USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Rocky Mountain National Park Spatial Vegetation Data Metadata

Spatial Vegetation 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: Rocky Mountain National Park

Originator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Publication_Date: 20051001

Title:

Rocky Mountain National Park Vegetation Classification polygons (covertypes)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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

Series_Information:

Series_Name: n/a

Issue_Identification: Vegetation Inventory

Other_Citation_Details:

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group (USBR/RSGIG) delivered this dataset to Rocky Mountain National Park on 20060105. Any modifications of these data after 20060105 are the responsibility of the Rocky Mountain National Park Resource Stewardship Division and its GIS Program. The NPS Inventory & Monitoring (I&M) Rocky Mountain Network (ROMN) assists RMNP GIS with updates and modifications to this dataset. RMNP GIS will supply any updated data to the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping website.

Description:

Abstract:

This file represents the vegetation at Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) as interpreted from October 2001 1:12,000-scale aerial photography. This effort is a part of the National Vegetation Mapping Program of the National Park Service.

NOTE: these datasets are too large to be included on the NR-GIS Data Store site, and must be requested from RMNP. See the distribution and ordering information about requesting these data.

Users of this particular dataset and all other datasets of the USGS-NPS Vegetation Monitoring Program Rocky Mountain National Park project are advised to read the report:

"Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, 2001-2005 VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING, Final Report - August, 2005, Technical Memorandum 8260-05-02, USBR/RSGIS".

This report is available as either a single compiled PDF document or broken down as a series of PDF documents, and should have been included with these datasets. If not, request a copy from the contact listed in the Distribution_Information section of this metadata.

It is the responsibility of any users of these data to actually READ the documentation.

Purpose:

To help meet the management needs of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Supplemental_Information:

This vegetation dataset does NOT include any changes to RMNP vegetation that have occurred due to the large and ongoing mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) infestation or any other changes to vegetation that may have occured since the October 2001 aerial photo acquisition.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20011001

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Rocky Mountain National Park and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.933549

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.416952

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.567749

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.139504

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: National Vegetation Classification System

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Associations

Theme_Keyword: USGS-NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Land Use

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Rocky Mountain National Park

Place_Keyword: Colorado

Place_Keyword: Larimer County

Place_Keyword: Boulder County

Place_Keyword: Grand County

Place_Keyword: Estes Park

Place_Keyword: Grand Lake

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

Applicable_Common_Name: plants

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: Not for use at scales greater than 1:24000

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Organization: Rocky Mountain National Park GIS Program

Contact_Position: GIS Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: US Hwy 36

City: Estes Park

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80517

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: N/A

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (970) 586-1392

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: romo_gis_coordinator@nps.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group (USBR/RSGIG), Denver, CO: David Salas. The acquisition and quality checking of the aerial photos and digital imagery was overseen by Alan Bell of USBR/RSGIG. Acknowledgment of the USBR/RSGIG would be appreciated in products derived from these data.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

This project received an accuracy assessment in the summer of 2004. 1207 accuracy assessment points are recorded. The results were subject to a fuzzy accuracy assessment. Fuzzy accuracies are reported for overall map accuracy and individual map unit accuracy. Overall map accuracy for fuzzy classes five, four and three are 50.3%, 74.7% and 86.7%. We refer the reader to the vegetation mapping report for information about individual map unit accuracies and more specifics with regard to methods.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All polygon features are checked for topology and existence of attributed label points. Coverage checked for un-intentional dangling arcs.

Completeness_Report:

All data with a minimum mapping unit of 1/2 hectare that can be interpreted from the aerial photographs are entered into the digital database. This includes features defined by the NVCS. Some classes under the MMU are included due to its ease of interpretation and due to the specialty of the class. Road and utility corridors and streams/canals wider that 10 meters are included as polygons in this vegetation coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unknown

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

MAP CLASSES: Vegetation classification was in accordance with the standards developed under the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program using the National Vegetation Classification Standard. Field work (collecting plot data) aided in the development of the vegetation classes.

PHOTO INTERPRETATION: All map classes were interpreted from 1:12,000-scale, true color aerial photography. Photo-interpretation used the standard identification features such as tone, texture, color, pattern, topographic position, and shadow. In addition, field sample locations and their vegetation descriptions aided in assigning a map class to each polygon. Photographs were examined using a stereoscope as needed. Linework was created on mylars placed over both the aerial photos and the ortho-photos. The linework was subsequently transferred to a mylar overlaying the color 1:12,00 scale DOQ's acquired for this project.

GIS PROCEDURES: The linework on the mylar ortho-photo overlays were transferred into the GIS database by scanning.

METHOD : The all of the linework at ROMO was transferred via scanning the ortho-photo mylar overlays using a large-format color scanner. Before the mylar was scanned, it was marked with control points that correspond to the 1000-meter grid embossed on the hard-copy ortho-photos. GIS software was then used to convert the scanned files from a raster to vector base using centerline commands. Extensive cleaning, edge matching, and general editing of the digital vectors was completed before polygon topology was created. Labels were created for each polygon and they were attributed with the necessary vegetation information. The entire transfer and editing sequence was automated via in-house Arc/INFO AML programs.

OTHER DATA: The park boundary coverages were acquired from the Park. A flight line coverage was obtained from the photography vendor.

Process_Date: 2004

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Contact_Person: David Salas

Contact_Position: Project Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group

Address: Denver Federal Center

Address: P.O. Box 25007

Address: Bldg. 56, Mail Stop D8260

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303 445 - 3619

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: desalas@do.usbr.gov

Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 36157

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 36158

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 36158

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 13

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105.000000

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: 0.000064

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064

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:

If this dataset is a COVERAGE: the first four items in the polygon attribute table (PAT), or the first seven items in the arc attribute table (AAT) are automatically generated by ARC/INFO software. Contact ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.) or read their literature for detailed descriptions of their internal file structure. ESRI can be reached at <URL:http://www.esri.com.>

If this dataset is a SHAPEFILE, the first two items in the data table are automatically generated. Contact ESRI or read their literature for detailed descriptions of their internal file structure. ESRI can be reached at URL:<http://www.esri.com>.

The VEG_CODE item is a numeric field populated with the Final Map Unit Codes - BOR derived, project specific. The numeric attribute and the definition the values represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF VEG_CODE VALUE

 1	Herbaceous Upland Alpine > 9600 ft
 2	Herbaceous Upland Alpine Fellfield
 4	Herbaceous Upland Montane  < 9600 ft
 5	Herbaceous Wetland Cross Zone - Marsh
 6	Herbaceous Wetland Cross Zone - Wetland
 7	Herbaceous Wetland SubAlpine / Alpine - Alpine Meadow
 9	Glacier
 10	Rock (Alpine-Upper Subalpine)
 11	Rock (Foothill-Lower Subalpine)
 13	Shrub Upland Alpine
 14	Shrub Upland Lower Montane - Undifferentiated
 15	Riparian Aspen
 18	Upper Montane Aspen
 20	Montane Douglas Fir
 22	SubAlpine Mixed Conifer
 23	Lodgepole Pine - High Elevation > 9500 ft
 24	Lodgepole Pine - Low Elevation < 9500 ft
 26	Lodgepole Pine - Rock
 32	Cottonwood
 33	Juniper
 34	Ponderosa Pine Graminoid
 35	Ponderosa Pine Rockland
 36	Ponderosa Pine Shrubland
 38	SubAlpine Limber Pine
 39	Ribbon forests Islands
 41	Disturbance - Dead and Down
 43	Blue Spruce
 46	Talus
 47	Outwash
 48	Exposed Soil - Man made
 49	Cliff Face - Bare Soil / Rock
 51	Streams - Rivers
 52	Natural Lakes - Ponds
 53	Reservoirs - Stock tanks
 120	Shrub Riparian Cross Zone > 9600 ft
 121	Shrub Riparian Cross Zone < 9600 ft
 141	Shrub Upland Lower Montane - Big Sagebrush
 142	Shrub Upland Lower Montane - Bitterbrush
 161	Mixed Conifer with Aspen (Ponderosa Pine)
 162	Mixed Conifer with Aspen (Lodgepole Pine)
 163	Mixed Conifer with Aspen (Douglas-fir)
 164	Mixed Conifer with Aspen (Spruce - Fir)
 190	Riparian Upper Montane Mixed Conifer > 8500 ft
 191	Riparian Lower Montane Mixed Conifer < 8500 ft
 400	Krummholz
 999	Unvegetated Surface

The HEIGHT item is a numeric field and contains six classes of height range of the dominate vegetation layer. The numeric attribute and the range they represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF HEIGHT VALUE

 1	0-2 meters
 2	2-5 meters
 3	5-10 meters
 4	10-20 meters
 5	>20 meters
 0	No height assigned

The DENSITY item is a numeric field and contains five mutually exclusive percentage classes of density. The numeric attribute and the range they represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF DENSITY VALUE

 1	>75%
 2	50 - 75%
 3	25 - 50%
 4	< 25%
 0	No density value

The PATTERN item is a numeric field and contains five mutually exclusive classes which describe the vegetation pattern within the polygon. The numeric attribute and the definition the values represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF PATTERN VALUE

 1	Evenly Dispersed
 2	Clumped / Bunched
 3	Gradational
 4	Alternating
 0	No pattern value

The AND_LEV1 item is a numeric field and describes the Land Use and Land Cover Classification System (USGS, Anderson et al. 1976) Level 1. The numeric attribute and the definition the values represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF AND_LEV1 VALUE

 1	Urban or Built-up Land
 2	Agricultural Land
 3	Rangeland
 4	Forest Land
 5	Water
 6	Wetland
 7	Barren Land
 8	Tundra
 9	Perennial Snow or Ice

The AND_LEV11 item is a numeric field and describes the Land Use and Land Cover Classification System (USGS, Anderson et al. 1976) Level 2. The numeric attribute and the definition the values represent are:

 VALUE	DEFINITION OF AND_LEVII VALUE

 11	Residential
 12	Commercial and Services
 13	Industrial
 14	Transportation, Communication, and Utilities
 15	Industrial, and Commercial Complexes
 16	Mixed Urban or Built-up Land
 17	Other Urban or Built-up Land
 21	Cropland and Pasture
 22	Orchards, Groves, Vineyards, Nurseries, and Orna
 23	Confined Feeding Operations
 24	Other Agricultural Lands
 31	Herbaceous Rangeland
 32	Shrub and Brush Rangeland
 33	Mixed Rangeland
 41	Deciduous Forest Land
 42	Evergreen Forest Land
 43	Mixed Forest Land
 51	Streams and Canals
 52	Lakes
 53	Reservoirs
 54	Bays and Estuaries
 61	Forested Wetland
 62	Nonforested Wetland
 71	Dry Salt Flats
 72	Beaches
 73	Sandy Areas other than Beaches
 74	Bare Exposed Rock
 75	Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits
 76	Transitional Areas
 77	Mixed Barren Land
 81	Shrub and Brush Tundra
 82	Herbaceous Tundra
 83	Bare Ground Tundra
 84	Wet Tundra
 85	Mixed Tundra
 91	Perennial Snowfields
 92	Perennial Snow or Ice

The HECTARES item is a numeric field and describes the Area in Hectares, calculated using X Tools Pro for ArcGIS Desktop Version 2.1.0.

The SLOPE item is a numeric field and describes the Slope of the label point within the polygon (degrees), derived from ArcView Script from www.jennessent.com

The ASPECT item is a numeric field and describes the Aspect of the label point within the polygon (compass bearings - true), derived from ArcView Script from www.jennessent.com

The ACRES item is a numeric field and describes the Area in Acres, calculated using X Tools Pro for ArcGIS Desktop Version 2.1.0.

The ELEV_M item is a numeric field and describes the Elevation in meters for the label point, derived from ArcView Script from www.jennessent.com

The ELEV_FT item is a numeric field and describes the Elevation in feet for the label point, derived from ArcView Script from www.jennessent.com

The OLDVEGCODE item is a numeric field populated with the Initial Map Unit Codes - BOR derived, project specific.

The EL_CODE_1 item is an alphanumeric item that describes the Ecological Systems Classification Code - NatureServe Ecological Classification. The alphanumeric attribute and the definition the values represent are:

 VALUE	   DEFINITION OF EL_CODE_1 VALUE

 CES300.728	   North American Alpine Ice Field
 CES300.729	   North American Arid West Emergent Marsh
 CES304.776	   Inter-Mountain Basins Aspen-Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland
 CES304.785	   Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe
 CES306.032	   Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland
 CES306.809	   Rocky Mountain Alpine Bedrock and Scree
 CES306.810	   Rocky Mountain Alpine Dwarf-Shrubland
 CES306.811	   Rocky Mountain Alpine Fell-Field
 CES306.812	   Rocky Mountain Alpine-Montane Wet Meadow
 CES306.813	   Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland
 CES306.815	   Rocky Mountain Cliff, Canyon and Massive Bedrock
 CES306.816	   Rocky Mountain Dry Tundra
 CES306.819	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Limber-Bristlecone Pine Woodland
 CES306.820	   Rocky Mountain Lodgepole Pine Forest
 CES306.821	   Rocky Mountain Lower Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland
 CES306.822	   Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Shrubland
 CES306.823	   Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland
 CES306.824	   Southern Rocky Mountain Montane-Subalpine Grassland
 CES306.825	   Rocky Mountain Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland
 CES306.826	   Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna
 CES306.828	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry-Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland
 CES306.829	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine Mesic Meadow
 CES306.830	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland
 CES306.831	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Fen
 CES306.833	   Rocky Mountain Subalpine-Montane Riparian Woodland
 CES306.955	   Rocky Mountain Foothill Limber Pine-Juniper Woodland

The EL_CODE_2 item is an alphanumeric item that describes the Ecological Systems Classification Code - NatureServe Ecological Classification. Ecological System Code (see EL_CODE_1). This is a one to many relationship - VEG_CODE to El_CODE. Therefore, each VEG_CODE may have membership in one or more EL_CODE's.

The EL_CODE_3 item is an alphanumeric item that describes the Ecological Systems Classification Code - NatureServe Ecological Classification. Ecological System Code (see EL_CODE_1). This is a one to many relationship - VEG_CODE to El_CODE. Therefore, each VEG_CODE may have membership in one or more EL_CODE's.

The COMMON_MAP item is a text field populated with the name of the definition of the VEG_CODE as described under VEG_CODE (see VEG_CODE).

The Shape_Length item is a numeric item that describes the length of the feature in internal units.

The Shape_Area item is a numeric item that describes the area of the feature in internal units squared.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2001-2005 VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION AND MAPPING FINAL REPORT -- August, 2005

Technical Memorandum 8260-05-02 Remote Sensing and GIS Group Technical Service Center Bureau of Reclamation Denver, Colorado

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: 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

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/romo/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name:

Varies: Shapefiles with associated DBF lookup tables, or personal geodatabase

Format_Version_Date: 20060720

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied

Transfer_Size: 72.830

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: MB

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Fees: None

Ordering_Instructions:

Contact via email ONLY. The RMNP GIS Program does ask to receive blank CD-R media in return for those sent out.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080909

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090312

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: U. S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics

Address: MS 302, Building 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

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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