Orthorectified Photomosaic Metadata

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Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Horizons, Inc.

Publication_Date: 20021118

Title: Arches National Park Vegetation Mapping Project - True Color Orthophotography

Edition: One

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, Utah

Publisher: Bureau of Reclamation

Other_Citation_Details: None

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/arch/archortho.zip>

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Description:

Abstract:

Color aerial photography was collected, in stereo with 60 percent forward overlap and 40 percent side overlap on 6/18/02. The flight height was 20,000 feet above mean terrain. Airborne GPS data were collected. The original film was scanned at 21 microns to create pixels of approximately .84 meters. USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) grid data was used to create digital orthophotos. All tiles were later mosaicked into a MrSID format.

Purpose:

The aerial photography and orthophotos will be used for scientific research.

Supplemental_Information: None

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20020618

Ending_Date: 20020618

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Arches National Park and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.760278

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.426699

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.881027

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.556278

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Aerial Photography

Theme_Keyword: Color Photography

Theme_Keyword: Orthophoto

Theme_Keyword: DOQ

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Digital Orthophoto

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Arches National Park

Place_Keyword: ARCH

Place_Keyword: Grand County

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau

Place_Keyword: National Park Service

Place_Keyword: NPS

Place_Keyword: USA

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: Arches National Park

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: ARCH

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)

Contact_Person: Alan Bell

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Denver Federal Center Building 56 Rm 2665

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225-0007

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-445-2268

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: Unknown

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: abell@do.usbr.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm, Mountain Time

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Coles, J., A. Tendick, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, J. Von Loh, and A. Evenden

Publication_Date: 20090630

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Arches National Park

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Online_Linkage: <http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/>

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Orthophotos were created from the aerial photography using USGS DEM data and aero triangulation data. The orthophotography was produced to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:12,000 scale map products. The X, Y, Z, omega, phi, and kappa for each photograph were calculated by Horizons, Inc. Airborne GPS data were collected during the photography mission for each exposure station. The GPS event is at the photo-center of each exposure. The final adjustment of this block was solved using Erio Technologies ALBANY software. ALBANY is a simultaneous least squares bundle adjustment, which is designed for use with airborne GPS.

Logical_Consistency_Report: None

Completeness_Report: None

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The horizontal RMS for the airborne GPS for this area of the project is: X - RMS = .152 meters Y - RMS = .196 meters The X-Y vector is .248 meters.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The vertical RMS for the airborne GPS for this area of the project is: Z - RMS = .179 meters.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Horizons, Inc.

Publication_Date: 20021118

Title: Arches National Park Orthophotos

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: imagery

Source_Scale_Denominator: 40000

Type_of_Source_Media: AGFA X100 Film

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20020618

Ending_Date: 20020618

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: None

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Scanner: Intergraph PhotoScan TD Photo Digitizing System. Scanner Geometric Calibration: Standard Deviation (sigma) = 1.6710356970 Root Mean Square X = 1.9970393211 Root Mean Square Y = 0.9624905604 Scanner setting: Transmissivity: 0.0151 0.6610 Film Density: 1.8210 0.1778 Gamma: 1.75 Quality Control Procedures: Film was kept in airtight containers prior to scanning. Both the base and emulsion sides of the film were cleaned using a tacky roller system prior to scanning. Color adjustment was achieved by visually matching the tone, contrast, and brightness to the original film. Each scanned image was checked computationally for missing data. Quality Control Procedures for orthophoto production: After individual orthophotos were mosaicked into a regional database, the resulting orthophoto composite was visually inspected for tone balance and image distortion. In areas of image distortion, more suitable orthophoto imagery was inserted, when possible. The final orthophotos were visually inspected for accuracy and consistency. Some areas of the final orthophoto imagery are blurred due to the extreme terrain and/or the accuracy of the USGS DEM data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Process_Date: 20021118

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Russ Tiensvold

Contact_Organization: Horizons Inc.

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator Horizons Job #02-5631

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 3600 Jet Drive

City: Rapid City

State_or_Province: South Dakota

Postal_Code: 57703

Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-343-0280

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605-343-0305

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: russt@horizonsinc.com

Hours_of_Service: 8am-5pm Mountain Time

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Individual tiles (all 23 *.tifs) were mosaicked into a MrSID format.

Process_Date: 20090521

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Pixel

Row_Count: 35610

Column_Count: 28461

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 12

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 1.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

ZEISS RMK A 15/23 Calibrated focal length: 152.773 mm. Orthophoto Pixel Size = 1.0 meters

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: None

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Arches National Park Orthophotos

Distribution_Liability:

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such.

The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/arch/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090521

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100512

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/fgdc_metadata/255>