# histlu200408

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## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator:
        Scott E. Phillips, Patrick A. Kelly, and Daniel F. Williams, California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program
      Publication_Date: 2004-09-29
      Title: histlu200408
      Edition: 2004-08
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Online_Linkage: <http://esrp.csustan.edu/gis>
      Larger_Work_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Patrick A. Kelly, Scott E. Phillips, and Daniel F. Williams
          Publication_Date: In Press
          Title:
            Documenting Ecological Change in Time and Space: The San Joaquin Valley of California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Berkeley, CA
            Publisher: UC Press
          Other_Citation_Details:
            in Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phylogeography University of California, Berkeley (pp. 57-78, In press)
  Description:
    Abstract:
      Landscape change in the San Joaquin Valley of California -- pre-European settlement to 2000
    Purpose:
      To prepare illustrations and data for publications related to changes in the San Joaquin Valley over time
    Supplemental_Information:
      Future edits will focus on enhancing the spatial boundaries of historical natural communities and the addition of additional time frames where possible.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 1850-01-01
        Ending_Date: 2004-12-12
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.516853
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.429511
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.026002
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.474789
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CSA/NBII Biocomplexity Thesaurus
      Theme_Keyword: Lands
      Theme_Keyword: Land use
      Theme_Keyword: Agricultural land
      Theme_Keyword: Crop fields
      Theme_Keyword: Vegetation
      Theme_Keyword: Terrestrial ecosystems
      Theme_Keyword: Grasslands
      Theme_Keyword: Scrub
      Theme_Keyword: Chaparral
      Theme_Keyword: Forests
      Theme_Keyword: Wetlands
    Place:
      Place_Keyword: California
      Place_Keyword: Great Central Valley
      Place_Keyword: San Joaquin Valley
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Central Western California
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    Permission is granted to use the data for any personal or academic purposes as long as notification of use is sent to sphillips@esrp.csustan.edu and derived products are clearly credited with Scott Phillips, CSU Stanislaus, ESRP. For commercial use, contact CSU Stanislaus, ESRP: info@esrp.csustan.edu.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: CSUS/ESRP
        Contact_Person: Scott Phillips
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.csustan.edu
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name: figure02.jpg
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
      Agricultural land conversion in the San Joaquin Valley, pre-European settlement to 2000.
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG
  Data_Set_Credit:
    CSU Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program
  Security_Information:
    Security_Classification: Unclassified
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Shapefile converted from ARC/INFO coverage with polygon topology. Minimum mapping unit is 10 ha
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            Endangered Species Recovery program and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
          Publication_Date: 1999-01-01
          Title:
            Natural Vegetation of Central California based on Kuchler (1977).
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Data used in the Recovery Plan for Upland Species of the San Joaquin Valley of California, FWS, 1998.
          Online_Linkage: <http://esrpweb.csustan.edu/gis/metadata/kuchler_sjv.html>
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator:
                Daniel F. Williams, Ellen A. Cypher, Patrick A. Kelly, Karen J. Miller, Nancy Norvell, Scott E. Phillips, Cheryl D. Johnson, and Gary W. Colliver
              Publication_Date: 1998
              Title:
                Recovery plan for upland species of the San Joaquin Valley, California
              Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Sacramento, CA
                Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
              Online_Linkage:
                <http://esrpweb.csustan.edu/publications/pubhtml.php?doc=sjvrp&file=cover.html>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1850
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: kuchler
      Source_Contribution: Base of pre-European land cover
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Hall, W. H.
          Publication_Date: 1886
          Title:
            Topographic and Irrigation Maps of San Joaquin Valley, Sheets 1-4.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Obtained from the Water Resources Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 126720
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1885
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Hallmedscale
      Source_Contribution:
        Provided location of historical wetlands and irrigated farmland around 1885
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Piemeisel, R. L., and F. R. Lawson
          Publication_Date: 1937
          Title:
            Types of Vegetation in the San Joaquin Valley of California and Their Relation to Beet Leafhopper
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
          Other_Citation_Details: Copy provided by Ellen Cypher, CSUS/ESRP
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 2500000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1850
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Piemeisel
      Source_Contribution:
        Provided general map of scrub lands with information on how it was mapped with higher resolution map sources.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Holmes, L. C., E. C. Eckmann, J. W. Nelson, and J. E. Guernsey
          Publication_Date: 1919
          Title:
            Soil map, reconnaissance survey, Middle San Joaquin Valley sheet, California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details: Obtained from personal files of Scott Phillips
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 126720
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_midsjv
      Source_Contribution:
        Used along with Piemeisel source for location of scub types and also used for the location of urban areas shown on the soil base map.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Nelson, J. W., W. C. Dean, and E. C. Eckmann
          Publication_Date: 1921
          Title:
            Soil map, reconnaissance survey, Upper San Joaquin Valley sheet, California.
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details: Obtained from personal files of Scott Phillips
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 126720
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_uppsjv
      Source_Contribution:
        Used along with Piemeisel source for location of scub types and also used for the location of urban areas shown on the soil base map.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Nelson, J. W., J. E. Guernsey, L. C. Holmes, and E. C. Eckmann
          Publication_Date: 1918
          Title:
            Soil map, reconnaissance survey, Lower San Joaquin Valley sheet, California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details: Obtained from personal files of Scott Phillips
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 126720
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_lowsjv
      Source_Contribution:
        Used along with Piemeisel source for location of scub types and also used for the location of urban areas shown on the soil base map.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment Stations (USDA)
          Publication_Date: 1912
          Title:
            Irrigation map of Central California: to accompany report on the irrigation resources of Central California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Obtained from the Water Resources Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: irr1912
      Source_Contribution: Provided the location of irrigated lands around 1912
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
          Publication_Date: 1949
          Title: Water Resources Development
          Larger_Work_Citation:
            Citation_Information:
              Originator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
              Publication_Date: 1949
              Title:
                Central Valley basin; a comprehensive report on the development of the water and related resources of the Central Valley basin for irrigation, power production and other beneficial uses in California, and comments by the State of California and Federal agencies
              Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
              Publication_Information:
                Publication_Place: Washington, DC
                Publisher: U.S. Govt. Print. Office
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
      Type_of_Source_Media: paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 1945
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USBR1949
      Source_Contribution:
        Provided the extent of irrigated farmland and some urban lands around 1945
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
          Publication_Date: 1990
          Title: Land Use Land Cover (LULC)
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Online_Linkage: <http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 250000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1972-01-01
            Ending_Date: 1980-12-31
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGSLULC
      Source_Contribution:
        Provided the extent of irrigated farmland and urban lands around 1977
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program
          Publication_Date: 2004-07-10
          Title:
            Land use and land cover of the San Joaquin Valley of California and surrounding areas
          Edition: 2004-06
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Online_Linkage: <http://esrp.csustan.edu/gis/lulc/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1990
            Ending_Date: 2003
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRPLULC
      Source_Contribution: Provided current land cover and land use
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: University of California Santa Barbara, California Gap Analysis
          Publication_Date: 1996
          Title: Jepson Regions of California
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/projects/gap/gap_data.html>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
      Type_of_Source_Media: online
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: gapjepson
      Source_Contribution: Used to define the San Joaquin Valley area of analysis
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Establish base of historical land cover based on re-defined attributes of the Kuchler data
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: kuchler
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Edit the initial data using the Hall 1885 medium scale irrigation maps for the location of historical wetlands, Tulare Lake, Summit Lake, Buena Vista Lake, and Kern Lake.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Hallmedscale
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Edit the initial data using the Piemeisel map along with reconnaissance soil surveys for the location of historical scrub lands unmapped in the initial data.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Piemeisel
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_midsjv
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_uppsjv
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_lowsjv
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Develop a layer showing the extent of irrigated lands around 1912 using USDA data and add in the estimated extent of urban areas using reconnaissance soil survey base maps.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: irr1912
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_midsjv
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_uppsjv
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: recon_lowsjv
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Develop a layer showing the extent of irrigated lands and some urban lands around 1945 using map in USBR report.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USBR1949
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Develop a layer showing the extent of urban and irrigated farmland around 1977 using USGS LULC data
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: USGSLULC
      Process_Date: 2001
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Derived a layer of irrigated agricultre and urban areas using ESRP land use and land cover data
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ESRPLULC
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Used Arc/Info overlay analysis (UNION) to combine layers and assign land use/land cover attributes for potential land cover and land cover during subsequent time frames.
      Process_Date: 2004
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Clipped data to boundary of the Great Central Valley region of California (UCSB, 1996) south of latitude 38 N
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: gapjepson
      Process_Date: 2004

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 12791

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
        Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
          Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
          Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.00000
          False_Easting: 0.000000
          False_Northing: -4000000.000000
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024
        Planar_Distance_Units: meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: histlu200408
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: FID
      Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Shape
      Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Unrepresentable_Domain:
          Coordinates defining the features.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: AREA
      Attribute_Definition: area in meters square
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
      Attribute_Definition: perimeter in meters
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HISTLU_CPE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: HISTLU_C_1
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: POT_LU
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LU1885
      Attribute_Definition: Estimated natural communities and land use around 1885
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LU1912
      Attribute_Definition: Estimated natural communities and land use around 1912
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LU1945
      Attribute_Definition: Estimated natural communities and land use around 1945
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LU1977
      Attribute_Definition: Estimated natural communities and land use around 1977
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LU2004
      Attribute_Definition: Estimated natural communities and land use around 2000
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: DIST
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Land cover is represented at a very general community level (grasslands, saltbush scrub, water, wetlands, Valley oak woodland, riparian) and developed land use is in two broad categories (urban, irrigated agriculture).

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: CSUS/ESRP
        Contact_Person: Scott Phillips
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Not given
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: Not given
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.csustan.edu
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  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:
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      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Transfer_Size: 10.818
  Technical_Prerequisites:
    Software capable of reading ESRI Shapefiles. Specifications for file format are available from: <http://www.esri.com/software/opengis/openpdf.html>. Data may be distributed in Zip compressed format. Softwrae and source code for uncompressing files is available from <http://www.info-zip.org/UnZip.html>.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20050919
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          CSU Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program
        Contact_Person: Scott Phillips
      Contact_Position: GIS Analyst
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Not listed
        City: Fresno
        State_or_Province: CA
        Postal_Code: 93727
        Country: US
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: not listed
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gis@esrp.csustan.edu
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
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    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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