USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Grand Teton National Park Accuracy Assessment Metadata

Accuracy Assessment 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: USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado

Publication_Date: Unpublished Material

Publication_Time: Unknown

Title:

Grand Teton National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Accuracy Assessment Points

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/grte/index.html>

Description:

Abstract:

This metadata is for the accuracy assessment point spatial database created at/for Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Purpose:

Points were collected on the ground to calculate the thematic accuracy of the 2001-2005 vegetation map.

Supplemental_Information:

This coverage was created from field data in order to conduct a thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation database at Grand Teton National Park.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2004

Ending_Date: 2004

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Grand Teton National Park and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -110.942967

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -110.425347

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.127478

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.549991

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: Grand Teton National Park

Place_Keyword: John D. Rockefeller National Parkway

Place_Keyword: Wyoming

Place_Keyword: Jackson Hole

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: None

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:

Acknowledgment of the USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation process before beginning their analysis/use. The burden of determining fitness for use lies with the user.

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

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/grte/images/grteaa.pdf>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Locations of accuracy assessment sites; low resolution for web browsing.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF

Data_Set_Credit:

USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group: David Salas,Trudy Meyer, and Mike Pucherelli. Others: Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.) and Gwen Kittle (Nature Serve).

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description: None

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

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 Grand Teton National Park are included in this coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

GPS accuracy varies for each plot. PDOP +/- error values were recorded.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1-20

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Uncorrected GPS Points Recorded with a Trimble GeoExplorer.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

GPS accuracy varies for each plot. PDOP +/- error values were recorded.

Quantitative_Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1-20

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Uncorrected GPS Points Recorded with a Trimble GeoExplorer.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Unknown

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: None

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Unknown

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

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.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Process_Date: 2005

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None

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: 13582 West Alaska Place

City: Lakewood

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80228

Country: United States of America

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-910-9768

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: 1106

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: 0.000128

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000128

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: grte_aapts

Entity_Type_Definition: Point Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: NPS

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: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Point File Contains No Area

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Point File Contains No Perimeter

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GRTE_AA_PT

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: User-defined feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique Code Used to Identify AA Points.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROV_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Provisional Name of Plant Association Recorded by Field Crew

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual provisional name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROV_NAME2

Attribute_Definition:

Second Provisional Name of Plant Association Recorded by Field Crew

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual second provisional name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PROV_NAME3

Attribute_Definition:

Third Provisional Name of Plant Association Recorded by Field Crew

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual third provisional name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELCODE

Attribute_Definition: NVCS CODE for Plant Association

Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical code.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CLASS_NAME

Attribute_Definition: Classified Plant Associaiton Name

Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual class name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHERVEG

Attribute_Definition: First Other Plant Association Found Within 50-meter Radius

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual first other plant association name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OTHERVEG2

Attribute_Definition: Second Other Plant Association Found Within 50-meter Radius

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual second other plant association name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: MAP_CODE

Attribute_Definition: Corresponding Map Code of the Plant Association

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual map code name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEV

Attribute_Definition: Elevation of the Point as Recorded by the GPS Unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical code.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AIR_PHOTO

Attribute_Definition: Corresponding Aerial Photo Number

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical code.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SUBLOC

Attribute_Definition: Sub-location of the Point in the Park

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual sub-location description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: QUAD

Attribute_Definition: Name of the USGS Quadrangle that the Point is on

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual quadrangle name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS

Attribute_Definition: Internal GPS Number of the Waypoint

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of GPS number name.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GPS_TECH

Attribute_Definition: Description of the GPS Unit

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Trimble GPS unit.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PDOP

Attribute_Definition: Error Value of the GPS Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical GPS error value.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIELD_X

Attribute_Definition: UTM X Value as Recorded in the Field

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Numerical of X universal transverse mercator location description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FIELD_Y

Attribute_Definition: UTM Y Value as Recorded in the Field

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Numerical of Y universal transverse mercator 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:

Numerical of X universal transverse mercator location description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y_CORRECT

Attribute_Definition: Corrected UTM Y Value

Attribute_Definition_Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Numerical of X universal transverse mercator location description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_ZONE

Attribute_Definition: UTM Zone

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: UTM Zone 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: All of GRTE is in UTM Zone 12.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DATE

Attribute_Definition: Date of Data Collection

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

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: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual surveyors last names.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PHOTOS

Attribute_Definition: Corresponding Ground Photos

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of yes or no for ground photos.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERMANENT

Attribute_Definition: Is the Point Permanently Marked in the Field (Yes/No)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of yes or no for permanently marked point.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REPRESENT

Attribute_Definition:

Description of How Representative the Point is of the Surrounding Vegetation or Polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual representative description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ELEV_UNIT

Attribute_Definition: Units of the Elevation Values (feet/meters)

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: meters

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: feet

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SLOPE

Attribute_Definition: Degree of Slope at the Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of slope type.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASPECT

Attribute_Definition: General Aspect of the Point in Degrees

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of aspect type.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOPO_POS

Attribute_Definition: General Position of the Point on the Landscape

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of topology position type description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LANDFORM

Attribute_Definition: General Landform that the Point lies on

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of landform description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GEOLOGY

Attribute_Definition: Presence of any Geological Feature

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of geology description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COWARDIN

Attribute_Definition: General Wetland Description

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual cowadrin classification description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ENVIRO

Attribute_Definition: General Environmental Comments about the Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of environment description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LANDSCAPE

Attribute_Definition: General Landscape Comments about the Point

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of landscape description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T1_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Emergent Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T1 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T1_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Emergent Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T1 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T2_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T2 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T2_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T2 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T3_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Sub-canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of T3 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: T3_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Sub-Canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of T3 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S1_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Tall Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S1 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S1_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Tall Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S1 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S2_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Short Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S2 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S2_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Short Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S2 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S3_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Dwarf Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of S3 height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: S3_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Dwarf Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of S3 cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: H_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Herbaceous Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of H height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: H_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Herbaceous Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of H cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: N_HGT

Attribute_Definition: Height of the Non-vascular Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual and numerical of N height (whole & decimal numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: N_COVER

Attribute_Definition: Relative Percent Cover of the Non-vascular Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Numerical of N cover (whole numbers).

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTURB

Attribute_Definition: Evidence of Any Disturbance in the Area

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual description of other disturbance.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COMMENTS

Attribute_Definition: General Comments About the Data Collection

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual of other general description.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT3

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT4

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Sub-canopy Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT5

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Tall Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT6

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Short Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT7

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Dwarf Shrub Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT8

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Herbaceous Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPT9

Attribute_Definition: Dominant Species in the Non-vascular Stratum

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual classification comments.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RATIONALE

Attribute_Definition:

Rationale for Classifying the Plant Association based on the Field Key

Attribute_Definition_Source: Grand Teton National Park

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Textual rationale classification comments.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by Grand Teton National Park or the USBR Remote Sensing GIS Group.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Grand Teton National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR)

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Physical Address

Address: USGS

Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI

Address: Building 810, Room 8000

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing Address

Address: USGS

Address: Biological Resources Division, CBI

Address: PO BOX 25046, DFC, MS302

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4229

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219 (org)

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/grte/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051223

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071105

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