HEADWATERS ECONOMICS GEOGRAPHIC DATA LIBRARY DOCUMENTATION

TITLE: 
Geodataset Name: 		BC_CAD-MK_RoundRiver
Geodataset Type: 		SHAPE
Geodataset Feature: 		Polygon

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: 
This dataset contains the conservation area designs for British Columbia's Muskwa Kechika region.

DATA SOURCE(S):  		Round River Canada

Original Source Maps:		1:20,000
Date of Original Source Maps:	2003

GEODATASET EXTENT:  	United States
 
FEATURE ATTRIBUTE TABLES CODES AND VALUES: 

ITEM			ITEM DESCRIPTION
CLASS			'MATRIX', 'PRIMARY CORE', 'SECONDARY CORE/CONNECTIVITY'

DATA LINEAGE SUMMARY: 
In 2003 Round River and its partners the Nature Conservancy of Canada and Dovetail Consulting, were contracted by the British Columbia government to develop a Conservation Area Design, and to integrate the CAD into a management oriented, decision-support framework.  The final report can be downloaded from http://www.roundriver.org/muskwa_kechika.html

The MK CAD is composed of independent analytical components which provide a suite of surrogates for the ecological values and conditions of the study area.  These surrogates include:
(1) models to predict diversity across freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems, 
(2) models of habitat suitability for freshwater and terrestrial focal species, 
(3) the collection of occurrences and habitat identification for species of speical concern (fine-filter analysis), 
(4) models reflecting the extent and relative intensity of human uses, and
(5) models predicting landscape permeability and connectivity

The unit of analysis for the MK CAD is a 500-ha hexagon Planning Unit.

MAP PROJECTION PARAMETERS 
PROJECTION 			ALBERS CONICAL EQUAL AREA
DATUM 				NAD83
UNITS 				METERS
SPHEROID 			GRS1980
PARAMETERS
1st standard parallel		29 30  0.000
2nd standard parallel		45 30  0.000
central meridian		-96 00  0.000
latitude of projection's origin	37 30  0.000
false easting (meters)		0.00000
false northing (meters)		0.00000

DATA SOURCES CONTACT(S): 
Name: 			Round River Canada
Address:		600 – 220 Cambie St.
			Vancouver, BC, V6B 2M9
Contact:		Chuck Rumsey
Email:			crumsey@roundrivercanada.org
Phone:			(604) 630-9181
Web site: 		http://www.roundriver.org/muskwa_kechika.html

HEADWATERS ECONOMICS CONTACT: 
Name:			Headwaters Economics Geographic Data Library
Abbr. Name:		HEGDL
Address:		Headwaters Economics
                        566 Highland St.
                        Helena, Montana 59601
Web site:		http://www.headwaterseconomics.org
Contact Person:   	Patty Gude	
Phone:   		(406)599-7425	
Email:   		patty@headwaterseconomics.org