Metadata for Coincident Priority Conservation Areas
Identification Information:
Citation:
Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Publication date: January 8, 2008
Title: Coincident Priority Conservation Areas
Online linkage: \\FWPIMU01\IMU\GIS\DataDev\COMPPLAN\GEODB\CFWCSDev.mdb

Abstract:
This layer represents spatially coincident priority conservation areas in Montana. Priority conservation areas delineated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serice, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, & Parks, and the Nature Conservancy were included in the spatial intersection.
Purpose:
Display and/or analysis of spatially coincident priority conservation areas in Montana as represented by several agenices and organizations with a mandate for species and habitat conservation.

Time period of content:
Calendar date: January 2008
Currentness reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and update frequency: None planned
Access constraints: None
Use constraints:
Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of this data for their purposes. This data set is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) makes no representations or warranties whatsoever with respect to the accuracy or completeness of this data set and assumes no responsibility for the suitability of this data set for a particular purpose. FWP will not be liable for any damages incurred as a result of errors in this data set.
Point of contact:
Lydia Bailey
GIS & Natural Resource Data Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 East 6th Ave
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701


Telephone: 406-444-5365
E-Mail: lbailey@mt.gov


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Data Quality Information:
Lineage:
Source information:
Originator:
US Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6 Div of Planning and MOYOCO Ecoteam
Publication date: November 2004
Title:
Analysis and Priority Focus Area Development: Great Divide Ecosystem
Type of source media: electronic mail system
Source contribution: Polygons for USFWS Priority Conservation Areas
Calendar date: November 2004
Source information:
Originator: The Nature Conservancy in Montana
Publication date: 2006
Title: TNC_Priority_Areas
Type of source media: electronic mail system
Source contribution: Polygons of TNC Priority Conservation Areas
Source information:
Originator: USFWS Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Publication date: December 1, 2006
Title:
Montana Partners for Fish and Wildlife Conservation Focus Areas
Type of source media: electronic mail system
Source contribution:
Polygons of Partners for Fish and Wildlife Priority Conservation Areas
Calendar date: December 1, 2006
Source information:
Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Publication date: January 8, 2006
Title: Montana Terrestrial Focus Areas 2005 - Tier 1
Online linkage: http://fwp.mt.gov/insidefwp/gis/shapefiles/TerrestrialFAT1.shp.zip
Type of source media: online
Source contribution: Polygons for CFWCS Tier 1 Terrestrial Focus Areas
Calendar date: January 8, 2006
Source information:
Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Publication date: January 8, 2006
Title: Montana Aquatic Focus Areas 2005 - Tier 1
Online linkage: http://fwp.mt.gov/insidefwp/gis/shapefiles/AquaticFAT1.shp.zip
Type of source media: online
Source contribution: Polygons of CFWCS Tier 1 Aquatic Focus Areas
Calendar date: January 8, 2006
Source information:
Type of source media: online

Process step:
The two CFWCS Focus Areas (Terrestrial and Aquatic) were merged using ArcToolbox\General\Merge tool.
Process date: January 2008
Process step:
The merged terretsrial and aquatic CFWCS layer was intersected with the USFWS, Partners for Fish and Wildlife, and The Nature Conservancy Priority Conservation Areas to determine the spatially coincident areas using the ArcToolbox\Analysis Tools\Overlay\Intersect tool. An XY Tolerance of 500 meters was used to eliminate small "splinter" ploygons.
Process date: January 2008
Process contact:
Process step:
Temporary dissolve field added (populated with same value in all rows) and all polygons dissolved using this field and the ArcToolbox\Geeralization\Dissolve tool.
Process date: January 2008
Process step: Dissolve field deleted
Process date: January 2008
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Spatial Data Organization Information:
Point and vector object information:
SDTS object type: G-polygon
SDTS object count: 1
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Spatial Reference Information:
Horizontal coordinate system definition:
Map projection:
Map projection name: Lambert Conformal Conic
Lambert conformal conic:
Lambert Conformal Conic
Standard parallel: 45.000000
Standard parallel: 49.000000
Longitude of central meridian: -109.500000
Latitude of projection origin: 44.250000
False easting: 600000.000000
False northing: 0.000000
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
Altitude system definition:
Altitude resolution: 0.000100
Altitude encoding method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity and Attribute Information:
Entity type label:
Coincident_Priority_Conservation_Areas

Attribute label: FID
Attribute definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: Shape
Attribute definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute label: Shape_Leng
Attribute definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute label: Shape_Area
Attribute definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: SqMiles
Attribute definition: Area in square miles
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Distribution Information:
Distributor:
Lydia Bailey
GIS & Natural Resource Data Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 East 6th Ave
Helena, MT 59620-0701


Telephone: 406-444-5365
Fax: 406-444-0581
E-Mail: lbailey@mt.gov


Resource description: Downloadable Data



Standard order process:
Digital form:
Format name: ESRI Shapefile
Online option:
http://fwp.mt.gov/insidefwp/gis/shapefiles/CoincFocusAreas.zip
Available time period:
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Metadata Reference Information:
Metadata date: 01/08/2008
Metadata contact:
Scott Story
Non-game Data Manager
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1420 East 6th Avenue
PO Box 200701
Helena, MT 59620-0701


Telephone: 406-444-3759
E-Mail: sstory@mt.gov


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