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

Spatial Vegetation 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: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title: fone_veg_map_association_2005

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:

Vegetation map of Fort Necessity National Battlefield, including formation-level, alliance-level, association-level vegetation information.

Purpose:

To provide an up-to-date digital geospatial vegetation database for the park as crucial baseline information for proper park natural and cultural resource stewardship.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20030601

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: vegetation mapping

Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification

Theme_Keyword: vegetation alliance

Theme_Keyword: vegetation association

Theme_Keyword: vegetation formation

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:

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:

Based on the contingency matrix analysis, the Kappa index for the vegetation association map was 64.8% ± 10.2%, with the overall percent accuracy calculated as 69.8%. The majority of this error can be attributed to misclassification of three hardwood types: Northern Red Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest, White Oak - Mixed Hardwood Forest, and Tuliptree Forest. Three communities, Conifer Plantation, Wet Meadow, and Successional Old Field, meet the USGS/NPS vegetation mapping protocol requirement of 80% accuracy. Red Maple - Black Cherry Successional Forest nearly meets the requirement with 90% error of omission and 75% error of commission. Error could not be calculated for Sugar Maple - Basswood Forest because no accuracy assessment point fell within the one small polygon of this forest type.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

A topology script was run on the shapefile in ArcView 3.2 to determine that there are no gaps or slivers.

Completeness_Report: The polygons cover the entire park area.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The final horizontal positional accuracy for the digital photo mosaic is 1.19 meters and meets Class 1 National Map Accuracy Standards.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Formation-level vegetation map was delineated from the 2003 digital aerial photo mosaic. Forty-seven vegetation plots were sampled in the park. These data were analyzed to determine the vegetation associations present in the park. The formation-level vegetation map was then revised and attributed with the association names. Sixty-three thematic accuracy assessment points were randomly placed within the association map, following a stratefied random sampling plan. Based on the accuracy assessment the association map was revised further.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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

Process_Date: 20050930

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 94

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_map_association_2005

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: FORM_CODE

Attribute_Definition: code for formation-level vegetation type

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System code for formation-level vegetation types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FORM_NAME

Attribute_Definition: name of formation-level vegetation type

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System formation-level vegetation types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIA_CODE

Attribute_Definition: code for alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System codes for alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_SCI

Attribute_Definition: scientific name of alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System scientific name for alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_ENG

Attribute_Definition: english name for alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System english name for alliance-level vegetation types

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_SCI

Attribute_Definition: scientific name for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System scientific name for vegetation associations

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_ENG

Attribute_Definition: english name for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System english name for vegetation associations

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_CODE

Attribute_Definition: CEGL code for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

National Vegetation Classification System CEGL code for vegetation associations

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LOCAL_NAME

Attribute_Definition: local park-specific commmon name for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fike (1999), Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: local park-specific names for vegetation associations

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIANCEID

Attribute_Definition: unique number of each polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: "Add record number" script in ArcView 3.2

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unqiue number for each polygon

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Veg_Strc

Attribute_Definition:

vegetation structure and leaf phenology of vegetation in polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

vegetation structure and leaf phenology of vegetation in polygon

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: 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/fone/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060227

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