﻿<metadata>
  <idinfo>
    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <title>ds984</title>
        <geoform>vector digital data</geoform>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <spdom>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-118.989014</westbc>
        <eastbc>-118.217566</eastbc>
        <northbc>37.239354</northbc>
        <southbc>36.288002</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None</useconst>
    <native> Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333</native>
  </idinfo>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Vector</direct>
    <ptvctinf>
      <sdtsterm>
        <sdtstype>GT-polygon composed of chains</sdtstype>
        <ptvctcnt>82086</ptvctcnt>
      </sdtsterm>
    </ptvctinf>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <mapproj>
          <mapprojn>NAD 1983 California Teale Albers</mapprojn>
          <albers>
            <stdparll>34.0</stdparll>
            <stdparll>40.5</stdparll>
            <longcm>-120.0</longcm>
            <latprjo>0.0</latprjo>
            <feast>0.0</feast>
            <fnorth>-4000000.0</fnorth>
          </albers>
        </mapproj>
        <planci>
          <plance>coordinate pair</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>0.0001</absres>
            <ordres>0.0001</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>meter</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>D North American 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>GRS 1980</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.0</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222101</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <detailed>
      <enttyp>
        <enttypl>ds984</enttypl>
        <enttypd>Vegetation - Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Vegetation Mapping Project [ds984]</enttypd>
      </enttyp>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>OBJECTID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Internal feature number.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Shape</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Feature geometry.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Coordinates defining the features.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NVCSName</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standardized name of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://usnvc.org/). Since the NVCS does not have categories for human land use or otherwise unvegetated land, those descriptions were drawn from the California Wildlife Habitat Relationship.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NVCSLevel</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standardized level of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://usnvc.org/).</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MapClass</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The finest level of vegetation type mapped (alliance, association, group, macrogroup or mapping unit); or land use for polygons that are not natural vegetation, per the mapping classification.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>MapClassID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Code used to represent the MapClass.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Poly_ID</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Unique identifier for each polygon.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>NPS</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Unique plot code.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>X_Centroid</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>X Coordinate (UTM Easting) of the centroid of the polygon.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>NPS</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Easting coordinate.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Y_Centroid</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) of the centroid of the polygon.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>NPS</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Northing coordinate.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CALVEGName</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CALVEGCode</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CWHRType</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CWHRCode</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>GlobalRank</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The global rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances).  G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance.  See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>StateRank</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The state rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances).  The state rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance.  See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Rare</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Rarity of the vegetation type. Alliances and associations with state ranks of S1-S3 are considered rare. Y=Rare, N=Not Rare.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>CaCode</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>California Natural Community Codes - unique code assigned to alliances and associations.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NVCSAlliance</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standardized name for the alliance within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NVCSGroup</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standardized name for the group within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>NVCSMG</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>The standardized name for the macrogroup within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Acres</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>GIS-calculated area measurements of each mapped polygon.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>Hectares</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>GIS-calculated area measurements of each mapped polygon.</attrdef>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE_Length</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Length of feature in internal units.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
      <attr>
        <attrlabl>SHAPE_Area</attrlabl>
        <attrdef>Area of feature in internal units squared.</attrdef>
        <attrdefs>ESRI</attrdefs>
        <attrdomv>
          <udom>Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.</udom>
        </attrdomv>
      </attr>
    </detailed>
    <overview>
      <eaover>Note: certain fields have been added by the Department of Fish and Game's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program. These include crosswalks to the Wildlife Habitat Relationships and CalVeg classification systems, Global and State Ranks, CaCode and the fields relating the mapping units to the National Vegetation Classification System as it is described for California in the 2nd edition of the Manual of California Vegetation</eaover>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distliab>See access and use constraints information.</distliab>
    <stdorder>
      <digform>
        <digtinfo>
          <formname>File Geodatabase Feature Class</formname>
        </digtinfo>
        <digtopt />
      </digform>
    </stdorder>
  </distinfo>
  <metainfo>
    <metd>20210420</metd>
    <metstdn>FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
    <mettc>local time</mettc>
  </metainfo>
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