Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

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• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group/Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Winrock International (WI)

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status

Edition: 1.00

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Palisades, NY

Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lulc-central-american-vegetation-cover-classification

Description:

Abstract:

The Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status consists of GIS coverages of vegetation classes (forests, woodlands, savannas, shrubs, grasslands, wetlands, rocks, sand, soils, inland waters, parks and reserves) for Central America, derived from 1-kilometer resolution Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery. This dataset is produced by Proyecto Ambiental Regional de Centroamerica/Central America Protected Areas Systems (PROARCA/CAPAS), a conservation partnership of the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Winrock International (WI), and is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). The data in ARC/INFO Export (ARCE) format are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). To identify remaining natural vegetation types in Central America.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19920101

Ending_Date: 19930101

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 19.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 6.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > FORESTS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > GRASSLANDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > MONTANE HABITATS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SAVANNAS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SHRUBLAND/SCRUB

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > URBAN LANDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > MANGROVES

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > SWAMPS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS > SWAMPS

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: PROARCA/CAPAS > CENTRAL AMERICA PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Agriculture And Food Security > Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Biodiversity

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Climate > Rain Forests

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Forests > Conifers

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Forests > Deciduous

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Forests > Parks

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Forests > Tropical Forests

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Water Characteristics > Water

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Swamps

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Wetlands

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Land And Freshwater Resources > Soils

Theme_Keyword: Barron Rock

Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Forest

Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Savanna

Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Scrub

Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Shrub

Theme_Keyword: Broadleaf Woodland

Theme_Keyword: Cactus

Theme_Keyword: Deciduous Savanna

Theme_Keyword: Deciduous Woodland

Theme_Keyword: Depression Dry Forest

Theme_Keyword: Ecoregions

Theme_Keyword: Evergreen Forest

Theme_Keyword: Evergreen Savanna

Theme_Keyword: Evergreen Scrub

Theme_Keyword: Evergreen Shrub

Theme_Keyword: Evergreen Woodland

Theme_Keyword: Graminoid Grassland

Theme_Keyword: Herbaceous Wetland

Theme_Keyword: Inland Water

Theme_Keyword: Marine Reserves

Theme_Keyword: Moist Forest

Theme_Keyword: Montane Forests

Theme_Keyword: Needleleaf Forest

Theme_Keyword: Needleleaf Savanna

Theme_Keyword: Needleleaf Woodland

Theme_Keyword: Pacific Dry Forests

Theme_Keyword: Perrenial Grassland

Theme_Keyword: Pine Forests

Theme_Keyword: Pine-oak Forests

Theme_Keyword: Protected Areas

Theme_Keyword: Reserves

Theme_Keyword: Sand

Theme_Keyword: Seasonal Moist Forests

Theme_Keyword: Swamp Forest

Theme_Keyword: Thorn Shrub

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Maps

Theme_Keyword: Esip

Theme_Keyword: FARMING

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS

Theme_Keyword: OCEANS

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > BELIZE

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > COSTA RICA

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > EL SALVADOR

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > GUATEMALA

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > HONDURAS

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > NICARAGUA

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > PANAMA

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), International Resources Group, Ltd. (IRG), The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Winrock International (WI) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CCAD, USAID, IRG, TNC, WI or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SEDAC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of vegetation types.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

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Completeness_Report:

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Lineage:

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Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: SEDAC > Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Contact_Person: SEDAC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource_Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_PROARCA_CAMVEGLCCCS

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE

Transfer_Size: 3.06 MB

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

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Network_Resource_Name:

http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lulc-cen...

Access_Instructions:

Data download page.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

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Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

Access_Instructions:

Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

Fees: 0

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20000502

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121004

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: New York

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8988

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time