Field Scientific
* Alias Scientific
* Data type String
* Width 254
Field description
Scientific name of the individual species detected.
Description source
USGS
Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel


Field SiteID
* Data type Number
* Width 9
Field description
Unique individual identifier for a study site.
Description source
USGS
List of values
Value CED
Description Little Cedar Ridge
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value ELL
Description Elliott Reserve
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value RAJ
Description Rancho Jamul
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value SYR
Description Santa Ysabel
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value PAL
Description Palomar Mountain
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value SWT
Description San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Value WAP
Description Wild Animal Park,
Enumerated domain value definition source USGS


Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel


Field ArrayID
* Alias ArrayID
* Data type Float
* Width 19
* Number of decimals 11
Field description
Unique individual identifier for study plot within a study site.
Description source
USGS
Accuracy information
Accuracy 99%
Explanation
Selected entry by field personnel




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 2021-06-29


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


Created in ArcGIS for the item 2021-06-2911:30:05
Last modified in ArcGIS for the item 2021-06-2911:30:00


Automatic updates
Have been performed Yes
Last update 2021-06-2911:30:00


Metadata Contacts

Metadata contact
Individual's name Carlton Rochester
Organization's name US Geological Survey - Biological Resources Discipline - Western Ecological Research Center
Contact's position Biologist
Contact's role point of contact


Contact information
Phone
Voice 619-225-6424
Fax 619-225-6436

Address
Type both
Delivery point 4165 Spruance Road, Suite 200
City San Diego
Administrative area Ca
Postal code 92101
Country US
e-mail address crochester@usgs.gov

Hours of service
8-5


Metadata Maintenance

Maintenance
Update frequency unknown


Thumbnail and Enclosures

Thumbnail

Enclosure
Enclosure type File
Description of enclosure original metadata
Original metadata document, which was translated yes
Source metadata format fgdc