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Spatial Vegetation Data Metadata
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Publication_Date: 20061231
- Title: alpo_veg_map_association_2006
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/alpo/index.html>
- Larger_Work_Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Publication_Date: 20061231
- Title:
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Vegetation Classification and Mapping at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Vegetation map of Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site 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:
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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:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 20061231
- Currentness_Reference: 20061231
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and environs
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.281698
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.153808
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.858207
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.773127
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- 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:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
- Place_Keyword: Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Taxonomy:
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- Keywords/Taxon:
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- Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Taxonomic_Keywords: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System
- Taxonomic_Keywords: vegetation classification
- Taxonomic_Keywords: alliance
- Taxonomic_Keywords: community association
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
- Access_Constraints: none
- Use_Constraints: none
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Contact_Position: Ecologist
- Contact_Address:
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- 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
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Publication_Date: 20061231
- Title:
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Vegetation Community Classification and Mapping at Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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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:
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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:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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A general cover-type vegetation map was delineated from interpretation of the 2003 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
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
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- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 275
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
- Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 17
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- 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:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016
- Planar_Distance_Units: meters
- Geodetic_Model:
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- 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:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: alpo_veg_map_association_2006
- Entity_Type_Definition: attribute from shapefile table
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Shape
- Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FORM_NAME
- Attribute_Definition: formation level vegetation type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System formation-level vegetation type names
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALLIANCEID
- Attribute_Definition: record number of polygon
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Add Record Number script in ArcView 3.2
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: unqiue number for each polygon
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: VEG_STRC
- Attribute_Definition:
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vegetation structure, leaf phenology and hydrologic regime of vegetation in polygon
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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vegetation structure, leaf phenology and hydrologic regime of vegetation in polygon
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: FORM_CODE
- Attribute_Definition: code for formation level vegetation type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System code for formation-level vegetation types
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LOCAL_NAME
- Attribute_Definition: local park-specific name for vegetation type
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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Fike 1999, Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: park-specific local names for vegetation association
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALLIA_CODE
- Attribute_Definition: code for alliance-level vegetation type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System code for alliance-level vegetation types
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ASSOC_SCI
- Attribute_Definition: scientific name for vegetation association
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System scientific name for vegetation associations
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ASSOC_ENG
- Attribute_Definition: English name for vegetation association
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System English name for vegetation associations
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ASSOC_CODE
- Attribute_Definition: code for vegetation association
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System CEGL code for vegetation associations
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_SCI
- Attribute_Definition: Scientific name for vegetation alliance
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System scientific name for vegetation alliance
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ALLIAN_ENG
- Attribute_Definition: English name for vegetation alliance
- Attribute_Definition_Source: National Vegetation Classification System
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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National Vegetation Classification System English name for vegetation alliance
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: USGS Center for Biological Informatics
- Contact_Position: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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United States Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics
- Address: MS 302, Bldg 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
- Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
- Distribution_Liability:
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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.
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: HTML
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
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<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/alpo/index.html>
- Access_Instructions: Internet Access
- Fees: None
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20061127
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20071206
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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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:
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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:
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- Online_Linkage:
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<http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/>
- Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999
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