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:

Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program

Publication_Date: 20080115

Title:

Natural Bridges National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project - Accuracy Assessment Points

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/nabr/nabrgeodata.zip>

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Description:

Abstract:

This point file displays the 288 accuracy assessment (AA) points visited in the fall of 2004 as part of the vegetation mapping project. The points were randomly selected, stratified by the map units used for vegetation mapping and further screened so as not to fall on inaccessible isolated mesa tops and vertical canyon walls. The coordinates were uploaded to Garmin hand-held GPS receivers so that ecologists could navigate to them in the field. Some AA points fell on ecotones and two sets of data were recorded on the evenly-split site. AA points that fell along polygon edges sometimes did not represent the entire polygon well and some AA points fell on small patches of vegetation that were different than the community in the larger area.

Purpose:

To show the location of accuracy assessment points visited at Natural Bridges National Monument. 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.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 20041001

Ending_Date: 20041130

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Natural Bridges National Monument and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.980200

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -109.980200

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.633254

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.633254

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment

Theme_Keyword: Plots

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Field data

Theme_Keyword: Points

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: Natural Bridges National Monument

Place_Keyword: NABR

Place_Keyword: San Juan County

Place_Keyword: Utah

Place_Keyword: UT

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: Natural Bridges National Monument

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: NABR

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:

Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program

Contact_Person: Janet Coles

Contact_Position: Vegetation Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing

Address: P.O. Box 848

City: Moab

State_or_Province: UT

Postal_Code: 84532

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 435-719-2358

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: janet_coles@nps.gov

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Coles, J., J. Von Loh, A. Evenden, G. Manis, G. Wakefield. and A. Wight

Publication_Date: 20080115

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Natural Bridges National Monument

Online_Linkage: <http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/>

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Data_Set_Credit: National Park Service (SEUG & NCPN) and e2M

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Network staff has ground checked and verified all features to the best of their knowledge. GIS personnel verified all features and attributes.

Logical_Consistency_Report: There are no duplicate features present.

Completeness_Report:

This data contains all the accuracy assessment points visited for the Natural Bridges Vegetation Mapping Project.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

This data was collected using recreational grade GPS receivers (generally Garmins). A dop or meters error reading was recorded when applicable. Recreational GPS receivers generally have horizontal errors of 3-15 meters (less than 40 meters). GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded on the plot form.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Standard GPS Elevation Error

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: The Cheesebox, Woodenshoe Butte, Moss Back Butte, Kane Gulch

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000

Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DRG

Source_Contribution: Digital Raster Graphics were used for field maps.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Coordinates were generated by the SEUG NPS GIS office and then loaded onto Garmin GPS units for navigation purposes.

Process_Date: unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data was entered into the NCPN Plots (MS Access) database for Natural Bridges, and shapefiles were created from the data in the database.

Process_Date: unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Shapefiles and database data was migrated to a personal file-based geodatabase format.

Process_Date: unknown

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: 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: 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

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100

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: aa_metadata

Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Class

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: National Park Service

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: OBJECTID

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: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition: accuracy assessment point number

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS four letter park code plus unique number

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Unique plot code created for each location visited.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Pnts_Type

Attribute_Definition: Type of point

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: A text explaining what kind of point.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Edit_Date

Attribute_Definition: Date of edit

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Date of any edits or updates to attributes.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Edit_Notes

Attribute_Definition: Explaination of edit.

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Notes about any edits or updates made to a point.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

OBJECT_ID - Object ID - ESRI automatically generated unique ID. SHAPE - Geometry - ESRI automatically generated geometry type. PLOT_CODE - Text - Unique plot code created for each location visited. Pnts_Type - Long Interger (subtypes): Type of point 1 = Plot_Point; 2 = Observation Point; 3 = AA_Point; 4 = Fuels_Point (empty). Edit_Date - Text - Date of any edits or updates to attributes. Edit_Notes - Text - Notes about any edits or updates made to a point.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Unknown.

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: 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/nabr/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20071219

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100603

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>