Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program Publication_Date: 20080115 Title: Accuracy Assessment Points for Natural Bridges National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/nabr/nabrgeodata.zip Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Description: Abstract: This point file displays the 288 accuracy assessment (AA) points visited in the fall of 2004 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 and vertical canyon walls. The coordinates were uploaded to 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 site. 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 area. Purpose: To show the location of accuracy assessment points visited at Natural Bridges 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: 20041001 Ending_Date: 20041130 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Natural Bridges National Monument and environs Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.980200 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.980200 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.633254 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.633254 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment Theme_Keyword: Plots Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Field data Theme_Keyword: Points 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: Natural Bridges National Monument Place_Keyword: NABR Place_Keyword: San Juan County Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: UT 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: Natural Bridges National Monument Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus Place_Keyword: NABR 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: 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., J. Von Loh, A. Evenden, G. Manis, G. Wakefield. and A. Wight Publication_Date: 20080115 Title: Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Natural Bridges National Monument Online_Linkage: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/ Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Data_Set_Credit: National Park Service (SEUG & NCPN) and e2M 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 has 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 Natural Bridges Vegetation Mapping Project. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: This data was collected using recreational grade GPS receivers (generally Garmins). A dop or 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: Unknown Title: The Cheesebox, Woodenshoe Butte, Moss Back Butte, Kane Gulch 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: Coordinates were generated by the SEUG NPS GIS office and then loaded onto Garmin GPS units for navigation purposes. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (MS Access) database for Natural Bridges, and shapefiles were created from the data in the database. Process_Date: unknown Process_Step: Process_Description: Shapefiles and database data was migrated to a personal file-based geodatabase format. Process_Date: unknown 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: 1 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: 0.000100 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100 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: aa_metadata Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service 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: 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: PLOT_CODE Attribute_Definition: accuracy assessment point number Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique plot code created for each location visited. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Pnts_Type Attribute_Definition: Type of point Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: A text explaining what kind of point. 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: Explaination of edit. Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Notes about any edits or updates made to a point. 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 Interger (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. 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