Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Theodore Roosevelt National Park
The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles.
An ArcInfo (copyright ESRI) GIS database was designed for THRO using the National Park GIS Database Design, Layout, and Procedures created by RSGIG. This was created through Arc Macro Language (AML) scripts that helped automate the transfer process and ensure that all spatial and attribute data was consistent and stored properly. Actual transfer of information from the interpreted aerial photographs to a digital, geo-referenced format involved two techniques, scanning (for the vegetation classes) and on-screen digitizing (for the land-use classes). Transferred information used to create vegetation polygon coverages and linear coverages in ArcInfo were based on quarter-quad borders. Attribute information including vegetation map unit, location, and aerial photo number was subsequently entered for all polygons. In addition, the spatial database has an FGDC-compliant metadata file.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:24"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "NPS IRMA Help",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:NRSS_DataStore@nps.gov"
}
|
| description | The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. An ArcInfo (copyright ESRI) GIS database was designed for THRO using the National Park GIS Database Design, Layout, and Procedures created by RSGIG. This was created through Arc Macro Language (AML) scripts that helped automate the transfer process and ensure that all spatial and attribute data was consistent and stored properly. Actual transfer of information from the interpreted aerial photographs to a digital, geo-referenced format involved two techniques, scanning (for the vegetation classes) and on-screen digitizing (for the land-use classes). Transferred information used to create vegetation polygon coverages and linear coverages in ArcInfo were based on quarter-quad borders. Attribute information including vegetation map unit, location, and aerial photo number was subsequently entered for all polygons. In addition, the spatial database has an FGDC-compliant metadata file. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "1 throgisdata.zip",
"format": "ZIP",
"mediaType": "application/zip",
"description": "ArcGIS shapefiles and xml with metadata",
"downloadURL": "https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/612422?Reference=2233398"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/NPS_DataStore_2233398 |
| issued | 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| keyword |
[
"Accuracy Assessment",
"Classification",
"Geodatabase",
"Habitat Types",
"Imagery",
"NVC",
"NVCS",
"National Vegetation Classification",
"Plots",
"Releve",
"Relevé",
"Remote Sensing",
"USNVCS",
"Vegetation",
"Vegetation Inventory",
"Vegetation Map",
"Vegetation Mapping",
"botanical survey"
]
|
| landingPage | https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2233398 |
| modified | 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| programCode |
[
"010:118",
"010:119"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "National Park Service",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -105.615616,39.13535,-96.14881,49.0004845 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Theodore Roosevelt National Park |
