This dataset adapted from the map provided "Biotic Communities of the Southwest", August 1980 by David E. Brown and Charles H. Lowe. The datasest show the distribution general biotic communities across Arizona (i.e. Great Basin Desertscrub, Interior Chaparral, etc.). http://www.canotia.org/volumes/CANOTIA_2007_Vol3_1_Brown_et_al.pdf
Purpose
The data are created to serve as base information for use in GIS systems for a variety of planning and analysis purposes. Use of data for Engineering work is prohibited. This datasets is made available to interested persons through the University of Arizona's instance of Open Geoportal. It has been provided to assist educators, students, researchers, and policy makers in mapping and/or analysis applications.
Temporal Extent
Time Period
Begin
1993-01-01T00:00:00
End
1993-12-31T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-115.027254
East
-108.914335
North
37.039196
South
31.277137
ISO Topic Category
biota
environment
Theme Keyword
vegetation
biotic classes
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
Place Keyword
State of Arizona
Place Keyword Thesaurus
GNIS
Status
completed
Maintenance and Update Frequency
notPlanned
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
Arizona State Land Department, Arizona Land Resources Information System
Position Name
GIS Data Transfer Specialist
Delivery Point
1616 West Adams
City
Phoenix
Administrative Area
Arizona
Postal Code
85007
Country
US
Email
gisdata@lnd.state.az.us
Phone
(602) 542-4709
Spatial Reference Information
Reference System Identifier
Code
NAD83 / UTM zone 12N (EPSG:26912)
Code Space
EPSG
Version
7.9
Data Quality Information
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Report
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Absolute External Positional Accuracy
Lineage
Process Step
Description
Digitized paper map to create data.
Process Date
1993-01-01T00:00:00
Process Step
Description
Dataset renamed from Natveg.shp to Arizona_BioticCommunities_1993.shp by Ben Hickson with the University of Arizona Library. Metadata fields corresponding the Open Geoportal Working Group Best Practices Guide (http://opengeoportal.org/working-groups/metadata/) were also updated.
Process Date
Source
Title
Biotic Communities of the Southwest
Publication Date
1993-01-01
Originator
Arizona Game and Fish Department, Habitat Branch
Publisher
Arizona Game and Fish Department
Description
The data was digitized from the map "Biotic Communities of the Southwest", August 1980 by David E. Brown and Charles H. Lowe.
