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Frequently-anticipated questions:

• What does this data set describe?
  1. How should this data set be cited?
  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
• Who produced the data set?
  1. Who are the originators of the data set?
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
• Why was the data set created?
• How was the data set created?
  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
• How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?
  1. How well have the observations been checked?
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the data, including topology?
• How can someone get a copy of the data set?
  1. Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
  2. Who distributes the data?
  3. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  4. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
  5. How can I download or order the data?
• Who wrote the metadata?

What does this data set describe?

1. How should this data set be cited?

   Flagstaff Area National Monuments, 2004, Boundary: Wupatki National Monument.

   Online Links:

   • <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/ftp/vegmapping/wupa/wupabdy.zip>

   This is part of the following larger work.

   M. Hansen, J. Coles, K.A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz, 2004., USGS-NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, Vegetation Classification and Distribution, Final Project Report.

2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

   West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.537502

   East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.270237

   North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.633933

   South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.495171

   Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Wupatki National Moument, Arizona

3. What does it look like?

4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

   Calendar_Date: unknown

   Currentness_Reference: publication date

5. What is the general form of this data set?

   Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
   1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Vector data set. It contains the following vector data types (SDTS terminology):

      • Complete chain (1)
      • Label point (1)
      • GT-polygon composed of chains (1)
      • Point (2405)

   2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

      Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

      UTM_Zone_Number: 12

      Transverse_Mercator:

      Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111.000000

      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

      False_Easting: 500000.000000

      False_Northing: 0.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using coordinate pair
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000014
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 0.000014
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1983.
      The ellipsoid used is Geodetic Reference System 80.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.000000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.257222.
      

7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

   wupa_bndry.aat

   Wupatki National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Monument Boundary Coverage Arc Attribute Table (Source: None)

   DIGTYPE

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Value	Definition
   5	Represents the Monument Boundary

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   FNODE#

   Internal node number for the beginning of an arc (from-node). (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   TNODE#

   Internal node number for the end of an arc (to-node). (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   LPOLY#

   Internal node number for the left polygon. (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   RPOLY#

   Internal node number for the right polygon. (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   LENGTH

   Length of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers.

   WUPA_BNDRY#

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   WUPA_BNDRY-ID

   User-defined feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   FID

   User-defined feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   wupa_bndry.pat

   Wupatki National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Monument Boundary Coverage Polygon Attribute Table (Source: None)

   FID

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   Shape

   Feature geometry. (Source: ESRI)

   Coordinates defining the features.

   AREA

   Area of feature in internal units squared. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated in squared meters.

   PERIMETER

   Perimeter of feature in internal units. (Source: ESRI)

   Positive real numbers that are automatically generated in meters.

   WUPA_BNDRY#

   Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   WUPA_BNDRY-ID

   User-defined feature number. (Source: ESRI)

   Whole numbers that are automatically generated.

   PARK

   National Park Service Unit (Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Remote Sensing and GIS Group)

   Value	Definition
   wupa	Wupatki National Monument

   ACRES

   Monument area in acres (Source: Calculated from Area field using 1 square meter = 0.000247 acre conversion factor)

   Positive real numbers.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

   Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by the USBR Remote Sensing GIS Group.

   Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: Wupatki Vegetation Mapping Project (DOI - USGS/USBR)

Who produced the data set?

1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
   • Flagstaff Area National Monuments

2. Who also contributed to the data set?

3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
   Nicole Tancreto
   NPS
   Cartographic Technician
   6400 N. Hwy 89
   Flagstaff, AZ 86004
   USA
   

   928-526-1157 (voice)
   Nicole_Tancreto@nps.gov
   

   Hours_of_Service: 8:00 - 5:00 MST

Why was the data set created?

Base data and reference purposes.

How was the data set created?

1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

   Lands Office Map (source 1 of 1)

   U.S. Geological Survey or another mapping agency in cooperation with USGS., 19970414, Modified Wupatki National Monument Boundary.

   Other_Citation_Details: Public Land Survey System data set (PLSS)

   Type_of_Source_Media: paper

   Source_Contribution: USGS DLG PLSS

2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

   Date: 2000 (process 1 of 1)

   Convert DLG PLSS data to ArcView shapefile and clip to area immediately around Wupatki National Monument. Using Presidential Proclamations, public laws, deed information and Lands Office Map, add attributes to PLSS data which show the date each section or partial section was added to or removed from the monument, which document authorized the change, and which deed(s) applied.

3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

1. How well have the observations been checked?

   Attribute accuracy tested by comparing hard copy plots of the digital data with the source materials.

2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

   Horizontal positional accuracy tested by visual comparison of the data with hard copy maps and on-screen with existing data sets that cover the same area.

3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

   Data set was created from all available sources - using legal descriptions (township, range, section) from Public Law 104-333 and a map from the Southwest Land Resources Program Center.

5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

   All polygons are closed and adjacent polygons do not have identical attributes. Each polygon has one and only one attribute. Polygon features are checked for topology using ARC/INFO software.

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
   USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
   c/o USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
   Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302
   Denver, Colorado 80225
   

   (303) 202-4220 (voice)
   303-202-4219 (FAX)
   gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov
   

2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

   Downloadable Data

3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?

   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.

4. How can I download or order the data?
   • Availability in digital form:

     Data format:	HTML
     Network links:	<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/index.html>

   • Cost to order the data: None

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:

Last modified: 13-Oct-2004
Last Reviewed: 24-Jun-2010

Metadata author:

USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis
c/o USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
Denver Federal Center, Building 810, Room 8000, MS 302
Denver, Colorado 80225

(303) 202-4220 (voice)
303-202-4219 (FAX)
gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov

Metadata standard:

FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001.1-1999)

Metadata extensions used:

• <http://www.nbii.gov/portal/server.pt/community/fgdc_metadata/255>