Geographic Names: San Francisco Bay Area, California, 2006
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This point shapefile depicts physical and cultural geographic features of all types, not including roads and highways, within the nine county San Francisco Bay Area Region, California onto which other thematic data can be layered.This coverage defines each feature location by state, county, United States Geological Survey topographic map, geographic coordinates (decimal degrees, NAD 83), feature designations, feature types or classes, historical and descriptive information, geometric boundaries for some categories and a unique, permanent feature identification number. This data was originally compiled in January 2006 at the request of the California Resources Agency’s California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names. Modifications and corrections were prepared by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Biogeographic Data Branch in Sacramento, California. Separate data tables account for variant names and known (but not a complete account of) errors in the dataset. GNIS sources data from Federal, States, local government agencies and other authorized contributors. This layer is part of the Conservation Lands Network regional biodiversity GIS database.
- Purpose
- This dataset was developed/compiled for use in the San Francisco Bay Area Upland Habitat Goals Project, a Project used to identify a Conservation Lands Network (CLN) for biodiversity preservation to inform conservation investments and lasting cooperative conservation partnerships. The Conservation Lands Network GIS Database is the primary output of the Project. The data depicts the spatially explicit CLN that is recommended for the nine county San Francisco Bay Area Region, California.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 0.44 |
| Place | Berkeley, CA, US |
| Publisher | Bay Area Open Space Council |
| Publication date | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; Custom projection W 123°31ʹ51ʺ--W 121°13ʹ1ʺ/N 38°53ʹ1ʺ--N 36°51ʹ24ʺW 123°31ʹ36ʺ--W 121°13ʹ11ʺ/N 38°51ʹ22ʺ--N 36°53ʹ47ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | Bay Area Open Space Council | |
|---|---|---|
| Creator | Conservation Lands Network | |
| Creator | San Francisco Bay Area Upland Habitat Goals Project | |
| Creator | GreenInfo Network (Firm) |
Subjects
| Subject | Names, Geographical |
|---|---|
| Subject | Public spaces |
| Subject | Natural areas |
| Subject | Bodies of water |
| Subject | Waterways |
| Subject | San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) |
| Subject | Alameda County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Contra Costa County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Marin County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Napa County (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Francisco County (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Mateo County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Santa Clara County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Solano County (Calif.) |
| Subject | Sonoma County (Calif.) |
| Subject | 2006 |
| Subject | Location |
| Subject | Society |
| Subject | Inland Waters |
| Subject | Environment |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| Conceptual consistency report | The 2006 California extracts of the USGS GNIS exhibits consistency and accuracy. Improvement has been obtained over previous versions, including the addition of over 2600 records since 2000. A new "census" feature class has been added. |
|---|---|
| Supplemental information |
Source metadata and data available at: http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html California Department of Fish and Game
USGS GNIS Extract for California Sources:
Derivative Shapefile: "calgeonames2006.shp" 1. Parsed CA_deci.txt and generated point shapefile from decimal degree coordinates in NAD 83. 2. Excluded secondary coordinates of large-extent features such as "Pacific Ocean" (Feature_ID 247074) and "Mojave Desert" (246062) beyond approximately 50 miles of the California border. 3. Excluded database records for which there were no numeric coordinates. 4. Excluded DFG-maintained records for caves in California (83 total).
5. Excluded USGS "Cell Names" and "Cell IDs" from names records to focus strictly on the points representing geographic features. Known errors exist in map cell-assignments in names records. See separate table "cagnis_cellshift_2005_2006b.dbf". 6. Excluded County Names focus strictly on the points representing geographic features. Known errors exist in county-assignments in names records. See separate table "calgeonames2006_2005_countydiff.dbf". 7. Feature type modifications:
8. Appended a record to represent the mouth (primary coordinate) of the Colorado River (located in Mexico). 9. Projected event-theme shapefile from decimal degrees (NAD 83) to California Teale Albers NAD 83. 10. Corrections / Modifications
276899; North West Seal Rock; added cross-reference to NOAA Nautical Charts
1664411; Waster Water Ponds 647 Dam; corrected county to Siskiyou 236553; Trinity Valley Elementary School; corrected coordinates to plot in Humboldt County, CA. 235955; Table Mountain; deleted erroneous Sequence 3 coordinates
274613; Aspen Campground; could not locate correct coordinates - record unchanged 240803; Colorado River Tunnel; could not locate correct coordinates - record unchanged 1657246; Sonoma County; reversed Sequence 1 and 42 secondary coordinates - per rworcest@usgs.gov 1654975; Lake Tahoe; corrected and modified record for primary coordinate per rworcest@usgs.gov 1664623; Lake Tahoe Dam; corrected and modified record for primary coordinate per rworcest@usgs.gov 1654958; South Fork American River; corrected primary coordinates to plot in El Dorado County, CA 277301; San Diego County; deleted erroneous Sequence 4 coordinates that plotted in Orange County 1639198; Siskiyou National Forest; deleted erroneous Sequence 13 coordinates that plotted in Pacific Ocean 223255; Estero de Limantour (bay); corrected primary coordinates to plot in Marin County, CA 1660324; Bella Vista (populated place); corrected primary coordinates to plot in Kern County, CA 1654052; Los Angeles County Fire Department Heliport; corrected primary coordinates to plot in Los Angeles County, CA == end of list of corrections and modifications |
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gq515vq0921 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- Bay Area Open Space Council, GreenInfo Network, Conservation Lands Network, and San Francisco Bay Area Upland Habitat Goals Project. (2011). Geographic Names: San Francisco Bay Area, California, 2006. Bay Area Open Space Council. Available at http://purl.stanford.edu/gq515vq0921.
Collection
The Conservation Lands Network regional biodiversity GIS database
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