AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Offshore Commercial Fishing Blocks - Pre Jan 1, 2025 - R7 - CDFW [ds3148]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Large commercial fishing catch areas, often referred to as -commercial fishing (4-digit) blocks for the state of California. These blocks represent ten generalized catch areas which broadly describe latitudinal catch, from shore out to the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). These catch areas are reflected in reported landings data starting in 1983. These areas overlap with higher resolution 10' x 10' commercial fishing (3-digit) blocks [ds3093] which have been in use since 1933. For more information see: Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 1935. Fish Bulletin No. 44. The Commercial Fish Catch of California for the Years 1930-1934, Inclusive. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN /><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN>Number sequence of blocks range from 1042 (Northern CA) to 1032 (Southern CA). These blocks were digitized for the California Fisheries Information System, a (since retired) California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) commercial landings database. The original offshore blocks maps were georeferenced to known ocean locations and coastline. The blocks are primarily used to report fishing in offshore waters. </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN /></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 7 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Attributes</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>: </SPAN></SPAN></P><UL><LI><P><SPAN>Block_ID: Contains the 4-digit number used to ID the large offshore commercial fishing block. </SPAN></P></LI></UL></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Beckwourth Fire Structure Status

<font color='#666666' face='Lato, sans-serif'><span style='font-size:16px;'>Use this app to examine the known status of structures damaged by the wildfire. If a structure point does not appear on the map it may still have been impacted by the fire. Specific addresses can be searched for in the search bar. Use the imagery and topographic basemaps and photos to positively identify a structure. Photos may only be available for damaged and destroyed structures.</span></font><div style='font-size:16px; color:rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:Lato, sans-serif;'><br /></div><div style='font-size:16px; color:rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:Lato, sans-serif;'>For more information about the wildfire response efforts, visit the CAL FIRE <a href='https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>incident page</a>.</div>
Transect Survey - 2016 - Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring [ds2833]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Visual Encounter Transect Surveys of reptiles, birds, and other vertebrate wildlife taxa were conducted at study sites in the Great Valley and Mojave Desert in 2016. A total of 1,856 transect surveys (GV: 517, MD: 1339) at 321 study sites (GV: 91, MD: 230) were conducted between March and July 2016. For each survey, observers walked two 200-meter transects and recorded counts of and distances to all wildlife observed. The two transects are laid out as a cross intersecting at a right angle, with this intersection occurring at survey site center. The exact orientation of the cross and the sinuosity of transects was left to the discretion of the surveyor(s) to optimize sampling of the site-designated lifeform and to facilitate ease of travel (e.g., barriers or steep slopes). In the case of a riparian lifeform site, one transect was aligned along or near the stream course, and the second along the gradient extending to either side of the stream course. In the case of a guzzler or wetland, transects were aligned along approximately perpendicular sides. A laser rangefinder was used to accurately measure the perpendicular distance from the transect to the location of each wildlife group at the instance of its initial observation. The crew also noted </SPAN><SPAN>all wildlife signs (tracks, scat, burrows, nests) observed; in particular, every scat group within a 1-m swath on either side of the transect was</SPAN><SPAN /><SPAN>noted and identified by species whenever possible. All scats and tracks were removed from the swath so that return visits encountered fresh sign.</SPAN><SPAN>Individual surveys focused on either reptiles and amphibians, or on birds and scat, but observations from all surveys were combined into this dataset. These data were used for distance sampling methods to estimate abundance. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Recreational Angler Surveys - Diamond Valley Lake, Riverside County - 2010-2021

Catch per hour (overall and individual species), target species composition, hours spent angling (overall and by species), method of angling by species (bait/lure/both), method of angling (boat/shore), annual catch totals (overall and by species), catch size distribution, harvest rate by species, fishing pressure (overall and by species), angler age and distance travelled demographics

This data and metadata were submitted by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Staff though the Data Management Plan (DMP) framework with the id: DMP000442. For more information, please visit https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Sci-Data.
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>
NSNF - Wildlife Linkages - CDFW [ds1005]

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The northern Sierra Nevada foothills (NSNF) wildlife connectivity project modeled wildlife corridors for focal species between 271 landscape blocks within the northern Sierra Nevada foothills and neighboring ecoregions. The linkages incorporate data and information for 30 focal species, including 9 passage species (species that move through the corridor) and 21 corridor dwellers (species that may take more than one generation to move through a corridor). The linkages are made up of a least-cost corridor union and additional habitat patch information for corridor dwellers. The least-cost union is a union of the least-cost corridor analysis, based on species specific habitat models, for nine focal passage species (total number of corridors identified for each species follows the species name): black bear (47), black-tailed jackrabbit (105), bobcat (81), dusky-footed woodrat (98), gray fox (85), mountain lion (66), mule deer (134), western gray squirrel (99) and western pond turtle (84). Many species corridors were overlapping despite diverse habitat needs and the use of species specific data to build the habitat suitability models. Habitat areas for corridor dwellers, based on habitat suitability modeling and patch analysis, was added to the least-cost union: We identified all habitat patches within the corridor union, measured distance between each habitat patch to make sure it was within the maximum dispersal distance for that corridor dweller, and when needed added habitat near the corridor edge to meet the species dispersal needs. Redundant corridors were deleted to provide cleaner linkage areas. This analysis identified multiple swaths of habitat that species have the potential to reside in or move through. To ensure that ecological processes were protected in each linkage, we imposed a minimum width of 1 km for linkages. For more information see the project report at [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=85358].</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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>
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>
Black-tailed Jackrabbit least-cost corridors for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1011]

<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>
Dusky-footed Woodrat least-cost corridors for NSNF Connectivity - CDFW [ds1012]

<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>
Western Bumble Bee Historic Range - CDFW [ds3096]

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>Range polygons may include areas not currently occupied by a species and, conversely, may omit areas potentially used by a species. The boundary delineations are primarily based on ecoregion subsections (USDA F.S., Ecomap Subsections 2007), watersheds (USGS HUC12) and 10 Kilometer occurrence buffers. The ecoregions subsections and hucs were combined and will heretofore be referred to as "ecohuc"s. </span></p><p><span>Criteria used to delineate range boundaries:</span></p><ol><li><p><span>Select all occupied ecohucs.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Buffer species occurrences by 10 Kilometers (per maximum buffer distance suggested by scientific literature).</span></p></li><li><p><span>If occurrence buffer extends outside a selected subsection, expand subsection boundary to incorporate buffer or ecohuc after assessing vegetational characteristics with subject matter experts.</span></p></li><li><p><span>If non-selected subsection is surrounded by selected subsections, incorporate non-selected subsections into species range.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Clip species range by California State boundary.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Merge ecoregion subsections to create a seamless species range polygon.</span></p></li></ol><p><span>EcomapSubsections 2007 - Metadata</span></p><p><span>The Ecomap Subsections feature class contains ecological subsection polygons attributed with subsection names and descriptions. The EcomapSubsections 2007 data set describes the ecological subsections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (</span><a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov:443/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf</span></a><span>). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes. </span></p><p><span>Note: The "EcomapSubSections_2007" was downloaded from the </span><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov:443/geodata/edw/datasets.php' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>USDA Forest Service Clearing House</span></a><span> website</span><span> on January 17, 2023.</span></p></div></div></div>
Crotch's Bumble Bee Range - CDFW [ds3095]

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>Range polygons may include areas not currently occupied by a species and, conversely, may omit areas potentially used by a species. The boundary delineations are primarily based on ecoregion subsections (USDA F.S., Ecomap Subsections 2007), watersheds (USGS HUC12) and 10 Kilometer occurrence buffers. The ecoregions subsections and hucs were combined and will heretofore be referred to as "ecohuc"s. </span></p><p><span>Criteria used to delineate range boundaries:</span></p><ol><li><p><span>Select all occupied ecohucs.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Buffer species occurrences by 10 Kilometers (per maximum buffer distance suggested by scientific literature).</span></p></li><li><p><span>If occurrence buffer extends outside a selected subsection, expand subsection boundary to incorporate buffer or ecohuc after assessing vegetational characteristics with subject matter experts.</span></p></li><li><p><span>If non-selected subsection is surrounded by selected subsections, incorporate non-selected subsections into species range.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Clip species range by California State boundary.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Merge ecoregion subsections to create a seamless species range polygon.</span></p></li></ol><p><span>EcomapSubsections 2007 - Metadata</span></p><p><span>The Ecomap Subsections feature class contains ecological subsection polygons attributed with subsection names and descriptions. The EcomapSubsections 2007 data set describes the ecological subsections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (</span><a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov:443/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf</span></a><span>). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes. </span></p><p><span>Note: The "EcomapSubSections_2007" was downloaded from the </span><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov:443/geodata/edw/datasets.php' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>USDA Forest Service Clearing House</span></a><span> website</span><span> on January 17, 2023.</span></p></div></div></div>
Suckley's Cuckoo Bumble Bee Range - CDFW [ds3098]

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span>Range polygons may include areas not currently occupied by a species and, conversely, may omit areas potentially used by a species. The boundary delineations are primarily based on ecoregion subsections (USDA F.S., Ecomap Subsections 2007), watersheds (USGS HUC12) and 10 Kilometer occurrence buffers. The ecoregions subsections and hucs were combined and will heretofore be referred to as "ecohuc"s. </span></p><p><span>Criteria used to delineate range boundaries:</span></p><ol><li><p><span>Select all occupied ecohucs.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Buffer species occurrences by 10 Kilometers (per maximum buffer distance suggested by scientific literature).</span></p></li><li><p><span>If occurrence buffer extends outside a selected subsection, expand subsection boundary to incorporate buffer or ecohuc after assessing vegetational characteristics with subject matter experts.</span></p></li><li><p><span>If non-selected subsection is surrounded by selected subsections, incorporate non-selected subsections into species range.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Clip species range by California State boundary.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Merge ecoregion subsections to create a seamless species range polygon.</span></p></li></ol><p><span>EcomapSubsections 2007 - Metadata</span></p><p><span>The Ecomap Subsections feature class contains ecological subsection polygons attributed with subsection names and descriptions. The EcomapSubsections 2007 data set describes the ecological subsections within the conterminous United States. It contains regional geographic delineations for analysis of ecological relationships across ecological units. ECOMAP is the term used for a USDA Forest Service initiative to map ecological units and encourage their use in ecosystem-based approaches to forest land conservation and management. This is a collaborative effort with many partners. It is coordinated at the national and regional levels by USDA Forest Service staff and implemented in cooperation with State forestry agencies and others. ECOMAP mapping criteria are outlined in the National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units (</span><a href='https://www.fs.usda.gov:443/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5286434.pdf</span></a><span>). The framework systematically divides the country into progressively smaller areas of land and water that have similar physical and biological characteristics and ecological processes. </span></p><p><span>Note: The "EcomapSubSections_2007" was downloaded from the </span><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov:443/geodata/edw/datasets.php' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc'><span>USDA Forest Service Clearing House</span></a><span> website</span><span> on January 17, 2023.</span></p></div></div></div>