Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Landgraf, Keith (e2m) Originator: Blauer, Steve (USGS-RMMC) Publication_Date: 20070901 Title: Accuracy Assessment Points for Colorado National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/colm/colmgeodata.zip File_or_Table_Name: COLM_AA_pts Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This point file displays the 500 accuracy assessment (AA) points visited in July and August of 2004 as part of the vegetation mapping project. Five hundred and one accuracy assessment points were created for COLM (2 were inaccessible) by Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer of the USGS-RMMC. The points were randomly selected, stratified by the map units used for vegetation mapping and further screened so as not to fall on inaccessible isolated mesa tops and vertical canyon walls. The coordinates were uploaded to Garmin hand-held GPS receivers so that ecologists could navigate to them in the field. Some AA points fell on ecotones and two sets of data were recorded on the evenly-split site. AA points that fell along polygon edges sometimes did not represent the entire polygon well and some AA points fell on small patches of vegetation that were different than the community in the larger area. Many recently dead Pinus edulis trees were present on the landscape and would appear on the 2002 aerial photos as living. Notes were taken to support these observations during the AA point evaluation phase of the project. For all AA data collection, whenever an unknown species was encountered, a sample was collected and keyed to accurately establish its identity. In addition to collecting vegetation data, photographs were taken at each location visited -- approximately 1,000 images were acquired to illustrate the AA sites visited. Purpose: To show the location of accuracy assessment points visited at Colorado National Monument. 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: 20040712 Ending_Date: 20040817 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colorado National Monument and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.759720 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.619500 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.120727 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.977964 Local_Bounding_Coordinates: Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 694053.000000 Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 705801.000000 Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4317016.000000 Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4332573.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment Theme_Keyword: Ground Cover Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Point 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 Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Acknowledgment of the USGS-RMMC 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: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/apps/nrbib/index.cfm Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile Data_Set_Credit: USGS-RMMC - Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer e2M - Jim Von Loh, Arne Buechling, Travis Belote and Sarah Boyes. 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 accuracy assessment 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: County USDA Aerial Photo Field Office, Salt Lake City, UT Publication_Date: 20020618 Title: Digital Orthophotograph of Colorado National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Other_Citation_Details: Field maps were created using this imagery. Source_Scale_Denominator: 20,000 Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20020618 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: COLM DOQQs Source_Contribution: This digital orthophoto provided the project basemap for field maps. Process_Step: Process_Description: Coordinates were generated in the office (USGS-RMMC), loaded onto Garmin GPS units for navigation purposes. Process_Date: unknown Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS-RMMC Contact_Person: Keith Landgraf and Steve Blauer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: 4821 Quail Crest Place, MS-509 City: Lawrence State_or_Province: KS Postal_Code: 66049-3839 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 785-832-3551 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: klandgraf@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (MS Access) database, 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: 500 ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Point ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 500 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: 0.000063 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000063 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_AA_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. 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 BRD Center for Biological Informatics 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. 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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: 20070829 Metadata_Review_Date: 20100518 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS BRD Center for Biological Informatics 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