Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program Publication_Date: 20080715 Title: Accuracy Assessment Points for Dinosaur National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/dino/dinogeodata.zip Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This point file displays the 1543 accuracy assessment (AA) points visited in the summer of 2005 as part of the vegetation mapping project. 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 or vertical canyon walls. The coordinates were uploaded to Trimble and 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 sites. 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 polygon. Field photos are associated with each plot. Purpose: To show the location of accuracy assessment points visited at Dinosaur 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. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20050601 Ending_Date: 20050908 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Dinosaur National Monument and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.339804 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.491829 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.754191 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.315330 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus Theme_Keyword: Plots Theme_Keyword: Observations Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Field data Theme_Keyword: Accuracy assessment Theme_Keyword: Points Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: biota Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Dinosaur National Monument Place_Keyword: DINO Place_Keyword: Uintah County Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: UT Place_Keyword: Moffat County Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau Place_Keyword: National Park Service Place_Keyword: NPS Place_Keyword: USA 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 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: Coles, J., D. Cogan, D. Salas, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, J. Von Loh, and A. Evenden Publication_Date: 20080715 Title: Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Dinosaur National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Online_Linkage: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/ Data_Set_Credit: NPS NCPN Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Network staff have 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 Dinosaur NM Vegetation Mapping Project. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: This data was collected using mapping & recreational grade GPS receivers (generally Trimbles, Garmins as backups). A 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: varies Title: Big Joe Basin, Canyon of Lodore North, Canyon of Lodore South, Cross Mountain Canyon, Dinosaur Quarry, Greystone, Haystack Rock, Hells Canyon, Hoy Mountain, Indian Water Canyon, Island Park, Jack Springs, Jensen Ridge, Jones Hole, Limestone Hill, Lodore School, Lone Mountain, Mellen Hill, Plug Hat Rock, Snake John Reef, Split Mountain, Stuntz Reservoir, Tanks Peak, Twelvemile Mesa, Zenobia Peak 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 mapping and recreational GPS units (generally Trimbles, Garmins as backups). Field crews navigated to pre-determined points to evaluate the vegetation. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (Microsoft Access) database for Dinosaur NM, quality checked, and then shapefiles were created from the data in the database. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Shapefiles and database data (for both initial plot collection and accuracy assessment) were migrated to a personal file-based geodatabase format. Process_Date: 20080601 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: 1543 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 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: DINO_AA4metadata Entity_Type_Definition: Metadata Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. 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. Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: rc_VegPoints_LocationInfo Entity_Type_Definition: Relationship Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service 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 (empty). 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. 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