Metadata for Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Classes

• Identification Information
• Data Quality Information
• Spatial Data Organization Information
• Spatial Reference Information
• Entity and Attribute Information
• Distribution Information
• Metadata Reference Information

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Identification Information:

Citation:

Originator: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Publication date: January 8, 2008

Title: Westslope Cutthroat Trout Conservation Classes

Online linkage: \\FWPIMU01\IMU\GIS\DataProd\FISH\GEODB\Fish_GIS.mdb

Abstract:

Westslope cutthroat trout conservation classes were developed with fisheries biologists from the BLM, USFS, and FWP at The Westslope Cutthroat Trout Workshop on December 8 and 9th, 1999.

Purpose:

Display and/or analysis of westslope cuttrhoat trout conservation areas.

Time period of content:

Calendar date: REQUIRED: The year (and optionally month, or month and day) for which the data set corresponds to the ground.

Currentness reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

Access constraints: None

Use constraints:

Not for use at scales greater than 1:250,000. 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:

Dawn Anderson

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

PO Box 200701

Helena, MT 59620-0701

Telephone: 406-444-3373

E-Mail: dawanderson@mt.gov

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Data Quality Information:

Completeness report: Data set is complete

Lineage:

Process step:

Digitized delineated areas on screen. Pulled 4th and 5th code hydrounit boundary line work when they appeared concurrent with conservation class delineations.

Process date: December 1999

Process step:

Eliminated sliver polygons by selecting Acres < 0 and using the Eliminate data management tool.

Process date: January 7, 2007

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Spatial Data Organization Information:

Point and vector object information:

ESRI feature type: Polygon

ESRI feature count: 639

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Spatial Reference Information:

Horizontal coordinate system definition:

Projected coordinate system name: NAD_1983_Lambert_Conformal_Conic

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

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Entity and Attribute Information:

Entity type label:

WCTclass

Entity count: 639

Entity type definition: Westslope Conservation Class Polygons

Attribute label: OBJECTID

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: EXPANSION

Attribute definition:

Expansion potential (applies only to FWP Fisheries Regions 3 and 4)

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value Y Possible Expansion N No Expansion

Attribute label: EXTINCTION

Attribute definition:

Extinction rate (applies only to FWP Fisheries Regions 3 and 4).

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value H High, <2 miles of habitat and/or non-natives (non-manageble) present M Moderate;>2 miles of habitat; secure from non-natives threat (either non non-natives present or non-natives manageable)

Attribute label: CLASS

Attribute definition: Conservation class

Attribute Value Definition of Attribute Value 0 Not Classified 1 Pure WCT, Connected, Large areas >50 mi, Migratory Life History,Non-native absent or Manageable 2 Pure WCT, Connected, >50 mi, non-natives/Land Manageable 3 Pure WCT, Isolates <50 mi, non-natives/Land Manageable 4 Unsampled Genetics but believed pure 5 90-99.99% Pure 6 Suitable Habitat Not Occupied

Attribute label: POLYID

Attribute definition: Original Polygon ID

Attribute label: SQMILES

Attribute definition: Area in square miles.

Attribute label: ACRES

Attribute definition: Area in acres.

Attribute label: Shape_Length

Attribute definition: Length of feature in internal units.

Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute label: Shape_Area

Attribute definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

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Distribution Information:

Distributor:

Lydia Bailey

GIS and Natural Resource Data Manager

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

PO Box 200701

Helena, Montana 59620-0701

Telephone: 406-444-5365

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/WCTclass.zip

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Metadata Reference Information:

Metadata date: 01/08/2008

Metadata contact:

Dawn Anderson

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

1420 East 6th Ave

PO Box 200701

Helena, MT 59620-0701

Telephone: 406-444-3373

E-Mail: dawanderson@mt.gov

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