Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Von Loh, Jim (e2M) Publication_Date: 20070901 Title: Field Plot and Observation 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_plots_obs_pts Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This point file displays the 525 field plot and observation locations visited in 2003 and 2004 as part of the vegetation mapping project for Colorado National Monument. The data collected were used for the vegetation classification and mapping of the park. Sample plots were located subjectively in representative vegetation throughout the Monument. A map of soils and geology overlain on topography helped field crews maximize the diversity of sites sampled. Field crews decided where and when to use observation points or vegetation plots to sample the vegetation. Vegetation plots were placed in stands judged by field crews to represent legitimate vegetation types that could be classified to the NVC using standard multivariate analysis techniques. Observation points were placed in stands (1) if the vegetation was highly altered and therefore not classifiable, (2) to provide information about the distribution of common vegetation types adequately sampled in vegetation plots, or (3) if the stand represented a unique vegetation type that was too small to hold a 400m2 sample plot (e.g., seeps, Oregon grape shrubland). Fuels data was collected at a subset of the plots visited, and 360 degree movie files were taken of the vegetation. Nine hundred and twenty photographs were also taken of plot and observation locations. Purpose: Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at Colorado National Monument. These points show the location of plot and observation points visited. 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: 20030513 Ending_Date: 20031010 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Colorado National Monument Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.757326 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.455453 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 65.975512 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.976568 Local_Bounding_Coordinates: Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 694264.000000 Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 706376.000000 Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4316876.000000 Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 7323810.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Plots Theme_Keyword: Ground Cover Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Plots Theme_Keyword: Observations 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 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: Acknowledgment of the USGS-RMMC, e2M and the National Park Service 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: https://science1.nature.nps.gov/naturebib/ Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile Data_Set_Credit: NPS NCPN - Sarah Topp, Bruce Condie e2M - Jim Von Loh, Sarah Boyes, Brian Davis, Pete Williams, and Maureen DeCoursey 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 observation and plot 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: USGS Publication_Date: 20031010 Title: Colorado National Monument, Battleship Rock, Island Mesa and Glade Park Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000 Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG Source_Contribution: Digital Raster Graphics were used for field maps. Process_Step: Process_Description: Field data collection was accomplished with the use of recreational GPS units (generally Garmins). Field crews used their judgment for the placement of plot and observation locations. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (MS Access) database, quality assurance checked, 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: 524 ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Point ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 524 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: 0.008192 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.008192 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_plots_obs_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. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OBJECTID 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: PLOT_CODE Attribute_Definition: plot point number Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique plot code created for each location visited. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Pnts_Type Attribute_Definition: Type of point Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: A text explaining what kind of point. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Edit_Date Attribute_Definition: Date of edit Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of any edits or updates to attributes. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Edit_Notes Attribute_Definition: Explaination of edit. Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Notes about any edits or updates made to a point. 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. 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/colm/index.html Access_Instructions: Internet Access Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20061013 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