Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Greg Podniesinski, Pennsylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy Publication_Date: 20041129 Title: Accuracy Assessment Points for Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Vegetation Mapping Project Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/hofu/hofuaa.zip Description: Abstract: This shapefile includes the accuracy assessment points used to assess the alliance-level vegetation map of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (HOFU) developed by the Pennsylvania Science Office of the The Nature Conservancy for the National Park Service. Purpose: The shapefile shows point locations for accuracy assesment observation points. Locations were determined using a Trimble pocket pathfinder unit with real-time data correction (from a Trimble "Beacon-on-the-Belt unit). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20030930 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.776878 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.755924 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.216537 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.193940 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Map Theme_Keyword: Alliance level Theme_Keyword: Accuracy assessment Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Temporal: Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Temporal_Keyword: 2004 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_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Greg Podniesinski Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy Contact_Position: Ecologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 208 Airport Road City: Middletown State_or_Province: Pennsylvania Postal_Code: 17057 Country: United States Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-948-3842 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: c-gpodnies@state.pa.us Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Greg Podniesinski, Pennsylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy Originator: Stephanie Perles, Pennsylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy Originator: Lesley Sneddon, NatureServe Originator: Bill Millinor, North Carolina State University Center for Earth Observation Publication_Date: 200412 Title: Vegetation classification and mapping of Hopewell National Historic Site Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Middletown, Pennsylvania Publisher: Peensylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI point geometry Completeness_Report: All points are included Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Mean horizontal accuracy of thematic accuracy assessment points was 2.55 m +/- 1.067m STD Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Kucera International Publication_Date: 200204 Title: Spring 2002 False Color Infrared aerial photography, 1:6000 scale Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: aerial photography Type_of_Source_Media: color ir aerial transparencies Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 200204 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Hopewell Furnace NHS Process_Step: Process_Description: Locations were determined using a Trimble pocket pathfinder unit with real-time data correction (from a Trimble "Beacon-on-the-Belt unit). Process_Date: 200306 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: 52 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 18 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000 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: 0.000004 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000004 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: HOFU_Veg_AA_2003 Entity_Type_Definition: Alliance Level vegetation map for Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Entity_Type_Definition_Source: PSO-TNC 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: AA_ObsCode Attribute_Definition: sequentially assigned labels for accuraccy assessment points, all prefixed by "HOFU." and numbered sequentially from HOFU.1 through HOFU.52 Attribute_Definition_Source: PSO-TNC Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 2.1 Range_Domain_Maximum: 8.0 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 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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