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bird species richness for the island of Niihau

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: HI-GAP (Hawaii Gap Analysis Program)

Publication_Date: November 2005

Title: bird species richness for the island of Niihau

ftname: nibirdrich

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Publication_Information:

Publisher: HI-GAP (Hawaii Gap Analysis Program)

Online_Linkage:: http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/higap/downloads/

Native_Data_Set_Environment:: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Description:

Abstract: bird species richness for the island of Niihau

Purpose:: a hyperdistribution of all species in a single GIS coverage created to represent the number of bird species predicted to occur in different areas.

langdata: en

Time_Period_of_Content:

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date_Time:

Calendar_Date: November 2005

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.133475

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -154.725725

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 20.343655

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 18.851829

lboundng:

leftbc: 369541.000000

rightbc: 392821.000000

bottombc: 2407323.000000

topbc: 2437713.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Endangered Hawaiian Birds

Theme_Keyword: species richness

Theme_Keyword: bird grid

Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword: Hawaii

Place_Keyword: Niihau

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:: To be used as one of multiple sources in assessing species range and available habitat. Not to be used at a scale greater than 1:100,000.

natvform: Raster Dataset

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Address:

Address:: USGS, Biological Resources Discipline, Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 44

City: Hawaii National Park

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96718

Country: USA

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jonathan Price

Contact_Organization: Pacific Coorperative Studies Unit

Contact_Position: Plant Species Modeling Specialist

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 967-7396 x257

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: Calculated as the sum of all bird species distribution models for the island of Niihau, where each model contributes a value of one where the species is present.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\WorkSpace\rangemodels\vtype

date: 20051117

Time_of_Day: 12062400

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Address:

Address:: USGS, Biological Resources Discipline, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 44

City: Hawaii National Park

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96718

Country: USA

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Jonathan Price

Contact_Organization: Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit

Contact_Position: Plant Species Modeling Specialist

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 967-7396 x257

procsv: ArcGIS 9.1

Process_Date: September 2005

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\WorkSpace\higapout\G1P2_3T4e5m6p7D8i9r0\climzones

date: 20051117

Time_of_Day: 12062600

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\WorkSpace\higapout\climzones\metadata.xml

date: 20051118

Time_of_Day: 13023300

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\WorkSpace\richness\habirdrich\metadata.xml

date: 20051118

Time_of_Day: 14061800

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: X:\Projects\GAP_Terrestrial\Final_Report\richness\richness\nibirdrich

date: 20051118

Time_of_Day: 14510300

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 1013

Column_Count: 776

rastxsz: 30.000000

rastysz: 30.000000

rastbpp: 8

Vertical_Count: 1

rastorig: Upper Left

rastcmap: FALSE

rastcomp: Default

rastband: 1

rastdtyp: matrix values

rastplyr: FALSE

rastifor: ESRI GRID

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

cordsysn:

geogcsn: GCS_North_American_1983

projcsn: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_4N

Planar:

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 4

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -159.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: nibirdrich

enttypt: Table

enttypc: 7

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

attalias: ObjectID

attrtype: OID

attwidth: 4

atprecis: 0

attscale: 0

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: Value

attalias: Value

attrtype: Integer

attwidth: 0

atprecis: 0

attscale: 0

Attribute_Definition:: values represent the number of bird species predicted to occur at that point

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

attalias: Count

attrtype: Double

attwidth: 0

atprecis: 0

attscale: 0

Attribute_Definition: the number of grid cells with a given value

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 0.157

dssize: 0.157

Metadata_Reference_Information:

langmeta: en

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

City: Honolulu

State_or_Province: HI

Postal_Code: 96813

Address: 677 Ala Moana Blvd., suite 705

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (808) 587-8591

Contact_Position: Zoologist

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (808) 587-8599

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Megan Laut

Contact_Organization: Hawaii Natural Heritage Program

Metadata_Date: 20060522

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile