Spatial Vegetation Data Metadata

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• 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 Natural Heritage Program

Publication_Date: 200812

Title:

Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Vegetation Mapping Project - Spatial Vegetation Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

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

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Publication_Date: 200812

Title:

Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical report

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

Description:

Abstract:

Vegetation map of the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River provides local park-specific names for vegetation types, as well as crosswalks to the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), including association, alliance and formation level attributes. Crosswalks to the NVCS were determined on March 7, 2006.

Purpose:

To provide an up-to-date digital geospatial vegetation database containing base line information about the park's vegetation associations to the park's resource managers in order to ensure effective, long-term management of the natural resources held in trust.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 200403

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River and environs

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.293628

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.723865

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.944554

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.401828

Local_Bounding_Coordinates:

Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 475661.200000

Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 522888.830000

Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4583406.190000

Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4643620.130000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: vegetation association

Theme_Keyword: vegetation classification

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Theme_Keyword: vegetation map

Theme_Keyword: vegetation alliance

Theme_Keyword: vegetation formation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River

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 Natural Heritage Program

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 208 Airport Drive

City: Middletown

State_or_Province: Pennsylvania

Postal_Code: 10755

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (717) 948-3962

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (717) 948-3957

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/upde/images/updevegmap.pdf>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Vegetation map; low resolution for web browsing.

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Native_Dataset_Format: Shapefile

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The Kappa index for the vegetation association map was 68.7% +/- 6.9%, with the overall percent accuracy calculated as 72.4%.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Check Topology script was run on shapefile in ArcView 3.2. No silvers or gaps were found.

Completeness_Report: Shapefile covers entire park area.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A general cover-type vegetation map was delineated from interpretation of the 2004 digital aerial photo mosaic. Seventy-seven vegetation plots were sampled in the park. These data were analyzed to determine the number and distribution of vegetation associations present in the park. The vegetation cover type map was then revised and attributed with the association names. One hundred thirty-four thematic accuracy assessment points were randomly placed within the association map, following a stratified random sampling plan. Based on the accuracy assessment data the association map was revised further.

Process_Date: 20061231

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program

Contact_Position: Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 208 Airport Drive

City: Middletown

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 10755

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 717-948-3962

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 717-948-3957

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: 3652

ESRI_Terms_Description:

ESRI_Feature_Type: Simple

ESRI_Feature_Geometry: Polygon

ESRI_Topology: FALSE

ESRI_Feature_Count: 3652

Spatial_Index: TRUE

Linear_Referencing: FALSE

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: 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

Coordinate_System_Name:

Geographic_Coordinate_System_Name: GCS_North_American_1983

Projected_Coordinate_System_Name: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_18N

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Attributes of UPDE_veg_map_association_2004

Entity_Type_Definition: shapefile attribute table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI

Entity_Type_Type: Feature Class

Entity_Type_Count: 3652

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: LOCAL_NAME

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: local park-specific name for vegetation type

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Fike 1999, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Edinger et al. 2005, New York Natural Heritage Program, National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: park-specific local names for vegetation association

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FORM_CODE

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 25

Attribute_Definition: code for vegetation formation

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FORM_NAME

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: formation level vegetation type

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_SCI

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: scientific name for vegetation alliance

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_ENG

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: English name for vegetation alliance

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_CODE

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 25

Attribute_Definition: code for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_SCI

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: Scientific name for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ASSOC_ENG

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 250

Attribute_Definition: English name for vegetation association

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ALLIA_CODE

Attribute_Type: String

Attribute_Width: 50

Attribute_Definition: code for vegetation alliance

Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: National Vegetation Classification System

Codeset_Source: FGDC

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COWARDIN

Attribute_Definition:

US Fish and Wildlife Service wetland system represented by the vegetation polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-79/31. 103 pp.

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: Wetland System

Codeset_Source:

Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-79/31. 103 pp.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: POLYGON_ID

Attribute_Definition: Unique number fassigned to polygon

Attribute_Definition_Source: NPS

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: unique number for each polygon

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/upde/index.html>

Access_Instructions: Internet Access

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20090416

Metadata_Review_Date: 20100616

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>