Jaenicke, Margaret E. Hopkins, Anders L. Kowalski, Kurt P. Bozimowski, Alexandra A. Sanocki, Chris A. 202406 vector and raster digital data Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OS796H U. S. Geological Survey 2016 vector and raster digital data Reston, VA U. S. Geological Survey https://doi.org/10.5066/P9UAA4HY The US Geological Survey (USGS) created the Conservation and Recreation Lands (CARL) 10-meter raster dataset as the fourth parameter in the Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment (WLERA) which covers the southwestern shore of Lake Erie. WLERA is a part of the USGS's Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Restoration Assessment (GLCWRA) initiative where coastal areas around the Great Lakes are identified and ranked for potential wetland restoration. Derived from the Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US), the CARL dataset represents legally protected areas, including parks, Federal Waterfowl Production Areas, State and county wildlife areas, and lands within a kilometer of these areas. Close proximity to intact ecosystems or conservation lands in thought to benefit restoration efforts for biodiversity. Please refer to the process steps and https://glcwra.wim.usgs.gov/ for further explanation on the methods. Version 2.0 of this dataset was created with more recently released input data. For information on the changes between versions 1.0 and 2.0, please see the Release History text file. The identification of Conservation and Recreation Lands is necessary because wetland restoration efforts in these areas would benefit from the intact ecosystems existing on publicly protected lands. The datasets in WLERA Composite 2024 (Jaenicke et al., 2024) were created with more recently published datasets than the WLERA Composite 2016 release (Saarinen, 2016). The foremost among these is the digital elevation model (DEM) which was used to create the study area boundary, the hydroperiod, the dikes and the index composite layers. The elevation data was created from 3DEP DEM tiles published between 2015 and 2019. Updated versions of the following datasets were also used in the creation of WLERA Composite 2024: National Wetland Inventory (NWI) data published in 2023, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) water level measurements from 1993-2023, Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) data published in 2022, National Hydrology Dataset (NHD) published in 2023, Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) data published in 2022 and National Land Cover Database (NLCD) data published in 2021. The methodology of the project has largely stayed the same between the WLERA Composite 2016 and WLERA Composite 2024 data release. The notable exception is that there were additional steps used to create the index composite. After the index composite was created using the input parameters and the composite model, a boundary cleaning routine was used to reduce the amount of data noise or lone grid cells present within the index composite. The index composite layer was also reviewed by USGS ecologists after the model was executed and before the data were published, to ensure the accuracy of the results. Based on this review, index composite values returned from the model that did not highlight restorable wetlands were removed from the final dataset. 202406 publication date Complete None planned -83.7447 -82.0833 42.1282 41.2615 ISO 19115 Topic Category environment geoscientificInformation inlandWaters Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords lake lakeshore wetland wetland restoration stream river hydrology resource management water quality USGS Thesaurus river reaches hydrology wetland ecosystems natural resource management hydrology water quality remediation Common geographic areas Great Lakes Ohio Michigan Lake Erie Western Lake Erie None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. None. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Kurt P Kowalski U.S. Geological Survey, MIDCONTINENT REGION Research Ecologist mailing address

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Ann Arbor MI 48105 US 734-214-9308 734-994-8780 kkowalski@usgs.gov The GLCWRA was produced with funding provided by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and in collaboration with the New College of Florida. Digital datasets obtained from public repositories and datasets including the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), National Wetland Index (NWI), 3D Elevation Program (3DEP), U.S. Census Bureau, National Geospatial Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), Protected Areas Database of the U.S. (PAD-US), National Land Cover Database (NLDC), Gridded Soil Survey Geographic Database (gSSURGO), Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP), Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) dataset U.S. Geological Survey 2016 application/service Geonarrative map website for GLCWRA study https://glcwra.wim.usgs.gov/ Kurt P Kowalski Justin A. Saarinen 2016 dataset https://www.sciencebase.gov U.S. Geological Survey Previous release of data. See "Supplemental Information" for more context. https://doi.org/10.5066/f74t6ghx The attribute values of this dataset were inspected and confirmed to be within the proper range of values. The attribute values were reviewed, and spatial data was visually inspected to verify the that the data values and their locations accurately describe the purpose of the data. This dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract. This dataset provides coverage for the entire Western Lake Erie Restoration Assessment study area. Approximately 20% of the spatial data was visually inspected to verify the positional accuracy of its features. The review consisted of comparing the spatial data to its input datasets and to underlying GIS basemaps. While this data has been reviewed, the spatial data is only as spatially accurate as the input data sources. No formal vertical accuracy tests were conducted. The accuracy of this dataset varies based on the input sources; refer to the input source metadata files for more details. U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) Gap Analysis Project (GAP) 20220131 3.0 tabular digital data https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/61794fc2d34ea58c3c6f9f69 Digital 20220131 publication date PAD-US Region 3 Identifies protected areas as they would be more suitable for wetland restoration. Using ArcGIS Pro 3.0.3, the 'PADUS3_0Combined_DOD_TRIB_Fee_Designation_Easement_Region_3' feature class was clipped to the study area using the 'Clip' tool. Then, using the 'Buffer' tool, the clipped PADUS polygons were buffered three times, once at 250 meters, once at 500 meters and once at 1000 meters (Side Type = Full, Ende Type = Round, Method = Planar, Dissolve Type = Dissolve all output features into a single feature). In a new column called 'Value' in the attribute tables, the PADUS clipped polygons were given a value of '4', the 250 meter polygons a value of '3', the 500 meter polygons a value of '2', and the 1000 meter polygons a value of '1'. 20230614 Next, using the 'Union' tool, the PADUS clip layer and the three buffer layers were merged together in a single layer. The PADUS clip layer was given the highest priority, then the 250 meter buffer was 2nd, then the 500 meter buffer and last the 1000 meter buffer. Finally, using the 'Polygon to Raster' tool, the output polygon layer from the union was rasterized (Value field = Value, Cell assignment type = Cell center, Priority field = NONE, Cellsize = 10-meter, Snap Raster = WLERA DEM). This resulting raster represent the Parameter 4 dataset. 20230901 Raster Grid Cell 9327 13625 1 Universal Transverse Mercator 17 0.9996 -81.0 0.0 500000.0 0.0 row and column 10.0 10.0 meters North_American_Datum_1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.2572221010042 WLERA_P4_CARL.tif A raster dataset (in geoTIFF format) representing the boundaries of CARL and nearby areas. Producer Defined Value A ranked ordinal value denoting tiers of distance from conservation and recreation lands. Producer Defined 255 Area outside of study area. Producer defined 0 Represents the areas more than 1000 meters away from CARL. Producer defined 1 Represents the areas within 1000 meters of CARL. Producer defined 2 Represents the areas within 500 meters of CARL. Producer defined 3 Represents the areas within 250 meters of CARL. Producer defined 4 Represents conservation and recreation lands. Producer defined WLERA_P4_CARL.zip contains a TIF raster image (WLERA_P4_CARL.tif) and associated metadata (WLERA_P4_CARL.tif.xml). NA GS ScienceBase U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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