AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Aspen Characteristics - Klamath National Forest [ds369]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The database represents point locations and associated stand assessment data collected with known aspen stands in the Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, California. The associated Klamath National Forest Region 5 Existing Vegetation aspen layer (KLAMATH_NF_KNF_VEG_POLY) was derived from LANDSAT TM imagery, SPOT imagery, orthophotos, aerial photos and auxiliary layers (Source data: Region 5 Forestland And Resource Data Base GIS And Oracle Data Dictionary 4/14/95'.) The stands were classified based upon conditions such as primary and dominant tree species, tree size, and tree density as determined by both the CALVEG system and California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Associated with this point layer is a polygon layer (KLAMATH_NF_KNF_VEG_POLY) containing aspen stands delineated in conjunction with the aspen assessment information. Data Compilation: The Aspen Delineation Project (ADP) is a collaborative effort of the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, the California Department of Fish and Games Resource Assessment Program, and the California Office of Bureau of Land Management. Principal Investigator for ADP is David Burton; visit: www.aspensite.org for more information regarding the ADP. The Department of Fish and Games, Resource Assessment Program compiled this information from the collaborating agencies and other researchers, and formatted the data into a common database for the purpose of facilitating access to data related to the conservation of Quaking Aspen in California. This information portal falls within the ADP goals to help agencies and land managers identify, map, treat, and monitor aspen habitats. This dataset is a portion of a master database compiled during a year long effort in 2005 to pull together current GIS layers and maps depicting Aspen communities in California.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: aspen-delineation-project, auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-quaking-aspen, distribution, ds0369_20071220_wm, inventory, management, montane-forests, planning, plant, sn-populus-tremuloides, stand, tree, vegetation-characteristics
Organization: State of California
Dunn's Salamander Range - CWHR A009 [ds1138]

<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-dunns-salamander, ds1138_20160218_wm, habitat, natural-resources, sn-plethodon-dunni, species, wildlife
Organization: State of California
California Least Tern Monitoring Sites Generalized - CDFW [ds3146]

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. Some additional sites without location information can be found in the related table. The related table includes nesting data 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, summarized by region, has been made available in BIOS as California Least Tern Monitoring Sites by Region [ds3147]. This is a publicly available dataset.

Tags: beach, biota, bird, breeding, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-least-tern, cdfw, chronology, coast, colony, ds314620241010wm, environment, estuary, least-tern, nesting, productivity, reproduction, sternula-antillarum-browni, tern
Organization: State of California
Mule Deer Range - Region 2 [ds796]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This layer shows critical and non-critical winter and summer ranges, fall holding areas, fawning grounds and migration corridors for deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in CDFW Region 2, North Central Region, Ca. In 1990, CDFW Wildlife Biologists compiled these data from the CDFW Migratory Deer Herd Management Plans, biotelemetry studies, personal knowledge, and predicted use of habitats. These data were subsequently digitized onto USGS 15' quadrangle maps to produce this dataset.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-mule-deer, ds0796_20140624_wm, mammal, sn-odocoileus-hemionus
Organization: State of California
Elk Home Range - Dixie Valley - 2019-2023 [ds3167]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The project lead for the collection of this data was Erin Zulliger. Elk (5 adult females) were captured and equipped with GPS collars (Litetrack/Pinpoint Iridium collars, Lotek Wireless Inc., Newmarket, Ontario, Canada or Vectronic Aerospace) transmitting data from 2019-2023. The Dixie Valley herd does not migrate between traditional summer and winter seasonal ranges. Therefore, annual home ranges were modeled using year-round data to demarcate high use areas in lieu of modeling the specific winter ranges commonly seen in other ungulate analyses in California. GPS locations were fixed at 1-6 hour intervals in the dataset. To improve the quality of the data set, the GPS data locations fixed in 2D space and visually assessed as a bad fix by the analyst were removed.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The methodology used for this migration analysis allowed for the mapping of the herd’s annual range. Brownian bridge movement models (BBMMs; Sawyer et al. 2009) were constructed with GPS collar data from 5 elk, including 15 annual home range sequences, location, date, time, and average location error as inputs in Migration Mapper. BBMMs were produced at a spatial resolution of 50 m using a sequential fix interval of less than 27 hours. Home range is visualized as the 50th percentile contour (high use) and the 99th percentile contour of the year-round utilization distribution. Annual home range designations for this herd may expand with a larger sample.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, brownian-bridge-movement-model, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cervus-canadensis, connectivity, ds3167_20240415_wm, elk, gps, home-range, migration-mapper, telemetry
Organization: State of California
Utility Renewable and BTM PV Generation by Type and County: 2018

<span style='box-sizing:border-box; max-width:100%; font-size:16px; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next W01&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next W00&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;'>Map of 2018 Utility Scale Renewable Electrical Generation Types by County and </span><font style='box-sizing:border-box; max-width:100%; font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, &quot;Avenir Next&quot;; font-size:16px;'>2018 Behind the Meter Solar Photovoltaic in MW.</font>

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead
Organization: State of California
Total Generation by Type and County: 2020

Energy Data is collected for power plants that have a
nameplate capacity of 1 MW or more. Counties without pie
symbols had no utility-scale (commercial) electric generation
installed. Distributed renewable generation (e.g. rooftop
solar) is not included. Map and data originate from the
California Energy Commission Quarterly Fuel and Energy
Reports. Data is from 2020, and is current as of February
2022. For more information, please contact Rebecca Vail at
(916) 477-0738 or John Hingtgen at (916) 510-9747

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead
Organization: State of California
California Tiger Salamander Range - CWHR A001 [ds588]

<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-california-tiger-salamander, ds0588_20160224_wm, habitat, natural-resources, sn-ambystoma-californiense, species, wildlife
Organization: State of California
Kelp Persistence - R7 - CDFW [ds3151]

Yearly California kelp canopy surveys from 2002 - 2006, 2008 - 2010, and 2013 - 2016 were each rasterized at a 5m cell size using a Boolean raster with presence/absence values (e.g. 1 or 0). The resulting raster grids were added together using a raster calculator resulting in a raster with counts (value) of how many yearly instances where kelp was present in that cell over the period of all the surveys. An additional attribute indicating administrative kelp bed number was added. Source kelp canopy input data are retrieved from CDFW at this location: https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/R7_MR/BIOLOGICAL/Kelp/.

Tags: auth_cdfw, bull-kelp, california, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, canopy, caopendata, cdfw, ds3151_20240202_wm, giant-kelp, kelp, macrocystis-pyrifera, marinebios, nerocystic-luetkeana
Organization: State of California
Interstate Connections -  California Essential Habitat Connectivity (CEHC) [ds619]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) commissioned the California Essential Habitat Connectivity Project because a functional network of connected wildlands is essential to the continued support of California's diverse natural communities in the face of human development and climate change. The Essential Connectivity Map depicts large, relatively natural habitat blocks that support native biodiversity (Natural Landscape Blocks) and areas essential for ecological connectivity between them (Essential Connectivity Areas). This coarse-scale map was based primarily on the concept of ecological integrity, rather than the needs of particular species. Essential Connectivity Areas are placeholder polygons that can inform land-planning efforts, but that should eventually be replaced by more detailed Linkage Designs, developed at finer resolution based on the needs of particular species and ecological processes. It is important to recognize that even areas outside of Natural Landscape Blocks and Essential Connectivity Areas support important ecological values that should not be "written off" as lacking conservation value. Furthermore, because the Essential Habitat Connectivity Map was created at the statewide scale, based on available statewide data layers, and ignored Natural Landscape Blocks smaller than 2,000 acres squared, it has errors of omission that should be addressed at regional and local scales.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, connectivity, connectivity-conservation, corridor, ds0619_20100322_wm, essential, essential-connectivity-areas, habitat, least-cost-corridor, linkage, linkage-design, natural-landscape-blocks
Organization: State of California
Fish Restoration Program Monitoring - San Joaquin Delta [ds2802]

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='margin:0 0 14 0;'><span>Fish catch, invertebrate catch, and water quality data from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta collected by the Fish Restoration Monitoring Program, 2015-2017. The Fish Restoration Program Monitoring Team is tasked with monitoring fish and food web resources in restored tidal wetland sites. These restored sites are located in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh pursuant to requirements in the 2008/2009 Biological Opinions for state and federal water project operations. Data on fish and invertebrate abundance on or near these sites was collected as baseline monitoring data and to determine the most efficient methods for monitoring wetlands.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: aquatic-ecosystems, auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, conductance, dissolved-oxygen, ds2802_20181004_wm, ecology, estuary, fishes, grizzly-bay, iep, interagency-ecological-program-for-the-san-francisco-bay-delta-estuary, invertebrates, monitoring, sacramento-river, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, san-francisco-estuary, suisun-bay, temperature, turbidity, water-quality, wetlands
Organization: State of California
Aspen Characteristics - Inyo National Forest [ds365]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The database represents point locations and associated stand assessment data collected within known aspen stands in the Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, California. The Inyo National Forest assessed aspen as a part of the Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory (TEUI). This data were gathered during the summers of 2005. The purpose of the TEUIs is to identify ecological map units and ecological types and interpretations for ecosystem management and planning. The aspen are within the Potential Natural Vegetation (PNV) layer, which is a base layer of the TEUIs. The associated Polygon layer delineates stands based on dominant vegetation types from aerial imagery and field verification. Associated with this point layer is a polygon layer (INYO_NF_POLY) containing aspen stands delineated in conjunction with the aspen assessment information. Data Compilation: The Aspen Delineation Project (ADP) is a collaborative effort of the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region, the California Department of Fish and Games Resource Assessment Program, and the California Office of Bureau of Land Management. Principal Investigator for ADP is David Burton; visit: www.aspensite.org for more information regarding the ADP. The Department of Fish and Games, Resource Assessment Program compiled this information from the collaborating agencies and other researchers, and formatted the data into a common database for the purpose of facilitating access to data related to the conservation of Quaking Aspen in California. This information portal falls within the ADP goals to help agencies and land managers identify, map, treat, and monitor aspen habitats. This dataset is a portion of a master database compiled during a year long effort in 2005 to pull together current GIS layers and maps depicting Aspen communities in California.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: aspen-delineation-project, auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-quaking-aspen, distribution, ds0365_20071219_wm, inventory, management, montane-forests, planning, plant, sn-populus-tremuloides, stand, tree, vegetation-characteristics
Organization: State of California
SVSim: Sacramento Valley Groundwater-Surface Water Simulation Model

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has developed a new model, the Sacramento Valley Groundwater-Surface Water Simulation Model (SVSim). This new model will support two important DWR programs and has two main goals:
1) Water Transfer Program - develop a tool that meets essential modeling requirements for evaluating project-specific impacts of groundwater substitution transfers on stream depletion in the Sacramento Valley and: 2) Sustainable Groundwater Management Program - develop a tool for evaluating water budgets, surface water-groundwater interactions, and sustainable groundwater management scenarios in the Sacramento Valley. The intended users of SVSim are DWR, water transfer projects, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies, local agencies, and all other interested parties.  
  
SVSim is an application of the Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM-2015) numerical code and is based on DWR’s C2VSim model (2013). SVSim provides an updated analysis of geologic and hydrogeologic data for the Sacramento Valley and adjacent areas. The model domain includes the Sacramento Valley Groundwater Basin, the Redding Area Groundwater Basin, and the Delta. The southern model boundary lies between the Mokelumne and Calaveras Rivers. SVSim includes nine (9) layers of variable thickness that span the entire groundwater system. The base period of the model simulates conditions from 1973 to 2015.  
  
A calibrated version of SVSim Version 1.0 is now available. The model input files, output files/data, and the executable program for SVSim Version 1.0 are available for download below.  Version 1.0 supersedes the SVSim Beta Version released in
April 2020). Documentation of SVSim model design, input data development, and model calibration and sensitivity analysis is also available.

Tags: applications, california-department-of-water-resources, central-valley-water-resources, conjunctive-water-use, groundwater-management, sgma, streamflow-depletion, surface-water-groundwater-interaction, sustainable-groundwater-management-act, water-transfers
Organization: State of California
Utility-Scale Renewable Capacity Totals by County: 2023

Power plants with capacity of at least 1 MW are included in totals. Counties shaded in grey have no utility-scale renewable electric capacity. Distributed generation such as rooftop solar, is not included. Data is classified using Jenks Natural Breaks Method. Projection is WGS 1984 California *Teale Albers (US Feet). Data sources are the California Energy Commission's Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report and the Wind Generation Reporting System databases. Data provided is for the year 2023 an dis current as of June 20, 2024. For further inquiries contact John Hingtgen at john.hingtgen@energy.ca.gov.

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead, pdf
Organization: State of California
Terrestrial Species List - ACE [ds2700] Extended Table

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>For more information, see the Terrestrial Biodiversity Factsheet at </SPAN><A href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150831" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150831</SPAN></A><SPAN>.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Areas of Conservation Emphasis (ACE) is a compilation and analysis of the best-available statewide spatial information in California on biodiversity, rarity and endemism, harvested species, significant habitats, connectivity and wildlife movement, climate vulnerability, climate refugia, and other relevant data (e.g., other conservation priorities such as those identified in the State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), stressors, land ownership). ACE addresses both terrestrial and aquatic data. The ACE model combines and analyzes terrestrial information in a 2.5 square mile hexagon grid and aquatic information at the HUC12 watershed level across the state to produce a series of maps for use in non-regulatory evaluation of conservation priorities in California. The model addresses as many of CDFWs statewide conservation and recreational mandates as feasible using high quality data sources. High value areas statewide and in each USDA Ecoregion were identified. The ACE maps and data can be viewed in the ACE online map viewer, or downloaded for use in ArcGIS. For more detailed information see </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Analysis/ACE" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN><SPAN>https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Analysis/ACE</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN>and </SPAN><A href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24326" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN><SPAN>https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24326</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: ace, amphibian, auth_cdfw, biodiversity, bird, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, ds2700_20240403_wm, endemic, game, mammal, native, plant, rare, rare-natural-community, rarity, reptile, richness, riparian, sensitive-haibtat, terrestrial, wetland
Organization: State of California
2011 and 2012 Georgiana Slough Non-Physical Barrier Performance Evaluation - GSNPB-12_Legacy_Reports v2

DWR implemented a large-scale experimental testing program in 2011 and 2012 to assess the effectiveness of a non-physical barrier as a method for guiding downstream migrating juvenile salmonids. The experimental design of the 2011 and 2012 tests included the use of acoustically tagged juvenile late fall-run Chinook salmon (2011 and 2012) and steelhead (2012), released upstream of the nonphysical barrier when the barrier was on and when it was off, to determine the effectiveness of the barrier. This report presents the results of the experimental tests conducted in 2012 with additional discussion of the results of tests conducted at Georgiana Slough in spring 2011.

Tags: acoustic-telemetry, barriers, bio-acoustic-fence, biotelemetry, california-department-of-water-resources, georgiana-slough, legacy, monitoring, salmon, salmonids
Organization: State of California