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Field Plots Data Metadata
Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Kathryn Thomas, Monica Hansen (comp.)
- Publication_Date: 2004
- Title:
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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:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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M. Hansen, J. Coles, K.A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz
- Publication_Date: 2004.
- Title:
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USGS-NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program: Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, Vegetation Classification and Distribution, Final Project Report
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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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:
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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:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 199906
- Ending_Date: 199908
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned.
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Wupatki National Monument and the environs.
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.554507
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.266403
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.631018
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.495543
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
- Theme_Keyword: Vegetation
- Theme_Keyword: Releve
- Theme_Keyword: Field Plots
- Place:
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- 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:
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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:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Kathryn A. Thomas
- Contact_Organization: USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station
- Contact_Position: Project Leader, Vegetation Scientist
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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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:
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- Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/images/wupaplots.pdf>
- Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
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412 kbyte file showing vegetation associations and locations of vegetation plot samples
- Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PDF
- Native_Data_Set_Environment:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700
- Cross_Reference:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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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:
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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:
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- Keywords/Taxon:
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- Taxonomic_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Taxonomic_Keywords: plant communities
- Taxonomic_Classification:
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- Taxon_Rank_Name: Kingdom
- Taxon_Rank_Value: Plantae
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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Dataset was quality checked in a spatial environment and through reviewing data entry.
- Logical_Consistency_Report:
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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:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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Visual inspection was preformed on the dataset to ensure accuracy of all sampling locations
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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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:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Person_Primary:
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- Contact_Person: Kathryn Thomas
- Contact_Organization: USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station
- Contact_Position: Project leader
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address:
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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:
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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: Entity point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 217
- SDTS_Terms_Description:
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- SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
- Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4
- 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: 12
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- 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:
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
- Coordinate_Representation:
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064
- Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064
- 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: wupa_releve.pat
- Entity_Type_Definition:
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This is a listing of all releve plot locations within the Wupatki National Monument project area
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: User defined
- 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: AREA
- Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
- Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: WUPA_RELEVE#
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 217
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number
- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: WUPA_RELEVE-ID
- Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 1
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 217
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: X-COORD
- Attribute_Definition:
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The geographical coordinates for UTM Easting (x-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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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:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 449791
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 475838
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Y-COORD
- Attribute_Definition:
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The geographical coordinates for UTM Northing (y-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL.
- Attribute_Definition_Source:
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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:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 3928140
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 3943057
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: meters
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: PLOT_CODE
- Attribute_Definition:
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Plot releve code developed as a unique identifier for the center of each releve point.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: User Defined
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: WU-001
- Range_Domain_Maximum: WU-209
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: number
- 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-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
- 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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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/wupa/index.html>
- Fees: none
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20040211
- Metadata_Review_Date: 20071108
- 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
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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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