Lake County Important Farmland

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
Publication_Date: Even numbered years, starting in 1996.
Title: Lake County Important Farmland
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Description:
Abstract:
Established in 1982, Government Code Section 65570 mandates FMMP to biennially report on the conversion of farmland and grazing land, and to provide maps and data to local government and the public.
Purpose:
The Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) provides data to decision makers for use in planning for the present and future use of California's agricultural land resources. The data is a current inventory of agricultural resources. This data is for general planning purposes and has a minimum mapping unit of ten acres.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: Even numbered years, starting in 1996.
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Biennial
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.113936
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.330833
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.591569
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.657179
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: Farmland
Theme_Keyword: California Farmland
Theme_Keyword: Farmland Monitoring
Theme_Keyword: Urbanization
Theme_Keyword: Land Use
Theme_Keyword: Agriculture
Theme_Keyword: Conservation
Theme_Keyword: Prime Farmland
Theme_Keyword: FMMP
Theme_Keyword: Important Farmland
Theme_Keyword: Lake
Place:
Place_Keyword: North Coast
Place_Keyword: Lake
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
This data does not reflect general plan or zoning designations, city limit lines, changing economic or market conditions, or other factors which may be taken into consideration when land use policies are determined. This data is not designed to be used for parcel specific planning purposes due to its scale and the size of the minimum mapping unit (10 acres). The Department of Conservation makes no warranties as to the suitability of this data for any particular purpose.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
Contact_Position: Staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 801 K Street MS 18-01
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95814-3528
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916-324-0859
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916-327-3430
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fmmp@conservation.ca.gov
Hours_of_Service: 8am to 5pm PST
Data_Set_Credit:
A citation for the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program on any map products, graphic media, or data analyses based on the data is appreciated.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The Important Farmland survey area is based on Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) modern soil surveys covering most non-governmental lands in California; 49 counties are fully or partially surveyed at this time. Soil surveys specific to National Forests or other government land units are not surveyed. Beginning in 2000, SSURGO digital soil information was incorporated into the Lake County Important Farmland data. Data subsequent to 2000 may have acreage and soil line differences due to incorporation of newer NRCS-SSURGO editions.
Prior to the availability of SSURGO, soil information was hand-transferred from the paper soil surveys. Older versions of the data have not been modified. The land use minimum mapping unit of ten acres has not changed, but digital soil units of down to one acre occur in the SSURGO-enhanced Important Farmland data. Due to the interaction of land use and soil components of the data, incorporation of SSURGO may also result in units of less than ten acres for categories such as Other Land (or Nonagricultural and Natural Vegetation). For more information on SSURGO, contact the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service: <http://www.nrcs.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/soils/survey/geo/>
Total Area Inventoried changed in 2008 due to adoption of updated county boundary file; the change was a net decrease of 141 acres. Adjacent counties gained or lost corresponding acreages.
Completeness_Report: CA033 (Lake County).
Lineage:
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: Varies by Year
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: -4000000.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000256
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000256
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Update years 1984 to 2012
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Update years 2014 and beyond
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Important Farmland Categories
Entity_Type_Definition:
Technical ratings of the soils and current land use information are combined to determine the appropriate map category.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYGON_TY
Attribute_Definition:
Identifies the mapping categories used by the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Definitions were developed by the USDA-NRCS as part of their nationwide Land Inventory and Monitoring (LIM) system.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Prime Farmland (P)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Irrigated land with the best combination of physical and chemical features able to sustain long term production of agricultural crops. This land has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields. Land must have been used for production of irrigated crops at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Farmland of Statewide Importance (S)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Irrigated land similar to Prime Farmland that has a good combination of physical and chemical characteristics for the production of agricultural crops. This land has minor shortcomings, such as greater slopes or less ability to store soil moisture than Prime Farmland. Land must have been used for production of irrigated crops at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unique Farmland (U)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Lesser quality soils used for the production of the state's leading agricultural crops. This land is usually irrigated, but may include non-irrigated orchards or vineyards as found in some climatic zones in California. Land must have been cropped at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Farmland of Local Importance (L)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Lands which do not qualify as Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance or Unique Farmland, but are currently irrigated pasture or nonirrigated crops; and unirrigated land with soils qualifying for Prime Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance. Areas of unirrigated Prime and Statewide Importance soils overlying ground water basins may have more potential for agricultural use.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Grazing Land (G)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Land on which the existing vegetation is suited to the grazing of livestock. This category is used only in California and was developed in cooperation with the California Cattlemen's Association, University of California Cooperative Extension, and other groups interested in the extent of grazing activities.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Urban and Built-Up Land (D)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Urban and Built-Up land is occupied by structures with a building density of at least 1 unit to 1.5 acres, or approximately 6 structures to a 10-acre parcel. Common examples include residential, industrial, commercial, institutional facilities, cemeteries, airports, golf courses, sanitary landfills, sewage treatment, and water control structures.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Other Land (X)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Land which does not meet the criteria of any other category. Typical uses include low density rural development, heavily forested land, mined land, or government land with restrictions on use.
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water (W)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water areas with an extent of at least 40 acres.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: POLYGON_AC
Attribute_Definition: The acreage of the polygon feature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computer calculated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_NAM
Attribute_Definition: County name identified by a three letter abbreviation.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
County abbreviations are in the text file located at the following url: <ftp://consrv.ca.gov/pub/dlrp/FMMP/county_index.txt>
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPD_YEAR
Attribute_Definition: The year the data was captured.
Attribute_Definition_Source: FMMP updates their data biennially.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_LENG
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of the polygon feature in meters.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computer calculated.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE_AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in meters squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computer calculated.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
Contact_Position: Staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 801 K Street MS 18-01
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95814-3528
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916-324-0859
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916-327-3430
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fmmp@conservation.ca.gov
Resource_Description:
Downloadable Data. Visit: <ftp://ftp.consrv.ca.gov/pub/dlrp/FMMP/>
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Transfer_Size: Varies by County
Custom_Order_Process:
For custom products you can contact us at fmmp@conservation.ca.gov or call (916) 324-0859
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040513
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program
Contact_Position: Staff
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 801 K. Street MS 18-01
City: Sacramento
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95814-3528
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 916-324-0859
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 916-327-3430
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: fmmp@conservation.ca.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Generated by mp version 2.9.6 on Fri Aug 13 16:19:34 2010