AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Black Bear least-cost corridors for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1009]

<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-black-bear, connectivity, ds1009_20140617_wm, northern-sierra-nevada-foothills, sn-ursus-americanus
Organization: State of California
Solar PV Installations for Systems 1 MW and Smaller: 2023

<p><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif; color:#4C4C4C;'>Solar PV Installations
for Systems 1 MW and Smaller: 2023. Energy data and map are from the California
Energy Commission CEC-1304B. </span><span style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;'>Map depicts small
solar photovoltaic capacity (with nameplate capacity of 1,000 kW or less).
Projection: NAD 1983 (2011) California (Teale) Albers (Meters). For more
information, contact John Hingtgen at (916) 510-9747 or </span><a href='mailto:john.Hingtgen@energy.ca.gov' style='font-family:Arial, sans-serif; font-size:12pt;' rel='nofollow ugc'>john.Hingtgen@energy.ca.gov</a></p>

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead
Organization: State of California
Total Generation by Type and County: 2018

<p>Reporting requirements for power plants at least 1 MW are in
accordance with 20 CA CCR 304 and 1385. 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 from the
California Energy Commission. Energy production data is from the Quarter Fuel
and Energy Report (QFER) and the Wind Performance Report System (WPRS)
databases. Data is from 2018, and is current as of June 2019. Contact Dylan
Kojimoto at (916) 651-0477 or John Hingtgen at (916) 657-4046 for questions.</p>

Tags: california-energy-commission, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, ead
Organization: State of California
Vegetation - San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area [ds172]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This Vegetation Map of the San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area in San Diego County, California is based on vegetation samples collected in the field in 2002 and 2005 and on photo interpretation of a 2000 Color Infrared (CIR) Image. The map legend is based on classification of the plots and follows the hierarchical National Vegetation Classification System (USGS-NPS 2005) and Manual of California (Sawyer and Keeler-Wolf 1995). Types are cross-walked to California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) and Holland types. No report was produced; this metadata serves to document the entire project. WHAT EACH RECORD REPRESENTS: Each record represents the attributes of the individual polygon in the map layer, including vegetation type, structural information, and disturbance information. The map represents vegetation as it existing prior to the 2002 Pines Fire. Polygons are attributed to the lowest level of the classification hierarchy allowed by the image resolution and comfort level of the photo interpreter. Thus, individual polygons are mapped to the Formation, Alliance or Association level. Several "mapping units" not in the vegetation classification were also used in the mapping classification (=map legend). The hierarchical classification and crosswalk allow mapping at coarser levels or in different systems (e.g., CWHR). If mapping at the Formation level (the "1000s" in the spreadsheet), please consider including the California juniper types 2106, 2171, 2172 and 2173 in the 4000s (Evergreen Shrubland). This juniper is considered a tree in the national classification, but is more shrub-like and its desert affinities make California juniper types fit more logically into the Evergreen Shrubland Formation.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, distribution, ds0172_20140228_wm, habitat-attributes, inventory, management, monitoring, planning, sample, trend, vegetation
Organization: State of California
Mule Deer Range - CWHR M181 [ds795]

<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: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, cn-mule-deer, ds0795_20160616_wm, mammal, sn-odocoileus-hemionus
Organization: State of California
Pallid Bat Habitat Model for NSNF Connectivity -  CDFW [ds1049]

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-pallid-bat, connectivity-modeling, ds1049_20141006_wm, habitat-modeling, mammal, sn-antrozous-pallidus
Organization: State of California
Elk Home Range - Lone Pine - 2023-2024 [ds3192]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>The project lead for the collection of this data was Carrington Hilson. Elk (2 adult females) were captured and equipped with GPS collars (Lotek Iridium) transmitting data from 2023-2024. The Lone Pine 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 6.5 hour intervals in the dataset. To improve the quality of the data set, all points with DOP values greater than 5 and those points visually assessed as a bad fix by the analyst were removed. </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 11 0;"><SPAN>The methodology used for this migration analysis allowed for the mapping of the herd's home range. Brownian bridge movement models (BBMMs; Sawyer et al. 2009) were constructed with GPS collar data from 2 elk, including 2 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 and a fixed motion variance of 1000. Home range is visualized as the 50</SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>th</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> percentile contour (high use) and the 99</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>th</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> percentile contour of the year-round utilization distribution. Home range designations for this herd may expand with a larger sample. </SPAN></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, ds3192_20240919_wm, elk, gps, home-range, migration-mapper, telemetry
Organization: State of California
NLCD 2011 Land Cover California Subset

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in partnership with several federal agencies, has developed and released five National Land Cover Database (NLCD) products over the past two decades: NLCD 1992, 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016. The 2016 release saw landcover created for additional years of 2003, 2008, and 2013. These products provide spatially explicit and reliable information on the Nation’s land cover and land cover change. To continue the legacy of NLCD and further establish a long-term monitoring capability for the Nation’s land resources, the USGS has designed a new generation of NLCD products named NLCD 2019. The NLCD 2019 design aims to provide innovative, consistent, and robust methodologies for production of a multi-temporal land cover and land cover change database from 2001 to 2019 at 2–3-year intervals. Comprehensive research was conducted and resulted in developed strategies for NLCD 2019: continued integration between impervious surface and all landcover products with impervious surface being directly mapped as developed classes in the landcover, a streamlined compositing process for assembling and preprocessing based on Landsat imagery and geospatial ancillary datasets; a multi-source integrated training data development and decision-tree based land cover classifications; a temporally, spectrally, and spatially integrated land cover change analysis strategy; a hierarchical theme-based post-classification and integration protocol for generating land cover and change products; a continuous fields biophysical parameters modeling method; and an automated scripted operational system for the NLCD 2019 production. The performance of the developed strategies and methods were tested in twenty composite referenced areas throughout the conterminous U.S. An overall accuracy assessment from the 2016 publication give a 91% overall landcover accuracy, with the developed classes also showing a 91% accuracy in overall developed. Results from this study confirm the robustness of this comprehensive and highly automated procedure for NLCD 2019 operational mapping. Questions about the NLCD 2019 land cover product can be directed to the NLCD 2019 land cover mapping team at USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD (605) 594-6151 or mrlc@usgs.gov. See included spatial metadata for more details.</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: california, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, cdfw, digital-spatial-data, gis, image-processing, image-service, imagerybasemapsearthcover, land-cover, land-use-land-cover-theme, national-geospatial-data-asset, ngda, u-s, u-s-geological-survey-usgs, united-states, us
Organization: State of California
Landscape Explorer Historical Imagery (CONUS West with California Dates/Extents)

Landscape Explorer Historical Imagery (CONUS West with California Dates/Extents).  This group layer consists of 2 layers:  1) Landscape Explorer Historical Imagery WMTS as hosted by <a href='https://www.landscapeexplorer.org/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>the Landscape Explorer project</a>, and 2) The Dates/Extents (aka &quot;metadata&quot;) for the historical imagery as made available from the project, but subsetted only for California and hosted by CDFW.  Please see the metadata for the layers for more information.

Tags: __, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, cdfw
Organization: State of California
Interagency Ecological Program: Discrete water quality and phytoplankton data from the Sacramento River floodplain and Yolo Bypass tidal slough, collected by the Yolo Bypass Fish Monitoring Program, 1998 - 2022

The Yolo Bypass Fish Monitoring Program (YBFMP) operates a rotary screw trap and fyke trap and conducts biweekly beach seine and lower trophic surveys in addition to maintaining water quality instrumentation in the bypass. The YBFMP serves to fill information gaps regarding environmental conditions in the bypass that trigger migrations and enhanced survival and growth of native fishes, as well as provide data for IEP synthesis efforts. YBFMP staff also conduct analyses of YBFMP monitoring data to address pertinent management related questions as identified by IEP. The Yolo Bypass has been identified as a high restoration priority by the National Marine Fisheries Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinions for Delta Smelt, Winter and Spring-run Chinook salmon and by California EcoRestore. The YBFMP informs the restoration actions that are mandated or recommended in these plans and provides critical baseline data on the ecology of the bypass and how it interacts with the broader San Francisco Estuary. Program objectives include: Collecting baseline data on water quality, chlorophyll, lower trophic level biota, and fish in the Yolo Bypass to monitor spatial and temporal changes in trends and abundance; Analyzing and communicating Yolo Bypass data with stakeholders and the scientific and management communities to address pertinent management related questions; Providing technical expertise on Yolo Bypass aquatic ecology and monitoring and sampling methods.

We collect discrete water quality data using a YSI ProDSS and sample phytoplankton, chlorophyll and nutrients as discrete water grabs taken biweekly (or weekly during Yolo Bypass inundation) along with lower trophic tows. Water is sampled at three sites along the Yolo Bypass and Sacramento River, then processed and analyzed by an internal DWR laboratory.

Tags: cache-slough-complex, california-department-of-water-resources, chlorophyll, dissolved-nutrients, estuary, floodplain, interagency-ecological-program, phytoplankton, sacramento-san-joaquin-delta, san-francisco-estuary, slough, tidal, tidal-slough, water-quality, yolo-bypass, yolo-bypass-fish-monitoring-program
Organization: State of California
Cowcod Conservation Areas - R7 - CDFW [ds3165]

This dataset is for the archival purpose of demonstrating the extent of the Cowcod Conservation Areas. In 2001, access to the continental shelf in the Southern California Bight was restricted by the implementation of the Cowcod Conservation Areas (CCAs) that prohibit most bottom fishing. The closed area includes a 4,200 square mile area (Area 1, or Western CCA) off the Palos Verdes Peninsula extending southwards about 90 miles and westward another 50 miles. A smaller area, the "43-fathom spot" (Area 2, or Eastern CCA), which lies 40 miles offshore of San Diego and extends northward and offshore to cover 100 square miles, was also designated a part of the closure area. Starting in 2024, CCA restrictions no longer apply to non-trawl commercial and recreational vessels fishing for groundfish. Attributes Area: ID for each CCA. Name: Informal Description of each area.

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cca, cdfw, commercial-fisheries, cowcod, ds3165_20240404_wm, groundfish, managed-area, marinebios, recreational-fisheries, rockfish
Organization: State of California
Quadrat Survey - Great Valley - 2016 - Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring [ds2830]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>A total of 36 visual encounter quadrat surveys were conducted at a subset of study sites in the Great Valley between April and July 2016. A time-constrained search of 1 hour was conducted within a one-hectare quadrat, which was positioned to overlap survey site center and to be representative of the lifeform associated with the survey site. Waypoints were established at the four corners of a 100m by 100m square, and a single observer systematically surveyed by visually searching for any surface-active reptiles, amphibians, or other terrestrial vertebrates, while also checking under cover objects, crevices, and within burrows using a hand mirror. For each encounter, the observer noted time, substrate, and behavior such as basking, foraging, courtship/reproduction, territoriality, and fleeing. As with transect surveys, all wildlife sign (tracks, scat, burrows, nests) were noted.</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, ds2830_20190626_wm, environment, great-valley, mojave-desert, quadrat-survey, reptile, terrestrial-species-stressor-monitoring, tsm, vegetation
Organization: State of California
2018 FTB Summary of CA Residents

Produced by the Economic & Statistical Research Bureau, year-end tabulations of tax filings statistics for the Earned Income Tax Credit, (EITC), Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC) and Foster Youth Tax Credit (FYTC) provide credit use by county, preparer type, credit amount allowed number of dependents and a many other useful cross-sections.

Tags: california-franchise-tax-board, eitc, ftb, fytc, report, yctc
Organization: State of California
Department Of Finance Exhibits Fall 2024

FTB’s Economic & Statistical Research Bureau, uses the information collected to provide statistical analyses of current tax return data and trends when it meets twice a year with the Department of Finance (DOF) and Legislative Analyst Office (LAO). They use the data to assist the Governor's office in California with budget-forecasting purposes. The Revenue Estimating Exhibits are published semi-annually.

Tags: california-franchise-tax-board, dof, ftb, report, tax-exhibits
Organization: State of California
Vegetation - North Carrizo Plain Mitigation Lands [ds1095]

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) has created a fine-scale vegetation map of the Department’s mitigation lands in the northern portion of the Carrizo Plain, San Luis Obispo County, California. The mapping follows Survey of California Vegetation, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) standards (FGDC 2008, Jennings et al. 2009). The map legend is based on the classification in Stout et al. (2013), with slight modifications as discussed in Appendix C of the project report, which is available here: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=92969. Reconnaissance-level sampling of vegetation stands in the project area was conducted in the spring of 2013. Polygons were drawn using heads-up digitizing using the July 2011 1-foot imagery acquired for San Luis Obispo County and downloaded from US Geological Survey (USGS) EarthExplorer as the map base. Supplemental imagery included National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) true color and color infrared (CIR) 1-meter resolution data from 2010–2012, Bing imagery, and current and historical imagery from Google Earth. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is ½ acre in order to capture small, remnant native stands of trees, shrubs, and bunch grasses. Mapping is to the NVC hierarchy Association, Alliance, or Group level based on the ability of the photointerpreters to distinguish types based on all imagery available and on the field data. Field verification data was collected in the spring of 2014 and corrections were made to the map based on that data to increase the final accuracy.

Tags: auth_cdfw, california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife, california-natural-resources-agency, caopendata, cdfw, vegetation
Organization: State of California
San Gabriel Slender Salamander Range - CWHR A053 [ds1170]

<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-san-gabriel-slender-salamander, ds1170_20160222_wm, habitat, natural-resources, sn-batrachoseps-gabrieli, species, wildlife
Organization: State of California