AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
i08 GroundwaterLevelChangeSeasonal Contours

<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; font-size:16px;'>This dataset depicts contours of estimated change in groundwater piezometric surfaces in the unconfined or uppermost semi-confined aquifers, between two specified years, by season. Contours represent change in groundwater level (elevation) by year and season (fall or spring). The contour interval is 10 ft. The contours represent lines of equal change in groundwater level surface. Positive values indicate groundwater has risen (groundwater surface elevation has increased) from the early year to the late year, while negative values indicate groundwater level surface has fallen (decreased in elevation ) from the early year to the late year. For 'Elevation' type contours, contours represent lines of equal elevation of the estimated groundwater level surface above mean sea level. Higher contour values indicate higher elevations of the estimated groundwater level. Water level measurements used for contouring are selected based on measurement date and well construction information, where available, and approximate groundwater levels in the unconfined to uppermost semi-confined aquifers.</span>

Tags: california, california-department-of-water-resources, department-of-water-resources, dwr, dwr-gis-atlas, farming, geoscientificinformation, groundwater, groundwater-level, hydrogeology, sgma, water-resources
Organization: State of California
Age of Generating Units of California's Power Plants

This dataset contains charts which represent the mix of fuel types and age, by decade of initial operation, of all generating units within California-based power plants. The charts indicate the total capacity based on nameplate capacity ratings of each generating unit as well as the total electricity generated by these same units.

Tags: biomass, california-energy-commission, coal, electricity, geothermal, hydroelectric, natrual-gas, nuclear, oil, power, solar, wind
Organization: State of California
Statewide Terrestrial Native Species Richness Summary - ACE [ds1332]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>For more information, see the Native Species Richness Factsheet at </SPAN><A href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150681" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150681</SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The user can view a list of species potentially present in each hexagon in the ACE Online Viewer </SPAN><A href="https://map.dfg.ca.gov/ace/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://map.dfg.ca.gov/ace/</SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></P><P><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><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, ds1332_20180123_wm, endemic, game, mammal, native, plant, rare, rare-natural-community, rarity, reptile, richness, riparian, sensitive-haibtat, statewide, terrestrial, wetland
Organization: State of California
Limited Data Hexes, Statewide - ACE [ds674]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Shows ACE project hexagons with no documented rare species occurrences (as of 12/2009), likely representing areas of limited survey data. Biological index values in these areas may be artificially low due to lack of data.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: ace, auth_cdfw, biota, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, ds0674_20180123_wm, environment, hexagon-grid
Organization: State of California
Elk Home Range - Scott Valley - 2021-2023 [ds3176]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The project lead for the collection of this data was Erin Zulliger. Elk (3 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 2021-2023. The Scott 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 3 elk, including 4 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, ds3176_20240415_wm, elk, gps, home-range, migration-mapper, telemetry
Organization: State of California
i17 LeveeCenterlineClass 2012

<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; font-size:16px;'>This line feature class represents levee centerlines for 93 Levee Maintenance Agencies/Reclamation Districts in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The centerline features contain levee geometry classification that indicates whether a levee segment meets the FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) or USACE’s Public Law 84-99 (PL8499) Delta levee standards. There are four categories used in the classification of the centerlines: HMP, Below HMP, Minimally Below HMP, and PL84-99. The classification and other data associated with these centerlines were produced as results of the Levee Geometry Assessment analysis performed by the California Department of Water Resources Delta Levees and Environmental Engineering Branch in 2012. The centerlines used in this analysis are part of the dataset produced from the Delta Levee Anatomy Mapping Project in 2011 through a contract between DWR and the Geographic Information Center at California State University, Chico.</span>

Tags: 2012, california-department-of-water-resources, delta-levee-centerlines, delta-levee-standards, dwr, dwr-gis-atlas, geometry, hazard-mitigation-plan, hmp, levee, pl-84-99, planning, public-law-84-99, structure
Organization: State of California
Terrestrial Rare Species Richness Summary - ACE [ds2709]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>For more information, see the Rare Species Richness Factsheet at </SPAN><A href="https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150814" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150814</SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The user can view a list of species potentially present in each hexagon in the ACE online map viewer </SPAN><A href="https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/ace/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/ace/</SPAN></A><SPAN>. Note that the names of some rare species, such as those at risk of over-collection, have been suppressed from the list of species names per hexagon, but are still included in the species counts. </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></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: ace, amphibian, auth_cdfw, biodiversity, bird, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, ds2709_20200221_wm, endemic, game, mammal, native, plant, rare, rare-natural-community, rarity, reptile, richness, riparian, sensitive-haibtat, terrestrial, wetland
Organization: State of California
Black-tailed Jackrabbit Habitat Model for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1031]

The Maxent modeling algorithm was used to build the species distribution model at 270 m spatial resolution using species occurrence points and environmental layers as predictors (Phillips et al. 2006). Species occurrence points were primarily obtained from CNDDB (California Natural Diversity Database) and other CDFW sources, GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility), PRBO (Point Blue Conservation Science) and Arctos museum databases. Vegetation, distance to water, elevation, and bioclimatic variables (Franklin et al. 2013) were used as predictor variables. The models were run at 270 m spatial resolution with five replications using cross-validation as a method of sample evaluation. Cross-validation involved the partitioning of the sample data into n subsets, fitting the models to n-1subsets, and testing the model on the one subset not used in fitting the model. Initial model runs showed that our models converged around 2,000 iterations and for this reason we ran all models with 2,500 maximum iterations. Maxent was implemented in R using the ‘dismo''package (Hijmans et al. 2011). Model evaluation was carried out using the ‘PresenceAbsence''package in R (Freeman and Moisen 2008). We used AUC as a metric to evaluate model performance. The package also computes threshold values using several accuracy metrics to translate predicted probability maps into binary suitable and unsuitable habitats. We selected the MeanProb, a threshold set based on the mean predicted probability of species occurrences. The output from Maxent are grid datasets in a multiband ‘tif''format with one band for each replication. We averaged the five replicated maps and created a mean grid for each species. The grid was then symbolized to represent low (threshold-50), medium (50-75) and high (75-100) habitat suitability, with pixel values that are below the threshold excluded. 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-black-tailed-jackrabbit, connectivity-modeling, ds1031_20141006_wm, habitat-modeling, mammal, sn-lepus-californicus
Organization: State of California
Utility Wind Project Size by County and State: 2018

<p></p><p>This map illustrates the variety of average project capacity
sizes across the United States and within the state of California, for wind
projects whose total nameplate capacity is greater than or equal to 1 MW (20 CCR
§ 1385). Average project capacity is a function of the statewide, or
countywide, nameplate capacity and number of projects within the defined area.
The absence of projects in the southeastern United States is arbitrable to low
average wind speeds (United States - Annual Average Wind Speed, AWS True power
and National Renewable Energy Lab), and insufficient hurricane-resistant
technology. 1 August 2019 Produced by the California Energy Commission Projection:
NAD 1983 (2011) USA Congruous Albers Equal-Area Conic Authors: Dylan Kojimoto
(916) 651-0477, John Hingtgen (916) 657-4046, Brandon Davis Data: Energy Information
Administrator (EIA-860) and Wind Performance Reporting System (WPRS)</p>

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead
Organization: State of California
Santa Lucia Slender Salamander Range - CWHR A057 [ds1173]

<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-santa-lucia-slender-salamander, ds1173_20160222_wm, habitat, natural-resources, sn-batrachoseps-luciae, species, wildlife
Organization: State of California
Point Count Survey - Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring [ds2829]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Avian point count surveys were conducted at 184 Great Valley study sites, and 107 Mojave Desert sites, between March and June 2017. Whenever possible, three independent point count surveys of five minutes each were conducted over the course of the month-long survey period at each site. To enable relatively accurate distance measurements, observers would mentally mark 50 meters in each cardinal direction using a rangefinder. Observer qualifications determined the complexity of the survey being conducted, with a focal survey recording data for only 25 pre-designated species; for comprehensive surveys, data for all bird species was collected. During survey site establishment visits, a 15-minute quiet period was taken at the point count center prior to starting the survey; subsequent visits only required a 5-minute quiet period. During the quiet period, the observer recorded general information about the survey location, weather, etc. During the point count, observers recorded the name of each species using six letter codes. Individuals of each species were tallied within the three different distance categories: &lt; 50 meters, &gt; 50 meters, and flyover. Birds seen at multiple distances were recorded only at the closest distance. Observers also recorded the confidence level of their observations and the type of detection (aural and/or visual). When individuals were detected at different confidence levels, the observer created distinct entries of the species and separated them by confidence. If an unknown species was detected, the observation was labelled as UNK, numbered, recorded with the technician’s best guess to species ID, and marked at low confidence (e.g. UNK1 – HOUFIN).</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: amphibian, auth_cdfw, bat, biodiversity, bird, california, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, central-valley, drought, ds2829_20190626_wm, environment, great-valley, mojave-desert, point-count, reptile, terrestrial-species-stressor-monitoring, tsm, vegetation
Organization: State of California
SSWP ESA Listed Terrestrial Wildlife Species California Wildlife Habitat Relationships

The SSWP ESA Listed Terrestrial Wildlife Species California Wildlife Habitat Relationships 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, arroyo-toad, california-condor, california-department-of-water-resources, california-red-legged-frog, coastal-california-gnatcatcher, cwhr, department-of-water-resources, dwr, endangered, endangered-species-act, environmental, esa, esa-listed-terrestrial-wildlife-species, federal-energy-regulatory-commission, ferc, habitat, hlpco, hydropower, ilp, integrated, ladwp, least-bells-vireo, listed, los-angeles-department-of-water-and-power, plant, powerplant, relationships, relicensing, south-swp, species, sswp, study, swp, terrestrial, threatened, water, wildlife, wildlife-habitat-relationships, yellow-billed-cuckoo
Organization: State of California
NSNF-Landscape Blocks - CDFW [ds1004]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The northern Sierra Nevada foothills (NSNF) wildlife connectivity project modeled connectivity by identifying corridors for potential wildlife movement between habitat areas called landscape blocks. Our landscape blocks, which may be any shape, were identified in June 2013 based on protected lands including: 1) lands managed primarily for biodiversity conservation (based on USGS GAP Analysis conservation status designations GAP 1 and 2); 2) mixed use public lands (USGS GAP 3) that intersect with Large Intact Blocks identified by the California Essential Habitat Connectivity project (i.e., areas of high ecological integrity that are &gt;10,000 acres in size); and, 3) lands under conservation easement. Landscape blocks included all land parcels 100 acres or larger that met our conservation status criteria. A one kilometer buffer was added to all land parcels to form blocks of land. We split our landscape blocks by major rivers and roads to identify barriers within blocks. 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, ds1004_20140617_wm, landscape-blocks, northern-sierra-nevada-foothills, wildlife-connectivity
Organization: State of California
Utility Natural Gas Capacity and Generation by Jurisdiction and County: 2023

Power plant capacity data and map are from the California Energy Commission. The CEC licenses thermal power plants 50 megawatts (MW) and greater and the infrastructure serving the plants such as electric transmission lines, fuel supply lines, and water pipelines. These licensed plants are referred to as jurisdictional plants. This map depicts the capacity of CEC-licensed (jurisdictional) natural gas power plants and non-jurisdictional natural gas plants. Counties without symbols had no natural gas power plants. Data is from 2023 and is current as of June 24, 2024 Projection: NAD 1983 (2011) California T(Teale) Albers (Meters). For more information contact John Hingtgen at john.hingtgen@energy.ca.gov.

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, pdf
Organization: State of California
Pacific Herring Spawning Shoreline - SF Bay - 2012-2020 [ds2679]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This data provides one-dimensional representation of herring spawn areas in shoreline areas of the San Francisco Bay.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, cdfw, clupea-pallasii, intertidal, pacific-herring, san-francisco-bay, shoreline, spawn, substrate
Organization: State of California