Kelp Canopy: California, 2009

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: The data for this polygon shapefile was collected and created with the same camera system and processing software as the 2008 survey. Surface and subsurface kelp canopy imagery was collected and processed with separate classification schemes. The shapefile was created from Digital Multi-Spectral Camera image files. The data was collected and processed by Ocean Imaging under contract by the Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (RLFF) for the Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise. This dataset represents the 2009 aerial kelp survey. The imagery was collected on October 01, 2009 from an altitude of 12,500 feet. Surveys were planned to coincide with periods of minimal change between high and low tides to avoid strong tidal induced currents. This coverage is complete, although the user should note any omissions. The data are projected in California Teale Albers using North American Datum 1983. File reindexed to match CDFW kelp administrative kelp bed boundaries modified by changes to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 165, effective April 1, 2014.
Purpose: This dataset was developed for the Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise to assess the extent of kelp canopy resources along the North Central California coast (Pigeon Point to Alder Creek).

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	76.579
Place	Monterey, CA, US
Publisher	California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region
Date valid	2009
Publication date	2010
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; Custom projection W 123°45ʹ21ʺ--W 116°53ʹ23ʺ/N 39°5ʹ32ʺ--N 32°32ʹ2ʺW 123°45ʹ9ʺ--W 117°8ʹ27ʺ/N 39°2ʹ11ʺ--N 32°33ʹ4ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	Resources Legacy Fund Foundation
Creator	Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise
Creator	Ocean Imaging, Corp.
Creator	California. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Creator	Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
Creator	MBC Applied Environmental Sciences

Use limitation	Please cite the Originators in any reference to the data. For the north central data: The Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (contract), the Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise (coordination), Ocean Imaging (data collection and processing), The California Department of Fish and Game (database management). For the Santa Barbara and San Nicolas Islands data: NAVAIR (contract), Ocean Imaging (data collection and processing, The California Department of Fish and Game (database management). For the southern California mainland section: The Central and Region 9 Kelp Consortiums (contract) , MBC Applied Environmental Sciences (data collection and processing), The California Department of Fish and Game (database management).
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/zd395qv1073

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: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Region. (2010). Kelp Canopy: California, 2009. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Region. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zd395qv1073.

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