Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior

Publication_Date: 19980801

Title: Fort Laramie National Historic Site, Field Plots Data Base for Vegetation Mapping

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: database

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Issue_Identification:

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Denver, Colorado

Publisher: U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division

Other_Citation_Details:

Created by Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., Redlands under contract to the USGS/BRD/CBI.

Online_Linkage: http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/deto/fielddata.html

Description:

Abstract:

Vegetation field plots at Fort Laramie NHS were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of two parts - (1) Physical Descriptive and Stratum Data, and (2) Species Listings. The purpose of the field plots is to provide National Parks with the necessary tools to effectively manage their natural resources. Plot data is collected and analyzed to develop a classification (using the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System) and description of vegetation types in preparation for photointerpretation and mapping of the monument's vegetation types. The dataset is of the Fort Laramie National Historic Site and surroundings. Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County, Wyoming. Field sampling using releve plots. Information for this metadata was obtained from "http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/fola/metafolafield.html" and put into NASA Directory Interchange Format.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

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Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19970621

Ending_Date: 19970629

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.34382

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -104.13276

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.13276

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.11212

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 > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > SHRUBLAND/SCRUB

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > PLANT PHENOLOGY

Theme_Keyword: VMP > USGS-NPS VEGETATION MAPPING PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: National Park Service

Theme_Keyword: The U.s. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: The Nature Conservancy

Theme_Keyword: Aerial Information Systems

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Theme_Keyword: Association

Theme_Keyword: Environmental Systems Research Institute

Theme_Keyword: Wyoming

Theme_Keyword: Wy

Theme_Keyword: Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Theme_Keyword: Goshen County

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Classification

Theme_Keyword: Standardized National Vegetation Classification System

Theme_Keyword: Alliance

Theme_Keyword: Community Association

Theme_Keyword: Plant Communities

Theme_Keyword: Plant

Theme_Keyword: BIOTA

Theme_Keyword: GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Theme_Keyword: IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WYOMING > FORT LARAMIE

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in these metadata, before beginning analyses. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TOM OWENS

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey

Address: Center for Biological Informatics

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4258

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_owens@usgs.gov

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Descriptive plot data were collected for 49 sites whose vegetation represents a full spectrum of alliance types present within Fort Laramie National Historic Site and its immediate surroundings. Physical description - Attributes collected for each site include: a plot number, a unique plot identification code, community name, field name, state, park name, quad name, map projection, datum, GPS file name, raw UTM coordinates , differentially corrected UTM coordinates, plot survey date, name(s) of surveyors, length, width, photo type, elevation, slope, aspect, topographic position, landform, surface geology, Cowardin System category, hydrology, surface material description, soil texture, soil drainage, leaf phenology, leaf type, physiognomy type, plant height and animal use eivdence. Species - Individual species described at each of 49 plots is listed, one line per species, with the following information: Plot Identification Code, Numeric Species Code, Species Name, Species Cover ( 0=trace, 1=< 1%, 2=1-5%, 3=5-25%, 4=25-50%, 5=50-75%, 6=75-100%), Plantcode, and Strata Code (T1=emergent, T2=canopy, T3=sub-canopy, S1=tall shrub, S2=short shrub, H=herbaceous, N=non-vascular, V=vinae/liana, E=epiphyte). evidence. Physical description: Comprehensive descriptions exist for each of the 49 plots, but some do not contain entries under headings which are not applicable. Species - One species is entered per line, by plot code, with multiple species listed for each plot, one per row. Plot codes and species names are complete for each row, but some species codes, cover and strata information is missing.

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Lineage:

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Process_Description:

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Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 1 meter

Longitude_Resolution: 1 meter

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: DOI/USGS/BRD/CBI > Center for Biological Informatics, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Contact_Person: TOM OWENS

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: U.S. Geological Survey

Address: Center for Biological Informatics

Address: Denver Federal Center, Building 810

City: Denver

State_or_Province: CO

Postal_Code: 80225-0046

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4258

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tom_owens@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: usgs_nps_fortlaramie

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: HTML

Transfer_Size: Excel, MS Access Database, text

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://biology.usgs.gov/cbi/

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://mercury.ornl.gov/clearinghouse/send/xsltTex...

Access_Instructions:

Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/fola/

Access_Instructions:

Fort Laramie National Historic Site, USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Products

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/themes/fielddata.ht...

Access_Instructions:

USGS - NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Field Data

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20020327

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121212

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: 20030327

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: MD

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time