It was mathematically generated as a decimal degree grid and projected into the Albers projection.
Tics contain decimal degree longitude and latitude values, and are present at all quad corners.
The species richness values were then put in rank order and normalized to values between 0 and 1, with 1 being the highest ranking and 0 the lowest. Query the Wildlife Habitat Relation model for riparian species. Add the item RIP and set equal to 1 for all the riparian species. Sort this final layer on species number and assign rank value. Meters 1st Std.