Vegetation - Clipped

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Rocky Mountain Mapping Center
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: Vegetation - Clipped
Edition: First
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Rio Puerco Project GIS Database
Issue_Identification: vegetation_cl
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Description:
Abstract:
This data set contains boundaries of vegetation types that are within the perimeter of the Rio Puerco watershed basin. Some parts of the boundaries of some of the portrayed features lie outside of the Rio Puerco basin; those parts of the boundaries external to the basin are not portrayed. In these cases, the basin boundary is substituted for the external boundary. Processing software was ARC/INFO 7.1.1.

Description of Parent Data Set: It is in a vector digital data structure, digitized from a 1:1,000,000 scale paper map of New Mexico by Dr. William Dick-Peddie. The source software used was ARC/INFO 5.0.1 and the conversion software ARC/INFO 7.0.3.

Purpose:
This data set was created to digitally represent the boundaries of vegetation types within the Rio Puerco basin.

Intended use of data: These data are typically used as base data for other coverages, and should be used at scales of 1:1,000,000 and smaller. The data are intended for use as a general reference to the extent and boundaries of the vegetation types.

Supplemental_Information:
Data completeness reflect the content of the source graphic. Only vegetation types were extracted from the source graphic. The data contains all lines representing these boundaries.

Related spatial and tabular data sets: Rio Puerco Watershed Basin Boundary (wshed)

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1998
Currentness_Reference: Publication date of sources

Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
Source data products are updated on an individual basis by the source agency. Users should contact the appropriate source agency to determine the availability of updated information.

Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.42948469
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -106.77987352
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.20851022
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.34285863

Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Rio Puerco
Place_Keyword: New Mexico

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:
There are no legal constraints on the use of this data. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Raymond D. Watts
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey and Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIRA, Foothills Research Campus
Address: Colorado State University
City: Ft. Collins
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80523
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-491-3982
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970-491-8241
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwatts@usgs.gov -or- rwatts@cira.colostate.edu

Data_Set_Credit:
This data set was obtained from the New Mexico Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) Clearinghouse. For more information on RGIS, please visit their Home Page at <URL:http://rgis.unm.edu>.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:
UNIX ARC/INFO version 7.1.1

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Attribute accuracy for this data set is assumed to be 100%.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Attributes and processing steps were consistent for the entire data set.
Completeness_Report:
Data completeness for unrevised digital files reflects the content of the source graphic. Features may have been eliminated or generalized on the source graphic, due to scale and legibility constraints.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Accuracy of these digital data (if not digitally revised), is based upon the use of source graphics which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy Standards. NMAS horizontal accuracy requires that at least 90 percent of points tested are within 1/50th of an inch of the true position. Comparison to the graphic source is used as control to asses digital positional accuracy. Cartographic offsets may be present on the graphic source, due to scale and legibilty constraints. For more information on National Map Accuracy Standards, refer to USGS Fact Sheet FS-078-96 (September 1997), or visit <URL:http://mapping.usgs.gov/mac/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07896.html>.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Earth Data Analysis Center
Publication_Date: 19910101
Title: General Vegetation Map of New Mexico
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Series_Information:
Series_Name: none
Issue_Identification: none
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Publisher: Earth Data Analysis Center
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
Type_of_Source_Media: cd-rom
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19910101
Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date of sources
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: RGIS 1996
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The data set was copied from cd-rom media (RGIS 1996) onto a Sun Unix server, where it was processed with ARC/INFO 7.1.1. The data set was clipped with the perimeter of the Rio Puerco watershed basin (wshed), and reprojected from the Lambert Conformal Conic projection into Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinates.
Process_Date: 1997

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 88
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 295
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 89

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 13
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 105.0
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.158
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.158
Planar_Distance_Units: METERS
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Some attributes in <covername>.pat, including area, perimeter, cover#, and cover-id are included in the coverage by default. Please refer to ESRI's ARC/INFO documentation for more detailed descriptions of these attributes.

The 'veg_code' attribute contains a numeric code for each vegetation type.

The 'orgcolor' attribute contains the color name of the vegetation type on the original paper map.

The 'veg_name' attribute contains the name of the vegetation type.

The 'acres' attribute contains the acreage of each vegetation type as calculated from the area attribute.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: none

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Raymond D. Watts; U.S. Geological Survey and Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIRA, Foothills Research Campus
Address: Colorado State University
City: Ft. Collins
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80523
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 970-491-3982
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 970-491-8241
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rwatts@usgs.gov -or- rwatts@cira.colostate.edu

Distribution_Liability:
The U.S Geological Survey provides these geographic data "as is." The USGS makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the geographic data. The USGS further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have been processed successfully on computers of the USGS, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS regarding the use of these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
"ARCE" ARC/INFO Export Format (option 1 of 2 - see other options below)
File_Decompression_Technique:
The 'tar' archive technique and the 'gzip' compression technique were applied to this data set. Unix users should use the 'gunzip' command to expand th e data set and the 'tar' command to extract the files. Other users should obtain versions of gunzip and tar for their operating system. Please refer to <URL:http://www.gzip.org> or <URL:http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/rio_puerco/library/rphelp.html> for more information.

If these sites are unavailable, please send inquiries about the Free Software Foundation to:

Free Software Foundation
59 Temple Place - Suite 330
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA
Voice: 617-542-5942
Fax: 617-542-2652

Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<URL:ftp://esp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/rio_puerco/clipped/vegetation_cl.tar.gz>
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name:
ArcView shapefile (option 2 of 2 - see other options above)
File_Decompression_Technique:
The 'zip' compression technique was applied to this data set. Windows and Macintosh users can access these files using freeware or shareware decompression software. Please refer to <URL:http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/rio_puerco/library/rphelp.html> for more information, or search for utilities at <URL:http://www.shareware.com>.
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<URL:ftp://esp.cr.usgs.gov/pub/rio_puerco/shpfiles/vegetation_cl.zip>
Fees: none
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19980325
Metadata_Review_Date: 1998
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey (This project was supported in part by an appointment to the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Sciences Internship Program administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities.)
Contact_Person: Richard Pelltier
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: MS 516
Address: Box 25046, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-202-4331
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: rtpelltier@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: Version of June 8, 1994
Metadata_Access_Constraints: none
Metadata_Use_Constraints: none
Generated by mp on Mon Apr 13 13:17:24 1998