Abstract: This data was produced under contract for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch in 2015-2016. Variables used were elevation, aspect, slope, landscape mesotopography (e.g. ridge, upper slope, etc). DEM was used where there was no LiDAR coverage, with a resolution of 25 m2 pixels. Canopy height was not included in this model because it was a product generated by LiDAR. In these files there is a report assessing accuracy of the models compared with field observation data; detailed accuracy data by township is available upon request.
Metadata:
File identifier:
55FC9E0A-4403-4C88-A26C-5C565C63024A
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Metadata author:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Position name:
Information Management Technologist
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-415-6130
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
8th Floor, 9920 108 St NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K2M4
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
fh.info@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
Monday to Friday, 8:15 to 16:30
Contact instructions:
Please include the title of the dataset within the subject line of inquires sent via email
Role:
Role code:
publisher
Date stamp:
2017-08-02
Metadata standard name:
NAP - Metadata
Metadata standard version:
1.2
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Vector spatial representation:
Topology level:
Topology level code:
geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Geometric objects:
Geometric object type:
Geometric object type code:
composite
Geometric object count:
5605
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Reference system:
Reference system identifier:
RS Identifier:
Code:
4326
Code Space:
EPSG
Version:
8.6.2
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Data identification:
Citation:
Citation:
Title:
Whitebark Pine Habitat Model From DEM
Alternate title:
Whitebark pine digital elevation model Alberta townships predictive habitat suitability model
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-12-22
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-02-07
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Position name:
Information Management Technologist
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-415-6130
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
8th Floor, 9920 108 St NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K2M4
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
fh.info@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
Monday to Friday, 8:15 to 16:30
Contact instructions:
Please include the title of the dataset within the subject line of inquires sent via email
Role:
Role code:
originator
Presentation form:
Presentation form code:
mapDigital
Abstract:
This data was produced under contract for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Forest Management Branch in
2015-2016. Variables used were elevation, aspect, slope, landscape mesotopography (e.g. ridge, upper slope,
etc). DEM was used where there was no LiDAR coverage, with a resolution of 25 m2 pixels. Canopy height was
not included in this model because it was a product generated by LiDAR. In these files there is a report
assessing accuracy of the models compared with field observation data; detailed accuracy data by township is
available upon request.
Purpose:
Townships within the range of whitebark pine but excluding national parks were modelled to predict habitat
suitability (presence) likely for whitebark pine in Alberta based on topography, location, and other
landscape features, similar to the methods used by McDermid and Smith 2008.
Credit:
Caslys Consulting Ltd, Victoria, BC developed the model. Jodie Krakowski administered the project, did quality
assessment, and consolidated the data.
Status:
Progress code:
completed
Resource maintenance:
Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
notPlanned
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
digital elevation model
Keyword:
predictive
Keyword:
whitebark pine
Keyword:
habitat suitability model
Keyword:
DEM
Type:
Keyword type code:
theme
Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:
Keyword:
Downloadable Data
Thesaurus name: uuidref: 723f6998-058e-11dc-8314-0800200c9a66
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Access constraints:
Restriction code:
otherRestrictions
Other constraints:
Your use of this information will be governed by the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, in
force as of the date you accessed the information, found at https://open.alberta.ca/licence
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use constraints:
Restriction code:
license
Other constraints:
To access the data you must agree to the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta.
Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Use limitation:
Distribution Liability: Under the terms of the Open Government Licence - Alberta, the Information is
licensed as is, and the Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, obligations, and
liabilities, whether express or implied, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The Information
Provider is not liable for any errors or omissions in the Information, and will not under any
circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or other loss,
injury or damage caused by its use or otherwise arising in connection with this licence or the
Information, even if specifically advised of the possibility of such loss, injury or damage.
Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:
Classification code:
unclassified
User note:
Public/Unrestricted
Classification system:
Government of Alberta Data and Information Security Classification
Handling description:
https://imtpolicy.sp.alberta.ca/standards/Pages/Data-and-Information-Security-Classification.aspx
Spatial representation type:
Spatial representation type code:
vector
Language:
Language Code:
eng
Character set:
Character set code:
utf8
Topic category:
Topic category code:
biota
Topic category:
Topic category code:
environment
Topic category:
Topic category code:
elevation
Environment description:
Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.3.1.4959
Extent:
Extent:
Description:
whitebark pine range in Alberta, excludes National Parks, excludes area with LiDAR coverage as of April
2015.
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-120
East bound longitude:
-113
South bound latitude:
48.5
North bound latitude:
55
Temporal element:
Temporal extent:
Extent:
Time period:
Begin date:
2015-04-01T00:00:00
End date:
unknown
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic element:
Geographic bounding box:
Extent type code:
true
West bound longitude:
-116.001782
East bound longitude:
-113.5303
South bound latitude:
49.007201
North bound latitude:
51.886372
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Distribution:
Distribution format:
Format:
Name:
ESRI Shapefile
Version:
10.3.1
Distributor:
Distributor:
Distributor contact:
Responsible party:
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Position name:
Information Management Technologist
Contact info:
Contact:
Phone:
Telephone:
Voice:
780-415-6130
Address:
Address:
Delivery point:
8th Floor, 9920 108 St NW
City:
Edmonton
Administrative area:
Alberta
Postal code:
T5K2M4
Country:
Country:
CA
Electronic mail address:
fh.info@gov.ab.ca
Hours of service:
Monday to Friady, 8:15 to 16:30
Contact instructions:
Please include the title of the dataset within the subject line of inquires sent via email
Role:
Role code:
distributor
Transfer options:
Digital transfer options:
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/environment/Whitebark_Pine_Habitat_Model_From_DEM.zip
Protocol:
ftp
Name:
SHP
Online:
Online Resource:
Linkage:
URL:
https://extranet.gov.ab.ca/srd/geodiscover/srd_pub/environment/HabitatModelSupportDocs.zip
Protocol:
ftp
Description:
Additional documents regarding this dataset
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Data quality:
Scope:
Scope:
Hierarchy level:
Scope code:
dataset
Report:
Completeness omission:
Measure description:
data is complete as per contract specifications
Evaluation method type code:
Evaluation method type code:
directInternal
Evaluation method description:
all townships with predicted habitat outside LiDAR coverage but within predicted whitebark pine habitat
were submitted
Date and time:
2016-12-13T00:00:00
Result:
missing
Report:
Conceptual consistency:
Measure description:
compared all townships with empirical data (where available). Combined accuracy of 76% for
presence/absence; 63% for present/close/absent, where close is a modelled predicted location (or
absence) on the same or within 1 mountain of the mapped presence or absence, but not exactly overlapping
Evaluation method type code:
Evaluation method type code:
directInternal
Evaluation method description:
see above
Date and time:
2016-12-13T00:00:00
Result:
Conformance result:
Specification:
Citation:
Title:
accuracy assessment report
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-12-20
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-02-07
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Cited responsible party:
missing
Explanation:
see above, accuracy adequate
Pass:
true
Lineage:
Lineage:
Statement:
appended all townships into 1 file. For additional information see additional document link in
distribution section.
Process step:
Process step:
Description:
appended all townships submitted as separate layers in the original geodatabase
Rationale:
more user friendly to have all data combined
Date and time:
2016-12-22T00:00:00
Processor:
Responsible party:
Individual name:
Aaron McGill
Organisation name:
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Position name:
Information Management Technologist
Contact info:
missing
Role:
Role code:
originator
Source:
Source:
Description:
appended all townships submitted as separate layers in the original geodatabase
Source citation:
Citation:
Title:
WP_DEM_combined
Date:
Date:
Date:
2016-12-22
Date type:
Date type code:
creation
Date:
Date:
Date:
2017-02-07
Date type:
Date type code:
publication
Identifier:
Identifier:
Code:
WP_DEM_combined
Identifier:
Identifier:
Code:
WP_DEM_combined
Cited responsible party:
missing
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Maintenance information:
Maintenance and update frequency:
Maintenance frequency code:
asNeeded
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