nsmp_00_05_v1

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Lab
Publication_Date: June 29, 2007
Title: nsmp_00_05_v1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Lab
Publisher: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Lab
Other_Citation_Details:
The Northern Sierra Monitoring Project (2000-2005) logically follows the previous more rigorous and detailed Northern Sierra Change Detection Project 1995-2000 performed under the California Land Cover Mapping & Monitoring Program (LCMMP)
Online_Linkage: <http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/projects/change/>
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/rsl/clearinghouse/gis-download.shtml#snv>
Description:
Abstract:
This ArcGIS file geodatabase polygon feature class identifies areas of vegetation change between 2000 and 2005 in the Northern Sierras of California. Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery from both dates were transformed to locate vegetation increase, decrease and land use change. Change polygons were derived from the edited change images and attributed with change class, cause, and the year the disturbance event occurred.
Purpose:
This data was created by the USDA Forest Service Region 5 Vegetation Mapping Group under contract with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) to map changes in vegetation in the Northern Sierras for the purpose of regional monitoring across ownerships and vegetation types. Cause of change was assigned using current fire perimeter, fire severity, USFS harvest/plantation data (FACTS) and timber harvest plans. The Northern Sierra Monitoring Project 2000-2005 follows the previous more detailed Northern Sierra Change Detection Project 1995-2000 performed under the California Land Cover Mapping & Monitoring Program (LCMMP).
Supplemental_Information:
Landsat thematic mapper (TM) imagery source data for two dates was transformed using a differenced Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the 4th principal component from 4 TM bands (2 bands for each image date). High resolution digital imagery: 1-meter National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) for Time 2 (2005) and merged Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)/TM data for Time 1 (2001), as well as other ancillary data was used as reference for editing the transformed change layers. Change polygons were derived from the edited change images and attributed with change class and cause. The land use change can be from vegetation lifeform or between AGR, URB, or WAT. The original lifeform was determined from the WHR covertype data available that most closely matches in date the Time 1 (2000) image date.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 2000 - 2005
Currentness_Reference: Current 5-year Change Detection
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.775951
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.171631
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.322257
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.450653
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: sc_chgcau_so2.html
Theme_Keyword: Northern Sierra Monitoring Project
Theme_Keyword: NSMP
Theme_Keyword: Northern Sierra Change Detection
Theme_Keyword: LCCMP California Land Cover Mapping & Monitoring Program
Theme_Keyword: Change Detection
Theme_Keyword: NSCDP
Place:
Place_Keyword: California Northern Sierras
Place_Keyword: Northern Sierra
Stratum:
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword: 2000-2005
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Users should be aware that this dataset has been created for general assessment on a landscape or regional scale without field verification and without a formal accuracy assessment. Map features represent approximate locations and may involve errors of omission and/or commission.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Carlos Ramirez
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Laboratory
Contact_Position: Remote Sensing Project Leader
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209
City: McClellan
State_or_Province: California
Postal_Code: 95652
Country: USA
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: carlosramirez@fs.fed.us
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: M:\NSMP\geodatabases\final_geodatabase\nsmp_page2.tif
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
Page plot of NSMP change with forest boundaries, legend, scale bar
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: TIFF
Data_Set_Credit: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Laboratory.
Security_Information:
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: Unclassified
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing, Cal Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection
Publication_Date: June 29, 2007
Title: Northern Sierra Monitoring Project 2000 - 2005
Other_Citation_Details:
The Northern Sierra Monitoring Project 2000-2005 logically follows the previous more rigorous and detailed Northern Sierra Change Detection Project 1995-2000 performed under the California Land Cover Mapping & Monitoring Program (LCMMP)
Online_Linkage:
<http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/spf/about/fhp-land-cover-monitoring.shtml>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: None
Completeness_Report: None
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: E:\vegetation_mapping\NWFP\metadata.xml
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: E:\vegetation_mapping\NSMP\nsmp_final_metadata.xml
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
\\Pcibka84vv2\rsl_shared\NSMP\geodatabases\final_geodatabase\Copy of nsmp_qchg_final1.gdb
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
M:\NSMP\geodatabases\final_geodatabase\nsmp_final_metadata_10_4_07.xml
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
\\PCIBKA84VV2\rsl_shared\NSMP\geodatabases\final_geodatabase\NorthernSierraMonitoringProject.gdb
Process_Step:
Process_Description: Dataset copied.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
\\PCDEJWVLH91\C$\WorkSpace\ChangeDetection\NorthernSierraMonitoringProject.gdb
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 18166
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:
Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: -4000000.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000148
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000148
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
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
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000125
Altitude_Encoding_Method:
Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: nsmp_00_05_v1
Entity_Type_Definition: Northern Sierra Monitoring Project 2000 - 2005
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: chg_class
Attribute_Definition: Type of change identified.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: DV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Decreasing vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: IV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Increasing vegetation
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LNC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Little or no change
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: LUC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Land use/land cover change
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: luc_class
Attribute_Definition: Land use/land cover change identified.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AGR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New or newly identified agriculture
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: URB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New or newly identified urban development
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WAT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: New or newly identified water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: t1_covname
Attribute_Definition: Time 1 covertype from Eveg data.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CON
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conifer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HDW
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hardwood
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: MIX
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mixed conifer/hardwood
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: SHB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrub/chaparral
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: HEB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herb/grass
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: BAR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Barren
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: AGR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Agriculture
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: URB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Urban or developed
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WAT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Length
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape_Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: cause
Attribute_Definition: Cause associated with change.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Agriculture
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cause of change associated with land conversion to agriculture
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fire
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cause of change associated with fire
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Harvest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cause of change associated harvest activity
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Urban
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cause of change associated with land conversion to urban development
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cause of change associated with changing water levels, new ponds/reservoirs or water not identified in Time 1 covertype layer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Increase after fire
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cause of change associated with increase (regeneration) after fire
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Increase after harvest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cause of change associated with increase (planted) after harvest
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: distrb_yr
Attribute_Definition: Year disturbance occurred.
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFS RSL
Distribution_Information:
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20071004
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Barbara Maurizi
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service Region 5 Remote Sensing Laboratory
Contact_Position: Remote Sensing Analyst
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 209
City: McClellan
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 95652
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone:
REQUIRED: The telephone number by which individuals can speak to the organization or individual.
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmaurizi@fs.fed.us
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
Generated by mp version 2.8.6 on Thu Oct 04 16:06:14 2007