USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Fort Necessity National Battlefield Field Plots Data Metadata

Field Plots Data 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: 200703

Title:

Fort Necessity National Battlefield Vegetation Mapping Project Vegetation Plots - Modified

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Description:

Abstract:

Locations of vegetation classification sampling plots at Fort Necessity National Battlefield. In this data set, the X, Y coordinates for three plots have been altered to protect rare plant species that could be vulnerable to collection.

Purpose: Plant community classification

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20030701

Ending_Date: 20050930

Currentness_Reference: 20050930

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Fort Necessity National Battlefield and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.641425

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -79.574660

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.880555

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.803275

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Plot locations

Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification

Theme_Keyword: vegetation mapping

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Fort Necessity National Battlefield

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

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: Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 208 Airport Drive

City: Middletown

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 17057

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-948-3962

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 717-948-3957

Data_Set_Credit:

The shapefile from which this data set is derived was created by the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The plot number attributed to each point is correct.

Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI point geometry

Completeness_Report:

Each plot is represented by a point. The X, Y coordinates for three plots have been altered, as described in the second processing step below, to protect rare species that could be vulnerable to collection.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

All vegetation plot sampling followed the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program protocols. According to the protocol, each vegetation association should be sampled at least three times in order to capture the naturally occurring variation within the park. If each of the eight mapped formations included only one association in Fort Necessity National Battlefield, then the minimum number of plots needed would have been 24. This assumed that polygons labeled Anderson level II categories would not be sampled and that for formations with less than three polygons, one plot would be placed in each polygon. Based on the initial reconnaissance and previous vegetation mapping efforts of the park, it was determined that several formations in the park included multiple vegetation associations, thereby requiring more sampling effort. Forty-five polygons, stratified across formations, biophysical environments, and aerial photography signatures, were selected for sampling. Since Fort Necessity National Battlefield was classified as a medium-sized park, the sampling area encompassed the entire park and representative polygons of each formation-level vegetation type were selected for sampling. Within each polygon selected for sampling, a plot was established in an area most representative of the existing vegetation community. Locations of the plot centers were captured with a hand held Trimble GeoXM GPS unit in the field. Points were collected between 20030619 and 20030911.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

C:\NPS Vegetation Mapping (1637)\vege mapping\GIS\veg_points_corrected\fone_points\fone_points

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

C:\NPS 6 Parks\NPS 6 parks GIS\FONE GIS\WPC data points\fone_plots_only.shp.xml

Process_Date: 20030911

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Vegetation plots shapefile

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The vegetation plots shapefile was altered to create a shapefile suitable for public distribution. The X, Y coordinates for each plot that contains a rare plant species that could be vulnerable to collection were rounded as follows: the coordinate value was rounded up if the last three digits = 000-499; the coordinate value was rounded down if the last three digits = 500-999. Coordinates were altered in this manner for three plots. As a result, it is possible that some or all of these points now fall outside the park boundary. A field named "crd_alt" was added to the shapefile attribute table; the value for this field is "no" if the plot coordinates have not been altered and "yes" if the plot coordinates were altered.

Process_Date: 200703

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: Campus Box 7106

Address: North Carolina State University

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7106

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (919) 515-3430

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: 47

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: -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

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84

Ellipsoid_Name: WGS84

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: fone_veg_plots_2003

Entity_Type_Definition: attribute table for shapefile

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

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: plot number

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS 4 letter park code + unique number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

plot codes consisting of NPS 4 letter park code and unique plot number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: crd_alt

Attribute_Definition:

Field used to indicate whether X, Y coordinates for the plot have been altered to protect a rare species that could be vulnerable to collection

Attribute_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: yes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The X, Y coordinates for the plot have been altered.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: no

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: The X, Y coordinates for the plot have not been altered.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NCSU

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

United States Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Address: MS 302, Bldg 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

Resource_Description:

The name of the shapefile that this metadata record documents is: fone_veg_plots_2003.shp

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/fone/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 200703

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071105

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