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A Comprehensive Review of Observational and Site Evaluation Data of Migrant Whooping Cranes in the United States, 1943-99

Appendices

III. METADATA

Spatial_Reference_Information:
- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
  - Planar:
    - Map_Projection:
      - Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
      - Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
        
        Standard_Parallel: 29.5
        Standard_Parallel: 45.5
        Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: –96
        Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23
        False_Easting: 0.0
        False_Northing: 0.0
    - Planar_Coordinate_Information:
      - Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
      - Coordinate_Representation:
        
        Abscissa_Resolution: 1.0
        Ordinate_Resolution: 1.0
      - Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
  - Geodetic_Model:
    - Horizontal_Datum_Name: Unknown
    - Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
    - Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
    - Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

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