USGS:Biology Biological Informatics Program Vegetation Characterization Program Wupatki National Monument Field Plots Data Metadata

Field Plots Data 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: Kathryn Thomas, Monica Hansen (comp.)

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Field Releve Plots: Wupatki National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/index.html>

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

M. Hansen, J. Coles, K.A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz

Publication_Date: 2004.

Title:

USGS-NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, Vegetation Classification and Distribution, Final Project Report

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Description:

Abstract:

This spatial dataset in ESRI Coverage format maps field releve plot locations for the vegetation classification and descriptions of the vegetation map at Wupatki National Monument and in the surrounding environs as part of the National Vegetation Mapping Program.

Purpose:

This data set was developed to locate the field points used for classification and description of vegetation types for NVCS associations and map labels used to develop the vegetation map at Wupatki National Monument and the surrounding environs.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 199906

Ending_Date: 199908

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned.

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Wupatki National Monument and the environs.

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.554507

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.266403

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.631018

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.495543

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Releve

Theme_Keyword: Field Plots

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: North America

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: Southwestern United States

Place_Keyword: Arizona

Place_Keyword: Coconino County

Place_Keyword: Wupatki National Monument

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

This data was compiled for government use and represent the results of data collection/processing for a specific USGS/BRD activity/project. The USGS/BRD makes no representation as to the suitability or accuracy of this data for any other purpose and disclaims any liability for errors that the data may contain. As such, it is only valid for its intended use, content, time, and accuracy specifications. While there are no explicit constraints on the use of this data, please exercise appropriate and professional judgment in the use and interpretation of this data. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kathryn A. Thomas

Contact_Organization: USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station

Contact_Position: Project Leader, Vegetation Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Building 4

City: Flagstaff

State_or_Province: Arizona

Postal_Code: 86001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 928-556-7327

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 928-556-7500

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Kathryn_A_Thomas@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am to 5:00pm (Arizona time), Monday through Friday

Contact_Instructions: E-mail

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/images/wupaplots.pdf>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

412 kbyte file showing vegetation associations and locations of vegetation plot samples

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Kathryn Thomas, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Monica Hansen, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Janet Coles, Bureau of Reclamation, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group, Dan Cogan, Bureau of Reclamation, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Park, Arizona, Vegetation Classification and Distribution. Technical Report FY 2004.

Edition: USGS Biological Resources Division Technical Report

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Taxonomy:

Keywords/Taxon:

Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Taxonomic_Keywords: plant communities

Taxonomic_Classification:

Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom

Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Dataset was quality checked in a spatial environment and through reviewing data entry.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

was quality checked by visually inspecting the dataset in a geographic information system (GIS).

Completeness_Report: Data collection is complete with no exclusions

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Visual inspection was preformed on the dataset to ensure accuracy of all sampling locations

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Two CPRS plant ecologists conducted field surveys from mid-June thru mid-August 1999 and sampled 108 field plots in the project area. A gradsect sampling design was used to divide the park into 'environmental types' to stratify for field sampling. The gradsect was developed using terrain types and four aspect and elevation categories developed from a Digital Elevational Model (DEM). The result was 40 unique 'environmental types'. A total of over 100 potential plot locations were allocated based on the percent of the unique environmental types and were used to guide sampling. Within our environmental types we initially determined placement of plots based on road accessibility and land ownership access. Typically we measured 1,000m2 circular relevés; however, in areas of dense vegetation we would lower our plot size to 400m2. At the center of these releves we measured the UTMs via a GPS unit. Several environmental types were inaccessible due to extensive sharp lava beds causing high safety risks for the field crew. The implementation of laser binoculars, a new technology, was lent to the program from Karl Brown of the Center of Biological Informatics (CBI). The binoculars provide locality information in UTMs by targeting a location. The laser binoculars transfer information in UTMs by triangulation, using distance and azimuth of targeted locations in conjunction with the GPS Plugger system. Additional laser plots were completed in SUCR until all environmental types within the gradsect sampling area were completed. All releve plot codes and UTMS were results entered into a table in a Microsoft Access database. The Microsoft Access database table was then converted to a text file and formatted as an ArcInfo generate file. The points coverage was then created using ArcToolbox generate.

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Process_Date: 1999 to 2003

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Kathryn Thomas

Contact_Organization: USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station

Contact_Position: Project leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Center, 2255 N. Gemini Drive

City: Flagstaff

State_or_Province: Arizona

Postal_Code: 86001

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 928-556-7327

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 928-556-7500

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Kathryn_A_Thomas@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am to 5:00pm (Arizona time), Monday through Friday

Contact_Instructions: E-mail

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 217

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

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_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: wupa_releve.pat

Entity_Type_Definition:

This is a listing of all releve plot locations within the Wupatki National Monument project area

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: User defined

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

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: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AREA

Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PERIMETER

Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WUPA_RELEVE#

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 217

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: WUPA_RELEVE-ID

Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 217

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: X-COORD

Attribute_Definition:

The geographical coordinates for UTM Easting (x-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid USGS Fact Sheet 077-01 (August 2001) <http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 449791

Range_Domain_Maximum: 475838

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Y-COORD

Attribute_Definition:

The geographical coordinates for UTM Northing (y-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid USGS Fact Sheet 077-01 (August 2001) <http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html>

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 3928140

Range_Domain_Maximum: 3943057

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: PLOT_CODE

Attribute_Definition:

Plot releve code developed as a unique identifier for the center of each releve point.

Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: WU-001

Range_Domain_Maximum: WU-209

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

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

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

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:

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Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/index.html>

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20040211

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