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Range Capability Analysis McKelvie National Forest

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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION

Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jeff Ulrich Originator: Bob Sprentall Publication_Date: 19990723 Title: Range Capability Analysis McKelvie National Forest Edition: DEIS Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Publication_Date: 19990716 Title: Northern Great Plains Management Plan Revisions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Description: Abstract: Capable rangelands are accessible to grazing animals and produce sufficient forate to sustain grazing. To support livestock grazing, an area must : 1) not occur on slopes greater than 40% or have features, such as ridgetops or steep canyons that prevent livestock from reaching the area, 2) produce at least 200 pounds of forage per acre annually, 3) contain stable soils and, 4) have natural or developed water sources available or capable of being developed. Purpose: To identify the maximum number of acres available for domestic livestock forage production in the Northern Great Plains Management Plan Revision Alternatives. Supplemental_Information: See AML /fsfiles/office/plan/project/neb/bessey/flora/range_cap/rangem_cap.aml Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Ending_Date: Currentness_Reference: Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -101.2947 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -100.8551 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.7957 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.5990 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Range Capability Theme_Keyword: Range Suitability Theme_Keyword: Range Theme_Keyword: Capability Theme_Keyword: Livestock Grazing Theme_Keyword: Grazing Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Samuel R. McKelvie NF Place_Keyword: Sandhills Place_Keyword: Bessey District Access_Constraints: Use_Constraints: Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Nebraska National Forest Contact_Person: Jeff Ulrich Contact_Position: Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 125 N. Main City: Chadron State_or_Province: NE Postal_Code: 69337 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 308-432-0310 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 308-432-0309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http Hours_of_Service: M-F 0800-1700 except holidays Native_Data_Set_Environment: Arc/Info coverage format /.../cell1.nebraska.r2.fs.fed.us/fs/fsfiles/office/plan/project/neb/bessey/flora/range_cap/rangem_cap Top

DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION

Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: All attributes created were verified by displaying the features on the spatial coverage, but no formal tests were performed. Sporadic field checks were done to verify the accuracy of the model. Logical_Consistency_Report: These data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Line geomerty is topologically clean. Completeness_Report: Analysis was generally conducted only on National Forest System Lands and is dependent on the completeness of the land status, USGS DEM, USFWS National Wetlands Inventory, and USDA NRCS soil inventory layers. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The data was created by delineating the boundary off a USGS 7.5 minute topographic map at 1:24,000 scale. Therefore, the horizontal accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a horizontal accuracy of 45.6 feet at the 95% confidence level. Vertical_Positional_Accuracy: Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: The data was delineated off a USGS 7.5 minute topographic map at 1:24,000 scale. Therefore, the vertical accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards, with a vertical accuracy of 11.9 feet at the 95% confidence level. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jeff Ulrich Originator: Bob Sprentall Publication_Date: 19990723 Title: Range Capability Analysis Bessey Edition: DEIS Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Publication_Date: 19990716 Title: Northern Great Plains Management Plan Revisions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Source_Scale_Denominator: Type_of_Source_Media: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Ending_Date: Source_Currentness_Reference: Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source_Contribution: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Jeff Ulrich Originator: Bob Sprentall Publication_Date: 19990723 Title: Range Capability Analysis Bessey Edition: DEIS Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Other_Citation_Details: Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Publication_Date: 19990716 Title: Northern Great Plains Management Plan Revisions Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Chadron Nebraska Publisher: USDA Forest Service - Northern Great Plains Planning Team Online_Linkage: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Source_Scale_Denominator: Type_of_Source_Media: Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: Ending_Date: Source_Currentness_Reference: Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Source_Contribution: Process_Step: Process_Description: Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Date: Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Nebraska National Forest Contact_Person: Jeff Ulrich Contact_Position: Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 125 N. Main City: Chadron State_or_Province: NE Postal_Code: 69337 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 308-432-0310 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 308-432-0309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: http Hours_of_Service: M-F 0800-1700 except holidays Top

SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 973 Top

SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 14 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -99.000000 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: Ordinate_Resolution: Planar_Distance_Units: Meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98 Top

ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION

Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: rangem_cap.pat Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None Attribute: Attribute_Label: Area Attribute_Definition: Area of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed Attribute: Attribute_Label: Perimeter Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed Attribute: Attribute_Label: Rangem_cap# Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Software computed Attribute: Attribute_Label: Rangem_cap-id Attribute_Definition: Feature identification number Attribute_Definition_Source: Software generated Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: User Defined Attribute: Attribute_Label: Capability Attribute_Definition: The capability of range land to sustain domestic livestock grazing. Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Capable Range Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Range land capable of sustaining domestock grazing Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: In Road ROW Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not capable due to road right-of-way Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Uncapable soil Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Uncapable due to low productivity or erosive soils Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not capable because land is under water. Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Lake_name Attribute_Definition: Water body type Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank - Upland Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: INTERMITTENT LAKE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water body present part of the year Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: IRI_LAKE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lake identified by Pueble IRI Center Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: LAND Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Island surrounded by water Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: MERRITT RESERVOIR Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Name of water body Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y LAKE Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Name of Water Body Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Grid-code Attribute_Definition: Percent Slope Class Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Undefined Slope Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Road Attribute_Definition: Road or road right-of-way Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not a road Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Road or road right-of-way Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Railroad Attribute_Definition: Railroad or railroad right-of-way Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Blank Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Sri_muid Attribute_Definition: Soil Resource Inventory Map Unit ID Attribute_Definition_Source: USDA NRCS soil inventory Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Character Field Attribute: Attribute_Label: Capable_soil Attribute_Definition: Whether or not soil is capable of sustaining domestic livestock production Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: N Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not capable of sustaining domestic livestock production Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Y Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Capable of sustaining domestic livestock production Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Stream Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Upland Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: 100 Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Stream or streamside zone Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Status Attribute_Definition: Surface land ownership Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: BLM Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public Land administered by the Bureau of Land Management Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NF Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Public land administered by the US Forest Service Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Enumerated_Domain_Value: NON-NF Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other land ownerships including private Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Attribute: Attribute_Label: Acres Attribute_Definition: Attribute_Definition_Source: Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1.3831e-07 Range_Domain_Maximum: 23337.5 Top

DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION

Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Nebraska National Forest Contact_Person: Jeff Ulrich Contact_Position: Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 125 N. Main City: Chadron State_or_Province: NE Postal_Code: 69337 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 308-432-0310 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 308-432-0309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Hours_of_Service: M-F 0800-1700 except holidays Resource_Description: Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest Distribution_Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. Top

METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION

Metadata_Date: 19990913 Metadata_Review_Date: Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Nebraska National Forest Contact_Person: Jeff Ulrich Contact_Position: Analyst Contact_Address: Address_Type: Mailing and physical address Address: 125 N. Main City: Chadron State_or_Province: NE Postal_Code: 69337 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 308-432-0310 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 308-432-0309 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HTTP://www.fs.fed.us/ngp Hours_of_Service: M-F 0800-1700 except holidays Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Top

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