USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Johnstown Flood National Memorial 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: The Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title: jofl_veg_aa_2004

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage:

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

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: The Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data

Description:

Abstract:

Location of thematic accuracy assessment sampling points used in the vegetation classification and mapping of Johnstown Flood National Memorial.

Purpose:

To identify the locations of sampling points used assess the thematic accuracy of the Johnstown Flood National Memorial vegetation association map.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20050930

Currentness_Reference: 20050930

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Johnstown Flood National Meorial and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.778745

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.767304

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.351453

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.340643

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: thematic accuracy assessment

Theme_Keyword: vegetation community classifcation

Theme_Keyword: vegetation association map

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

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_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: The Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 208 Airport Drive

City: Middletown

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 17055

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (717) 948-3962

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (717) 948-3957

Data_Set_Credit:

Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: ESRI point geometry.

Completeness_Report:

Each accuracy assessment point is representaed by one point in the shapefile. All points fall within vegetation association polygons.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The number and distribution of sampling points was determined according to the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping protocols. A stratified random sampling approach was used, distributing the sampling effort across the seven vegetation associations. Due to the small size of Johnstown Flood National Memorial and the limited number of polygons, a census of the vegetation map was attempted. Thirty-four of the 36 polygons attributed with vegetation association names were sampled; two polygons that were excluded from sampling to due their small size. In order to randomly determine the location of these sampling points in the polygons, the random number generator function in Microsoft Excel was used to create 600 sets of random x,y coordinates that fell within the boundaries of Johnstown Flood National Memorial. These coordinates were imported into ArcView 3.2 and overlain onto the vegetation map. The first pair of coordinates listed in the table of coordinates to fall within a polygon at least 50 m from the polygon boundary was selected. All other points that fell within that polygon were deleted. This procedure was carried out until all points were assigned. Each accuracy assessment point was then located in the field using a Trimble Geo XM GPS unit during August and September 2004.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

C:\NPS 6 Parks\NPS 6 parks GIS\JOFL GIS\WPC data points\jofl_aa_points.shp.xml

Process_Date: 20040930

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: 34

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81.000000

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: jofl_veg_aa_2004

Entity_Type_Definition: attributes of shapefile table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

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: AA_OBS_ID

Attribute_Definition: accuracy assessment point number

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: NPS four letter park code plus unique number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_X

Attribute_Definition: Easting coordinate of site location.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Easting coordinate added using XTools Pro.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: UTM_X

Attribute_Definition: Northing coordinate of site location.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Northing coordinate added using XTools Pro.

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/jofl/index.html>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050923

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071126

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