Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Originator: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Originator: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Publication_Date: 2009 Title: Priority Conservation Areas Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/gis/gis-data.asp Description: Abstract: The Priority Conservation Area (PCA) dataset delineates priorty conservation areas ranked by level of importance based on VA DGIF Priority Wildlife Diversity Conservation Areas, VA Dept of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Conservation Sites Layer (CSL) and Natural Lands Network (NLN), and VCU Center for Environmental Studies aquatic resource integrity layer. Priority Conservation Areas are defined as lands and surface waters indentified as important for conservation of Virginia's wildlife, plants, and natural communities. The identified lands/waters can be used to prioritize areas for preservation, protection or specific management action. Purpose: This dataset was developed to synthesize important natural resource information in one geospatial layer for natural resource management, land use management and awareness. Supplemental_Information: This dataset is intended to guide conservation planning and efforts. This dataset is not intended to replace on the ground surveys or consultations with biologists as appropriate. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Multiple_Dates/Times: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2001 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2008 Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2009 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.009543 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.179381 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.073899 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.487584 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords. Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Theme_Keyword: Blue-infrastructure Theme_Keyword: Green-infrastructure Place: Place_Keyword: Virginia Place_Keyword: USA Access_Constraints: NA Use_Constraints: None of the contributors of data to the PCA shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use or application of the data provided, and assume no responsibility for the use or application of the data or information derived from interpretation of the data. In no event shall the collaborators be liable for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages arising from the use or application of these data. 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, use, application, analysis, or interpretation of data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Contact_Person: Dave Morton Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4010 West Broad Street City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23230 Country: US Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 367-6772 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 367-2427 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dave.morton@dgif.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5 EST Data_Set_Credit: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage. This project was funded in part, by the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program at the Department of Environmental Quality through Grant #FY08 NAO8NOS4190466, Task 11.02 of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended. Security_Information: Security_Classification: Unclassified Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Title: Virginia Priority Wildlife Diversity Conservation Area Online_Linkage: http://bewildvirginia.org/wildlifeplan/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Title: Virginia Biodiversity Assessment Online_Linkage: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/vclna.shtml Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Title: INSTAR Online_Linkage: http://instar.vcu.edu/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Title: Modified Index of Biotic Diversity Online_Linkage: http://instar.vcu.edu/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Originator: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Title: Virginia Vulnerability Model Online_Linkage: http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/vclnavulnerable.shtml Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Data are as accurate as input datasets at the time of creation. Data were reviewed by biologists internally at respective agencies. Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are as consistent as the input datasets. Completeness_Report: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of any data provided. These data are provided 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. Data are added and changed periodically, and data may become out-of-date quickly. It is recommended that the user not let a significant period of time elapse between obtaining and using the data. Data was comprised using the most current listings of public lakes from http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/waterbodies/ . These listings are subject to frequent and unanounced changes, which may affect lake status. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Priority Wildlife Diversity Conservation Areas were developed by the VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Data from habitat maps, Colonial Waterbird surveys, DCR's VCLNA, USGS National Hydrography Dataset, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, Audubon's Important Bird Areas, and other datsets were compiled using input from DGIF biologists and guidance from the Wildlfie Action Plan. Data was created in GRID format and ranks were associated with the data from a scale of 1 (low priority) to 5 (high priority). Process_Date: 20090805 Process_Time: 14081900 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dave Morton Contact_Organization: Virignia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4010 West Broad St. 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: dave.morton@dgif.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 - 5 EST Process_Step: Process_Description: The CSL delineates known habitats of rare plants and animals, and exemplary natural communities, as well as surrounding habitat necessary to maintain these resources. In the CSL source dataset, each Virginia Natural Heritage Conservation Site is assigned a biodiversity significance rank (b-rank) based upon the rarity, viability, and diversity of the resources it contains, ranging from a high of 1 to a low of 5. For the PCA analysis, b-ranks were transposed so that highest b-rank Virginia Natural Heritage Conservation Sites (rank 1, Outstanding Biodiversity Significance) maintained a high priority PCA analysis ranking of 5. The NLN is a spatial subset of lands ranked and summarized in the Virginia Natural Landscape Assessment (VaNLA), consisting of all ecological cores in the two highest categories of the VaNLA, outstanding and very high ecological integrity rankings. In addition to the top two rank classes of cores, the NLN includes landscape corridors and nodes that connect highest ranking cores. For the PCA analysis, NLN Ecological Integrity Scores were transposed so that highest ranked lands (rank 1, Outstanding Ecological Integrity) maintained a high priority PCA analysis ranking of 5. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Joseph Weber Contact_Organization: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Contact_Position: Conservation Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 217 Governor Street City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23219 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 371-2545 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: joseph.weber@dcr.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 -5 EST Process_Step: Process_Description: The aquatic resource integruty layer was developed by VCU Center for Environmental Studies using INSTAR stream reaches and a modified index of biotic integrity. The National Hydrography Dataset (high resolution) was assigned a watershed integrity value based on the mIBI. INSTAR reaches were buffered based on stream order and assigned a rank based on the INSTAR VSS score. The datasets were mosaiced together to create a blue infrastructure layer with ranks of 2(low integrity) - 5 (high integrity). Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: William Shuart Contact_Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Contact_Position: Instructor Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1000 W. Cary St. Address: P.O. Box 843050 City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23284 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 828 - 7202 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 828-1622 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wshuart@vcu.edu Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 - 5 EST Process_Step: Process_Description: Input datasets were combined using the majority tool. A majority filter was run on the final dataset to smooth the data. A final dataset called pca was generated. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jennifer Ciminelli Contact_Organization: VCU Center for Environmental Studies Contact_Position: Environmental Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1000 W. Cary St. Address: P.O. Box 843050 City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23284 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 827-0110 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 828-1622 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s2jmcimi@vcu.edu Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 - 5 EST Process_Step: Process_Description: The PCA was overlaid with the VCLNA Composite Vulnerability Model. Zonal statistics was used to calculate a mean threat value which was assigned to the pca attribute table, called threat. Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Jennifer Ciminelli Contact_Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Contact_Position: Environmental Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1000 W. Cary St. Address: P.O. Box 843050 City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23284 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 827-0110 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 828-1622 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: s2jmcimi@vcu.edu Hours_of_Service: M-F 8 - 5 EST Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. Process_Date: 20090821 Process_Time: 10385000 Process_Step: Process_Description: Metadata imported. Process_Date: 20090828 Process_Time: 15582600 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: 74518 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Conformal Conic Lambert_Conformal_Conic: Standard_Parallel: 37.000000 Standard_Parallel: 39.500000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -79.500000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 36.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 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 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: pca 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: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PCA_Rank Attribute_Definition: PCA rank Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 5 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PolyID Attribute: Attribute_Label: Threat Attribute_Definition: Predicted growth threat based on the Vulnerability Model. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Contact_Person: Dave Morton Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4010 West Broad Street 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: dave.morton@dgif.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5 EST Resource_Description: Priority Conservation Area Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the accuracy, adequacy, completeness, reliability, or usefulness of any data provided. These data are provided 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. Data are added and changed periodically, and data may become out-of-date quickly. It is required that the user request an update every 6 months. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Transfer_Size: 22.910 Fees: NA Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Contact_Person: Dave Morton Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 4010 West Broad Street 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: dave.morton@dgif.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5 EST Resource_Description: Priority Wildlife Diversity Conservation Area Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage Contact_Person: Jason Bulluck Contact_Position: Information Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 217 Governor Street City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23219 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 786-8377 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 371-2674 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jason.bulluck@dcr.virginia.gov Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 - 5 EST Resource_Description: Virginia Natural Heritage Conservation Sites and Natural Lands Network Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Contact_Person: Will Shuart Contact_Position: Environmental Technology Coordinator Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1000 W. Cary St Address: P.O. 843050 City: Richmond State_or_Province: VA Postal_Code: 23284 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 827-0150 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (804) 828-1622 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: wshuart@vcu.edu Hours_of_Service: M - F 8 - 5 EST Resource_Description: Aquatic Resource Integrity Layer Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20091005 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Environmental Studies Contact_Person: Jennifer Ciminelli Contact_Position: Environmental Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1000 W. Cary St. Address: P.O. 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