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Breeding Bird Atlas

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: The data were collected through a cooperative effort between the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Society of Ornithologists from 1985-1989. The atlas blocks were created by VDGIF.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Breeding Bird Atlas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Richmond, VA

Publisher:: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Society of Ornithology

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset is statewide. It consists of a shapefile and associated data

file that can be linked together. The shapefile contains USGS 1:24,000

7.5' topographic quadrangle blocks divided into six equal rectangles (1/6

quad) which were surveyed by volunteers. The data file contains data

regarding species presence and behavior in these blocks during the

1985-1989 breeding seasons. The Breeding Bird Atlas Project was a

cooperative project between the Virginia Department of Game and Inland

Fisheries and the Virginia Society of Ornithology. The dataset is served

up to the public through the Virginia Fish and Wildlife Information

Service.

Purpose:

This dataset was developed in order to store and display the results of

the Breeding Bird Atlas Project and for use in modeling habitat,

distribution and changes over time for birds known to nest in Virginia.

These data are used in managing Virginia's natural resources.

Supplemental_Information:

These data were published in "The Virginia

Breeding Bird Atlas Project 1985-1989" by the Virginia Department of Game

and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Society of Ornithology in 2001.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1985

Ending_Date: 1989

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.864486

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.010541

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.535551

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.361346

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: The Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas Project 1985-1989

Theme_Keyword: Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas

Theme_Keyword: Breeding Bird Atlas

Theme_Keyword: breeding

Theme_Keyword: birds

Theme_Keyword: atlas

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Commonwealth of Virginia

Place_Keyword: VA

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 1985-1989

Access_Constraints:

These data are available to public or private entities

with permission by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Wildlife

Diversity Division.

Use_Constraints:

The data may not be released to any other party without the written consent

of VDGIF. Neither the VDGIF nor the contributors to the VDGIF Fish and

Wildlife Information Service (FWIS) shall be held liable for any improper or

incorrect use of the information contained herein and assume no

responsibility for the use of the information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Morton

Contact_Organization: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

4010 W. Broad St.

VDGIF FWIS

City: Richmond

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23230

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-367-6772

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-367-2427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmorton@dgif.state.va.us

Data_Set_Credit:

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the

Virginia Society of Ornithologists

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195)

Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.1.1.649

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The data were collected through a cooperative effort between the

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia

Society of Ornithologists from 1985-1989. The atlas blocks were created

by VDGIF.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Breeding Bird Atlas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Richmond, VA

Publisher:

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the

Virginia Society of Ornithology

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:: ARC/INFO software is used to create and maintain topological relationships between features.

Completeness_Report:

This dataset contains data collected during the Breeding Bird Atlas Project

from 1985-1989. This survey was performed through cooperation between the

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) and the Virginia

Society of Ornithology (VSO). No warranty expressed or implied is made

regarding the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, reliability, or usefulness

of any information contained herein. The VDGIF provides these data on an "as

is" basis.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The baselayer for the atlas blocks

was developed using 7.5' USGS topographic quadrangles. An atlas block

represents 1/6 of a topographic quadrangle.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

The data were collected through a cooperative effort between the

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia

Society of Ornithologists from 1985-1989. The atlas blocks were created by VDGIF.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title: Breeding Bird Atlas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Richmond, VA

Publisher:

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the

Virginia Society of Ornithology

Type_of_Source_Media: unknown

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates_Times:

Beginning_Date: 1985

Ending_Date: 1989

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none

Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Unknown

Process_Date: Unknown

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: 4896

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.002048

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.002048

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi_major_Axis: 6378206

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.9786982

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: bba_qb

Entity_Type_Definition: Breeding Bird Atlas quadrangle blocks

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Producer defined.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: The total area (in square meters) of the quarter quad surveyed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI/ArcInfo

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: area in square meters

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BBA_QB

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI/ArcInfo

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BBA_QB_ID

Attribute_Definition: The ID assigned (unique) to the Breeding Bird Atlas block.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI/ArcInfo

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BLOCK

Attribute_Definition: The directional orientation of the block within the quadrangle

Attribute_Definition_Source: VA Breeding Bird Atlas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northwest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: NE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Northeast

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Center East

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Center West

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SE

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South East

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SW

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: South West

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

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: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: The total length of perimeter of the quad block.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI/ArcInfo

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Real numbers that are automatically generated.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHYSPROV

Attribute_Definition: The physiographic province in Virginia in which the block occurs.

Attribute_Definition_Source: VA Breeding Bird Atlas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Coastal Plain

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Coastal Plain

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Piedmont

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Piedmont

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Blue Ridge

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blue Ridge

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Upland Plateau

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Upland Plateau

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Ridge and Valley

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ridge and Valley

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Producer defined

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PRIORITY

Attribute_Definition:

There will be an item in this field if the block is

the priority block for surveying. The priority block is the SE block of

the quadrangle.

Attribute_Definition_Source: VA Breeding Bird Atlas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Whether or not the block is a priority for surveying.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QB

Attribute_Definition:: The name of the Breeding Bird Atlas Quad block - 1/6 of a USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangle.

Attribute_Definition_Source: VA Breeding Bird Atlas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: The name of the Breeding Bird Atlas Quad block

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QUAD

Attribute_Definition:: The USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangle on which the Breeding Bird Atlas block lies.

Attribute_Definition_Source: VA Breeding Bird Atlas

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:: The USGS 7.5' topographic quadrangle on which the Breeding Bird Atlas block lies.

Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1985

Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 1989

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI/ArcView

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Morton

Contact_Organization: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

4010 W. Broad St.

VDGIF FWIS

City: Richmond

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23230

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-367-6772

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-367-2427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dmorton@dgif.state.va.us

Distribution_Liability:: The VDGIF provides these data on an as is basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular use, freedom from computer viruses, and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Neither the VDGIF nor the VSO nor the contributors to the VDGIF Fish and Wildlife Information Service (FWIS) shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information contained herein and assume no responsibility for the use of the information. In no event shall the VDGIF or the contributors to the FWIS be liable for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages arising in any way out of the use of this service. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, alteration or use of record.

Custom_Order_Process:: Contact Dave Morton, GIS Manager, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. 804-367-6772 or by email at dmorton@dgif.state.va.us

Technical_Prerequisites:: Internet or GIS software compatible with ESRI products (ArcGIS, ArcView)

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030226

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Amy Martin

Contact_Organization: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Contact_Position: Online Service Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 4010 W. Broad St.

City: Richmond

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 23230

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 804-367-2211

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 804-367-2427

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: martina@dgif.state.va.us

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile