Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program Publication_Date: 20080321 Title: Spatial Vegetation Data for Hovenweep National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Issue_Identification: Hovenweep National Monument Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Denver, CO Publisher: USGS, Biological Resources Discipline, Center for Biological Informatics Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/hove/hovegeodata.zip File_or_Table_Name: fcl_Veg_Polys Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This polygon feature class represents vegetation communities mapped at Hovenweep National Monument. The polygons were generated using guidelines set by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program (http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/standards.html). Original vegetation map unit lines were drawn on mylar overlays of the project photography, then scanned to generate the linework. Due to the "snapshot" nature of the aerial photography, this vegetation layer largely reflects conditions that existed when the imagery was collected (August 1996). Purpose: This polygon layer represents vegetation communities found at the Hovenweep 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. Supplemental_Information: To update the hotlinks to the map unit description PDFs, update the MAP_UNIT_PDF_PATH field in TBL_VEGMAP_INFO with the directory path where the map unit PDFs are stored (e.g., Calculate: MAP_UNIT_PDF_PATH = "C:\GIS\Parks\HOVE\Vegetation\MU_PDFs\" & [MAP_UNIT_PDF]). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19960806 Currentness_Reference: Source photography date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Hovenweep National Monument and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -110.056245 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.955472 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.641069 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.560518 Local_Bounding_Coordinates: Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 583351.250000 Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 592154.250000 Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4157567.000000 Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4166411.750000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Classification Theme_Keyword: Standardized National Vegetation Classification Theme_Keyword: SNVCS Theme_Keyword: NVCS Theme_Keyword: Alliance Theme_Keyword: Community Association Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Map 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: Hovenweep National Monument Place_Keyword: HOVE Place_Keyword: San Juan County Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: UT Place_Keyword: Montezuma County Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: CO Place_Keyword: Colorado Plateau Place_Keyword: National Park Service Place_Keyword: NPS Place_Keyword: USA Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus Place_Keyword: Hovenweep National Monument Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus Place_Keyword: HOVE Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None 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 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., G. Wakefield, A. Wight, M. Reid, and J. Coles Publication_Date: 200803101 Title: Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Hovenweep National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Online_Linkage: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/ Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Native_Dataset_Format: File Geodatabase Feature Class Data_Set_Credit: NPS, SEUG, NCPN & e2M Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Publication_Date: varies Title: Ruin Point, Negro Canyon, Arriola, Navajo Canyon Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital file Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000 Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG Source_Contribution: Digital Raster Graphics were used for field maps. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA Aerial Photo Field Office, Salt Lake City, UT Publication_Date: 19960806 Title: 1:12,000 Aerial photography (true color) of Hovenweep National Monument Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: image Other_Citation_Details: Aerial photography was taken at a scale of 1:12,000. Original media are in the form of positive transparencies. Photointerpretation was done on scanned and rubbersheeted images of the true color photos. Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/ 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: 19960806 Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: HOVE aerial photos Source_Contribution: These aerial photographs were the basis for the mapping process. Process_Step: Process_Description: Imagery collected (1996) at a scale of 1:12,000. These hardcopy photos were scanned, then rubbersheeted for use as the base map. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Polygon creation. Vegetation map units were drawn onto mylar overlays over 9X9 hardcopy photos. These overlays were then scanned, then the digital images of mylar sheets were brought into ArcGIS. They were converted from images into line feature classes using ArcScan. The line feature classes were cleaned and converted into polygons. The polygons were examined for topology, and were then attributed using map codes written on the mylar sheets. Process_Software_and_Version: ArcGIS 8.x Process_Date: 20040101 Process_Step: Process_Description: Revision and publication. Following the initial vegetation mapping, specialists examined the thematic accuracy of the vegetation layer. Adjustments were made to the data layer according to those assessments. Process_Date: 20070101 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: All polygon features are checked for topology using the ArcGIS software. There are no duplicate features present. The tests for logical consistency are performed in ArcGIS. All attribute codes and attributes have been checked for typographical and logical errors. Completeness_Report: This data contains all the polygons mapped in Hovenweep National Monument. All data in the project area were classified 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: The vegetation spatial data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1250 ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Polygon ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 1250 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: 0.000100 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100 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: fcl_Veg_Polys Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class 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: 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: SHAPE Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Polygon_ID Attribute_Definition: Unique ID per polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique ID Attribute: Attribute_Label: Map_Unit_ID Attribute_Definition: map class number Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS map class number Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Code delineating the Map Unit for COLM. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Map_Unit_Common_Name Attribute_Definition: String Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS map unit common name Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: The common name of the map unit for COLM. 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: Explantion of edits Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Notes about any edits or updates made to a point. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Acres Attribute_Definition: Double Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Acres calculated using X-tools. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Hectares Attribute_Definition: Double Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Hectares created using X-tools. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE_Length Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: SHAPE_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. Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: rc_VegPolys_VegMapInfo Entity_Type_Definition: Relationship Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service 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 height, density, species, alliance, community element, and land cover. Field Name - Type Description: OBJECTID - ObjectID - Sequential unique whole numbers automatically generated. SHAPE - Geometry - Feature geometry, ESRI autogenerated. Polygon_ID- Text - Unique polygon identifier created for relationship purposes. Map_Unit_ID - Text - Code delineating the Map Unit for HOVE. Map_Unit_Common_Name - Text - The common name of the map unit for HOVE. Edit_Date - Date - The date the polygon was last edited. Edit_Notes - Text - Notes detailing any edits made to a polygon. SHAPE_Length - Double - Length of feature in internal units. SHAPE_Area - Double - Area of feature in internal units squared. Acres - Double - Acres calculated using X-tools. Hectares - Double - Hectares created using X-tools. 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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/hove/index.html Access_Instructions: Internet Access Fees: None Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20080222 Metadata_Review_Date: 20100531 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