Bowhead Whale Subsistence Sensitivity Mapping

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: North Slope Borough Planning and Community Services GIS Division
Originator: North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management
Originator: Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commision
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:
Bowhead Whale Subsistence Sensitivity Mapping
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Moore, S.E. and Reeves, R.R., 1993, Distribution and Movement. In: Burns, J.J. Montague, J.J. and Cowles, C.J. (eds.) 'The Bowhead Whale.' Special publication No. 2 of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. 787 pp. Richardson, W.J. (ed.), 1999. Marine mammal and acoustical monitoring of Western Geophysical's open warer program in the Alaska Beafort Sea, 1998. LGL Rep. TA2230-3. Rep. from LGL Ltd., King City, Ont., and Greenridge Sciences Inc., Santa Barbara, CA, for Western Geophysical, Houston, TX, and Nat. Mar. Fish. Serv., Anchorage, AT., and Silver Spring, MD. 390 pp.
Online_Linkage: http://arctic.cbl.umces.edu/web-content/AICC_page/
Description:
Abstract:
The Bowhead Whale Subsistence Sensitivity mapping project includes GIS data on migration routes; seasonal ranges; hunting and search areas, and other areas highly sensitive to seasonal disturbance.
Purpose:
The data and associated map are intended to be used as a guide in the planning and execution of research in arctic marine environments.  It is an important resource for the Arctic Icebreaker Coordinating Committee (AICC).
Supplemental_Information:
This map was prepared as a joint project of the
Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission and the U.S.
National Science Foundation with the assistance
of the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife
Management, the North Slope Borough Planning
and Community Services GIS Division and the
Barrow Arctic Science Consortium with funding 
from the National Science Foundation.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2003
Currentness_Reference:
publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 75
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 60
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD
Theme_Keyword: Data Analysis And Visualization > Geographic Information Systems > Web-based Geographic Information Systems
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD
Theme_Keyword: Data Analysis And Visualization > Global Positioning Systems
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA GCMD
Theme_Keyword: Data Management/Data Handling > Data Mining
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: location
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Orth, D. J. (1967). Dictionary of Alaska place names. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
Place_Keyword: Barrow
Place_Keyword: North Slope
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Arctic
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information Service
Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea
Place_Keyword: Beaufort Sea
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information Service
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Access_Constraints: Unrestricted.
Use_Constraints:
Intended for planning and management purposes.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough
Contact_Person: Dr. John C. "Craig" George
Contact_Position: Senior Wildlife Biologist (Bowhead Whales)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
PO Box 69
City: Barrow
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99723
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (907) 852-0350
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: craig.george@north-slope.org
Data_Set_Credit:
This data set is being archived  as part of the Barrow Area Spatial Data Infrastructure effort.  This project is made possible with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF Award OPP-0454996) and the US Geological Survey (USGS Award Number:  03HQAG0177).
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6002) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
This data set is topologically correct.
Completeness_Report:
The GIS data and associated cartography were completed with the best available data in 2003.  It is likely that bowhead tagging studies conducted in 2006-2009 will result in a revision to the home range information.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Buffered areas generated for planning purposes
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
not applicable
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
not applicable
Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 0
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
not applicable
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The geodatabase and associated Adobe Acrobat and Encapsulated Postscript versions of the map were compiled with ArcGIS. 

1. A 25 mile buffer is projected around villages during the spring whale hunt.
2. The buffer for the village of Nuiqsut is centered on Cross Island.
4. The buffer for the fall hunt is based upon known whale capture locations.
3. The buffer for the spring whale hunt in Savoonga is based on the village
of Savoonga; the buffer for the fall hunt is located at a point on the south
west shoreline of St. Lawrence Island.
4. The buffer for the fall hunt is based upon known whale capture locations.
5.  'Quiet Areas' include seasonally sensitive hunting and search areas contiguous to villages and extends 40 miles offshore.
6. '?' indicates no Bowhead whale sightings.
Process_Date: 2003
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
VPF_Terms_Description:
VPF_Topology_Level: 0
VPF_Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
VPF_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Text
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 55.000000
Standard_Parallel: 65.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -154.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 50.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000001
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name: not applicable
Altitude_Resolution: 1
Altitude_Distance_Units: not applicable
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
not applicable.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
not applicable.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Don Stott
Contact_Organization: Earth Observing Lab (EOL) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
P.O. Box 3000
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80301
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-1000
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Standard_Order_Process:
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: .zip
Format_Version_Number: 9
Format_Specification:
Winzip
File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied
Transfer_Size: 15.6 MB
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://data.eol.ucar.edu/codiac/dss/id=106.ARCSS400
Fees: free
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20110320
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Nuna Technologies
Contact_Person: Allison Gaylord
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
CIRES, 449 UCB, University of Colorado
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-399-1120
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nunatech@usa.net
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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