Field Plots 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: Von Loh, Jim (e2M)

Publication_Date: 20070901

Title:

Colorado National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project - Field Plot and Observation Points

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/colm/colmgeodata.zip>

File_or_Table_Name: COLM_plots_obs_pts

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This point file displays the 525 field plot and observation locations visited in 2003 and 2004 as part of the vegetation mapping project for Colorado National Monument. The data collected were used for the vegetation classification and mapping of the park. Sample plots were located subjectively in representative vegetation throughout the Monument. A map of soils and geology overlain on topography helped field crews maximize the diversity of sites sampled. Field crews decided where and when to use observation points or vegetation plots to sample the vegetation. Vegetation plots were placed in stands judged by field crews to represent legitimate vegetation types that could be classified to the NVC using standard multivariate analysis techniques. Observation points were placed in stands (1) if the vegetation was highly altered and therefore not classifiable, (2) to provide information about the distribution of common vegetation types adequately sampled in vegetation plots, or (3) if the stand represented a unique vegetation type that was too small to hold a 400m2 sample plot (e.g., seeps, Oregon grape shrubland). Fuels data was collected at a subset of the plots visited, and 360 degree movie files were taken of the vegetation. Nine hundred and twenty photographs were also taken of plot and observation locations.

Purpose:

Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at Colorado National Monument. These points show the location of plot and observation points visited. 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: 20030513

Ending_Date: 20031010

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colorado National Monument

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.757326

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.455453

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.975512

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.976568

Local_Bounding_Coordinates:

Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 694264.000000

Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 706376.000000

Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4316876.000000

Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 7323810.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Plots

Theme_Keyword: Ground Cover

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Plots

Theme_Keyword: Observations

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

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:

Acknowledgment of the USGS-RMMC, e2M and the National Park Service 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 9.1.0.722

Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile

Data_Set_Credit:

NPS NCPN - Sarah Topp, Bruce Condie e2M - Jim Von Loh, Sarah Boyes, Brian Davis, Pete Williams, and Maureen DeCoursey

Data_Quality_Information:

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.

Completeness_Report:

This data contains all the observation and plot points visited for the Colorado Vegetation Mapping Project.

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

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS

Publication_Date: 20031010

Title:

Colorado National Monument, Battleship Rock, Island Mesa and Glade Park

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG

Source_Contribution: Digital Raster Graphics were used for field maps.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Field data collection was accomplished with the use of recreational GPS units (generally Garmins). Field crews used their judgment for the placement of plot and observation locations.

Process_Date: unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

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

Process_Date: unknown

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: 524

ESRI_Terms_Description:

ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple

ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Point

ESRI_Topology: FALSE

ESRI_Feature_Count: 524

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: 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: 0.008192

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.008192

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_plots_obs_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.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

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: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition: plot point number

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique plot code created for each location visited.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pnts_Type

Attribute_Definition: Type of point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: A text explaining what kind of point.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Edit_Date

Attribute_Definition: Date of edit

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of any edits or updates to attributes.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Edit_Notes

Attribute_Definition: Explaination of edit.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Notes about any edits or updates made to a point.

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/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: 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: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20061013

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100518

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>