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Orthorectified Photomosaic Leaf-on Metadata

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation
Publication_Date: 20030301
Title:
Petersburg National Battlefield Vegetation Mapping Project - Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic Leaf-on
Edition: 20030301-Final
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/pete/peteortho_leafon.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
Orthorectified color infrared ERDAS IMAGINE image of Petersburg National Battlefield. Produced from 104 color infrared photos taken October 23, 2001. Orthorectification accomplished with IMAGINE Orthobase v8.5 software using airborne gps and imu data. Horizontal RMSE is .816 meters. This meets class 1 NMAS for 1:6000 scale photography. Petersburg National Battlefield Park is broken into 5 pieces due to space constraints. The 5 individual pieces are listed as follows: pete_citypoint_fall.img, pete_eastern_front_fall.img, pete_fiveforks_fall.img, pete_reams_station_fall.img, pete_western_front_fall.img.
Purpose:
The dataset was developed for use by Petersburg National Battlefield as a GIS component and for digital monoplotting and mapping.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20011023
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Petersburg National Battlefield and environs
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.671781
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.256071
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.322043
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.083266
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-on
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Virginia
Place_Keyword: National Park
Place_Keyword: Petersburg National Battlefield
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: 20011023
Temporal_Keyword: fall
Temporal_Keyword: October
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Richard Easterbrook
Contact_Organization: Petersburg National Battlefield
Contact_Position: Ranger
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Petersburg National Battlefield, 1539 Hickory Hill Road
City: Petersburg
State_or_Province: Virginia
Postal_Code: 23803-4721
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (804) 732-3531
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: richard_easterbrook@nps.gov
Data_Set_Credit: Bill Millinor
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ERDAS IMAGINE .img File and MrSID Compressed File

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: Raster Data
Completeness_Report: Petersburg National Battlefield and surrounding area
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal positional accuracy of .816 meters RMSE Meets the NMAS Class 1 map standard for 1:6000 scale photography. Horizontal accuracy was assessed on the basis of 57 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: 20011022
Source_Currentness_Reference: 20011022
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dem
Source_Contribution: elevation
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kucera International, Inc
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Aerial photographs of Petersburg National Battlefield
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: 20011022
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos
Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Petersburg National Battlefield
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The photos (104 total) were used to create an orthorectified mosaic using ERDAS IMAGINE and ER Mapper. 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. 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 ER Mapper to form one seamless basemap image for Petersburg National Battlefield. The mosaic was compressed using MrSID software at a 20:1 target compression ratio.
Process_Date: 200211
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: 96750
Column_Count: 137190
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: 0.264296
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.264296
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 leaf-on color infrared image of Petersburg National Battlefield.
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/pete/index.html>
Access_Instructions: Internet Access
Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20031111
Metadata_Review_Date: 20100604
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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