Hovenweep National Monument: Boundary Metadata

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Hovenweep National Monument

Boundary Metadata

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Park Service, Southeast Utah Group, GIS Program
Publication_Date: 20021023
Title: Hovenweep National Monument Boundaries, Utah and Colorado
Online_Linkage:: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/hove/index.html>
File_or_Table_Name: fcl_Project_Boundary

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:: The file contains polygons for all six units of Hovenweep National Monument. This coverage is a subset of the National Park Service unit boundaries dataset. Vegetation communities were mapped only to the park boundary, there was no buffer area mapped for Hovenweep NM.
Purpose:: To show the location of the boundaries of all six units of the Hovenweep National Monument, located in Utah and Colorado. 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.
Supplemental_Information:: See the cross reference to the NPS units metadata for complete metadata.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20021023

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Hovenweep National Monument and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.186454
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.721505
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.447228
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.290469

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Border
Theme_Keyword: Project Boundary
Theme_Keyword: Boundary
Theme_Keyword: Federal land
Theme_Keyword: Vegetation map boundary

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: Hovenweep National Monument
Place_Keyword: HOVE
Place_Keyword: San Juan County
Place_Keyword: Utah
Place_Keyword: UT
Place_Keyword: Montezuma County
Place_Keyword: Colorado
Place_Keyword: CO
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: Hovenweep National Monument

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: HOVE

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Southeast Utah Group, National Park Service
Contact_Person: Gery Wakefield

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2282 SW Resource Blvd.
City: Moab
State_or_Province: UT
Postal_Code: 84532
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (435) 719-2180

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (435) 719-2300

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Gery_Wakefield@nps.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MST, Monday - Friday

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Von Loh, J., G. Wakefield, A. Wight, M. Reid, and J. Coles
Publication_Date: 200803101
Title:: Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Hovenweep National Monument
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
Online_Linkage: <http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Park Service, Water Resources Division
Publication_Date: 20010503
Title: National Park Service Boundaries
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data
Other_Citation_Details:: This dataset contains 342 National Park System unit boundaries. Under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service (NPS), these park units are located throughout the United States (U.S.) and its territories. Almost all the parks are located north of the equator in the western hemisphere; although a couple parks are south of the equator or in the eastern hemisphere. The dataset was compiled (and edited) from a variety sources: park-based GIS databases; U.S. Geological Survey 7.5' 1:24,000 quadrangles; NPS Park Land Status Maps; legal descriptions; etc.). The boundaries are in Latitude-Longitude (Clarke 1866-NAD27) decimal degrees. The ID_ field contains the unique 4 character park code identifying each park. The NAME1_ field contains the full park name. The NAME2_ field contains information about the source, scale, and date of the boundary. The boundaries are generally the designated boundary. Inholdings may or may not be shown depending on the park. This dataset was originally created in Environmental System's Research Institute's (ESRI) ATLAS*GIS software and is currently maintained in this software. This version of the dataset was created using ESRI's ArcTools 8.0.2 Import to ShapeFile from .AGF file command. To obtain the most accurate, current boundary, users should contact the specific park.
Online_Linkage: <http://www.nps.gov/gis/national_data.htm>

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: United States Geological Survey

Publication_Date: unknown

Title: Digital Raster Graph

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: 7.5--Minute Series
Issue_Identification: Ruin Point, Navajo Canyon, Negro Canyon, Ariola Quadrangles

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: United States Geological Survey

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: Unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: Imagery date

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: digital raster dataset

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG

Source_Contribution:

Used for assessment of positional accuracy. Most likely used as original source data.

Process_Step:

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gery Wakefield
Contact_Organization: National Park Service, Southeast Utah Group, GIS Program

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 2282 S. West Resource Blvd.
City: Moab
State_or_Province: UT
Postal_Code: 84532
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (435) 719-2180

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (435) 719-2300

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Gery_Wakefield@nps.gov

Hours_of_Service: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. MST, Monday - Friday

Process_Description:

Selected out from the National Park Service boundaries dataset, using ArcView 3.1. Converted to a coverage and reprojected into NAD83 using ArcInfo Workstation 8.2 and ArcGIS 8.1. This boundary was copied into the vegetation geodatabase as the project boundary (stored as a feature class).

Process_Date: Unknown

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Attributes were verified by visual inspection. Acreage values may differ from published acreage values.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

There are no duplicate features present. Polygon features begin and end at the same point. Topology was created by using the build command in ArcInfo Workstation 8.2.

Completeness_Report:

The dataset is complete, six polygons representing six individual park units within the Hovenweep National Monument.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: The positional accuracy of this dataset has not been formally tested. It has been compared to fence lines collected using GPS technology. These data do not perfectly match one another. Therefore this dataset should not be used in any kind of legal boundary dispute.

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:: ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Polygon ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 6 Spatial_Index: TRUE Linear_Referencing: FALSE SDTS_Terms_Description ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Label ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 6 Spatial_Index: FALSE Linear_Referencing: FALSE SDTS_Terms_Description ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Polygon ESRI_Topology: TRUE ESRI_Feature_Count: 6 Spatial_Index: FALSE Linear_Referencing: FALSE SDTS_Terms_Description ESRI_Terms_Description: ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Tic ESRI_Topology: FALSE ESRI_Feature_Count: 4 Spatial_Index: FALSE Linear_Referencing: FALSE SDTS_Terms_Description

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

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1983
Altitude_Encoding_Method:: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000100
Altitude_Distance_Units: Unknown

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:: Contact ESRI (Environmental Systems Research, Inc.) on the World Wide Web at <http://www.esri.com> for a more detailed explanation of their internal file structure. Contact the SEUG GIS Program for more detail on the user-defined items.
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: Three basic attributes are assigned to each park boundary: (1) a unique four character code (ID_); (2) a full park name (NAME1_); and (3) boundary source information (NAME2_). The four character code is generally a combination of the first two letters of the first two words in a park's name (or the first four letters if the park has a one word name). For Hovenweep National Monument, the code is the first four letters of the Hovenweep, or HOVE. The park's full name is the actual given name of the park. The boundary source information provides the date, scale, and originator of the particular park boundary.

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: fcl_Project_Boundary
Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI