PriorityFuelLoadReductionSegments_PRELIMINARY

ISO-19139 Metadata

Resource Identification Information:

Citation:
Title:  PriorityFuelLoadReductionSegments_PRELIMINARY

Reference date - creation:  2019-10-01
Reference date - publication:  2020-02-10

Edition: PRELIMINARY
Edition date:  2020-02-10
Presentation format:  mapDigital

Party responsible for the resource - principalInvestigator: 
Individual's name: Will Ayersman
Organization's name: Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Contact's position: Project Manager, GIS & Remote Sensing

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 330-673-5685 x8048
Address:
Delivery point: 295 S. Water Street
City: Kent
Administrative area: OH
Postal code: 44240
Country:  US
e-mail address: william.ayersman@davey.com
Themes or categories of the resource:  boundaries, environment, imageryBaseMapsEarthCover, planningCadastre, transportation

Place keywords:
Keywords:  California, Caltrans Districts

Theme keywords:
Keywords:  Cadastral, Transportation

Descriptive keywords:
Keywords:  Downloadable Data

Thesaurus name: ArcGIS Content Type
Abstract:  Through advanced geospatial analysis, Caltrans and Davey Resource Group completed a priority-based risk assessment of Caltrans state highways to model the risk and vulnerability of road segments that fall within Caltrans jurisdiction. Data used in the model varied in their temporal resolution as well as spatial resolution. To normalize the spatial resolution, Davey Resource Group, Inc. converted all data to raster formats and set the resolution at 30m with a projection of NAD 1983 Albers. The data sets were created statewide for this analysis. Each data source utiltized the most current version. US Census data was taken from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates ranging from 2013-2017. US Department of Agriculture data ranged from 2015-2018. CAL FIRE datasets were dowloaded from their website with dates spanning from 2013-2019. Caltrans data included current data from 2018-2019. A description of the data sources can be found in the methodology (lineage) section of the metadata.

Purpose: This project was conducted to assess the vulnerability and risk of wildfire to Caltrans-owned state highways. Data sources were sought across the board to analyze a variety of factors that contribute to wildfire and its spread. Analysis included data sets from CAL FIRE, US Department of Agriculture, US Census Bureau, and Caltrans. The resulting analysis found segments along Caltrans state highways that could benefit from fuel load reduction in order to create defensible space along the rights-of-way.

Dataset language:  eng
Dataset character set:  utf8

Maintenance:
Update frequency:  asNeeded


Maintenance contact - resourceProvider: 
Individual's name: Chad Baker
Organization's name: Caltrans
Contact's position: Geospatial Data Officer

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 916-651-5720
Address:
Delivery point: 1120 N Street
City: Sacramento
Administrative area: CA
Postal code: 95814
Country:  US
e-mail address: chad.baker@dot.ca.gov
Resource constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Resource constraints:
Legal constraints:
Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Resource constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:  unclassified

Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Spatial representation type:  vector

Processing environment:  Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.0.6491

Extent:
Geographic element - Bounding rectangle:
Extent contains the resource: true
West longitude: -124.827503
East longitude: -116.100334
North latitude: 42.916296
South latitude: 31.641084
Credits: This project was made possible by a partnership between Caltrans and Davey Resource Group, Inc. Caltrans provided guidance throughout the project to ensure Davey Resource Group, Inc. had ample data and information to complete a thorough study of Caltrans state highways.

Point of contact - principalInvestigator: 
Individual's name: Will Ayersman
Organization's name: Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Contact's position: Project Manager, GIS & Remote Sensing

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 330-673-5685 x8048
Address:
Delivery point: 295 S. Water Street
City: Kent
Administrative area: OH
Postal code: 44240
Country:  US
e-mail address: william.ayersman@davey.com
Point of contact - distributor: 
Individual's name: Chad Baker
Organization's name: Caltrans
Contact's position: Geospatial Data Officer

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 916-651-5720
Address:
Delivery point: 1120 N Street
City: Sacramento
Administrative area: CA
Postal code: 95814
Country:  US
e-mail address: chad.baker@dot.ca.gov
Point of contact - originator: 
Individual's name: Lisa Worthington
Organization's name: Caltrans
Contact's position: Senior Landscape Architect

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 916-657-4767
Address:
Delivery point: 1120 N Street
City: Sacramento
Administrative area: CA
Postal code: 95814
Country:  US
e-mail address: lisa.worthington@dot.ca.gov

Spatial Representation - Vector:

Level of topology for this dataset:  geometryOnly
Geometric objects:
Object type:  composite
Object count: 511

Reference System Information:

Reference system identifier:
Value: 0

Data Quality Information:

Scope of quality information:
Level of the data:dataset

Lineage:
Process step:
Description: A geospatial risk-based model was constructed by Davey Resource Group, Inc. during Summer/Fall 2019. Datasets were collected and assessed through a variety of sources (listed below). Davey Resource Group, Inc., in conjuction with Caltrans, deliberated each potential data source to determine which pieces of information would be most beneficial to the model. Construction of the risk-based model was intended to identify priority routes or segments along Caltrans operated highways that could benefit from fuel load reductions in order to create defensible space along the rights-of-way. The following data sources were used in the study. All data was converted to 30m raster datasets to complete the analysis. A intra-dataset ranking was constructed for each variable in the model using values ranging from 0-7. A value of zero (0) was indicative of No Data. Lower values were reasoned by carrying less risk. A weighted overlay analysis was implemented to determine risk throughout the state. Data were summarized using a 1/10 mile buffer around all Caltrans operated state highways. Data Category | Data Source | Last Updated Date | Model Weight (scale 0-1) Caltrans | Average Daily Traffic Counts (AADT) | 2018 | 0.07 Caltrans | Functional Highway Class | 2018 | 0.07 Caltrans | Life Line Routes | 2018 | 0.14 Cal Fire | Fire Threat | 2013 | 0.08 Cal Fire | State Responsible Areas (SRA) | 2018 | 0.05 Cal Fire | Fire History | 2018 | 0.05 Cal Fire | Large Trees | 2015 | 0.05 US Census Bureau | Families in Poverty | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | People with Disabilities | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | People with English Speaking Difficulties | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | People Over 65 | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | People Under 5 | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | Households Without a Car | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.03 US Census Bureau | Housing Density | 5-year American Community Survey 2013-2017 | 0.04 US Department of Agriculture | Fire Return Interval Departure | 2017 | 0.06 US Department of Agriculture | Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) | 2015 | 0.06 US Department of Agriculture | Surface Waters | 2010 | 0.03 US Department of Agriculture | Wildfire Threat to Water | 2010 | 0.03 US Department of Agriculture | Site Quality/Productivity | 2019 | 0.03 US Department of Agriculture | Standing Timber | 2014 | 0.03 US Department of Agriculture | Carbon Storage | 2013 | 0.03 Each road segment was summarized for its average risk value within the buffered zone. The scores were then normalized by dividing the score by the highest score and multipling by 100. This puts the scale in a easy 0-100 scale, where 100 is the highest priority. The normalized values were statistically binned into seven (7) classes within ArcGIS using Natural Breaks classification. The top 3 classes were deemed as the priority range for this analysis. With the priority segments indentified, additonal GIS analysis was performed to assign each segment a Caltrans District, Cal Fire Unit, California State Park, National Forest, BLM Unit, Tribal Land, and County, if applicable. Data was also processed to include post mile markers for the closes ranges to give a better understanding of the location for each potential fuel reduction project.

Data quality report - Conceptual consistency:
Measure description: Data analysis was conducted on a statewide scale. All efforts were made for spatial datasets to have the same spatial resolution of 30m. Routes were selected based on a weighted model that was constructure using 21 spatial datasets. Routes were not field verified for practitcallity. ANy user of the data would need to conducted their own self-assessment as to the viablility of the priority segment for fuel load reduction.

Data quality report - Temporal consistency:
Measure description: Data for this project spanned from 2013 to 2019. Datasets were vetted for their usage and the ones within this analysis were deemed to be appropriate in the risk assessment. All datasets used were in their most current form. Caltrans and Davey Resource Group, Inc. completed a thorough review of all data prior to analysis and will not be held accountable for any changes or updates made to the data based on any data updates after August 2019.

Distribution Information:

Distributor:
Distributor information - distributor: 
Individual's name: Chad Baker
Organization's name: Caltrans
Contact's position: Geospatial Data Officer

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 916-651-5720
Address:
Delivery point: 1120 N Street
City: Sacramento
Administrative area: CA
Postal code: 95814
Country:  US
e-mail address: chad.baker@dot.ca.gov
Ordering process:
Date of availability:  2020-02-10T00:00:00
Turnaround time: Please contact Chad Baker or Lisa Worthington from Caltrans to request access to this dataset.

Format:
Format name: File Geodatabase Feature Class
Format version: 10.0

Metadata Information:

Metadata language:  eng
Metadata character set:  utf8


Last update:  2020-02-07
Maintenance:
Update frequency:  asNeeded


Maintenance contact - resourceProvider: 
Individual's name: Chad Baker
Organization's name: Caltrans
Contact's position: Geospatial Data Officer

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 916-651-5720
Address:
Delivery point: 1120 N Street
City: Sacramento
Administrative area: CA
Postal code: 95814
Country:  US
e-mail address: chad.baker@dot.ca.gov

Metadata constraints:
Constraints:
Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Metadata constraints:
Legal constraints:
Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Metadata constraints:
Security constraints:
Classification:  unclassified

Limitations of use: The data are made available to the public solely for informational purposes. Information provided by Caltrans is accurate to the best of our knowledge and is subject to change on a regular basis, without notice. While Caltrans makes every effort to provide useful and accurate information, we do not warrant the information to be authoritative, complete, factual, or timely. Information is provided on an "as is" and an "as available" basis. Caltrans is not liable to any party for any cost or damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access or use of, or the inability to access or use, the Site or any of the Materials or Services described herein.

Metadata contact - pointOfContact: 
Individual's name: Will Ayersman
Organization's name: Davey Resource Group, Inc.
Contact's position: Project Manager, GIS & Remote Sensing

Contact information:
Phone:
Voice: 330-673-5685 x8048
Address:
Delivery point: 295 S. Water Street
City: Kent
Administrative area: OH
Postal code: 44240
Country:  US
e-mail address: william.ayersman@davey.com
Scope of the data described by the metadata:  dataset
Scope name: dataset

Name of the metadata standard used: ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Version of the metadata standard: 2007