USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Fort Larned National Historic Site 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: USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: fols_aa_pts

Edition: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: None

Issue_Identification: None

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: None

Publisher: None

Other_Citation_Details: None

Online_Linkage:

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

Description:

Abstract:

This metadata is for the 2006 accuracy assessment points (spatial database) created from the sample points collected at Fort Larned National Historic Site.

Purpose:

Points were collected on the ground to calculate the thematic accuracy of the vegetation map.

Supplemental_Information:

This coverage was created from field data in order to conduct a thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation database at Fort Larned National Historic Site.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2006

Ending_Date: 2006

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Fort Larned National Historic Site and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.240808

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.205577

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.188727

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.118488

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment

Theme_Keyword: Ground Data

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Point

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Fort Larned National Historic Site

Place_Keyword: Kansas

Place_Keyword: Larned

Place_Keyword: Pawnee County

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: None

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Temporal_Keyword: 2006

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: Bureau of Reclamation

Contact_Person: Mike Pucherelli

Contact_Position: Group Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 25007 Bldg. 56 Denver Federal Center M.S. D-8260

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-445-2267

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-445-6337

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpucherelli@do.usbr.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm

Contact_Instructions: None

Data_Set_Credit:

USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group: Mike Pucherelli. Others: Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.), Kelly Kindscher (Kansas Biological Survey), and Jim Drake (Nature Serve).

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Positional Accuracy is only as good as the GPS Receiver used. Thematic accuracy was not checked for this layer. Thematic data was collected on the ground by trained ecologists.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value: None

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: None

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All point features were checked for uniqueness and for correct and complete attributing.

Completeness_Report:

All points required for the accuracy assessment at Fort Larned National Historic Site are included in this coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: Accuracy +/-

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Uncorrected GPS Points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: Accuracy +/-

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

Uncorrected GPS Points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: None

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Title: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: None

Publisher: None

Source_Scale_Denominator: Ground Condition

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2006

Source_Currentness_Reference: Unknown

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: None

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Points were located using a stratified random sampling method. Portions of the methodology were derived from the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's Accuracy Assessment Procedures. Vegetation data at each point was recorded by qualified ecologists using a standard NVC Point data collection form. Data was manually transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dan Cogan

Contact_Organization: Cogan Technology Inc.

Contact_Position: Vice-President

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 21 Valley Road

City: Galena

State_or_Province: Illinois

Postal_Code: 61036

Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 815-777-1773

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: None

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dancogan@cogantech.com

Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm

Contact_Instructions: None

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: 106

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 14

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.000000

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: 0.000001

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000001

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:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: fols_aa_pts

Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

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: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Unique Code Used to Identify AA Points

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Code Used to Identify AA Points.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME1

Attribute_Definition: Plant Association Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual first other plant association name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Map Code for the First Plant Association

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Global explanation of map class codes used for field and map calls.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME2

Attribute_Definition: Second Plant Association Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual second other plant association name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE2

Attribute_Definition: Map Code for the Second Plant Association

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Global explanation of map class codes used for field and map calls.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FINAL_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Final Map Code used for the AA

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical final map code used in AA.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELCODE

Attribute_Definition: NVC Code for the Plant Association

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical code.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCATION

Attribute_Definition: Location of the Point in the Park

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Project-derived location descriptions providing general location in and around FOLS.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBLOC

Attribute_Definition: Sub-location of the Point in the Park

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual sub-location description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: X_CORRECT

Attribute_Definition: Corrected UTM X Value

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Easting coordinate collected during field assessment.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y_CORRECT

Attribute_Definition: Corrected UTM Y Value

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Northing coordinate collected during field assessment.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_ZONE

Attribute_Definition: UTM Zone of the AA Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: UTM Zone 14.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATUM

Attribute_Definition: Projection Datum of the AA Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: NAD 83.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACCURACY

Attribute_Definition: Accuracy of the GPS Unit in Meters

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical GPS accuracy for AA points.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: Date of Data Collection

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of the date the plot was observed.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SURVEYORS

Attribute_Definition: Names of the Surveyors Who Collected the Data

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual surveyors intials.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HETERO

Attribute_Definition:

Description of the heterogeneity of the vegetation in the vicinity of the AA point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual vegetation description near AA points.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER

Attribute_Definition: Other Vegetation Association Found Near Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHER2

Attribute_Definition: Third Vegetation Association Found Near Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SPECIES

Attribute_Definition: Number of Plant Species Recorded at the Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Numerical count of plant species at each accuracy assessment point.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by Fort Larned National Historic Site or NatureServe.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Fort Larned National Historic Site Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR)

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: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

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

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080313

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080814

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