AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Groundwater Basin Boundary Descriptions - North Coast Region (1-XXX Basins)

This dataset includes the official groundwater basin boundary descriptions for California's 515 groundwater basins. To make locating descriptions easier, they have been organized by region. This resource contains descriptions for basins that start with the number one (1-XXX) indicating they are located in the North Coast Region

Tags: bulletin-118, calgw, california-department-of-water-resources, groundwater, water
Organization: State of California
Pacific Treefrog Range - CWHR A039 [ds1166]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 14 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Vector datasets of CWHR range maps are one component of California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR), a comprehensive information system and predictive model for California's wildlife. The CWHR System was developed to support habitat conservation and management, land use planning, impact assessment, education, and research involving terrestrial vertebrates in California. CWHR contains information on life history, management status, geographic distribution, and habitat relationships for wildlife species known to occur regularly in California. Range maps represent the maximum, current geographic extent of each species within California. They were originally delineated at a scale of 1:5,000,000 by species-level experts and have gradually been revised at a scale of 1:1,000,000. For more information about CWHR, visit the CWHR webpage (</SPAN><A href="https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR</SPAN></A><SPAN>). The webpage provides links to download CWHR data and user documents such as a look up table of available range maps including species code, species name, and range map revision history; a full set of CWHR GIS data; .pdf files of each range map or species life history accounts; and a User Guide.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: amphibian, auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-pacific-treefrog, ds1166_20160222_wm, habitat, natural-resources, sn-pseudacris-regilla, species, wildlife
Organization: State of California
CDFW Facilities [ds3076]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This is a point layer representing California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW - formerly California Department of Fish and Game - DFG) facilities. In 1995, under the request of John Ellison, the original coverage was created by Teale Data Center using address matching of the DFG phonebook dataset. In March of 1996, Isaac Oshima and Paul Veisze used a SPOT Imagery confirmation process applied to those facilities for which Teale could not find an address match. The update occurred using SPOT View imagery sent to the various DFG facilities. The key personnel were requested to 'ink-in' the actual physical location(s) considered to be the HQ for that particular facility. The maps were then sent back and the correct point was represented in the GIS by a point. In 1999, under Paul Veisze, GIS staff were allocated the task of calling each facility within a region and checking whether the information on file was correct. The dataset was subsequently updated. The data was updated through receiving a database from FASB/Tami Garfio ("telephone and facility List"). Point locations are verified by contacting appropriate CDFW staff or cross referencing with google and yahoo maps, gis roads layer, and imagery.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: address, auth_cdfw, california, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, dfg, ds3076_20240523_wm, facilities, hatcheries, location, structure
Organization: State of California
Vegetation - Canada de San Vicente - San Diego County [ds770]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Vegetation Map of Cañada de San Vicente (CSV), San Diego County, was created by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Vegetation and Mapping Program (VegCAMP). CSV, formerly known as Monte Vista Ranch, was acquired in April 2009 by DFG and is currently not open to the public as the management plan is not complete. The map study area boundary is based on the DFG Lands layer that was published in April, 2011 and includes 4888 acres of land. This includes 115 acres of private land located in the northeast corner of the map that was considered an area of interest (AOI) before purchase by DFG. The map is based on field data from 38 vegetation Rapid Assessment surveys (RAs), 111 reconnaissance points, and 118 verification points that were conducted between April 2009 and January 2012. The rapid assessment surveys were collected as part of a comprehensive effort to create the Vegetation Classification Manual for Western San Diego County (Sproul et al., 2011). A total of 1265 RAs and 18 relevés were conducted for this larger project, all of which were analyzed together using cluster analysis to develop the final vegetation classification. The CSV area was delineated by vegetation type and each polygon contains attributes for hardwood tree, shrub and herb cover, roadedness, development, clearing, and heterogeneity. Of 545 woodland and shrubland polygons that were delineated, 516 were mapped to the association level and 29 to the alliance level (due to uncertainty in the association). Of 46 herbaceous polygons that were delineated, 36 were mapped to the group or macrogroup level and 8 were mapped to association. Four polygons were mapped as urban or agriculture. The classification and map follow the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standard and State of California Vegetation and Mapping Standards. The minimum mapping area unit (MMU) is one acre, though occasionally, vegetation is mapped below MMU for special types including wetland, riparian, and native herbaceous and when it was possible to delineate smaller stands with a high degree of certainty (e.g., with available field data). In total, about 45 percent of the polygons were supported by field data points and 55 percent were based on photointerpretation.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, ds0770_20131010_wm, vegetation
Organization: State of California
i12 Flood Bypasses 2014

<p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>This feature class is a vector file containing polygons that represent the flood control bypasses of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. Bypasses convey excess flood waters from rivers and streams onto designated lands to reduce flood risks to populated areas. It combines polygons the capacity coverage (which follows CLD Levee centerlines) from GEI Consutlants, Flood Project Inspection and Integrity Branch (FPIIB) capacity coverage, digitized areas from 2005 NAIP (Butte Basin and Butte Slough), and polygons digitized by Michael Ward -- SJR Bypasses (Eastside, Chowchilla Canal, and Mariposa).</span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>20141015: The parent bypass layer was compiled by DWR, Northern Region Office using data supplied by various sources, as stated in the metadata, which is for display purposes in maps. The Yolo Bypass polygon has been substituted for the polygon developed by MWH Global Inc. in 2012 and was modified to more closely match previously reported acreages. The primary modifications are: 1) Removal of the Sacramento River Deep Water Channel 2) The west side of the bypass was modified to match the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan (CVFPP) economic impact dated 20110826 areas from Putah Creek to the end of the western levee. This layer was used in the CVFPP 2017 Update.</span></p><p style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:1.5rem; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'><span style='font-family:inherit;'>20210107: Prospect Island was added from parent file Delta_Islands_20140616.shp. It is not a legal boundary and is for representation only.</span></p>

Tags: boundaries, butte-basin, bypass, bypasses, california-department-of-water-resources, chowchilla-canal-bypass, colusa-bypass, dwr, dwr-gis-atlas, eastside-bypass, flood-control, inland-waters, mariposa-bypass, prospect-island, sacramento-bypass, sutter-bypass, tisdale-bypass, yolo-bypass
Organization: State of California
SSWP Fish Entrainment Risk Assessment

The SSWP Fish Entrainment Risk Assessment Study is one of many relicensing documents for the South SWP (SSWP) Hydropower Project Number 2426. The California Department of Water Resources and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a new license of the SSWP Project located in Los Angeles County, California along the West Branch of the State Water Project (SWP). The SWP provides southern California with many benefits, including an affordable water supply, reliable regional clean energy, opportunities to integrate green energy, accessible public recreation opportunities, and environmental benefits.

Tags: 2426, angeles-tunnel, california-department-of-water-resources, department-of-water-resources, dwr, entrainment, environmental, federal-energy-regulatory-commission, ferc, fish, fish-entrainment-risk-assessment, hlpco, hydropower, ilp, intake-velocity, integrated, ladwp, largemouth-bass, los-angeles-department-of-water-and-power, powerplant, pyramid-dam, rainbow-trout, relicensing, south-swp, sswp, study, swp, water
Organization: State of California
i08 C2VSimFG Small Watersheds

<div style='text-align:Left; font-size:12pt;'><p><span style='font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;'>The small watersheds are the minor unguaged rim watersheds that provides the additional surface water inflow into the stream network and subsurface inflows of the C2VSimFG. There are a total of 1,024 small watersheds along the northern, southern, western, and eastern boundaries of the Central Valley that covers 6,662 square miles. The dataset is a boundary condition of the model used to stimulate the time-dependent surface and subsurface flows from the small watersheds outside the Central Valley. The C2VSimFG uses the monthly surface water discharge, recharge, and subsurface groundwater flows data from the small watersheds to calculate the output water budgets. The small watersheds are delineated using the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) HUC 12. The areas calculated for this data using the WGS 1984 Web Mercator projection may not reflect the actual areas used in the C2VSimFG model.</span><br /></p></div>

Tags: c2vsimfg, california-department-of-water-resources, central-valley, dwr, dwr-gis-atlas, flow, groundwater, groundwater-analysis, hydrological-model, model
Organization: State of California
Bobcat least-cost corridors for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1010]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The northern Sierra Nevada foothills wildlife connectivity project modeled wildlife corridors for 9 focal species between 238 landscape blocks within the northern Sierra Nevada foothills and neighboring ecoregions. We followed the least-cost corridor techniques described by Beier et al. (2007). This analysis identified the least-cost corridor, or the best potential route for each species, between neighboring landscape blocks. The data needed for a least-cost corridor analysis are a resistance raster and landscape blocks. The resistance raster is the inverse of the species distribution model (SDM) output (i.e., Maxent or BioView habitat models, which rank habitat suitability across the landscape from 0-100 for each species). We identified habitat patches for each focal species within each landscape block, and connected those habitat patches using the least-cost corridor models. The least-cost corridor model does not identify barriers, risk and dispersal. We removed urban areas and areas of unsuitable/non-restorable habitat from the corridors and then inspected the corridor to make sure they were continuous. We examined the amount of predicted suitable habitat in each corridor, and measured the distance between habitat patches within each corridor to make sure it was within the maximum dispersal distance for that focal species. If the corridors did not meet these rules then habitat patches on the border of the corridor were added to meet the selection requirements. For more information see the project report at [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=85358].</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-bobcat, connectivity, ds1010_20140617_wm, northern-sierra-nevada-foothills, sn-lynx-rufus
Organization: State of California
QFER CEC-1304 Power Plant Owner Reporting Database

Following an Order Instituting Rulemaking initiated in October 2005, amendments adopted by the Energy Commission and approved by California's Office of Administrative Law in July 2007 created two articles: Article 1, known as Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report (QFER) directed at current California energy information, and Article 2 directed at the forecast and assessment of energy loads and resources. The regulations under QFER provide for the collection of energy data relating to electric generation, control area exchanges, and natural gas processing and deliveries. The reports are submitted on forms specified by the Energy Commission's executive director. 

The statistics presented here are derived from the QFER CEC-1304 Power Plant Owner Reporting Form. The CEC-1304 reporting form collects data from power plants with a total nameplate capacity of 1MW or more that are located within California or within a control area with end users inside California. The information includes gross generation, net generation, fuel use by fuel type for each generator, as well as total electricity consumed on site and electricity sales for the plant as a whole. Power plants with nameplate capacity of 20 megawatts or more also provide environmental information related to water supply and water/wastewater discharge. 

Database and Source Files updated: June 07, 2017

Tags: biomass, california-energy-commission, coal, electricity, energy, geothermal, hydroelectric, natural-gas, nuclear, power, power-plant, solar, wind
Organization: State of California
Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance - CDFW [ds3157]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This compilation of layers provides a comprehensive view of CWD-related activities, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning for wildlife management and disease prevention efforts. To date, there has not yet been any cases of CWD detected in California and surveillance data will be updated regularly. For the latest information, please visit </SPAN><A href="https://wildlife.ca.gov:443/CWD" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://wildlife.ca.gov/CWD</SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This data is associated with the following datasets: Chronic Wasting Disease Sampling Stations - 2023 - CDFW [ds3154], Participating Meat Processors and Taxidermists - CDFW [ds3155], Approved Deer Carcass Disposal Sites - CDFW [ds3156], Chronic Wasting Disease Sampling Stations - 2024 - CDFW [ds3182], Chronic Wasting Disease Positive Detections - 2024 - CDFW [ds3183], Participating Meat Processors and Taxidermists - 2024 - CDFW [ds3188]). </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: authcdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, chronic-wasting-disease, cwd, deer, ds315720250106wm, elk, survey, test
Organization: State of California
California US Congressional Districts Map 2020

<span>Final approved map by the 
2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission for California's 
United States Congressional Districts</span><span>; the authoritative and official delineations of </span><span>California's 
United States Congressional Districts</span><span> drawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle. The
 Citizens Redistricting Commission for the State of California has 
created statewide district maps for the State Assembly, State Senate, 
State Board of Equalization, and United States Congress in accordance, 
with the provisions of Article XXI of the California Constitution. The 
Commission has approved the final maps and certified them to the 
Secretary of State.</span><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Line
 drawing criteria included population equality as required by the U.S. 
Constitution, the Federal Voting Rights Act, geographic contiguity, 
geographic integrity, geographic compactness, and nesting. Geography was
 defined by U.S. Census Block geometry.</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Each of the 52 Congressional districts apportioned to California have an ideal population of 760,066, and the Commission adhered to federal constitutional mandates by requiring a district population deviation of no more than +/- one person. These districts also posed some of the Commission’s biggest challenges, and, because of strict population equality requirements, resulted in many more splits of counties, cities, neighborhoods, and communities of interest compared to State Assembly or Senate plans.<br /></span></div>

Tags: california-citizens-redistricting-commission, california-us-congressional-districts-map-2020
Organization: State of California
SSWP Special Status Raptors

The SSWP Special Status Raptors Study is one of many relicensing documents for the South SWP (SSWP) Hydropower Project Number 2426. The California Department of Water Resources and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a new license of the SSWP Project located in Los Angeles County, California along the West Branch of the State Water Project (SWP). The SWP provides southern California with many benefits, including an affordable water supply, reliable regional clean energy, opportunities to integrate green energy, accessible public recreation opportunities, and environmental benefits.

Tags: 2426, bald-eagle, burrowing-owl, california-condor, california-department-of-water-resources, castaic-powerplant, department-of-water-resources, dwr, environmental, federal-energy-regulatory-commission, ferc, golden-eagle, gorman-creek, hlpco, hydropower, ilp, integrated, interstate-5, ladwp, liebre-gulch, los-angeles-department-of-water-and-power, lower-quail-canal, northern-harrier, osprey, peregrine-falcon, powerplant, prairie-falcon, pyramid-lake, quail-lake, raptors, relicensing, south-swp, special, special-status-raptors, sswp, study, swp, turkey-vulture, water, west-fork-liebre-gulch
Organization: State of California
Sooty (Blue) and Ruffed Grouse Hunt Zone [ds1341]

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span><span>Mapped hunt boundary is an approximation of regulations using best available data as of September 2015. Hunters are responsible for knowing the exact current boundary locations as described within the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 300(a)(1)(E)3:</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 0 0;'><span><span>3. Area Open Zone: The open hunting zone for sooty and ruffed grouse includes the following counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Yuba. All other counties are closed to the taking of sooty or ruffed grouse.</span></span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: auth_cdfw, bird, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, ds1341_20160120_wm, grouse, hunt-zone, sooty-blue-and-ruffed-grouse-hunt-zone
Organization: State of California
California Least Tern Monitoring Sites by Region - CDFW [ds3147]

California least tern colonies are monitored during nesting season along the California Coast and data is reported to California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The colonies in this dataset range from the Tijuana river mouth near the Mexico border to Sacramento. Locations and data include both present and historic sites. Locations are approximate and can have variation over time. These approximate locations were overlaid with a statewide hexagon layer (ds675) and then a buffer was created in order to mask exact nesting locations. These were then combined and broken into 4 main regions: S.F. Bay, Central, Ventura, and Southern. Two additional polygons are separated for the inland sites Kings and Sacramento. Some additional sites without location information can be found in the related table. The related table includes nesting totals by year from 1990 - 2019. Its anticipated to update this dataset to include earlier and newer records. Monitoring data includes estimated fledglings, estimated breeding pairs, total number of nests, and predator information when included in site reports. Annual reports 2017 and earlier can also be found by searching in California Department of Fish and Wildlifes document library (nrm.dfg.ca.gov/documents/docViewer.aspx).A version of this data, monitoring sites generalized to a 2.5 square mile hexagon, has been made available in BIOS as California Least Tern Monitoring Sites Generalized - CDFW [ds3146].

Tags: beach, biota, bird, breeding, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-least-tern, cdfw, chronology, coast, colony, ds314720241010wm, environment, estuary, least-tern, nesting, productivity, reproduction, sternula-antillarum-browni, tern
Organization: State of California
CNDDB tracked Elements by Quad   ds2853

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset provides basic California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) information at the USGS 7.5 minute topographic quad level.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: amphibian, authcdfw, bird, california, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cnddb, ds285320250104wm, elements, fish, funguslichen, invertebrate, mammal, multi-species, plant, quads, reptile
Organization: State of California
Gopher Snake Habitat Model for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1040]

This grid represents habitat suitability based on the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) expert opinion habitat suitability rankings by habitat type. Habitat suitability rankings (ranging 0-100) for each combination of habitat type, size class (dbh) and cover class (density) were applied to the 30 m vegetation grid using CWHRs Bioview. These values were then averaged across grid cells to create a 270 m grid consistent with that used in the Maxent models for the project. The grid was then symbolized to represent low (0-50), medium (50-75) and high (75-100) habitat suitability. Models were reviewed by CDFW species experts; please review the use limitations.For more information see the project report at [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=85358].

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-gopher-snake, connectivity-modeling, ds1040_20141006_wm, habitat-modeling, reptile, sn-pituophis-catenifer
Organization: State of California