AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Marine Protected Areas Long-term Monitoring Bioregions - R7 - CDFW [ds3179]

The 2018 Marine Protected Area Monitoring Action Plan identified three bioregions for long-term marine protected area (MPA) monitoring: the north coast (California/ Oregon border to San Francisco Bay, including the Farallon Islands), the central coast (San Francisco Bay to Point Conception), and the south coast (Point Conception to the U.S./Mexico border, including the Channel Islands). These regions are distinct from the original five Marine Life Protection Act planning regions in which baseline monitoring occurred; the establishment of the five MLPA planning regions was intended to facilitate an MPA design process capable of accommodating the distinctive social and geopolitical attributes along the California coast. The three bioregions in the Action Plan were designated based on biological, ecological, and habitat data gleaned from baseline monitoring. The shoreline provided in this feature is a general approximation of the mean high tide line at the time of MPA implementation between 2007 and 2012. However, it is important to note that it is not based on any elevation (tidal) data and was hand drawn based on best available aerial imagery at the time. Due to the dynamic nature of coastal environments, these boundaries may not accurately reflect the current condition or exact demarcations of the coastline. The offshore boundary is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) three nautical mile maritime limit published on charts at that time.
Vegetation - Santa Susanas [ds3131]

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has an interest in completing the fine-scale vegetation mapping of the remainder of the Simi Valley-Santa Susana Mountains Ecological Subsection of the Southern California Coast Ecological Section (total Project size approximately 155,519 acres). Aerial Information Systems, Inc. (AIS), under a separate contract with the National Park Service (NPS), had completed a large portion of the subsection as part of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO) vegetation mapping effort. However, USFWS has had limited funding available so the Project was divided into multiple parts based on funding allotments. Phase 1 - previously allocated funding to develop the floristic classification and mapping of 28,900 acres, conducted in 2019, Phase 2 - current allocation of funds to map an additional 48,700 acres, conducted in 2021-23, and “Future Funding” Phases that are required to map the remainder of the area and expand the classification development to include the Northeast Extension Area when funding becomes available. Protocols comply with state and national standards as defined by the Survey of California Vegetation (SCV) and the US National Vegetation Classification (USNVC). The data collection task for Phase 1 was conducted by California Native Plant Society (CNPS). CNPS collected 80 surveys in the data collection process. For Phase 2, AIS in collaboration with USFWS determined the study area for mapping. The study area was divided into three working modules. All pertinent materials and data files were acquired. The base for mapping was the 2020 NAIP natural color and color infrared imagery. The 2018 NAIP imagery (used for Phase 1), as well as Google Earth, was also available for reference. Fire perimeter files, the Phase 1 classification survey data, land access files, road files, and geology were also obtained. For the Phase 1 and 2 mapping, established statewide standard guidelines are used. Statewide standard for minimum mapping unit (MMU) size is 1 acre for upland types and ¼ acre for wetland and riparian types. The Phase 1 and 2 data completed thus far is not considered a “final” product since ground-truth reconnaissance of Phase 1, accuracy assessment (AA), final data processing and the overall Project final report and metadata creation have not been funded. However, users may find the interim data useful for habitat modeling and/or other land management planning purposes. Additional information can be found in the Phase 1 Final Performance Report here: [https://www.cnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SantaSusanaMappingReport_Phase-I_Dec2019.pdf]. More information can be found in the 2023 project report, which is bundled with the vegetation map published for BIOS here: https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3131.zip
California Coastal Trail (CCT)

The California Coastal Trail is identified as a trail of national and statewide significance. The Trail is envisioned to be a continuous interconnected public trail system along the California coastline from Oregon to Mexico, covering 15 coastal counties. The trail system is primarily a pedestrian trail, located as close to the coast as possible. It is located on a variety of terrains, including the beach, bluff top, pathways, etc. The purpose of this dataset is to provide a current georeferenced, attributed, depiction of the current status of the California Coastal Trail.
Vegetation - Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD) - 2014 [ds3130]

In 2015, under contract to the Marin Municipal Water district (MMWD), Aerial Information Systems, Inc. (AIS) conducted the photo interpretation of sudden oak death (SOD) affected vegetation stands for the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed Forest and Woodlands Project. They looked at 2014 imagery and used the 2009 remap layer to reclassify stands which had changed over the past 5 years, these stands were changed mostly due to SOD. The mapping study area consists of approximately 18,986 acres of Marin county. Work was performed on the project in 2015 by using the 2014 imagery to mark changes in vegetation. The primary purpose of the project was to find areas where vegetation had changed because of SOD and to show where gaps were formed by fallen oak trees. There was a total of 99 mapping classes. Vegetation with field questions map class is not symbolized in the cartography. CNPS under separate contract and in collaboration with CDFW VegCAMP developed the floristic vegetation classification used for the project. The floristic classification follows protocols compliant with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and National Vegetation Classification Standards (NVCS). The 2009 vegetation map was updated applying heads-up digitizing techniques using a 2014 base of 6-inch resolution, natural color imagery provided by MMWD, in conjunction with custom ArcGIS tools that AIS developed to update the existing 2009 database. Mapped polygons were assessed for change in Vegetation Type as a result of SOD. More information can be found in the project report which is bundled with the BIOS vegetation map.
Parcelization (File Geodatabase)

#### Description This dataset is available for download from: [Parcelization (File Geodatabase)] Parcelization, a measure of size and density of parcels in a localized area, is a development feasibility factor that is used in evaluating substations’ ability to support new utility-scale resources in long-term energy planning. A statewide dataset of parcel boundaries are used to develop this index. The parcels are converted into a 90-meter raster, containing values of a unique identifier reflective of Parcel APN. A focal statistics tool is used to count the number of unique parcels within a 0.5 mile radius of each parcel. This output is provided here and is an intermediate output to the final parcelization map. Users who wish to use this information to produce the final map should overlay parcel boundary data and extract the mean raster value within each parcel. The map is limited to the area considered with solar technical resource potential after a minimum set of land-use screens (referred to as the Base Exclusions) has been applied. More information on the methods developing this dataset as well as the main use of this dataset in state electric system planning processes can be found in a recent [CEC staff report] and [workshops supporting the resource-to-busbar mapping methodology] for the 2024-2025 Transmission Planning Process.
Cannabis Gage Existing Flow Requirements

Clicking on a polygon will open a pop-up window that provides an overview of the flow requirement for the applicable stream reach. More detail on an existing instream flow requirement is also available by clicking on the link to the source document within the same pop-up window. Stakeholders can request the State Water Board update the existing flow requirements in the mapping tool to modify the flow requirement conditions, as applicable; clarify the geographic scope of the flow requirement; or add any existing flow requirements that are not identified. If you have any comments, corrections, or additional information to provide, you are encouraged to contact the State Water Board via email at [WRCannabis@waterboards.ca.gov].
Russian River Pathogen TMDL APMP Map_WFL1

An Advanced Protection Management Program (APMP) is a management program that establishes standards for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) near impaired waterbodies. The Action Plan for the Russian River Pathogen TMDL establishes minimum requirements for all OWTS within the designated APMP area for the Russian River Watershed. Owners of existing, new and replacement OWTS whose OTWS are located entirely outside the boundaries of the APMP are not subject to the APMP requirements, but must still comply with relevant requirements of the OWTS Policy and any approved Local Agency Management Program (LAMP), and if applicable, individual/general waste discharge requirements or waiver of waste discharge requirements. The Action Plan establishes a 600-foot zone of influence for OWTS adjacent to perennial streams, which for the purposes of the Action Plan are blueline streams that are depicted on the USGS 1:100,00 scale topographic map, and a 200-foot zone of influence for lower class streams that are derived using a LIDAR dataset. The 600-foot distance is based on a microbial contamination zone that was recommended by the California Department of Public Heath (CDPH, 1999) to protect water supply from viral, microbial and direct chemical contamination.
Tree Habitat - Spears and Didion Ranches [ds321]

These data are the summary statistics calculated for trees and snags from the three 0.05-ha circular plot habitat samples taken in 2005 each at the 15 sample points at Spears and Didion Ranches, Placer County, California. There were three 0.05-ha circular habitat sampling plots at each of the 15 sample points. To be counted, trees had to be > 4" dbh and within the 12.6 m radius plot, while snags had to be > 4" dbh and > 9.8 ft tall and within the plot.
Quadrat Survey - Great Valley - 2016 - Terrestrial Species Stressor Monitoring [ds2830]

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.
Vegetation - Chocolate Mountain Naval Areal Gunnery Range [ds3124]

With funding from the US Marine Corps, Jim Malusa and Andrew Sanders created a fine-scale vegetation map of the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range. Jim Malusa and Andrew Sanders conducted field surveys (transects\rapid assessments)for this project, accuracy assessments (AA) were performed by Joe Black from the National Park Service. The mapping study area, consists of approximately 458,000 acres, of Riverside and Imperial counties. Work was performed on the project between 2015 and 2021. The primary purpose of the project was to allow effective management of the vegetation communities on the CMAGR and provide a baseline for ecosystem management. The vegetation survey and flora are part the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) prepared by MCAS Yuma under the Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1997. All mapped vegetation units (vegetation types) were named following the conventions of the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) and the Manual of California Vegetation (MCV). So far as possible, they are based on existing classifications created by the DRECP (Reyes et. al., 2020; Menke et al, 2013), the Vegetation Survey and Classification for the Northern and Eastern Colorado Desert Coordinated Management Plan (NECO) (Evens and Hartman, 2007), the Dos Palmas Conservation Area 2013 and 2018 Vegetation Map Report (Sweet et. al., 2019), the Mecca Hills and Orocopia Mountains Vegetation Map Report (Sweet et. al., 2015), and the Vegetation Association Descriptions for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and Castle Mountains National Monument (Evens et. al., 2020). The vegetation map was digitized by Jim Malusa using 2015 color imagery produced for the Marine Corp by Valley Air as the base with Google earth imagery to assist with visual analysis. Map polygons are assessed for Vegetation Type, Percent Cover, Exotics, Development Disturbance, and other attributes. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 2.5 acres. Because watercourses are important avenues of animal movements, the watercourse MMU was reduced to 0.1 hectare (0.25 acres). Field reconnaissance and accuracy assessment enhanced map quality. There was a total of 34 mapping classes. The overall Fuzzy Accuracy Assessment rating for the final vegetation map,at the Alliance and Group levels, is 79.5 percent. More information can be found in the project report, which is bundled with the vegetation map published for BIOs here: https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3124.zip
CDFW Regions

This layer represents the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Region boundaries. CDFW has seven geographically-defined administrative regions. The terrestrial regions are delimited by county boundaries with the exception of the Region 2/Region 3 boundary which is defined as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the Stanislaus County boundary with Interstate 5, continuing north along Interstate 5 to Business 80 (Capital City Freeway) in Sacramento, then west on Business 80 to the Legal Delta boundary, then along the Legal Delta boundary north of Business 80 and Interstate 80 intersecting with Interstate 80 on the west side of the Yolo Bypass, then continuing west on Interstate 80 to the Solano County boundary, then continuing west and north along portions of the Solano, Napa, and Sonoma county boundaries ending at the intersection with the Mendocino County boundary. The Marine Region (Region 7) offshore boundary is represented by the official NOAA Three Nautical Mile Line - a maritime limt that depicts the outer extent of state jurisdiction.
Vegetation - Molok Luyuk (Walker Ridge) [ds3159]

U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has a goal to develop fine-scale vegetation maps for all the public lands it manages in California. To help meet this goal BLM contracted Aerial Information Systems, Inc. (AIS) to conduct vegetation classification development, fine-scale vegetation mapping, and accuracy assessment (AA) of approximately 22,061 acres within Colusa and Lake counties of California, under Contract GS00F170GA-Order No.140L1221F0044. AIS subcontracted the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to conduct classification development work needed for this project, as well as AA field data collection. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) provided in-kind service to allocate AA sample sites and score the vegetation map using the AA data. The study area, referred to as Walker Ridge or Molok Luyuk, which means Condor Ridge in the Native American Patwin language of the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, is located in the inner North Coast Ranges, east of Clear Lake and west of the town of Williams in the Sacramento Valley. This area has a large serpentinite outcrop that contains a high diversity of plants and plant communities, and is home to dozens of threatened and endangered (T&E) plants and animals. The vegetation classification developed for the project follows Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and National Vegetation Classification Standards (NVCS). The classification is based on new and previous survey information and classification work. The map was produced applying heads-up digitizing techniques using a base of 2020 60-centimeter National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery (true-color and color infrared), in conjunction with ancillary data and imagery sources. Map polygons are assessed for Vegetation Type, Percent Cover, Exotics, Development Disturbance, and other attributes. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre. Exceptions were created for vegetation stands of special significance. In this mapping effort, riparian vegetation and wetland types were mapped to a 1/4-acre MMU. Polygons representing land use were mapped with a 1-acre MMU. There were a total of 42 mapping classes composed of 30 alliances and alliance-level types such as Provisional Alliances, Semi-natural Alliances, and Mapping Units; and 5 Miscellaneous Classes relating to features such as agriculture, water, and urban disturbance; and 7 upper-level hierarchical types, such as Macrogroup and Group. Field reconnaissance and accuracy assessment enhanced map quality. The overall accuracy assessment ratings for the final vegetation map was 89.7 percent overall fuzzy accuracy. More information can be found in the project report, which is bundled with the vegetation map published for BIOS here: https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3159.zip
Vegetation - McKenzie Preserve [ds703]

Under contract to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), California Native Plant Society (CNPS) created a fine-scale vegetation map of portions of the Millerton Lake East quadrangle, including protected areas of Big Table Mountain and the McKenzie Preserve at Table Mountain. CNPS conducted field reconnaissance assistance for this project, as well as accuracy assessment (AA) field data collection. CDFW’s Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program (VegCAMP) provided in-kind service to allocate and score the AA. The mapping study area, consists of approximately 11,505 acres, of Fresno and Madera Counties. Work was performed on the project between 2008 and 2010. The primary purpose of the project was to generate an accurate and detailed basemap of a focus area within the southern Sierra Nevada Foothills, supported by field surveys, that would assist in long-term management of sensitive plant communities. Additionally, this map was created to further CDFW’s goal of developing fine-scale digital vegetation maps as part of the California Biodiversity Initiative Roadmap of 2018. CNPS under separate contract and in collaboration with CDFW VegCAMP developed the floristic vegetation classification used for the project. The floristic classification follows protocols compliant with the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and National Vegetation Classification Standards (NVCS). The vegetation map was produced applying heads-up digitizing techniques using a 2009 base of one-meter National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery (true-color and color infrared), in conjunction with ancillary data and imagery sources. Map polygons are assessed for Vegetation Type, Percent Cover, Exotics, Development Disturbance, and other attributes. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 1 acre. Field reconnaissance and accuracy assessment enhanced map quality. There was a total of 24 mapping classes.
Statewide Terrestrial Biodiversity Summary - ACE [ds1331]

For more information, see the Terrestrial Biodiversity Summary Factsheet at [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150831]. The user can view a list of species potentially present in each hexagon in the ACE online map viewer [https://map.dfg.ca.gov/ace/]. Note that the names of some rare or endemic 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. 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 [https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Analysis/ACE] and [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24326].
Statewide Terrestrial Rare Species Richness Summary - ACE [ds1333]

For more information, see the Rare Species Richness Factsheet at [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=150814]. The user can view a list of species potentially present in each hexagon in the ACE online map viewer [https://map.dfg.ca.gov/ace/]. 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. 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 [https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/Analysis/ACE] and [https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=24326].