Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: Accuracy Assessment Points for Fort Larned National Historic Site Vegetation Mapping Project Edition: None Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: None Issue_Identification: None Publication_Information: Publication_Place: None Publisher: None Other_Citation_Details: None Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/fols/folsaa.zip Description: Abstract: This metadata is for the 2006 accuracy assessment points (spatial database) created from the sample points collected at Fort Larned National Historic Site. Purpose: Points were collected on the ground to calculate the thematic accuracy of the vegetation map. Supplemental_Information: This coverage was created from field data in order to conduct a thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation database at Fort Larned National Historic Site. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2006 Ending_Date: 2006 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Fort Larned National Historic Site and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.240808 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.205577 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.188727 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.118488 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment Theme_Keyword: Ground Data Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Point Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: National Park Service Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Fort Larned National Historic Site Place_Keyword: Kansas Place_Keyword: Larned Place_Keyword: Pawnee County Stratum: Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Stratum_Keyword: None Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2006 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: Bureau of Reclamation Contact_Person: Mike Pucherelli Contact_Position: Group Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: P.O. Box 25007 Bldg. 56 Denver Federal Center M.S. D-8260 City: Denver State_or_Province: Colorado Postal_Code: 80225 Country: United States of America Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-445-2267 Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-445-6337 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mpucherelli@do.usbr.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm Contact_Instructions: None Data_Set_Credit: USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group: Mike Pucherelli. Others: Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.), Kelly Kindscher (Kansas Biological Survey), and Jim Drake (Nature Serve). Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.0.1324 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Positional Accuracy is only as good as the GPS Receiver used. Thematic accuracy was not checked for this layer. Thematic data was collected on the ground by trained ecologists. Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment: Attribute_Accuracy_Value: None Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: None Logical_Consistency_Report: All point features were checked for uniqueness and for correct and complete attributing. Completeness_Report: All points required for the accuracy assessment at Fort Larned National Historic Site are included in this coverage. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded. Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: Accuracy +/- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Uncorrected GPS Points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded. Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: Accuracy +/- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Uncorrected GPS Points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: None Publication_Date: Unpublished Material Title: None Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown Publication_Information: Publication_Place: None Publisher: None Source_Scale_Denominator: Ground Condition Type_of_Source_Media: paper Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2006 Source_Currentness_Reference: Unknown Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None Source_Contribution: None Process_Step: Process_Description: Points were located using a stratified random sampling method. Portions of the methodology were derived from the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's Accuracy Assessment Procedures. Vegetation data at each point was recorded by qualified ecologists using a standard NVC Point data collection form. Data was manually transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme. Process_Date: 2006 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Dan Cogan Contact_Organization: Cogan Technology Inc. Contact_Position: Vice-President Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 21 Valley Road City: Galena State_or_Province: Illinois Postal_Code: 61036 Country: United States of America Contact_Voice_Telephone: 815-777-1773 Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: None Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dancogan@cogantech.com Hours_of_Service: 8 am - 5 pm Contact_Instructions: None 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: 106 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 14 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.000000 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: fols_aa_pts Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey 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: PLOT_CODE Attribute_Definition: Unique Code Used to Identify AA Points Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Code Used to Identify AA Points. Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAME1 Attribute_Definition: Plant Association Name Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual first other plant association name. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE Attribute_Definition: Map Code for the First Plant Association Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Global explanation of map class codes used for field and map calls. Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAME2 Attribute_Definition: Second Plant Association Name Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual second other plant association name. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE2 Attribute_Definition: Map Code for the Second Plant Association Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Global explanation of map class codes used for field and map calls. Attribute: Attribute_Label: FINAL_CODE Attribute_Definition: Final Map Code used for the AA Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical final map code used in AA. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ELCODE Attribute_Definition: NVC Code for the Plant Association Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical code. Attribute: Attribute_Label: LOCATION Attribute_Definition: Location of the Point in the Park Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Project-derived location descriptions providing general location in and around FOLS. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SUBLOC Attribute_Definition: Sub-location of the Point in the Park Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual sub-location description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: X_CORRECT Attribute_Definition: Corrected UTM X Value Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Easting coordinate collected during field assessment. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Y_CORRECT Attribute_Definition: Corrected UTM Y Value Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Northing coordinate collected during field assessment. Attribute: Attribute_Label: UTM_ZONE Attribute_Definition: UTM Zone of the AA Point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: UTM Zone 14. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATUM Attribute_Definition: Projection Datum of the AA Point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: NAD 83. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACCURACY Attribute_Definition: Accuracy of the GPS Unit in Meters Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical GPS accuracy for AA points. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE Attribute_Definition: Date of Data Collection Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of the date the plot was observed. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SURVEYORS Attribute_Definition: Names of the Surveyors Who Collected the Data Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual surveyors intials. Attribute: Attribute_Label: HETERO Attribute_Definition: Description of the heterogeneity of the vegetation in the vicinity of the AA point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual vegetation description near AA points. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER Attribute_Definition: Other Vegetation Association Found Near Point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: OTHER2 Attribute_Definition: Third Vegetation Association Found Near Point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SPECIES Attribute_Definition: Number of Plant Species Recorded at the Point Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Biological Survey Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical count of plant species at each accuracy assessment point. Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by Fort Larned National Historic Site or NatureServe. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Fort Larned National Historic Site Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR) 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. 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