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Orthorectified Photomosaic Metadata

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation
Publication_Date: 20020930
Title:
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Vegetation Mapping Project - Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic
Edition: 20020404-Final
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/hofu/hofuortho.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
Orthorectified color infrared ERDAS Imagine image of Hopewell Furnace NHS. Produced from 37 color infrared photos taken April 4, 2002. Orthorectification accomplished with Imagine Orthobase v8.5 software. The overall positional accuracy for the photomosaic meets the NMAS Class 1 standards.
Purpose:
The dataset was developed for use by Hopewell Furnace NHS as a GIS component and for digital monoplotting and mapping.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20020404
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and environs
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.787933
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.745324
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.229871
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.173955
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Orthorectified
Theme_Keyword: Color Infrared
Theme_Keyword: mosaic
Theme_Keyword: aerial photo
Theme_Keyword: CIR
Theme_Keyword: image
Theme_Keyword: leaf-off
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
Place_Keyword: National Historical Site
Place_Keyword: National Park
Place_Keyword: Hopewell Furnace
Place_Keyword: Elverson
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 20020404
Temporal_Keyword: spring
Temporal_Keyword: April
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Steven Ambrose
Contact_Organization: Hopewell Furnace NHS
Contact_Position: Chief Ranger
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
Hopewell Furnace NHS
2 Mark Bird Lane
City: Elverson
State_or_Province: Pennsylvania
Postal_Code: 19520
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (610) 582-8773
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Steven_Ambrose@nps.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
William Millinor, Mark Smith, Bill Slocumb, and Kristina Calahan
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Raster Data
Completeness_Report: Hopewell Furnace NHS and surrounding area
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Overall positional accuracy of 1.27 meters 1.18 meters in the x direction 0.76 meters in the y direction Meets the NMAS Class 1 map standard for x, NMAS Class 1 map standard for y Horizontal accuracy was assessed on the basis of 12 field survey points distributed throughout the image. The actual field coordinates for these points were recorded with a Trimble ProXRS GPS unit with real-time differential correction with a minimum of 180 fixes per point. The field coordinates were then post-processed using differential correction. The field coordinates were then compared to the image mosaic coordinates for these points, determined in ESRI ArcView 3.3 software.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS <http://ned.usgs.gov/>
Publication_Date: unknown
Title:
30 Meter Digital Elevation Model- USGS National Elevation Dataset
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: model
Source_Scale_Denominator: 30 meter
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20011112
Source_Currentness_Reference: 20011112
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dem
Source_Contribution: elevation
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kucera Internation, Inc
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Aerial photographs of Hopewell Furnace NHS
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Source_Scale_Denominator: 6000
Type_of_Source_Media: color ir aerial transparencies
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20020404
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos
Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Hopewell Furnace NHS
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The photos (37 total) were used to create an orthorectified mosaic using ERDAS Imagine. The photos were scanned at 600 dpi and imported into Imagine. The DEMs were resampled from 30 meters to 10 meters in ArcINfo Workstation using cubic convolution and then mosaicked together. If the mosaicked DEMs had gaps, they were then run in ArcINfo Workstation using a focal mean. The images were orthorectified using ERDAS Imagine Orthobase software. Airborne GPS and IMU data were used in the aerial triangulation procedure. Aerial triangulation produced a single RMSE of less than 1 meter for the entire block of photos. The orthorectified images were then mosaiced within Imagine to form one seamless basemap image for Hopewell Furnace NHS. The mosaic was compressed using Mr. SID software at a 1:20 target compression ratio.
Process_Date: 200207
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NCSU, Center for Earth Observation
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address:
NCSU, Center For Earth Observation
NCSU Campus Box 7106
City: Raleigh
State_or_Province: NC
Postal_Code: 27695-7106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-515-3430
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-3439

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 21577
Column_Count: 12484
Vertical_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: 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: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.286231
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.286231
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:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Dataset consists of a raster 3 band color image. The bands are blue, green and near infrared. Each pixel contains a value between 0 - 255.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
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:
Orthorectified 3 band color infrared image of Hopewell Furnace NHS.
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.

Custom_Order_Process:
Contact
Steven Ambrose
Hopewell Furnace NHS
2 Mark Bird Lane
Elverson, PA 19520
(610) 582-8773
Steven_Ambrose@nps.gov
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: 20100528
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
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>

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