USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Colorado National Monument Accuracy Assessment Metadata

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: Landgraf, Keith (e2m)

Originator: Blauer, Steve (USGS-RMMC)

Publication_Date: 20070901

Title:

Vegetation Mapping Accuracy Assessment Locations for Colorado National Monument

Online_Linkage:

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

File_or_Table_Name: COLM_AA_pts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This point file displays the 500 accuracy assessment (AA) points visited in July and August of 2004 as part of the vegetation mapping project. Five hundred and one accuracy assessment points were created for COLM (2 were inaccessible) by Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer of the USGS-RMMC. The points were randomly selected, stratified by the map units used for vegetation mapping and further screened so as not to fall on inaccessible isolated mesa tops and vertical canyon walls. The coordinates were uploaded to Garmin hand-held GPS receivers so that ecologists could navigate to them in the field. Some AA points fell on ecotones and two sets of data were recorded on the evenly-split site. AA points that fell along polygon edges sometimes did not represent the entire polygon well and some AA points fell on small patches of vegetation that were different than the community in the larger area. Many recently dead Pinus edulis trees were present on the landscape and would appear on the 2002 aerial photos as living. Notes were taken to support these observations during the AA point evaluation phase of the project. For all AA data collection, whenever an unknown species was encountered, a sample was collected and keyed to accurately establish its identity. In addition to collecting vegetation data, photographs were taken at each location visited -- approximately 1,000 images were acquired to illustrate the AA sites visited.

Purpose:

To show the location of accuracy assessment points visited at Colorado National Monument. The intended use of all data in the park's GIS library is to support diverse park activities including planning, management, maintenance, research, and interpretation.

Supplemental_Information:

Established May 24, 1911, and on 20,453.932 acres, Colorado National Monument consists of geologic features including: towering red sandstone monoliths, deep sheer-walled canyons, and a variety of wildlife (bighorn sheep, golden eagles, mule deer, and mountain lions).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20040712

Ending_Date: 20040817

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colorado National Monument and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.759720

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.619500

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.120727

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.977964

Local_Bounding_Coordinates:

Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 694053.000000

Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 705801.000000

Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4317016.000000

Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4332573.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment

Theme_Keyword: Ground Cover

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Point

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: None

Place_Keyword: Grand Junction

Place_Keyword: Mesa County

Place_Keyword: Colorado

Place_Keyword: National Park Service

Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau

Place_Keyword: USA

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: Colorado National Monument

Place_Keyword: Northern Colorado Plateau Network Network

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: COLM

Place_Keyword: NCPN

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgment of the USGS-RMMC would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation process before beginning their analysis/use. The burden of determining fitness for use lies with the user.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program

Contact_Person: Janet Coles

Contact_Position: Vegetation Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: P.O. Box 848

City: Moab

State_or_Province: UT

Postal_Code: 84532

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 435-719-2358

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: janet_coles@nps.gov

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Von Loh, J., K. Landgraf, A. Evenden, T. Owens, S. Blauer, and M. Reid

Publication_Date: 20070901

Title:

Colorado National Monument Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Moab, UT

Publisher: National Park Service, Northern Colorado Plateau Network

Online_Linkage: https://science1.nature.nps.gov/naturebib/

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile

Data_Set_Credit:

USGS-RMMC - Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer e2M - Jim Von Loh, Arne Buechling, Travis Belote and Sarah Boyes.

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: County USDA Aerial Photo Field Office, Salt Lake City, UT

Publication_Date: 20020618

Title: Digital Orthophotograph of Colorado National Monument

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image

Other_Citation_Details: Field maps were created using this imagery.

Source_Scale_Denominator: 20,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20020618

Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: COLM DOQQs

Source_Contribution:

This digital orthophoto provided the project basemap for field maps.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Coordinates were generated in the office (USGS-RMMC), loaded onto Garmin GPS units for navigation purposes.

Process_Date: unknown

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS-RMMC

Contact_Person: Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: 4821 Quail Crest Place, MS-509

City: Lawrence

State_or_Province: KS

Postal_Code: 66049-3839

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-832-3551

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: klandgraf@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (MS Access) database, and shapefiles were created from the data in the database.

Process_Date: unknown

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Network staff has ground checked and verified all features to the best of their knowledge. GIS personnel verified all features and attributes.

Logical_Consistency_Report: There are no duplicate features present.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data was collected using recreational grade GPS receivers (generally Garmins). A dop or meters error reading was recorded when applicable. Recreational GPS receivers generally have horizontal errors of 3-15 meters (less than 40 meters). GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded on the plot form.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Standard GPS Elevation Error

Completeness_Report:

This data contains all the accuracy assessment points visited for the Colorado Vegetation Mapping Project.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Point ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 500 Spatial_Index: TRUE Linear_Referencing: FALSE SDTS_Terms_Description

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: coordinate pair

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000063

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000063

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: COLM_AA_pts

Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service

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.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

OBJECT_ID - Object ID - ESRI automatically generated unique ID SHAPE - Geometry - ESRI automatically generated geometry type PLOT_CODE - Text - Unique plot code created for each location visited. Pnts_Type - Long Integer (subtypes)- Type of point 1 - Plot_Point 2 - Observation Point 3 - AA_Point 4 - Fuels_Point 5 - Misc_Photo_Point Edit_Date - Text - Date of any edits or updates to attributes Edit_Notes - Text - Notes about any edits or updates made to a point.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Unknown.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Address

Address: USGS

Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI

Address: Building 810, Room 8000

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address: USGS

Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI

Address: PO BOX 25046, DFC, MS302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4229

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219 (org)

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

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: GDB (feature class)

Transfer_Size: 5.09

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

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

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070829

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080421

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

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-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

<http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/>

Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999