USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Field Plots Data Metadata

Field Plots Data 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:

Greg Podniesinski, Pennsylvania Science Office of the Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 20041129

Title:

Vegetation classification sampling points used in 2002 to develop the alliance-level vegetation map of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/hofu/index.html>

Description:

Abstract:

This shapefile contains vegetation classification sampling points used to develop the alliance-level vegetation map of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Park. The map was developed by the Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy for the National Park Service.

Purpose:

The shapefile shows point locations for vegetation classification sampling points. Locations were determined using a Trimble pocket pathfinder unit with real-time data correction (from a Trimble "Beacon-on-the-Belt unit). Points represent the approximate center of vegetation classification sampling plots

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: -75.777218

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.757431

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.216074

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.193936

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Map

Theme_Keyword: Alliance level

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation classification sampling points

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:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attribute values have been reviewed and are correct.

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 vegetation classification sampling points was 4.1 m +/- 0.94m STD (based on mean of estimated positional error values from real-time differentially corrected Garmin III Plus receiver data)

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: hard-copy photographs

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). Points represent the approximate center of vegetation classification sampling plots

Process_Date: 2002

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 208 Airport Road

City: Middletown

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 17057

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-948-3842

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: 35

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_Plots_2002

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: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

Labels for vegetation classifcation sampling points, numbered sequentially from 1 through 35, all with the prefix "HOFU."

Attribute_Definition_Source: PSO-TNC

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Each value is unique - an example is "HOFU.1"

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

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/hofu/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050218

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071106

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