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COrthorectified Photomosaic Metadata

Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: North Carolina State University, Center for Earth Observation
Publication_Date: 20041201
Title:
Weir Farm National Historic Site Vegetation Mapping Project - Color Infrared Orthorectified Photomosaic Leaf-off
Edition: first
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/wefa/wefaortho.zip>
Description:
Abstract:
Orthorectified color infrared ERDAS Imagine and MR Sid image of Weir Farm National Historic Site (wefa_final.img, wefa_final.sid). Produced from 3 color infrared photos taken May 12, 2004. Orthorectification accomplished with Imagine Orthobase v8.7 software. The overall positional accuracy for the photomosaic is 3.85 meters RMSE.
Purpose:
The dataset was developed for use by Weir Farm National Historic Site as a GIS component and for digital monoplotting and mapping.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040512
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Unknown
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Weir Farm National Historic Site and environs
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.464589
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.442086
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.270813
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.245800
Local_Bounding_Coordinates:
Left_Bounding_Coordinate: 628650.973072
Right_Bounding_Coordinate: 630487.942500
Bottom_Bounding_Coordinate: 4567213.118146
Top_Bounding_Coordinate: 4569958.252234
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: Orthorectification
Theme_Keyword: Color Infrared
Theme_Keyword: mosaic
Theme_Keyword: aerial photo
Theme_Keyword: CIR
Theme_Keyword: imagine
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: Weir Farm National Historic Site
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: WEFA
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: New Hampshire
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: May
Temporal_Keyword: spring
Temporal_Keyword: 2004
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Adam Kozlowski
Contact_Position: Data Manager, Northeast Temperate Network
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 54 Elm Street
City: Woodstock
State_or_Province: Vermont
Postal_Code: 05091
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (802) 457-3368 ext.40
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: adam_kozlowski@nps.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wefa/images/wefaortho.pdf>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Orthophoto; low resolution for web browsing.
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
Data_Set_Credit: Bill Millinor
Native_Data_Set_Environment: ERDAS Imagine IMG File and Mr. SID Compressed File

Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: none
Completeness_Report: Weir Farm National Historic Site
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Overall positional accuracy of 3.85 meters RMSE Horizontal accuracy was assessed on the basis of 11 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 120 (180 unless field conditions were poor) fixes per point. 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: William Frament
Publication_Date: Unpublished Material
Title: Aerial photographs of Weir Farm National Historic Site
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Source_Scale_Denominator: 8000
Type_of_Source_Media: color ir aerial transparencies
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040512
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: photos
Source_Contribution: Aerial view of Weir Farm National Historic Site
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 (NED)
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: 200407
Source_Currentness_Reference: 200407
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dem
Source_Contribution: elevation (z values)
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS
Publication_Date: unknown
Title: 1:12000 black and white Imagery from USGS (bethel_sw.tif)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: dvd
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: unknown
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: doq
Source_Contribution: x and y ground control, doqq provided on dvd by William frament
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The photos (3 total) were used to create an orthorectified mosaic using ER Mapper 6.4 and Erdas Imagine 8.7. The photos were scanned at 600 dpi and imported into Imagine. The DEM was resampled from 30 meters to 10 meters. The individual DOQQs were mosaiced to create a single file for use as ground control. The images were orthorectified in ERDAS Imagine Orthobase software using the DOQQs and the DEM as ground control. 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 Weir Farm National Historic Site . The mosaic was compressed using Mr. SID software at a 1:20 target compression ratio.
Process_Date: 200408
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: 7618
Column_Count: 5098
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: 0.360331
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.360348
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:
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:
Downloadable data: orthorectified 3 band color infrared image of Weir Farm National Historic Site.
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/wefa/index.html>
Access_Instructions: Internet Access
Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20041201
Metadata_Review_Date: 20100621
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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