Human Influence Index of the Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion - with input HI layer scores

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Publication_Date: November 2007
Title:
Human Influence Index of the Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion - with input HI layer scores
Edition: Version 1.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Copyright © 2007 Wildlife Conservation Soceity Canada. All rights reserved
Online_Linkage: <http://www.wcscanada.ca/humanfootprint>
Description:
Abstract:
The Human Influence Index (HII) of the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion is a measure of direct human influence on terrestrial ecosystems at a resolution of 90 m using best available data sets on human settlement (population density, dwelling density, urban areas), access (roads, rail lines), landscape transformation (landuse/landcover, dams, mines, watersheds), and electrical power infrastructure (utility corridors). Each 90m grid cell is attributed with a Human Influence Index (HII) score plus the HI score of each input geographic data layer. HII scores are calculated by assigning Human Influence (HI) scores of 0 to 10 to geographic data layers that map features of human activity. Where 0 is no human influence (no conversion from natural state) and 10 is maximum human influence (complete conversion e.g. urban areas, road surfaces). HI scores for each data layer are combined together to calculate the Human Influence Index (HII).

To map the Human Influence Index (HII) of the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion 10 geographic data layers were used - refer to Source Information section of metadata.

Purpose:
To provide a map that measures direct human influence on the lands surface in the Northern Appalachian/Acadian Ecoregion at a resolution of 90m for landuse and conservation planning purposes.
Supplemental_Information:
Methodology adapted from that developed by Sanderson et al (2002) to map the Human Footprint of the globe at a resolution of 1km square. <http://www.wcs.org/humanfootprint>.

Project Collaborators:

Gillian Woolmer - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Stephen C. Trombulak - Middlebury College Justina C. Ray - Wildlife Conservation Society Canada Patrick J. Doran - The Nature Conservancy Mark G. Anderson - The Nature Conservancy Robert F. Baldwin - Clemson University Alexis Morgan - WWF-Canada Eric W. Sanderson - Wildlife Conservation Society

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: November 2007
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.119411
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.019657
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.792023
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.635539
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword: human footprint
Theme_Keyword: human influence
Theme_Keyword: human impact
Place:
Place_Keyword: Northern Appalachian Ecoregion
Place_Keyword: Quebec
Place_Keyword: New Brunswick
Place_Keyword: Prince Edward Island
Place_Keyword: Nova Scotia
Place_Keyword: New York
Place_Keyword: Vermont
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Place_Keyword: Maine
Place_Keyword: Northeast U.S.
Place_Keyword: Northest Canada
Place_Keyword: Maritime Canada
Place_Keyword: Northern Forest
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The Wildlife Conservation Society Canada (WCS Canada) created this data set from the manipulation, analysis, and/or synthesis of publicly available data sources. WCS Canada allows copying and distribution of this data set. Commercial use of this data set is prohibited. This data set must be cited on all electronic and hard copy products using the language of the Data Set Credit.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Gillian Woolmer
Contact_Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Contact_Position: Assistant Director
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 600, 720 Spadina Ave
City: Toronto
State_or_Province: On
Postal_Code: M5S 2T9
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 416-8550-9038 x 24
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 416-850-9040
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwoolmer@wcs.org
Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm EST
Data_Set_Credit: Wildlife Conservaiton Society Canada, 2007
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324
Data_Quality_Information:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
No formal accuracy report has been assembled for this dataset. Input data sources range widely in their resolution and accuracy from 1:15,000 to 1:1,000,000.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000 - 1:100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Population density and Dwelling density
Source_Contribution:
USA: Census 2000 Tiger/Line Files - census blocks. 1:100,000 Canada: Cartographic Boundary Files 2001 Census, Statistics Canada - dissemination areas. 1:50,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000 - 1:100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Urban Areas
Source_Contribution:
USA: Census 2000 Tiger/Line Files - Urbanized Areas. 1:100,000 Canada: Cartographic Boundary Files 2001 Census, Statistics Canada - Urban Areas. 1:50,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000 - 1:100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Roads
Source_Contribution:
USA: Census 2000 Tiger/Line Files. 1:100,000 Canada: CanMap Route Logistics V8.2, DMTI Spatial 1:50,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000 - 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Rail
Source_Contribution:
USA: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Rail Network 1:100,000 Canada: CanMap Rail V8.2, DMTI Spatial, 1:50,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:10,000 - 1:50,000
Type_of_Source_Media:
Collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Eastern Resource Office
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Landuse/landcover
Source_Contribution:
New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts: USGS, National Land Cover Dataset (NLDC). 1992. 30 m resolution Maine: USGS GAP Analysis Program. 1993. 30 m resolution Quebec: Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada. 30m resolution New Brunswick: Department of Natural Resources & Environment. 1:10,000 Nova Scotia: Department of Natural Resources, Ecosystem Management Group. 1:10,000 PEI: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry. 1:10,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:50,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Large Dams
Source_Contribution:
USA: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National inventory of dams (NID), 2005 (scale unknown) Canada: Canadian Dam Association, 2003. Locations digitized using 1:50,000 topographic maps (www.etopo.ca)
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:250,000 - 1:1,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Watersheds
Source_Contribution:
USA: USGS, 1:250,000 scale Hydrologic Units of the United States (HUC8), 1994 Canada: Atlas of Canada National Frameworks - Drainage Areas (2003). National Resources Canada 1:1,000,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: Unknown
Type_of_Source_Media: WWF Canada
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Mine sites
Source_Contribution:
USA: USGS Mineral and Metal Operations, 1998 (scale unknown) Canada: Principal Mineral Areas of Canada - Map 900A, Natural Resources Canada. 2003. 1:6,000,000
Source_Information:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1:1,000,000
Type_of_Source_Media: Online
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Utility Corridors
Source_Contribution:
USA and Canada: NIMA Vector Map Level 0 Edition 5, 2000. 1:1,000,000
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: D:\Human_Footprint\Phase2_Scores\hf_v1_0
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\DOCUME~1\gwoolmer\LOCALS~1\Temp\xmlDCE.tmp
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: M:\Temp\WCSCanada_Data\hii_v1_0\metadata.xml
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
Row_Count: 9211
Column_Count: 15463
Vertical_Count: 1
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 43.000000
Standard_Parallel: 46.000000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 90.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 90.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: hii_combine.vat
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Rowid
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VALUE
Attribute_Definition: Unique Combination ID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNT
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HII
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Index (HII) Score
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_HUMSET
Attribute_Definition:
Human Influence Score (HI) from human settlement - population density, dwelling density and urban areas
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_LULC
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Score (HI) from landuse/landcover
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_MINES
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Score (HI) from active mines
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_DAMS
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Score (HI) from dams and damed watersheds
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_ROADS
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Score (HI) from roads and road access
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_RAIL
Attribute_Definition: Human Influence Score (HI) from rail and rail access
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: HI_UTILITY
Attribute_Definition:
Human Influence Score (HI) from utility corridors and associated access
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 600, 720 Spadina Ave
City: Toronto
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: M5S 2T9
Country: Canada
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Neither the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada or its employees makes any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the use or appropriateness of use of the enclosed data, nor are there warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. No representation is made as to the currency, accuracy or completeness of this information or of the data sources on which it is based. Neither the Wildlife Conservation Society Canada or its employees shall be liable for any lost profits or consequential damages, or claims against the user by third parties.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20070828
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Gillian Woolmer
Contact_Organization: Wildlife Conservaiton Society Canada
Contact_Position: Assistant Director
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Suite 600, 720 Spadina Ave
City: Toronto
State_or_Province: Ontario
Postal_Code: M5S 2T9
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 416-850-9038
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 416-850-9040
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gwoolmer@wcs.org
Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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