Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Endangered Species Recovery Program and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation MPGIS Service Center
      Publication_Date: 1999
      Title: Natural Vegetation of Central California based on Kuchler (1977)
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fresno, CA, US
        Publisher: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Other_Citation_Details: U.S. FWS, 1998 Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley, California.
      Online_Linkage: http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp
  Description:
    Abstract: A polygon coverage of Historical natural vegegation for central California based on the work of A.W. Kuchler.
    Purpose: To show Historical vegetation in the Central Valley of California for Figure 2. of the SJV Recovery Plan.
    Supplemental_Information: A statewide coverage is available from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific GIS Service Center. See URL: http://www.mp.usbr.gov/mp400/geopage/metadata/kuchler.html
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1999
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.29
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -115.391
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.9719
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 32.5188
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Endangered Species
      Theme_Keyword: Recovery Planning
      Theme_Keyword: Conservation
      Theme_Keyword: Historical Vegetation
      Theme_Keyword: Landcover
      Theme_Keyword: Kuchler
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: United States
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: San Joaquin Valley
      Place_Keyword: Central Valley
  Access_Constraints: none
  Use_Constraints: None. Acknowledgement of the Endangered Species Recovery Program would be appreciated in products derived from this data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: kuchler_sjv.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Graphic of theme kuchler_sjv
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit: Scott Snover (ESRP) Nancy Norvell (ESRP) Micheal Sebhat (USBR) D. Edwards (USBR) Scott E. Phillips (ESRP)
Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Unknown. The attributes are consistent with Figure 2. of the SJV Recovery Plan.
  Logical_Consistency_Report: Arcs connect to each other at nodes. Arcs have direction and left and right sides. Arcs that connect to surround an area define a polygon.
  Completeness_Report: Polygon features that were completely outside of the study area were omitted.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: This data represents a regional view and is not accurate to the parcel level. The Lat-Long intersection points on the original map were used as control points.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Kuchler, A.W.
          Publication_Date: 1997
          Title: The map of the natural vegetation of California.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: New York, NY, US
            Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
          Other_Citation_Details: Pp. 909-938 plus supplement in Terrestrial vegetation of California (M.G. Barbour and J. Major, eds.)
          Online_Linkage: http://www.wiley.com/
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1997
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: KUCHLER
      Source_Contribution: Coverage digitized from the map source.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: (The following was taken from a text notes written by Scott Snover or Nancy Norvell of ESRP). "The original coverage was digitized from the original map published by A.W. Kuchler in 1977. The Lat-Long intersection points on the original map were used to generate a tic file. The map was digitized one section at a time, a section being the area bounded by four tic points (i.e.- 1 degree Lat by 1 degree Long). Each of these sections was done individually and later joined together in a master coverage. Rather than try to digitize directly from the original map, which was folded and heavily creased, copies of portions of the map were used, taking care to make sure that as many creases as possible were flattened to obtain a clean copy. Also, since some of the original shade symbols did not copy clearly, or the border between two shade symbols was indistinct, the borders were copied by hand from the original map. In some areas along the coast or along lakebeds where the copy was unclear as to where all the lines were. In these cases, a coverage showing either the coastline or the lake boundaries was brought up as a back coverage and the relevant arcs were traced on the screen." (end of quoted text). Addtional digitizing and edits were done by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation MP-GIS Service Center. The statewide coverage was reduced to the Central Valley coverage by ESRP.
      Process_Date: 1995
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
          Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing
            Address: 
            City: Fresno
            State_or_Province: CA
            Postal_Code: 
            Country: US
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
          Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 10
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -123
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 10
          Ordinate_Resolution: 10
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clark 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Attrbutes are CNAME for the common name of the vegetation type and SNAME for the scientific name of the vegetation type.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Kuchler, 1977
Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Resource_Description: Arc Export file of kuchler_sjv
  Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied is made by the ESRP regarding the utility of the data, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. These data are geographic illustrations and do not represent legal boundaries.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCE
        Format_Version_Number: 7.2.1
        Format_Specification: no compression
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: http://www.esrp.org/gis/
          Access_Instructions: Large files may be GNU Zip compressed. Tools for decompression can be obtained from URL: http://www.gzip.org/
          Online_Computer_and_Operating_System: Generic PC with Linux i386 2.2.5
    Fees: Data may be accessed online without charge.
  Technical_Prerequisites: computer with software to import ARC/INFO GIS data
Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19990702
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing
        Address: 
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 559 453 1227
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.org
      Contact_Instructions: Contact by electronic or postal mail
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: none
