Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Forested Areas in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Other_Citation_Details: Leu, M., S.E. Hanser, S.T. Knick. 2008. The human footprint in the west: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1119-1139. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov Description: Abstract: This map depicts the forested regions in the western United States. Data was obtained from the the Sagestitch map and other state-level GAP landcover maps and merged into 90m raster dataset. Purpose: Depict forested areas. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1999 Ending_Date: 2003 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.838707 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.737505 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.371494 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.784878 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Conifer Theme_Keyword: Deciduous Theme_Keyword: Forest Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Washington Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None, but the user assumes all resposibility for appropriate use of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: None Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Dependent upon the source data. Logical_Consistency_Report: No tests conducted. Completeness_Report: Dependent upon the source data. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Patrick Comer (NatureServe), Jimmy Kagan (OR Natural Heritage Program), Michael Heiner (The Nature Conservancy), Claudine Tobalske (OR Natural Heritage Program) Publication_Date: 20020215 Title: Current Distribution of Sagebrush and Associated Vegetation in the Western United States (excluding NM and AZ) Edition: 1 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Other_Citation_Details: 2002. Interagency Sagebrush Working Group Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/TNC/sagestitch_meta.txt Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20020215 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: sagestitch Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for the western states excluding NM and AZ and parts of WA, OR, and CA. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Publication_Date: 19961202 Title: New Mexico Land Cover Map Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: none Issue_Identification: none Publication_Information: Publication_Place: NM, USA Publisher: New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19961202 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: New Mexico GAP Analysis Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for NM. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit - University of Arizona Publication_Date: 19980101 Title: azgapveg99 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tucson, Arizona Publisher: USGS Cooperative Park Studies Unit - University of Arizona Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19980101 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Arizona GAP Analysis Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for AZ. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: California Gap Analysis Publication_Date: 19980630 Title: Land-cover for California Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Santa Barbara, CA Publisher: Biogeography Lab, University of California, Santa Barbara Online_Linkage: http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/projects/gap/gap_data.html Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19980630 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: California GAP Analysis Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for portions of CA. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Oregon Gap Analysis Publication_Date: 19980630 Title: Land Cover for Oregon Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Corvallis, Oregon Publisher: Northwest Habitat Institute, Corvallis, Oregon Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 19980630 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Oregon GAP Analysis Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for portions of OR Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Cassidy, K. M. Publication_Date: 19970101 Title: Washington Gap Project 1991 Land Cover for Washington State Edition: 5 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Series_Information: Series_Name: Gap Analysis of Washington State - Final Report Issue_Identification: 1 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Seattle, WA Publisher: Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington Online_Linkage: ftp://ftp.dfw.wa.gov/pub/gapdata/lcv5 Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 19910522 Ending_Date: 19910803 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Washington GAP Analysis Source_Contribution: Provided land cover information for portions of WA. Process_Step: Process_Description: Reclassified each input layer according to the following table: Original Value Forest Type New Value Forest Type New Mexico Gap Analysis 2111 Subalpine Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 2121 Rocky Mountain Upper Montane Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 2122 Rocky Mountain Lower Montane Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 2211 Madrean Lower Montane Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 3121 Rocky Mnt/Great Basin Closed Conifer Woodland 3 Conifer forest 3211 Madrean Closed Conifer Woodland 3 Conifer forest Arizona Gap Analysis 3 Englemann Spruce-Mixed Conifer 3 Conifer forest 5 Rocky Mt. Bristlecone-Limber Pine 3 Conifer forest 13 Douglas Fir-Mixed Conifer 3 Conifer forest 14 Arizona Cypress 3 Conifer forest 15 Ponderosa Pine 3 Conifer forest 16 Ponderosa Pine (Madrean) 3 Conifer forest 17 Ponderosa Pine (Madrean) 3 Conifer forest 18 Ponderosa Pine (Madrean) 3 Conifer forest 19 Ponderosa Pine-Aspen 3 Conifer forest 20 Ponderosa Pine (Madrean) 3 Conifer forest Oregon Gap Analysis 32 Sitka Spruce-W. Hemlock Maritime Forest 3 Conifer forest 33 Mountain Hemlock Montane Forest 3 Conifer forest 34 True Fir-Hemlock Montane Forest 3 Conifer forest 37 Shasta Red Fir-Mountain Hemlock Forest 3 Conifer forest 39 Whitebark-Lodgepole Pine Montane Forest 3 Conifer forest 40 Ponderosa Pine Dominant Mixed Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 41 Northeast Oreg Mixed Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 42 Jeffery Pine Forest and Woodland 3 Conifer forest 43 Serpentine Conifer Woodland 3 Conifer forest 44 Lodgepole Pine Forest and Woodland 3 Conifer forest 45 Subalpine Fir-Lodgepole Pine Montane Conifer 3 Conifer forest 46 Coastal Lodgepole Forest 3 Conifer forest 49 Douglas Fir-W. Hemlock-W. Red Cedar Forest 3 Conifer forest 50 Douglas Fir-Port Orford Cedar Forest 3 Conifer forest 51 Douglas Fir-Mixed Deciduous Forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 52 Douglas Fir-White Fir/Tanoak-Madrone Mixed Forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 53 Douglas Fir/White Oak Forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 54 Ponderosa Pine Forest and Woodland 3 Conifer forest 56 Douglas Fir Dominant-Mixed Conifer Forest 3 Conifer forest 57 Ponderosa Pine/White Oak Forest and Woodland 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 59 Ponderosa-Lodgepole Pine on Pumice 3 Conifer forest 63 Red Alder Forest 1 Deciduous forest 64 Red Alder-Big Leaf Maple Forest 1 Deciduous forest 67 Mixed Conifer/Mixed Deciduous Forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 72 Siskiyou Mtns Mixed Deciduous Forest 1 Deciduous forest 77 South Coast Mixed Deciduous Forest 1 Deciduous forest Washington Gap Analysis 7 Hardwood forest 1 Deciduous forest 8 Mixed hardwood/conifer forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest 9 Conifer forest 3 Conifer forest California Gap Analysis 41 Deciduous forest 1 Deciduous forest 42 Evergreen Forest 3 Conifer forest 43 Mixed Forest 2 Mixed deciduous/conifer forest Sagestitch 122 Forest 3 Conifer forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Sagestitch Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: New Mexico Gap Analysis Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Arizona Gap Analysis Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Oregon Gap Analysis Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Washington Gap Analysis Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: California Gap Analysis Process_Date: 2003 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ss_forest Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nm_forest Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: az_forest Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: or_forest Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: wa_forest Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ca_forest Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Merged all input grids. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ss_forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: wa_forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: or_forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: ca_forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: az_forest Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: nm_forest Process_Date: 2003 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: al_forest Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Reclassified all_forests with values 1-3 = 1 and all other = no data. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: al_forest Process_Date: 2003 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: forest_hf Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 22111 Column_Count: 21580 Vertical_Count: 1 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 38.000000 Standard_Parallel: 41.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 90.000000 Ordinate_Resolution: 90.000000 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: N/A; No Table Entity_Type_Definition: N/A Entity_Type_Definition_Source: N/A Attribute: Attribute_Label: Rowid 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: VALUE Attribute: Attribute_Label: COUNT Attribute: Attribute_Label: Value Attribute_Definition: Forested Areas Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forested Areas Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station, GIS Laboratory Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-5204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_zarriello@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Forested Areas in the Western United States Distribution_Liability: We make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information on our web sites. 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