USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Wind Cave National Park Accuracy Assessment Metadata

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: U.S. Geological Survey

Originator: Department of the Interior

Publication_Date: 19990430

Title: Wind Cave National Park Accuracy Assessment

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database and report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

Issue_Identification: Wind Cave National Park

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, CO

Publisher:

USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Online_Linkage:

<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wica/index.html#accuracy_assessment_info>

Description:

Abstract:

The accuracy assessment field work was performed to verify the accuracy of the vegetation communities spatial data developed by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program for Wind Cave National Park. The data points were stratified according to vegetation association over the project area according to protocols developed by the Program. Points were located by GPS navigation and the community information was collected at the point, without knowledge of the attributes of the vegetation spatial data. Accuracy assessment attribute were composed with the map codes and a contigency table was developed.

Purpose:

To verify the accuracy of the mapped vegetation communities at Wind Cave National Park

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 199809

Ending_Date: 199812

Currentness_Reference: Source of data collection

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.6194

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -103.3222

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.65139

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.50639

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Wind Cave National Park, SD including approx 5 mile buffer around park which includes private lands and portions of Custer State Park and Black Hills National Forest.

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: association

Theme_Keyword: alliance

Theme_Keyword: land cover

Theme_Keyword: land use

Theme_Keyword: vegetation

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Wind Cave National Park

Place_Keyword: Pringle

Place_Keyword: South Dakota

Place_Keyword: National Park

Place_Keyword: Wind Cave National Park

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: Plants

Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation

Taxonomic_Keywords: National Vegetation Classification System

Taxonomic_System:

Classification_System/Authority:

Classification_System_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Government; Federal Geographic Data Committee

Publication_Date: 19971022

Title: National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Washington D.C.

Publisher: Federal Geographic Data Committee

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/index_html>

Taxonomic_Procedures:

Sequence of field test data and observation plots, and CIR photo signature field observations.

General_Taxonomic_Coverage:

Refer to complete listing of mapped plant alliances/associations under Supplemental Information above.

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in the metadata, before beginning analysis. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Park Service, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

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

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological
Informatics, MS 302, Room 8000, Building 810,
Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org)

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wica/images/wicaaa.pdf>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

440 kbyte file showing vegetation associations and location of accuracy assessment points

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF

Native_Data_Set_Environment: text file

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The attributes for the accuracy assessment were recorded in the field in September-December, 1998. Vegetation associations were identified based on the field key and plant identification. If additional communities were found within a 50 meter radius of the plot center, they were recorded as well. During the analysis, it was concluded that some attributes were in error and changed to match the mapped attributes. This was done by examination of the aerial photographs under stereoscopic view. The attributes were in error due to 1) spatial error in the GPS derived coordinates (4-8 meters), 2) change of vegetation community due to temporal changes, or differences between observation team identifications.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

All attributes are codes that correspond to vegetation communities and have been checked for typographical and logical errors.

Completeness_Report:

All points were collected and analyzed. Several points fell outside the mapping area, so were discarded.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The points were located using a military-style GPS receiver (PLGR), which has a published accuracy of 4-8 meters.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable

Lineage:

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Field

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment

Methodology_Description:

Data points were located by use of a PLGR GPS receiver. Vegetation communities were identified on the basis of a dichotomous field key and plant species present.

Methodology:

Methodology_Type: Lab

Methodology_Identifier:

Methodology_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Methodology_Keyword: Accuracy Assessment

Methodology_Description:

Accuracy assessment points were compiled into an ARCINFO point coverage and intersected with the vegetation community coverage. The resulting INFO file was exported into a text file, imported into a spreadsheet, and the attributes from the accuracy assessment and the spatial data were compared. If the attributes did not compare, an analysis of the mismatch was made and either the AA attribute or the map attribute was changed based on identification of the community on the aerial photo.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS-Biological Resouces Division

Originator: U.S. National Park Service

Originator: Department of the Interior

Publication_Date: 199411

Title:

Accuracy Assessment Procedures, NBS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: procedures document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, CO

Publisher:

USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Other_Citation_Details:

Prepared by: Environmental Systems Research Institute; Redlands, CA and National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA and The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA under contract from U.S. Department of the Interior Biological Resources Division and National Park Service.

Type_of_Source_Media: electronic document

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 199411

Ending_Date: Present

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Accuracy Assessment Procedures Document

Source_Contribution:

This document established the procedures and protocols for the accuracy assessment at Wind Cave National Park.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey

Originator: Department of the Interior

Publication_Date: 199809

Title:

Wind Cave National Park Spatial Vegetation Data: Cover type / Association level of the National Vegetation Classification System

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program

Issue_Identification: Wind Cave National Park

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, CO

Publisher:

USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics

Other_Citation_Details:

Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Technical Service Center, US Bureau of Reclamation, Mail Code D-8260, POB 25007, Denver CO 80225

Type_of_Source_Media: Disc

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 199706

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

Spatial data of vegetation communities for Wind Cave National Park.

Source_Contribution:

The vegetation spatial data were tested for accuracy with the AA data.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The accuracy assessment field work was performed in September-December, 1998 to verify the accuracy of the vegetation communities spatial data developed by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program for Wind Cave National Park. The data points were randomly distributed stratified according to vegetation association over the project area according to protocols developed by the Program. Points were located by GPS navigation and the community information was collected at the point, without knowledge of the attributes of the vegetation spatial data.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Spatial data of vegetation communities for Wind Cave National Park.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Accuracy Assessment Procedure Document

Process_Date: 199810

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label Point

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

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:

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1

Ordinate_Resolution: 1

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodedic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

The National Vegetation Classification Standard is organized hierarchically to support conservation and resource stewardship applications across multiple scales. The upper levels of the hierarchy are based on the physical form or structure of the vegetation (physiognomy) and have been refined from the international standards developed by the United nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The two most detailed levels of the hierarchy are based on the species composition of existing vegetation (floristics) and reflect the phyto-sociological standards that were originally developed by European ecologists. The vegetation classification is continually advanced through the collection and analysis of new field data and will be greatly strengthened during the course of the USGS-NPS mapping efforts. Data file attributes include species, alliance, and community element.

0=no data 1=Purple Three-awn - Fetid Marigold Herbaceous Vegetation 2=Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation 3=Redbeds Sparse Vegetation 4=Black Hills Rock Outcrop Sparse Vegetation 5=Shale Barren Slope Sparse Vegetation 6=White Sedimentary Rock Outcrop 7=Bisonj Wallows 11=Little Bluestem - Grama Grass - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation (with burned ponderosa pine) 12=Chokecherry Shrubland (with burned ponderosa pine) 13=Western Wheatgrass - Kentucky Bluegrass Grassland Complex (with burned ponderosa pine) 14=Emergent Wetland Herbaceous Complex (with burned ponderosa pine) 15=Little Bluestem - Grama Grass - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation 16=Western Wheatgrass - Kentucky Bluegrass Grassland Complex 17=Introduced Weedy Graminoid Herbaceous Vegetation 18=Needle-and-thread - Blue Grama - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation 30=Mountain Mahogany / Sideoats Shrubland I (15-50% cover) 31=Mountain Mahogany / Sideoats Grama Dense Shrubland II (50-100% cover) 32=Lead Plant Shrubland 33=Chokecherry Shrubland 34=Beaked Willow Shrubland 35=Western Snowberry Shrubland 36=Creeping Juniper / Little Bluestem Shrubland 40=Plains Cottonwood / Western Snowberry Forest 41=Boxelder / Chokecherry Forest 42=Bur Oak Stand 43=Green Ash - American Elm / Western Snowberry Forest 44=Birch - Aspen Stands 45=Ponderosa Pine Woodland Complex I (75-100% cover) 46=Ponderosa Pine / Little Bluestem Woodland 47=Ponderosa Pine / Chokecherry Forest 48=Ponderosa Pine Woodland Complex II (15-75% cover) 49=Young Ponderosa Pine Dense Cover Complex

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Bureau of Reclamation's Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group (RSGIG) with assistance from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has mapped the vegetation occurring in and around Wind Cave National Park (near Hot Springs, South Dakota). National Park Service/ National Biological Service Vegetation Mapping Project, National Vegetation Classification System 209 pp.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological
Informatics

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological
Informatics, MS 302, Room 8000, Building 810,
Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

State_or_Province: Colorado

Postal_Code: 80225

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4229

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-202-4219 (org)

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

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/wica/index.html#accuracy_assessment_info>

Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20011022

Metadata_Review_Date: 20071108

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, 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_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name:

FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999

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