Accuracy Assessment 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: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Publication_Date: 200707

Title:

Bluestone National Scenic River Vegetation Mapping Project - Accuracy Assessment Points

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/blue/blueaa.zip>

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

James P. Vanderhorst, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Publication_Date: Unpublished material

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping of Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, Technical Report

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Description:

Abstract:

Location of thematic accuracy assessment sampling points used in the vegetation classification and mapping of Bluestone National Scenic River.

Purpose:

To identify the locations of sampling points used to assess thematic accuracy of the Bluestone National Scenic River vegetation map.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20070523

Ending_Date: 20070625

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Bluestone National Scenic River and environs (West Virginia)

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.026079

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.940127

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.601805

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.518171

Local_Bounding_Coordinates:

Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 497698.000000

Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 505285.000000

Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4152359.000000

Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4161636.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Thematic accuracy assessment

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation map

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: Bluestone National Scenic River

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: BLUE

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System

Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification

Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance

Taxonomic_Keywords: community association

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Campus Box 7106

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7106

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 515-3430

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 515-3439

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.1.1332

Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile

Data_Set_Credit: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI point geometry

Completeness_Report:

Each accuracy assessment point is represented by one point in the shapefile. All points fall within vegetation polygons except one point (BLUE.298), which has low estimated accuracy due to poor satellite reception and failure of post-process differential correction. This point is mapped outside the boundary of the vegetation map although the actual point on the ground was thought to be within the boundary. The photo signature of the mapped point is the same association as the adjacent polygon which the point was meant to sample.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The number and distribution of sampling points was determined by map class abundance and frequency as recommended in the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping protocols. A stratified random sampling approach was used, distributing the sampling effort across the vegetation map classes. Initially, a random sample of polygons stratified by vegetation map class was selected. Subsequently, a random sample of points stratified by vegetation map class was selected. In both samples, random points were generated in ArcGIS. Sample points located close to polygon boundaries were moved to at least 30 meters inside the polygon to avoid ecotones. In long narrow polygons where that was not possible, sample points were moved to a point approximately equidistant from the polygon boundaries. An ArcGIS shapefile containing the sample points was created and the attribute table was edited to include the fields needed to record the data to be collected at each point. The shapefile was imported into Trimble .ssf format and loaded into a Trimble GeoXT global positioning system (GPS) unit. This allowed the field ecologist to enter data directly into an electronic file in real time. In May and June 2007, an ecologist collected field data at a total of 310 sample points. Approximately one-quarter of the accuracy assessment points (83) came from the initial polygon-based sample and the remaining three-quarters (227) were from the point-based sample. Accuracy assessment points were located in the field using a Trimble GeoXT GPS unit. The vegetation or land cover at each accuracy assessment point was classified based on the vegetation key developed for the vegetation mapping project.

Process_Date: 20070628

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: Campus Box 7106

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7106

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 515-3430

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (919) 515-3439

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 310

ESRI_Terms_Description:

ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple

ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Point

ESRI_Topology: FALSE

ESRI_Feature_Count: 310

Spatial_Index: TRUE

Linear_Referencing: FALSE

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016

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

Coordinate_System_Name:

Geographic_Coordinate_System_Name: GCS_North_American_1983

Projected_Coordinate_System_Name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_17N

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: blue_veg_aa_2007

Entity_Type_Type: Feature Class

Entity_Type_Count: 310

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation (NCSU)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Alias: FID

Attribute_Type: OID

Attribute_Width: 4

Attribute_Precision: 0

Attribute_Scale: 0

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_Alias: Shape

Attribute_Type: Geometry

Attribute_Width: 0

Attribute_Precision: 0

Attribute_Scale: 0

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AA_OBS_COD

Attribute_Alias: AA_OBS_COD

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 13

Attribute_Definition:

Unique identification code assigned to each accuracy assessment point. Values in this field can be used to link records to records in the AA Observations Table in the PLOTS database.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique identification code assigned to each point

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CANOPY_CLO

Attribute_Alias: CANOPY_CLO

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 3

Attribute_Definition: Estimated percent closure of tree canopy

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CANOPY_HGT

Attribute_Alias: CANOPY_HGT

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 3

Attribute_Definition: Estimated height of canopy, to nearest 5 feet

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 120

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CANOPY_BAS

Attribute_Alias: CANOPY_BAS

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 3

Attribute_Definition: Estimated height to base of tree canopy, to nearest 5 feet

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 100

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: feet

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASPECT_N

Attribute_Alias: ASPECT_N

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 3

Attribute_Definition:

Compass direction toward which the slope faces at the point, measured in degrees, from north, in a clockwise direction. (-1 = terrain at the point is flat, has no aspect.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 360

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOPO_DESC

Attribute_Alias: TOPO_DESC

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 50

Attribute_Definition: Description of topography at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Description of topography

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_CLASS2

Attribute_Alias: MAP_CLASS2

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Definition:

Vegetation map class assigned to the point based on the vegetation observed and the vegetation key developed for the project

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Bluestone Vegetation Key

Codeset_Source:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, Technical Report (see Larger Work Citation)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTH_CLASS1

Attribute_Alias: OTH_CLASS1

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Definition:

First, other vegetation map class observed within 50 meters of the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Bluestone Vegetation Key

Codeset_Source:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, Technical Report (see Larger Work Citation)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIST_OTH_2

Attribute_Alias: DIST_OTH_2

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 30

Attribute_Definition:

Distance to the first, other vegetation map class observed within 50 meters of the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 10

Range_Domain_Maximum: 50

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTH_CLASS_

Attribute_Alias: OTH_CLASS_

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Definition:

Second, other vegetation map class observed within 50 meters of the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Bluestone Vegetation Key

Codeset_Source:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, Technical Report (see Larger Work Citation)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DIST_OTH_C

Attribute_Alias: DIST_OTH_C

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 30

Attribute_Definition:

Distance to the second, other vegetation map class observed within 50 meters of the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 50

Range_Domain_Maximum: 50

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Max_PDOP

Attribute_Alias: Max_PDOP

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 9

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 1

Attribute_Definition:

Maximum PDOP of position, generated by GPS. (0 = No GPS position could be recorded.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.3

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4755

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Corr_Type

Attribute_Alias: Corr_Type

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 36

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-GPS

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS position could not be recorded in the field

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Postprocessed Code

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS coordinates were differentially corrected

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uncorrected

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

No differential correction applied because of inadequate GPS satellite information

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Definition:

This attribute records information about differential correction of GPS coordinates recorded in the field

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Rcvr_Type

Attribute_Alias: Rcvr_Type

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 36

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: (Blank)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: GPS position could not be recorded in the field

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GeoXT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Trimble GeoXT GPS receiver

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Definition:

Type of GPS receiver used to record coordinate location at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_Date

Attribute_Alias: GPS_Date

Attribute_Type: Date

Attribute_Width: 8

Attribute_Definition: Date that field data were recorded at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 5/21/2007

Range_Domain_Maximum: 6/16/2007

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_Time

Attribute_Alias: GPS_Time

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 10

Attribute_Definition: Time of day that field data were recorded at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 01:00:21pm

Range_Domain_Maximum: 12:59:36pm

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Update_Sta

Attribute_Alias: Update_Sta

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 36

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: New

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Because the original sample point was inaccessible, the ecologist used GPS to navigate to well within the polygon boundary and then recorded GPS coordinates for the point at which observations were made.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Updated

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

The ecologist used GPS to navigate to the sample point as close as possible and then recorded GPS coordinates for the point at which observations were made.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Definition:

This attribute indicates whether the coordinate location of the sample point was updated or created based on GPS data collected in the field.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Feat_Name

Attribute_Alias: Feat_Name

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: allPntsJ

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Name of shapefile containing point-based sample of accuracy assessment points

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLUE_AA_

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Name of shapefile containing polygon-based sample of accuracy assessment points

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Definition:

Name of the shapefile in which the original sample point is stored

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Datafile

Attribute_Alias: Datafile

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Definition: Name of the data file in which the sample point data are stored

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ALLPNTSNEWWAY.cor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: File name

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: R061909A.cor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: File name

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLUE_AA.cor

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: File name

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_Height

Attribute_Alias: GPS_Height

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 3

Attribute_Definition:

Elevation at the point, in meters, created after differential correction using Pathfinder Office software. (0 = No GPS position could be recorded.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 385.29

Range_Domain_Maximum: 689.549

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Vert_Prec

Attribute_Alias: Vert_Prec

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 1

Attribute_Definition:

Estimate of vertical precision, in meters, generated with Pathfinder Office software. (0 = No GPS position could be recorded.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 78.5

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Horz_Prec

Attribute_Alias: Horz_Prec

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 1

Attribute_Definition:

Estimate of horizontal precision, in meters, generated with Pathfinder Office software. (0 = No GPS position could be recorded.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.7

Range_Domain_Maximum: 51.3

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Std_Dev

Attribute_Alias: Std_Dev

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 6

Attribute_Definition:

Estimate of standard deviation from mean position, in meters, generated with Pathfinder Office software. (0 = insufficient GPS data.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.026356

Range_Domain_Maximum: 698.400132

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Northing

Attribute_Alias: Northing

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 3

Attribute_Definition: UTM northing coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 4152358.818

Range_Domain_Maximum: 4161636.02

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Easting

Attribute_Alias: Easting

Attribute_Type: Number

Attribute_Width: 19

Attribute_Number_of_Decimals: 3

Attribute_Definition: UTM easting coordinate

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 497697.86

Range_Domain_Maximum: 505285.418

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Primary_Sp

Attribute_Alias: Primary_Sp

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 150

Attribute_Definition: Primary tree and shrub species observed at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Primary tree and shrub species observed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AAPic

Attribute_Alias: AAPic

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 20

Attribute_Definition:

Name of file that contains picture taken at the point. (Blank = no picture taken.)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Name of file that contains picture taken at the point

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Sec_Specie

Attribute_Alias: Sec_Specie

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 150

Attribute_Definition: Secondary tree and shrub species observed at the point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Secondary tree and shrub species observed

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Assoc_mult

Attribute_Alias: Assoc_mult

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 100

Attribute_Definition:

Vegetation association assigned to the point based on the vegetation observed and the vegetation key developed for the mapping project

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Bluestone Vegetation Key

Codeset_Source:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, Technical Report (see Larger Work Citation)

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Rational_1

Attribute_Alias: Rational_1

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 100

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Rating code and notes regarding how closely the observed vegetation matched the vegetation key.

Attribute_Definition:

Notes regarding rationale for assigning vegetation association (Assoc_mult)

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

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

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Distribution_Liability:

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Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080731

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100517

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>