AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Greenhorn Mountains Slender Salamander Range - CWHR A074 [ds1184]

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 ([https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR]). 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.
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Habitat Vegetation Map [ds2660]

Aerial Information Systems, Inc. (AIS) was contracted by the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission (CVCC) through a Local Assistance Grant originating from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to map and describe the essential habitats for bighorn sheep monitoring within the San Jacinto-Santa Rosa Mountains Conservation Area. This effort was completed in support of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (CVMSHCP). The completed vegetation map is consistent with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife classification methodology and mapping standards. The mapping area covers 187,465 acres of existing and potential habitat on the northern slopes of the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains ranging from near sea level to over 6000 feet in elevation. The map was prepared over a baseline digital image created in 2014 by the US Department of Agriculture – Farm Service Agency’s National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP). Vegetation units were mapped using the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) to the Alliance (and in several incidences to the Association) level (See Appendix A for more detail) as described in the second edition of the Manual of California Vegetation Second Edition (Sawyer et al, 2009). The mapping effort was supported by extensive ground-based field gathering methods using CNPS rapid assessment protocol in the adjacent areas as part of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) to the north and east; and by the 2012 Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan vegetation map in the western portion of Riverside County adjacent to the west. These ground-based data have been classified and described for the abovementioned adjacent regions and resultant keys and descriptions for those efforts have been used in part for this project. For detailed information please refer to the following report: [Menke, J. and D. Johnson. 2015. Vegetation Mapping – Peninsular Bighorn Sheep Habitat. Final Vegetation Mapping Report. Prepared for the Coachella Valley Conservation Commission. Aerial Information Systems, Inc., Redlands, CA.]
California Monitoring Program for Salmon and Steelhead [ds2804]

This data is out of date, no longer updated, and may contain inaccurate information, please see [Salmonid Population Monitoring Areas - California - CMP [ds3001]]. The California Monitoring Plan is the most comprehensive program to date that provides a complete understanding of California's salmon and steelhead populations, utilizing statistically-rigorous modeling in combination with a variety of in-river sampling and surveys methods. CDFW and NOAA Fisheries are leading the implementation of this Plan from California's northern border with Oregon south to its board with Mexico. This monitoring strategy was designed to estimate populations of anadromous salmonids in coastal streams, and is being currently expanded to include the anadromous rivers of Central Valley. For more detail on the Klamath-Trinity River systems, visit the links below. [https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Fishes/Chinook-Salmon/Anadromous-Assessment ]
Vegetation - Knoxville Wildlife Area [ds2812]

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) created a fine-scale vegetation classification and map of the southern addition to the Departments Knoxville Wildlife Area (WA), Napa County, California following State Vegetation Survey, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), and National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Standards (Grossman et al 1998). The vegetation classification was derived from data collected in the field following the Combined Rapid Assessment and Relevé Protocol during the periods November 18–20, 2013 and April 28–May 1, 2014. Vegetation polygons were drawn using heads-up manual digitizing using the 2011 Napa County 30-cm resolution color infrared (CIR) imagery as the base imagery. Supplemental imagery included National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) true color and CIR 1-meter resolution data from 2009–2012, BING imagery, and current and historical imagery from Google Earth. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre, with the exception of wetland types, which have an MMU of 1/2 acre. Ponds, riparian types, and the one vernal pool on the WA that were visible on the imagery were mapped regardless of size, and streams were generally mapped if greater than 10 m wide (narrower portions may have been mapped to maintain the continuity of the streams). 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. Both the existing (northern) and new addition (southern) portions of the Knoxville WA were mapped in 2002 as part of the Napa County vegetation map (https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=14660). The 2002 map is at a coarse thematic resolution (alliance through macrogroup level) and vegetation in portions of the WA has changed since the 2004 Rumsey Fire, necessitating this map update. We have produced an updated version of the KWA portion of the 2002 map layer that uses the same spatial data, but added a crosswalk to the current classification and the upper levels of the current hierarchy. This map layer is included in the downloaded dataset for this map and an expanded metadata report for that crosswalk can be found at https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=164825.
Gregarious Slender Salamander Range - CWHR A064 [ds2851]

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 ([https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR]). 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.
Vegetation - Modoc Plateau - Devil's Garden, Adin Mountains, Jess Valley [ds2910]

CSU Chico's Geographical Information Center (GIC), with assistance from CDFW's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) created a fine-scale vegetation and land use map of portions of the Modoc Plateau in California. The map follows the National Vegetation Mapping Classification standards as well A Manual of California Vegetation and covers the eco-region subsections Devil’s Garden and Adin Mountains. This map covers approximately 855,998 acres in Lassen and Modoc Counties. It was produced using a base of true-color 2018 one-meter National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery. Polygons were assessed for vegetation types, percent covers, clearing disturbance, invasive plant cover and other attributes. The minimum mapping unit for standard vegetation polygons, agriculture and urban areas and water are 1 acre, while for wetland and riparian areas, the MMU is 0.25 acres. Overall fuzzy map accuracy was 81.6%, but individual vegetation types varied in their accuracy. Please see the mapping report and the [contingency tables ]for details to determine confidence in individual types. For detailed information please refer to the following reports: Boul, R., T. Keeler-Wolf, J. Ratchford, T. Haynes, D. Hickson, R. Yacoub, B. Harbert, J. Evens. 2021. Classification of the Vegetation of Modoc and Lassen Counties, California. Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA ; [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=183030] Kreb, Brian and Geographical Information Center, California State University, Chico. Mapping Standards, Field Data Collection, and Accuracy Assessment for Vegetation Mapping in Modoc and Lassen Counties, California. Califoria Department of Fish and Wildlife; 2/1/2021. [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=189051]
Vegetation - Northern Sierra Nevada Foothills [ds566]

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) contracted the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and Aerial Information Systems (AIS) to produce a fine-scale vegetation map of the northern Sierra Nevada Foothills region, here defined by the two northern subsections of the USDA's Sierra Nevada Foothills Section (Miles and Goudey 1997). This includes 2.6 million acres of land, with approximately 15 percent under public ownership and 85 percent under private ownership. Vegetation sampling by means of the CNPS Relevé and Rapid Assessment Protocols was used to obtain a total of 710 Relevés and 1691 Rapid Assessments, which were used to develop a quantitative classification based on cluster and indicator species analyses. The resulting classification describes vegetation types according to the National Vegetation Classification System; and was used as a basis for creating a map classification generally at the alliance level, where natural vegetation stands were discernable to that level using 1-meter aerial imagery acquired as part of the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) in 2005 and 2009. The vegetation map includes 67 map units, of which 54 are natural vegetation map units at the floristic alliance level or higher (group) level and 13 are non-vegetation land use mapping units. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) varies: 2 acres for vegetation alliances, 1 acre for various land types, 1 acre for urban areas and 10 acres for natural vegetation within an urban core.
Vegetation - Cow Creek - 2013 [ds1345]

In 2010, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contracted Stillwater Sciences and Aerial Information Systems to create a fine-scale vegetation map of the Cow Creek and Mill Creek riparian corridors. The mapping study area consists of approximately 22,142 acres of riparian corridors of Cow Creek and 20,921 acres of riparian corridor of Mill Creek. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre for uplands and 0.5 acre for special and wetland features. The vegetation map adheres to the 2009 National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) and the Manual of California Vegetation. Features represent vegetation mapping for the Cow Creek Riparian Corridor, as specified for the Project Area designated in the contract between Stillwater Sciences and USFWS (USFWS Agreement No. 81330AJ365). Original mapping was performed by AIS, using 2010 NAIP imagery (1-m resolution). Stillwater performed an accuracy assessment in the field, and updated the vegetation mapping based on the observed conditions (Summer, 2013).
Vegetation - Mill Creek - 2013 [ds1346]

In 2010, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contracted Stillwater Sciences and Aerial Information Systems to create a fine-scale vegetation map of the Cow Creek and Mill Creek riparian corridors. The mapping study area consists of approximately 22,142 acres of riparian corridors of Cow Creek and 20,921 acres of riparian corridor of Mill Creek. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre for uplands and 0.5 acre for special and wetland features. The vegetation map adheres to the 2009 National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) and the Manual of California Vegetation. Features represent vegetation mapping for the Cow Creek Riparian Corridor, as specified for the Project Area designated in the contract between Stillwater Sciences and USFWS (USFWS Agreement No. 81330AJ365). Original mapping was performed by AIS, using 2010 NAIP imagery (1-m resolution). Stillwater performed an accuracy assessment in the field, and updated the vegetation mapping based on the observed conditions (Summer, 2013).
Draft Base Exclusions (Solar) for 2026-2027 IRP

This version of the base exclusions incorporates the latest [draft version of the Protected Area Layer (Solar)] and the [techno-economic exclusion layer.] The base exclusions form the fundamental exclusion set that the additional planning priorities of the Core Land Use Screen is added to. The merged footprints of these primary two layers are modified by the [Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Management Areas], the Bureau of Land Management Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) [Development Focus Areas (DFAs), Variance Process Lands] (VPL), and the [General Public Lands] (GPL), as well as the [2024 BLM Western Solar Plan]. These areas allow for renewable energy applications and are therefore exempt (erased) from the base exclusions layer, even if the protected area layer or techno-economic exclusion layer identified the area as an exclusion. The DFAs are partitioned by technology type so that only the DFAs that allow solar energy are applied in this modification. The area of California remaining after removing the base exclusions is called the resource potential basemap. It forms the starting point (or base) used in renewable resource estimation and defines where environmental and land-use datasets can be applied in exploring implications of renewable resource development. Note: Existing project footprints are also included as part of the base exclusions. More information is found in the [CEC presentation] from the August 19 webinar, as well as the [2023 Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library].
Draft Base Exclusions (Wind) for 2026-2027 IRP

This version of the base exclusions incorporates the latest draft version of the Protected Area Layer and the latest Techno-economic Exclusion layers for wind. The base exclusions form the fundamental exclusion set that the additional planning priorities of the Core Land Use Screen is added to. The merged footprints of these primary two layers are modified by the [Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Management Areas], as well as the Bureau of Land Management DRECP Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA)[ development focus areas (DFA), variance process lands] (VPL), and [the general public lands] (GPL). These DRECP LUPA areas allow for renewable energy applications and are therefore exempt (erased) from the base exclusions layer, even if the protected area layer or techno-economic exclusion layer identified the area as an exclusion. The DFAs are partitioned by technology type so that only the DFAs that allow wind energy are applied in this modification. The area of California remaining after removing the base exclusions is called the resource potential basemap. It forms the starting point (or base) used in renewable resource estimation and defines where environmental and land-use datasets can be applied in exploring implications of renewable resource development. Note: Existing project footprints are also included as part of the base exclusions. More information is found in the[ CEC presentation] from the August 19 webinar, as well as the 2023 [Land Use Screens Staff Report in the CEC Energy Planning Library].
Groundfish Recreational Boundaries - R7 - CDFW [ds3143]

Waters off the coast of California are split into five distinct groundfish management areas used in the regulation and management of groundfish fisheries. All fishing areas extend from the shoreline to 200 miles offshore. The latitudinal boundaries for each fishing area are as follows: * Northern Management Area: The California-Oregon border to Cape Mendocino (40°10' N. latitude), * Mendocino Management Area: Cape Mendocino (40°10' N. latitude) to Point Arena (38°57.5' N. latitude), * San Francisco Management Area: Point Arena (38°57.5' N. latitude) to Pigeon Point (37°11' N. latitude), * Central Management Area: Pigeon Point (37°11' N. latitude) to Point Conception (34°27' N. latitude), * Southern Management Area: Point Conception (34°27' N. latitude) to the U.S.-Mexico border. Attributes: Region: Northern, Mendocino, San Francisco, Central, Southern. Detail: Latitudinal boundaries of management areas.
MCNA - Population Points with T/D Standards

Updated 10/6/2022: In the Time/Distance analysis process, points that were found to have been included initially, but with no significant or year-round population were removed. The layer of removed points is also available for viewing. [MCNA - Removed Population Points] The Network Adequacy Standards Representative Population Points feature layer contains 97,694 points spread across California that were created from USPS postal delivery route data and US Census data. Each population point also contains the variables for Time and Distance Standards for the County that the point is within. These standards differ by County due to the County "type" which is based on the population density of the county. There are 5 county categories within California: Rural (<50 people/sq mile), Small (51-200 people/sq mile), Medium (201-599 people/sq mile), and Dense (>600 people/sq mile). The Time and Distance data is divided out by Provider Type, Adult and Pediatric separately, so that the Time or Distance analysis can be performed with greater detail. * Hospitals * OB/GYN Specialty * Adult Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology * Adult Dermatology * Adult Endocrinology * Adult ENT/Otolaryngology * Adult Gastroenterology * Adult General Surgery * Adult Hematology * Adult HIV/AIDS/Infectious Disease * Adult Mental Health Outpatient Services * Adult Nephrology * Adult Neurology * Adult Oncology * Adult Ophthalmology * Adult Orthopedic Surgery * Adult PCP * Adult Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation * Adult Psychiatry * Adult Pulmonology * Pediatric Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology * Pediatric Dermatology * Pediatric Endocrinology * Pediatric ENT/Otolaryngology * Pediatric Gastroenterology * Pediatric General Surgery * Pediatric Hematology * Pediatric HIV/AIDS/Infectious Disease * Pediatric Mental Health Outpatient Services * Pediatric Nephrology * Pediatric Neurology * Pediatric Oncology * Pediatric Ophthalmology * Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery * Pediatric PCP * Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation * Pediatric Psychiatry * Pediatric Pulmonology
MCNA - T/D Standards by County

The Network Adequacy Standards data is divided out by Provider Type, Adult and Pediatric separately, so that the Time or Distance analysis can be performed with greater detail. These standards differ by County due to the County "type" which is based on the population density of the county. There are 5 county categories within California; Rural (<50 people/sq mile), Small (51-200 people/sq mile), Medium (201-599 people/sq mile), and Dense (>600 people/sq mile). * Hospitals * OB/GYN Specialty * Adult Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology * Adult Dermatology * Adult Endocrinology * Adult ENT/Otolaryngology * Adult Gastroenterology * Adult General Surgery * Adult Hematology * Adult HIV/AIDS/Infectious Disease * Adult Mental Health Outpatient Services * Adult Nephrology * Adult Neurology * Adult Oncology * Adult Ophthalmology * Adult Orthopedic Surgery * Adult PCP * Adult Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation * Adult Psychiatry * Adult Pulmonology * Pediatric Cardiology/Interventional Cardiology * Pediatric Dermatology * Pediatric Endocrinology * Pediatric ENT/Otolaryngology * Pediatric Gastroenterology * Pediatric General Surgery * Pediatric Hematology * Pediatric HIV/AIDS/Infectious Disease * Pediatric Mental Health Outpatient Services * Pediatric Nephrology * Pediatric Neurology * Pediatric Oncology * Pediatric Ophthalmology * Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery * Pediatric PCP * Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation * Pediatric Psychiatry * Pediatric Pulmonology
Bell's Vireo Range - CWHR B413 [ds900]

CWHR species range datasets represent the maximum current geographic extent of each species within California. Ranges were originally delineated at a scale of 1:5,000,000 by species-level experts more than 30 years ago and have gradually been revised at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Species occurrence data are used in defining species ranges, but range polygons may extend beyond the limits of extant occurrence data for a particular species. When drawing range boundaries, CDFW seeks to err on the side of commission rather than omission. This means that CDFW may include areas within a range based on expert knowledge or other available information, despite an absence of confirmed occurrences, which may be due to a lack of survey effort. The degree to which a range polygon is extended beyond occurrence data will vary among species, depending upon each species’ vagility, dispersal patterns, and other ecological and life history factors. The boundary line of a range polygon is drawn with consideration of these factors and is aligned with standardized boundaries including watersheds (NHD), ecoregions (USDA), or other ecologically meaningful delineations such as elevation contour lines. While CWHR ranges are meant to represent the current range, once an area has been designated as part of a species’ range in CWHR, it will remain part of the range even if there have been no documented occurrences within recent decades. An area is not removed from the range polygon unless experts indicate that it has not been occupied for a number of years after repeated surveys or is deemed no longer suitable and unlikely to be recolonized. It is important to note that range polygons typically contain areas in which a species is not expected to be found due to the patchy configuration of suitable habitat within a species’ range. In this regard, range polygons are coarse generalizations of where a species may be found. This data is available for download from the CDFW website: [https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CWHR]. The following data sources were collated for the purposes of range mapping and species habitat modeling by RADMAP. Each focal taxon’s location data was extracted (when applicable) from the following list of sources. BIOS datasets are bracketed with their “ds” numbers and can be located on CDFW’s BIOS viewer: [https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS]. * California Natural Diversity Database, * Terrestrial Species Monitoring [ds2826], * North American Bat Monitoring Data Portal, * VertNet, * Breeding Bird Survey, * Wildlife Insights, * eBird, * iNaturalist, * other available CDFW or partner data.