USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Colonial National Historical Park Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic - Leaf-off Metadata

Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic - Leaf-off Metadata

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• 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: 20030301

Title:

Colonial National Historical Park Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic - Spring (leaf-off) (ERDAS Imagine IMG and MrSID formats)

Edition: 20030301-Final

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

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

Description:

Abstract:

Orthorectified color infrared ERDAS Imagine image of Colonial National Historical Park. Produced from 280 color infrared photos taken March 1, 2002. Orthorectification accomplished with Imagine Orthobase v8.5 software. RMSE is 0.943 meters meeting class 1 NMAS. The spring mosaics for Colonial NHP are broken into 5 pieces. The 5 individual pieces are listed as follows: greenspring_sp, jamestown_swannpt_sp, parkway_ringfield_sp, williamsburg_sp, and yorktown_sp.

Purpose:

The dataset was developed for use by Colonial NHP as a GIS component and for digital monoplotting and mapping.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20020301

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colonial National Historical Park and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.846093

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.476366

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.304531

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.184082

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Orthorectified

Theme_Keyword: Color Infrared

Theme_Keyword: mosaic

Theme_Keyword: aerial photo

Theme_Keyword: CIR

Theme_Keyword: image

Theme_Keyword: leaf-off

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Place_Keyword: National Park

Place_Keyword: Colonial National Historical Park

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Temporal_Keyword: 20020301

Temporal_Keyword: spring

Temporal_Keyword: March

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Sara Stevens

Contact_Organization: Colonial NHP

Contact_Position: Data Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 200 Chestnut Street

City: Philadelphia

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 19106

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (401) 874-4548

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Sara_Stevens@nps.gov

Data_Set_Credit: Bill Millinor

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ERDAS Imagine IMG File and Mr. SID Compressed File

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: Raster Data

Completeness_Report: Colonial National Historical Park and surrounding area

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Overall positional accuracy of 0.943 meters based on root mean square error meets the NMAS Class 1 map standard. Horizontal accuracy was assessed on the basis of 65 field survey points distributed throughout the image. The actual field coordinates for these points were recorded with a Trimble ProXRS GPS unit with real-time differential correction with a minimum of 180 fixes per point. The field coordinates were then post-processed using differential correction. The field coordinates were then compared to the image mosaic coordinates for these points, determined in ESRI ArcView 3.3 software.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS (<http://gisdata.usgs.net/ned>)

Publication_Date: unknown

Title:

30 Meter Digital Elevation Model- USGS National Elevation Dataset

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model

Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter

Type_of_Source_Media: online

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20011001

Source_Currentness_Reference: 20011001

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dem

Source_Contribution: elevation

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Kucera Internation, Inc

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: Aerial photographs of Colonial NHP

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Source_Scale_Denominator: 6000

Type_of_Source_Media: color ir aerial transparencies

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20020301

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos

Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Colonial NHP

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The photos (280 total) were used to create an orthorectified mosaic using ERDAS Imagine. The photos were scanned at 600 dpi and imported into Imagine. The DEMs were resampled from 30 meters to 10 meters in ArcInfo Workstation using cubic convolution and then mosaicked together. If the mosaicked DEMs had gaps, they were then run in ArcInfo Workstation using a focal mean. The images were orthorectified using ERDAS Imagine Orthobase software. Airborne GPS and IMU data were used in the aerial triangulation procedure. Aerial triangulation produced a single RMSE of less than 1 meter for the entire block of photos. The orthorectified images were then mosaiced within Imagine or Er Mapper to form one seamless basemap image for Colonial National Historical Park. The mosaic was compressed using MrSID software at a 1:20 target compression ratio.

Process_Date: 200211

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: NCSU, Center for Earth Observation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

NCSU, Center For Earth Observation
NCSU 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: Raster

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064

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:

Dataset consists of a raster 3 band color image. The bands are blue, green and near infrared. Each pixel contains a value between 0 - 255.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: 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

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Resource_Description:

Orthorectified 3 band color infrared image of Colonial National Historical Park.

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:

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Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

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

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20030915

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090423

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: U. S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Address: MS 302, Building 810, Room 8000

Address: 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_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4229

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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