USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Glacier National Park Boundary Metadata

Boundary Metadata

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Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, 2630 Fanta Reed Road, La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Publication_Date: 2007

Title:

1999 Project Boundary - Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

Issue_Identification:

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Other_Citation_Details:

A detailed report on how this data set was created is available to download from the Vegetation Mapping Program's Web site. The report discusses methods and results, and includes plant community descriptions and dichotomous keys, map classification and descriptions, and AA contingency tables.

Online_Linkage:

<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/glac/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>

Description:

Abstract:

The geographic information system (GIS) format project boundary for the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park was created to support an international mapping effort. This data set is designed to identify (1) the approximate geographic boundary of Glacier National Park, (2) the approximate geographic boundary of Waterton National Park, (3) the boundary of the Blood Indian Timber Limit inclusion, and (4) a buffer area around the exterior of the parks. The boundary data are distributed as a geographic information system (GIS) shapefile data set, using Universal Transverse Mercator zone 12 mapping coordinates, North American Datum 1983.

Purpose:

The USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program (VMP) is a cooperative effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS) to classify, describe, and map existing vegetation of national park units for the Natural Resource Inventory and Monitoring Program. The goals of the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (WGIPP) vegetation mapping project were to (1) adequately describe and map plant communities of WGIPP and (2) provide the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program, resource managers, and biological researchers with useful baseline vegetation information.

Supplemental_Information:

The project boundary and map extent includes all lands within the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park (WGIPP) along with some adjacent lands. For the Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) mapping effort, park lands cover approximately 49,942 (123,408 acres), although WLNP commonly reports 50,500 ha (124,788 acres). Additional lands associated with the Blood Indian Timber Limit adds another 1,931 ha (4,771 acres) to the Canadian portion of the data set. For the Glacier National Park (GNP) mapping effort, park lands cover 408,056 ha (1,008,328 acres) in area, with an approximate 1.6 km (1.0 mile) buffer around the entire park. The size of this buffer is reduced on the northern boundary of the park, along the Canada boarder. On the eastern side of Glacier (east of the continental divide), the buffer region extends a consistent 1.6 km (1.0 mile). The buffer in this area includes lands associated with the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, which extends from the Canada-United States International Border to just south of East Glacier. The Lewis and Clark National Forest and some private ownership areas make up the rest of the eastern buffer area, from just south of East Glacier to the continental divide at Marias Pass. On the western side of the continental divide, the buffer is of variable size. The boundary of this buffer was determined by Glacier national Park staff. In some areas it may be as narrow as 60 m (197 feet) or as wide as nearly 4.0 km (2.5 miles). The buffer area on this side of the park includes lands belonging to the Flathead National Forest, private ownership, and British Columbia, Canada. A 100 m (328 ft) buffer extends into British Columbia, Canada, to the north of the park. In total, 494,845 ha (1,222,789 acres) are included in this data set.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1997

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Glacier National Park & Waterton Lakes National Park and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.514955

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -113.212423

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.221020

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.202507

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Theme_Keyword: Glacier National Park

Theme_Keyword: Waterton Lakes National Park

Theme_Keyword: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Theme_Keyword: Parks Canada

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: Project Boundary

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Glacier National Park

Place_Keyword: Waterton Lakes National Park

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Canada

Place_Keyword: Montana

Place_Keyword: Alberta

Place_Keyword: Flathead County

Place_Keyword: Glacier County

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302, Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data were visually examined to ensure boundary matches that of the park.

Completeness_Report:

All mapping areas of WGIPP were included to achieve a standard boundary

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Dataset copied.

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: G-polygon

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: 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: 0.000001

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: WGIPP_PrjBdy

Entity_Type_Definition: Water-Glacier Project Boundary

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: UMESC USGS NPS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number. These numbers are automatically generated by the software program ArcInfo Workstation, and are used by the software to track individual polygon features stored in shapefiles. Most software program will not display these numbers when the data set's attribute table is displayed.

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: ID

Attribute_Definition:

These numbers are also automatically generated by the software program ArcInfo Workstation, and are used by the software to track individual polygon features stored as coverages (files used with ArcInfo Workstation).

Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcInfo Workstation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique numbers defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area of an individual polygon, represented in square meters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcInfo Workstation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numberic value defining area of the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition:

Length of the line used to define the outer boundary of an individual polygon. Perimeter measurements are expressed in meters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ArcInfo Workstation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numberic value defining perimeter of the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ACRES

Attribute_Definition:

Number of acres located in each polygon. These numbers were calculated using information stored in the Area field.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numberic value defining acres of the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HECTARES

Attribute_Definition:

Number of hectares located in each polygon. These numbers were calculated using information stored in the Area field.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numberic value defining hectares of the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BOUNDARY

Attribute_Definition: The name of the park or buffer area.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Blood Indian Timber Limit

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blood Indian Timber Limit Boundary

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Glacier National Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Glacier National Park Boundary

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Project Buffer

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Buffer added by UMESC of mapping extent

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UMESC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Waterton Lakes National Park

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Waterton Lakes National Park Boundary

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Waterton Lakes National Park

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROJECT

Attribute_Definition:

The name of the mapping project these boundaries are used to support.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park Vegetation Mapping Project

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Waterton-Glacier IPP Vegetation Mapping

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Full Extent of WGIPP Vegetation Mapping Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UMESC USGS-NPS VMP

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

United States Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Address: MS 302, Bldg 810, Room 8000

Address: Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202-4219

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303 202-4229

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.

The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data.

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.

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/glac/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070718

Metadata_Review_Date: 20080130

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Country: USA

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-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Extensions:

Online_Linkage:

<http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/>

Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999