Vegetation History of 1900

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Umatilla National Forest from photographically copied 1900 map by Thompson and Johnson.

Publication_Date: Source report "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Ganett (1902)

Title: Vegetation History of 1900

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Online_Linkage: \\166.6.137.78\e$\lib\gis\bmprov\VegHist_1900.gdb

Description:

Abstract:

A polygon cover classifying existing vegetation in 1900 including timber, woodland and barren and burnt land.

Purpose:

For storing derived historical vegetation conditions in North East Oregon

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1900

Time_of_Day: unknown

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -121.069944

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.437147

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 46.042603

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.579358

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Umatilla GIS

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Place:

Place_Keyword: North East Oregon

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword: 1900

Access_Constraints: Read Only

Use_Constraints:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Disclaimer: The Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest cannot assure the

reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose. Original data was

compiled from various sources. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy

Standards. This information may be updated without notification. The user of this data will

read and fully comprehend the metadata prior to use of the data. Data will not be used

beyond the limits of the source scale. The data set is not a survey document and should not

be utilized as such.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dave Powell

Contact_Organization: USDA-Forest Service, Umaitlla NF

Contact_Position: Forest Silvculture

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dpowell@fs.fed.us

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420

Data_Quality_Information:

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1000000

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000

Type_of_Source_Media: Digitized from photograph.

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2002

Time_of_Day: unknown

Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date

Source_Contribution:

Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900 and included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902).

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Photos were transferred to Mylar then line locations were scanned and then scanned data was input into a coverage using ArcScan. Polygons were generated from line work and then polygons were attributed.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Reprojected Feature set to a NAD83 Albers Equel Area Projection System specific to the

States of Oregon and Washington

Process_Date: March 2006

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrew Lacey

Contact_Organization: CSA4 GIS

Contact_Position: Analyst

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Converted Coverage model polygon feature class to File Based Geodatabase model and updated metadata

Process_Date: 4/18/2008

Process_Time: 1200

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Andrew Lacey

Contact_Organization: USDA-FS, R6, DRM, CSA4, GIS

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2517 SW Hailey Ave

City: Pendleton

State_or_Province: Oregon

Postal_Code: 97801

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541.278.3976

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541.278.3730

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alacey@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 8-5 M-F

Contact_Instructions: Email or Phone

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: PLS, Orthos

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: 374

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 385

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 374

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 43.000000

Standard_Parallel: 48.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000

False_Easting: 600000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000100

Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000100

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

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: VegHist_1900

Entity_Type_Definition: Feature Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ArcInfo

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Shape

Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HVEG1900

Attribute_Definition: Coded value describing Vegetation and Board Feet per acre

Attribute_Definition_Source: Forest Silviculturist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 0-5 MBF/Ac.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 5-10 MBF/Ac.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 10-25 MBF/Ac.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Barren

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: F

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burnt

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: G

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cut timber, not restocking

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: H

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cut timber, restocking

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: I

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Timberless Area

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Included with a report called "The forests of Oregon" by Henry Gannett (1902). Mapped by Thompson and Johnson 1900.

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Attribute_Label: DESCRIPTION

Attribute_Definition: Description of code value

Attribute_Definition_Source: Forest Silviculturist

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: See Enumerated Domain for HVEG1900 Field

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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

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.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA - Forest Service, Umatilla NF

Contact_Person: Andrew Lacey

Contact_Position: Forest GIS Coordinator

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541.278.3976

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541.278.3730

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alacey@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 8-5 m-f

Contact_Instructions: email or phone

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: FGDB

Format_Version_Number: 9.2

Format_Specification: File Based Geo Database

Format_Information_Content: Polygons, attributes, and XML Metadata

File_Decompression_Technique: Winzip

Transfer_Size: 0.786

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/data-library/gis/umatilla/data/VegHist_1900..gdb.zip>

Available_Time_Period:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 5/1/2008

Time_of_Day: 0600

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080716

Metadata_Review_Date: 4/18/2008

Metadata_Future_Review_Date: Non planned

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: USDA - Forest Service, Umatilla NF

Contact_Person: Andrew Lacey

Contact_Position: Forest GIS Coordinator

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Postal_Code: REQUIRED: The ZIP or other postal code of the address.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 541.278.3976.

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 541.278.3730

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: alacey@fs.fed.us

Hours_of_Service: 8-5 m-f

Contact_Instructions: email or phone

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Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: None

Metadata_Use_Constraints: None

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