LENZ Level 1 Polygons

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ministry for the Environment

Publication_Date: 1/12/2002

Title: LENZ Level 1 Polygons

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: LENZ Level 1 Polygons.shp

Description:

Abstract:

Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ) is a classification of fifteen climate, landform, and soil variables chosen for their relevance to biological distributions. Classification groups were derived by automatic classification using a multivariate procedure. Four levels of classification detail have been produced from this analysis, containing 20, 100, 200, and 500 groups respectively.

Purpose:

Detailed descriptions of the input data layers, the methods, and the resulting classification groups are contained in two publications: Leathwick et al. 2003. Land Environments of New Zealand. David Bateman Ltd, Auckland; and Leathwick et al. 2003. LENZ Technical Guide, Ministry for the Environment. This layer is the first with only 20 environments.

Supplemental_Information:

This dataset was converted to Shape file polygons from the native Grid format. Fundemental data layer is interger. Attatched attribute table identifies LENZ level I groups and their average environment.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1/1/2000

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: 166.258534

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 179.484387

North_Bounding_Coordinate: -34.003251

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -47.412670

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:

REQUIRED: Reference to a formally registered thesaurus or a similar authoritative source of theme keywords.

Theme_Keyword: ECOLOGY Landscape Biodiversity

Theme_Keyword: ECOLOGY Landscape Classification

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/>

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Ministry for the Environment

Contact_Position: Senior Adviser, Geospatial Information

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical address

Address: 23 Kate Sheppard Place

City: Wellington

Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +64 4 439 7400

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: info@mfe.govt.nz

Data_Set_Credit:

John Leathwick, Gareth Wilson, Daniel Rutledge, Peter wardle, Fraser Morgan, Kirsty Johnston, Malcolm McLeod, Russel Kirkpatrick

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Not Relevant

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not Relevant

Completeness_Report: Complete

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No assessment has been made of the additive effects of positional inaccuracies in the data used to define LENZ.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

No assessment has been made of the additive effects of positional inaccuracies in the data used to define LENZ.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Land Environments of New Zealand (LENZ) was derived by combining data from the Land Resource Inventory (LRI) database, thin plate spline surfaces fitted to long-run average climate data from climate stations throughout New Zealand, and a slope layer computed from a 25 meter DEM derived by Landcare Research from 20 m contour data used in the production of NZMS 260 series topographic maps.

Process_Date: 20090608

Process_Time: 13100400

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Converted to polygons for distribution

Process_Date: June 2009

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: 21

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: New_Zealand_Map_Grid

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_New_Zealand_1949

Ellipsoid_Name: International_1924

Semi-major_Axis: 6378388.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 297.000000

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: LENZ Level 1 Polygons

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

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: VALUE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LVL_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HECTARES

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEVATION

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANNUAL_TEM

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MIN_TEMP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ANNUAL_SOL

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WINTER_SOL

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OCT_VPD

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WAT_BAL_RA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WATER_DEFI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DRAINAGE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CHEM_LIMIT

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACID_SOL_P

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: EXCH_CALCI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: INDURATION

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PARTICLE_S

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Landcare Research Ltd.

Contact_Position: GIS Technician

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PB 3127

City: Hamilton

Postal_Code: 2001

Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 64 7 858 3703

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 64 7 858 4964

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: briggsc@landcare.cri.nz

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 51.433

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: www.koordinates.com

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Koordinates.com

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ed.korkery@koordinates.com

Contact_Instructions: This dataset can be downloaded from www.koordinates.com

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090703

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090616

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Ministry for the Environment

Contact_Person: Karl Majorhazi

Contact_Position: Senior Adviser, Geospatial Information

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical address

Address: Environment House

Address: 23 Kate Sheppard Place

City: Wellington

Country: New Zealand

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 64 4 439 7400

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>

Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile