LENZ Level 2 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 2 Polygons

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: LENZ Level 2 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 II 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.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

D:\Data_Spatial\LENZ\LENZ Re-release\LENZ_Class\LENZLevel1_Dissolve_Export

Process_Date: 20090608

Process_Time: 13100400

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

D:\Data_Spatial\LENZ\LENZ Re-release\LENZ_Class\Working\LENZLevel1_Dissolve_Export

Process_Date: 20090608

Process_Time: 13160000

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Converted to polygons for distribution

Process_Date: June 2009

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

D:\Data_Spatial\LENZ\LENZ Re-release\LENZ_Class\LENZ Level 1 Polygons.shp.xml

Process_Date: 20090616

Process_Time: 11563300

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: 101

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 2 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_2

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: 72.868

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_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: 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