UCSB Biogeography Lab
Table of Contents
Identification Information
Data Quality Information
Spatial Data Organization Information
Spatial Reference Information
Entity and Attribute Information
Distribution Information
Metadata Reference Information
Contact Information
Layer Contents
Data Set Identity: ma
Description:
Land ownership and management of California, distinguishing local, state, and federal jurisdictions from private lands and delineating areas managed for the long-term maintenance of natural ecological processes and biodiversity. This layer therefore contains attributes both for ownership and for the level of biodiversity protection.
Supplemental Information: n/a
Data Set Status: in use
West Bounding Coordinate (degrees longitude): -124.5048
East Bounding Coordinate (degrees longitude): -114.2648
North Bounding Coordinate (degrees latitude): 41.9886
South Bounding Coordinate (degrees latitude): 32.4234
Theme Keyword: Ownership, Protected Areas
Browse Graphic File Name: ma.gif
Browse Graphic File Description: Four management status levels
in California.
Browse Graphic File Type: GIF
Use Restrictions: n/a
Access Limitations:
Permission to use the ownership layer on which this coverage was derived was granted exclusively to the California Gap Analysis Project. THIS COVERAGE IS NOT TO BE DISTRIBUTED WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION FROM THE TEALE DATA CENTER
Native Data Set Environment: ARC/INFO software version 7.0.3 running on IBM RS6000 with AIX 3.2.5
Raster File Format: n/a
Raster File Sensor: n/a
Vector File Format: ARCE7 (ARC/INFO Export format, version 7)
Nonspatial File Format: n/a
Attribute Accuracy: unknown
Attribute Accuracy Explanation: n/a
Logical Consistency Report:
Each attribute label was confirmed to be a member of the set of valid values, and each map unit has one and only one label.
Completeness Report:
Base land ownership derived from BLM 1:100,000 scale map sheets. Additional land ownership updated from various sources on published or agency maps. Managed areas added from paper and digital sources from the responsible agency. Set of managed areas incorporated based on lists in Kreissman, B. 1991. California: An Environmental Atlas and Guide. Bear Klaw Press, Davis, CA. Additional managed areas identified from more recent legislation and agency contacts. Managed areas smaller than 200 hectares for upland sites and 80 hectares for wetland sites were not included on the assumption that they contribute little to regional biodiversity conservation. However, where digital map boundaries were readily available, these smaller sites were incorporated as well, but were labeled as a special management level.
Some managed areas are nested within others. Because only one code is permitted per map unit, the one with the highest level of protection is encoded. This means that it may not be straightforward to extract or reselect all areas of a particular category. For instance, some Forest Service Research Natural Areas (RNA) are within Wilderness Areas. To extract all wilderness from the database, a user would have to know which specific RNA's, condor sanctuaries, etc. occur within wilderness.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy: unknown
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation: n/a
Vertical Positional Accuracy: n/a
Vertical Positional Accuracy Explanation: n/a
Source Information:
The ownership data were derived from the 1:100,000 scale Bureau of Land Management Surface Management Status maps. The most recent national forest maps and other sources were used to update the BLM maps prior to digitizing. The managed area boundaries were compiled from many sources. Many larger areas could be found on the USGS 1:100,000 scale topographic maps revised in the 1980s. Fish and Game Ecological Reserves and Wildlife Areas and Nature Conservancy Preserves were provided as digital files from the California Department of Fish and Game's Heritage Program. ARC/INFO coverages of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, BLM Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and some other managed areas were obtained from the responsible agency. USFS wilderness area boundaries were obtained from published and unpublished Forest Service maps. The wilderness areas and park designations in the California Desert Conservation Act of 1994 were obtained from the 1991 digital GIS coverage prepared by the BLM state office. Various paper maps were used to delineate state wildernesses and all other managed areas.
Source Date: 1975-1994
Source Distance Resolution (meters): 50
Process Description:
The ownership data were originally digitized by the Forest and Rangeland Resources Assessment Program of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It was then registered to the Public Land Survey coverage at Teale Data Center so that coincident linework was common. Land owner information was included as an attribute.
Managed areas were incorporated into this base coverage at UCSB. Some boundaries were merged from existing digital coverages (see Source Information above). Others were transcribed from paper maps onto USGS 1:100,000 scale topographic maps and digitized. Attributes were added for the source of data, management status, and a 10 character Heritage Program ID-code for managed areas. For further details, see:
Beardsley, K. and D. M. Stoms. 1993. Compiling a digital map of areas managed for biodiversity in California. Natural Areas Journal, 13: 177-190.
Native Data Structure: spatial vector
Raster File Row (Line) Count: n/a
Raster File Column (Sample) Count: n/a
Raster File Vertical (Band) Count: n/a
Raster File Number of Bytes per Pixel: n/a
Geographic Coordinate Units: Degrees, minutes and decimal seconds
Map Projection Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Map Projection Description:
Projection ALBERS
Units METERS
Spheroid CLARKE1866
Parameters:
Distance Resolution (meters): 50
Altitude Resolution (meters): n/a
Attribute Label:
| OWNER | Code for responsible jurisdiction |
| SOURCE | Code for source of digital data |
| MACODE | Code for managed area |
| MATYPE | Prefix of MACODE (REDEFINEd item) |
| STATUS | Code for GAP management status level (4 classes) |
| In related INFO tables: | |
| OWNNAME | Name of responsible jurisdiction |
| MANAME | Name of managed area |
| EST_DATE | Year of establishment |
| DESCRIPTION | Comments about significant biodiversity elements in the area |
Attribute Definition Source:
| MACODE | the Managed Area File of the California Natural Heritage Division |
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
Beardsley, K. and D. M. Stoms. 1993. Compiling a digital map of areas managed for biodiversity in California. Natural Areas Journal, 13: 177-190.
Distributor:
phone: 805-893-3438
fax: 805-893-3146
e-mail: fd@geog.ucsb.edu
ftp address:
ftp://ftp.biogeog.ucsb.edu/pub/org/biogeog/data/gap_analysis
URL:
http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/projects/gap/gap_data.html
Distribution Liability:
The University of California assumes no responsibility for application of the data beyond their original intent.
Standard Order Process:
Data are available through anonymous ftp and the World Wide Web at the ftp address and URL address listed under Distributor.
File Decompression Technique:
ARC/INFO export file (ARCE7) with NONE compression option. Export file then compressed with gzip.
Transfer Size: 9.9 megabytes in gzip mode; 44.7 megabytes uncompressed
Metadata Date: 07/09/98
Metadata Standard Name: Metadata Standards for Gap Analysis
Metadata Standard Version: 09/05/94
Metadata Review Date: n/a
Metadata Contact:
Contact Person Primary: Dr. David Stoms
Contact Mail Address:
Contact Voice Telephone: (805) 893-7655
Contact Facsimile Telephone: (805) 893-3146
Contact Electronic Mail Address:
stoms@geog.ucsb.edu
INFO Table Schemas
Polygon attribute table
Owners lookup table
Managed area name lookup table
INFO Codes
Region names
Owner names
Data sources
Status classes
Managed area names
MA.PAT- Polygon attribute file:
| ITEM NAME | INFO DEFINITION | DESCRIPTION | |||
| 25 REGION | 3 | 3 | C | - | Code for managed area |
| 28 OWNER | 3 | 3 | I | - | Code for responsible jurisdiction |
| 31 SOURCE | 2 | 2 | I | - | Code for source of digital data |
| 33 MACODE | 10 | 10 | C | - | Code for managed area |
| 43 STATUS | 1 | 1 | I | - | Code for management status |
| ** REDEFINED ITEMS ** | |||||
| 33 MATYPE | 5 | 5 | C | - | Prefix of managed area code showing type of area |
Lookup Tables - Filename: MA.OWNERS:
| ITEM NAME | INFO DEFINITION | DESCRIPTION | |||
| 1 OWNER | 3 | 3 | I | - | Code for responsible jurisdiction |
| 4 OWNNAME | 50 | 50 | C | - | Name of responsible jurisdiction |
| ITEM NAME | INFO DEFINITION | DESCRIPTION | |||
| 1 MACODE | 10 | 10 | C | - | Code for managed area |
| 11 MANAME | 50 | 50 | C | - | Name of managed area |
| 61 EST_DATE | 4 | 4 | I | - | Year of establishment, if known |
| 65 DESCRIPTION | 80 | 80 | C | - | Comments about significant biodiversity elements in the area |
INFO Items:
| REGION | Region Name |
| CAS | Cascade Ranges |
| CW | Central Western California |
| ESN | East of the Sierra Nevada |
| GV | Great Central Valley |
| MOD | Modoc Plateau |
| MOJ | Mojave Desert |
| NW | Northwestern California |
| SN | Sierra Nevada |
| SON | Sonoran Desert |
| SW | Southwestern California |
| OWNER | OWNNAME |
| 0 | None (outside coverage) |
| 1 | Private |
| 2 | The Nature Conservancy |
| 3 | Audubon Society |
| 4 | Other Conservancies, Land Trusts, Private Universities |
| 5 | Water |
| 10 | County-City-Regional Lands |
| 11 | County-City-Regional Parks and Preserves |
| 12 | Water Districts etc. |
| 13 | Open Space Districts |
| 20 | State Lands--State Lands Commission |
| 21 | California Dept. of Forestry & Fire Protection |
| 23 | California Dept. of Parks and Recreation |
| 24 | California Dept. of Fish and Game |
| 25 | California Dept. of Water Resources |
| 30 | Military--unknown branch |
| 31 | Army Corps of Engineers |
| 32 | Army |
| 33 | Navy |
| 34 | Marines |
| 35 | Air Force |
| 36 | National Guard |
| 40 | US Bureau of Reclamation |
| 41 | US Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| 50 | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 55 | National Seashore or National Recreation Area |
| 60 | National Monument |
| 65 | US National Park Service |
| 70 | US Bureau of Land Management |
| 75 | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| 76 | Coast Guard |
| 80 | US Forest Service--Miscellaneous |
| 81 | Angeles National Forest |
| 82 | Cleveland National Forest |
| 83 | Eldorado National Forest |
| 84 | Inyo National Forest |
| 85 | Klamath National Forest |
| 86 | Lassen National Forest |
| 87 | Los Padres National Forest |
| 88 | Mendocino National Forest |
| 89 | Modoc National Forest |
| 90 | Plumas National Forest |
| 91 | San Bernardino National Forest |
| 92 | Sequoia National Forest |
| 93 | Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
| 94 | Sierra National Forest |
| 95 | Six Rivers National Forest |
| 96 | Stanislaus National Forest |
| 97 | Tahoe National Forest |
| 98 | Toiyabe National Forest (Region 4) |
| 99 | Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit |
| 100 | Rogue River National Forest (Region 6) |
| 101 | Siskiyou National Forest (Region 6) |
INFO Filename: MA.PAT INFO Item: SOURCE
| SOURCE | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | TEALE OWNERSHIP COVERAGE - BLM SURFACE MANAGEMENT SERIES |
| 2 | SANTA MONICA MTS NRA COVERAGE |
| 3 | DIGITIZED UCSB GEOGRAPHY |
| 4 | CA HERITAGE DIVISION--DFG SITES |
| 5 | CA HERITAGE DIVISION--TNC SITES |
| 6 | BLM RIVERSIDE DISTRICT--ACECS |
| 7 | BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DRAINAGE PROGRAM |
| 8 | CA HERITAGE DIVISION--USFS RNA'S |
| 9 | SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY OPEN SPACE |
| 10 | BLM HOLLISTER AREA ACEC'S |
| 11 | BLM STATE OFFICE--DESERT CONSERVATION BILL |
| 12 | BLM Bakersfield District Office |
| 13 | BLM Ukiah District Office |
INFO Filename: MA.PAT INFO Item: STATUS
| STATUS | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a natural state within which disturbance events (of natural type, frequency, and intensity) are allowed to proceed without interference or are mimicked through management. (Fire is usually suppressed in most managed areas in California, however). |
| 2 | An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover and a mandated management plan in operation to maintain a primarily natural state, but which may receive use or management practices that degrade the quality of existing natural communities. |
| 3 | An area having permanent protection from conversion of natural land cover for the majority of the area, but subject to extractive uses of either a broad, low-intensity type or localized intense type. It also confers protection to federally listed endangered and threatened species throughout the area. |
| 4 | Lack of irrevocable easement or mandate to prevent conversion of natural habitat types to anthropogenic habitat types and allow for intensive use throughout the tract, or existence of such restrictions is unknown. |
| MATYPE | Description |
| FAFBA | Federal-Air Force Base |
| FAFPL | Federal-Air Force Plant |
| FAFST | Federal-Air Force Station |
| FARBA | Federal-Army Base |
| FARCE | Federal-Corps of Engineers Project |
| FARDP | Federal-Army Depot |
| FBIIR | Federal-Bureau of Indian Affairs Reservation |
| FBLAC | Federal-BLM Area of Critical Environmental Concern |
| FBLCA | Federal-BLM National Conservation Area |
| FBLEA | Federal-BLM Conservation Easement |
| FBLWA | Federal-BLM Wilderness Area |
| FBLWP | Federal-BLM Wilderness Area-Proposed |
| FBLWS | Federal-BLM Wilderness Study Area |
| FBRPR | Federal-Bureau of Reclamation |
| FFSCS | Federal-Forest Service Condor Sanctuary |
| FFSEA | Federal-Forest Service Conservation Easement |
| FFSEF | Federal-Forest Service Experimental Forest |
| FFSLU | Federal-Forest Service Land Use Project |
| FFSMA | Federal-Forest Service Management Area |
| FFSMU | Federal-Forest Service Management Unit |
| FFSNF | Federal-Forest Service National Forest |
| FFSRN | Federal-Forest Service Research Natural Area |
| FFSSI | Federal-Forest Service Special Interest Area |
| FFSWA | Federal-Forest Service Wilderness Area |
| FFSWS | Federal-Forest Service Wild and Scenic River |
| FFWWA | Federal-Fish & Wildlife Service Wilderness Area |
| FFWWP | Federal-Fish & Wildlife Service Wildlife Property |
| FFWWR | Federal-Fish & Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge |
| FMCBA | Federal-Marine Corps Base |
| FNABA | Federal-Navy Base |
| FNONA | Federal-NOAA Estuarine Research Reserve |
| FNPNM | Federal-National Park System National Monument |
| FNPNP | Federal-National Park System National Park |
| FNPNR | Federal-National Park System National Recreation Area |
| FNPNS | Federal-National Park System National Seashore |
| FNPPR | Federal-National Park System National Preserve |
| FNPWA | Federal-National Park System Wilderness Area |
| PASNP | Private-California Academy of Science Natural Preserve |
| PLTEA | Private-Land Trust Easement |
| PLTPR | Private-Land Trust Preserve |
| PNAAS | Private-Audubon Society Sanctuary |
| PNCPR | Private-Nature Conservancy Preserve |
| PSUBP | Stanford University Biological Preserve |
| PUNPR | Private-Preserves with other or unknown owners |
| REBBE | Regional-County-City Beach |
| REBOS | Regional-District Open Space |
| REBPA | Regional-County-City Park |
| REBPR | Regional-County-City Preserve |
| REBRE | Regional-County-City Recreation Area |
| REBSB | Regional-County-City (State) Beach |
| REBSH | Regional-County-City Shoreline |
| REBWI | Regional-County-City Wilderness |
| RMUWD | Regional-Municipal Utility District or Water District |
| SDFSF | State-Forestry and Fire Protection State Forest |
| SFGER | State-Fish & Game Ecological Preserve |
| SFGPA | State-Fish & Game Public Access |
| SFGUN | State-Fish & Game Undesignated |
| SFGWL | State-Fish & Game Wildlife Area |
| SFGWP | State-Fish & Game Wildlife Property |
| SPRHM | State-Parks and Recreation Historic Monument |
| SPRHP | State-Parks and Recreation Historic Park |
| SPRRA | State-Parks and Recreation State Recreation Area |
| SPRSB | State-Parks and Recreation State Beach |
| SPRSP | State-Parks and Recreation State Park |
| SPRSR | State-Parks and Recreation State Reserve |
| SPRSW | State-Parks and Recreation State Wilderness |
| SPRUN | State-Parks and Recreation State Unclassified |
| SPRVR | State-Parks and Recreation State Vehicular Recreation Area |
| SPRWC | State-Parks and Recreation State Wayside Campground |
| SUCFS | State-University of California Field Station |
| SUCNR | State-University of California Natural Reserve |
| SUCRS | State-University of California Research Station |
| SUCUC | State-University of California Campus |
| SWCEA | State-Water Control Board Easement |