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

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title: jofl_veg_plots_2004

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pennsylvania Science Office of The Nature Conservancy

Publication_Date: 20050930

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Johnstown Flood National Memorial

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Description:

Abstract:

Location of vegetation sampling plots used to collect data for vegetation classification and mapping at Johnstown Flood National Memorial.

Purpose:

To identify locations of plots from which data was collected to use in the classification and mapping efforts at Johnstown Flood National Memorial.

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 Memorial and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.778142

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.768513

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.350487

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.340549

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: plot

Theme_Keyword: vegetation

Theme_Keyword: community classification

Theme_Keyword: vegetation association map

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

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: 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 plot is represented by one point. All points fall within the mapped polygons.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The number and distribution of vegetation plots was determined according to the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping protocols. According to the protocol, each vegetation association should have been sampled at least three times in order to capture the naturally occurring variation within the park. If each of the mapped formation-level vegetation types represented only one association in Johnstown Flood National Memorial, the minimum number of plots needed would have been 20. This assumed that areas labeled with Anderson level II categories would not be sampled, and that for formations with less than three polygons, one plot would be placed in each polygon. However, due to the small size of the park and the intensive level of vegetation management, fewer plots were needed to accurately characterize the park's vegetation. Based on our initial reconnaissance of Johnstown Flood National Memorial and previous vegetation mapping efforts at this and other parks, we concluded that 15 plots would be sufficient to capture the range of vegetation types. Sampling was stratified across the formation level vegetation types in the draft formation level vegetation map in order to capture the range of variation in the park's vegetation. Plot sampling was conducted in July 2004. The location of each plot center was recorded with a Trimble GeoXM global positioning system (GPS) unit. In total, 17 plots were sampled throughout Johnstown Flood National Memorial. The two additional plots were added to the original sampling strategy. These plots were placed in a Saturated temperate perennial forb vegetation polygon and a Temporarily flooded temperate perennial forb vegetation polygon in order to sufficiently capture the variation in species composition and environmental setting.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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

Process_Date: 20040731

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: 17

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_plots_2004

Entity_Type_Definition: attributes from shapefile table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Pennyslvania 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: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition: plot code

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 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.

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

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>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20050923

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071127

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