Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Originator: Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200212 Title: Spatial Vegetation Data for Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS NMD, Rocky Mtn. Mapping Center Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/flfo/flfo.zip Description: Abstract: The vegetation units on this map were determined through the stereoscopic interpretation of aerial photographs supported by field sampling and ecological analysis. The vegetation boundaries were identified on the photographs by means of the photographic signature and collateral information on slope, hydrology, geography, and vegetation in accordance with the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System (October 1995). The mapped vegetation reflects conditions that existed during the specific year and season that the aerial photographs were taken. There is a margin of error inherent in the use of aerial photographs. Therefore, a detailed ground and historical analysis of a single site may result in a revision of the vegetation alliance boundaries established through photographic interpretation. Purpose: Provide National Parks with the necessary tools to effectively manage their natural resources. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1995 Ending_Date: 1997 Currentness_Reference: Source photography date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.311924 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.245686 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.941072 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.884129 Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: National Vegetation Classification System Theme_Keyword: SNVCS Theme_Keyword: National Vegetation Classification System Theme_Keyword: NVCS Theme_Keyword: alliance Theme_Keyword: community Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Place_Keyword: Florissant Place_Keyword: Teller County Place_Keyword: Florissant Valley Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in these metadata, before beginning analyses. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service. Point_of_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 Data_Set_Credit: The original collection work for this data set was by the High-Resolution Land Characterization team at Rocky Mountain Mapping Center. Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcInfo 8.2.0.700 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Originator: Department of the Interior Publication_Date: 200212 Title: COVERAGE flfo -- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Spatial Vegetation Data: Cover type / Association Level of the National Vegetation Classification System Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/flfo/images/flfovegmap.pdf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Graphic in map composition layout Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: The data set underwent vigorous attribute verification procedures to insure attribute accuracy and consistency throughout the project area. Check plots were used to compare attribution and spatial extent with the photography. Logical_Consistency_Report: All polygon features are checked for topology using the ARC/INFO software. Each polygon begins and ends at the same point with the node feature. All nodes are checked for error so that there are no dangling features. There are no duplicate lines or polygons. All nodes will snap together and close polygons based on a specified tolerance. If the node is not within the tolerance it is adjusted manually. The tests for logical consistency are performed in ARC/INFO. All attribute codes and attributes have been checked for typographical and logical errors. Completeness_Report: All data in the project area were photointerpreted and digitized. This includes alliances/community association classes, density classes, height classes, pattern groups, water, and unvegetated/landuse. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not Applicable Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not Applicable Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sky Tech Aero Inc., North Little Rock, AR Publication_Date: 19950827 Title: True color aerial photography of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Forest Service Publisher: Salt Lake City, UT Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:26,500. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Photointerpretation was done on contact prints of the true color photos. Source_Scale_Denominator: 26500 Type_of_Source_Media: Contact paper prints of film transparencies Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19950827 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Contribution: These aerial photographs were the basis for the photointerpretation process in the Western portion of the Monument. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO Summer 1995 CIR Aerial Photographs. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sky Tech Aero Inc., North Little Rock, AR Publication_Date: 19960905 Title: True color aerial photography of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Forest Service Publisher: Salt Lake City, UT Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:23,700. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Photointerpretation was done on contact prints of the true color photos. Source_Scale_Denominator: 23700 Type_of_Source_Media: Contact paper prints of film transparencies. Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19960905 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Contribution: These aerial photographs were the basis for the photointerpretation process in the Central portion of the Monument. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO Fall 1996 Color Aerial Photographs. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Sky Tech Aero Inc., North Little Rock, AR Publication_Date: 19970928 Title: True color aerial photography of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Forest Service Publisher: Salt Lake City, UT Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:22,000. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Photointerpretation was done on contact prints of the true color photos. Source_Scale_Denominator: 22000 Type_of_Source_Media: Contact paper prints of film transparencies Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19970928 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Contribution: These aerial photographs were the basis for the photointerpretation process in the Eastern portion of the Monument. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO Fall 1997 Color Aerial Photographs. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Park Service Publication_Date: 19990910 Title: Boundary for Florissant Fossil Beds (FLFO) National Monument, derived from GPSed BLM survey markers (in UTM NAD83). Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Montrose, CO Publisher: National Park Service Other_Citation_Details: The dataset is an ARC/INFO polygon coverage of the boundary of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, which was on-screen digitized using GPS positions of BLM survey markers as a background snap coverage. Online_Linkage: http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata/datastore.cfm?ID=19761 Type_of_Source_Media: Polygon vector data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19990910 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Contribution: This ARC/INFO polygon coverage was used provide the monument extent for this and other project coverages. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO ARC/INFO polygon coverage. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Intrasearch, Englewood, CO Publication_Date: 19830809 Title: Color Infra-red (CIR) aerial photography of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:24,000. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: Contact paper prints of film transparencies Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19830809 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Contribution: Ancillary aerial photography used as collateral information. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO CIR Aerial Photographs. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Rocky Mountain Aerial Surveys, Inc., Englewood, CO Publication_Date: 19971018 Title: Black-And-White aerial photography of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:12,000. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000 Type_of_Source_Media: Contact paper prints of film transparencies Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19971018 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Contribution: Ancillary aerial photography used as collateral information. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO Black & white Aerial Photographs. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: National Park Service Publication_Date: 1998-1999 Title: Noxious Weeds Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Polygonal vector data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Florissant, CO Publisher: National Park Service Other_Citation_Details: Polygonal vector data representing seven different noxious weeds was supplied by the NPS. The data was collected in the field during 1998 and 1999 by Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument staff who walked the weed perimeters with a GPS receiver. Type_of_Source_Media: Polygonal vector data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1998 Ending_Date: 1999 Source_Currentness_Reference: ARC/INFO polygon coverage. Source_Contribution: Information incorporated into Vegetation coverage Source_Citation_Abbreviation: FLFO Noxious Weeds Polygonal vector data. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Digital Elevation Models - Lake George, CO & Divide, CO Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: U.S. Geological Survey Publisher: Denver Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2001 Source_Currentness_Reference: Vector digital data. Source_Contribution: Used during project imagery orthorectification process. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DEM - Lake George & Divide, CO. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: U.S. Geological Survey Publication_Date: 1994 Title: Digital Orthophoto Quarter-Quadrangles - Lake George SE & NE, Co and Divide SE, CO Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Menlo Park, CA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000 Type_of_Source_Media: digital data Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1994 Source_Currentness_Reference: Raster digital data. Source_Contribution: Used during project imagery orthorectification process. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DOQQ - Lake George SE & NE and Divide SE, CO. Process_Step: Process_Description: Source imagery that covers the project area and the ½-mile "environs" around the park were scanned in color at 720 dpi. Process_Date: 2001 Process_Step: Process_Description: Scanned imagery files were orthorectified using the Image Geometric Correction - Camera tool in ERDAS Imagine software, employing data from the DEM, DOQ, and the camera calibrations. Six orthoimages were produced from the following photographs: USDA-F 612120) 495-11, 495-13, 1095-31, 1095-33, 2095-37, and 2095-39. Using the park boundary as a reference, the ½-mile environs limit was delineated and used to subset each orthoimage to include just the area needed for mapping. The orthoimages were further combined into two mosaics, the east half and the west half, using PCI software. 2001 Process_Date: 2001 Process_Step: Process_Description: USGS cartographers delineated general vegetation polygons, using ERDAS Imagine software and the orthoimages, based only on stereo photo interpretation. Paper plots were produced showing the resulting vector data overlaid on the mosaicked orthoimagery. These were used for the initial fieldwork. Process_Date: 2001 Process_Step: Process_Description: The cartographers accompanied the ecologist from e2M on reconnaissance field trips to get first-hand knowledge in the types of vegetation that exist at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. Field notes were hand-annotated on the paper plots of the orthoimages for future reference. The initial field trips resulted in a working list of vegetation associations. The ecologist further refined this list and updates were supplied to the cartographers. Process_Date: 2001 Process_Step: Process_Description: USGS cartographers remapped the vegetation polygons as raster data, using ERDAS Imagine software and the orthoimages, based on stereo photo interpretation and image analysis. Vegetation communities were identified on the basis of their color, pattern, texture, location on the landscape, and other environmental conditions. Information on noxious weeds that was provided by NPS personnel was incorporated into the data set. Process_Date: 2001-2002 Process_Step: Process_Description: The raster data set was converted to Arc Coverage format using the Raster to Vector tool in ERDAS Imagine. A weed tolerance of 1.0 was employed to smooth the vectors. Data set was checked to insure proper conversion. Data set was cleaned up to eliminate slivers and extremely small areas. 2002 Process_Date: 2002 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1826 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 656 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 655 SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 13 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000 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: 0.000003 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000003 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: flfo.pat Entity_Type_Definition: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Vegetation Coverage Arc Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: USGS 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: AREA Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FLFO# 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: FLFO-ID Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FLFO_ Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FLFO_ID Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE Attribute_Definition: A numeric representation of a map unit code Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique whole numbers. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAP_UNIT_CODE Attribute_Definition: A 2 to 6 alpha character representation of a map unit name. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual - acronyms for map unit names. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAP_UNIT_NAME Attribute_Definition: Represents either a vegetation type(s) or a land use/land cover feature. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual - names of the vegetation type. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COVERAGE_DENSITY Attribute_Definition: It describes the coverage (a percent range) of the vegetation type that the map unit is representing within the polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers in the percentage. Attribute: Attribute_Label: COVERAGE_PATTERN Attribute_Definition: It describes the pattern or distribution of the vegetation type that the map unit is representing within the polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual. Attribute: Attribute_Label: HEIGHT Attribute_Definition: It describes the average height of the woody terrestrial vegetation type that the map unit is representing within the polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Text and Whole numbers. Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: None Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: This attribute was not applicable for this vegetation or land-cover type. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-2 meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Height of the tallest stratum is estimated to be greater than 0 but less than 2 meters. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2-5 meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Height of the tallest stratum is estimated to be greater than 2 but less than 5 meters. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5-10 meters Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Height of the tallest stratum is estimated to be greater than 5 but less than 10 meters. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado Attribute: Attribute_Label: DOMINANCE Attribute_Definition: It describes the degree of mixes between evergreen and deciduous trees (and shrubs for some woodland types) within a polygon. Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual. Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The National Vegetation Classification Standard is organized hierarchically to support conservation and resource stewardship applications across multiple scales. The upper levels of the hierarchy are based on the physical form or structure of the vegetation (physiognomy) and have been refined from the international standards developed by the United nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The two most detailed levels of the hierarchy are based on the species composition of existing vegetation (floristics) and reflect the phyto-sociological standards that were originally developed by European ecologists. The vegetation classification is continually advanced through the collection and analysis of new field data and will be greatly strengthened during the course of the USGS/NPS mapping efforts. Data file attributes include vegetation associations/land cover types, density, pattern, height, and dominance. Associations/Land Cover types are defined by the MAP_CODE (Numeric), MAP_UNIT_CODE (UPPER CASE Alpha), and MAP_UNIT_NAME (UPPER and Lower Case Alpha) fields. The following list provides valid values for these three fields. 1 = ROAD = Roads 2 = VISITOR = Visitor Center 3 = SDF = Colorado Blue Spruce - Douglas-fir Forest 4 = SDAF = Colorado Blue Spruce - Douglas-fir - Quaking Aspen Forest 5 = BPW = Bristlecone Pine / Arizona Fescue Woodland 7 = PPW = Ponderosa Pine Woodland 9 = PPSBW = Ponderosa Pine / Smooth Brome Semi-natural Woodland 10 = BAPW = Balsam Poplar Woodland 11 = AF = Quaking Aspen Forest 14 = TAS = Thinleaf Alder Shrubland 15 = SSS = Silver Sagewort Dwarf-shrubland 16 = MMS = Mountain Mahogany / Mountain Muhly Shrubland 17 = SCS = Shrubby Cinquefoil Shrubland 18 = WROS = Waxflower Rock Outcrop Shrubland 19 = SHWS = Shortfruit Willow Shrubland 20 = SBWS = Sandbar Willow Temporarily Flooded Shrubland 21 = MWS = Mountain Willow Shrubland 22 = CTHV = Canada Thistle Herbaceous Vegetation 23 = DHV = Duckweed Permanently Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation 24 = THV = Toadflax Herbaceous Vegetation 25 = SBHV = Smooth Brome Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation 26 = SRHV = Aquatic Sedge - Beaked Sedge - Baltic Rush Herbaceous Vegetation 27 = POHV = Parry Oatgrass Herbaceous Vegetation 28 = AFMMHV = Arizona Fescue - Mountain Muhly Herbaceous Vegetation 29 = FBHV = Foxtail Barley Herbaceous Vegetation 30 = AFSMHV = Arizona Fescue - Slimstem Muhly Herbaceous Vegetation 31 = LBY = Little Bluestem Herbaceous Vegetation / Yucca Dwarf-shrubland COVERAGE DENSITY (all vegetation map units) 1 - Closed Canopy/Continuous (60-100% coverage) 2 - Open Canopy/Discontinuous (25-60% coverage) 3 - Dispersed-Sparse Canopy (10-25% coverage) COVERAGE PATTERN (all vegetation map units) A - Evenly Dispersed B - Clumped/Bunched C - Gradational/Transitional D - Regularly Alternating HEIGHT (forest, woodland, shrubland, & dwarf-shrubland map units) 1 - 30-50 meters (98-162 feet)* 2 - 20-30 meters (65-98 feet) 3 - 12-20 meters (40-65 feet) 4 - 5-12 meters (16-40 feet) 5 - 0.5-5 meters (1.5-16 feet) 6 - <0.5 meters (<1.5 feet) DOMINANCE/Co-dominance (forest & woodland map units, evergreen-deciduous mix) D - Deciduous dominant 60-75%, evergreen 25-40% E - Evergreen dominant 60-75%, deciduous 25-40% M - Deciduous/Evergreen co-dominant, each 40-60% Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Grossman, D. Et al. 1994. National Park Service/ National Biological Service Vegetation Mapping Project, Standardized National Vegetation Classification System 209 pp. 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. 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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/flfo/index.html Access_Instructions: Internet Access Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20021218 Metadata_Review_Date: 20100521 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