West Virginia Land Cover Data Set - Arc/Info GRID
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Metadata:
- Identification_Information:
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Jacquelyn M. Strager
- Originator: Charles B. Yuill
- Originator: Petra Bohall Wood
- Originator: Ree Brannon
- Publication_Date: 2000
- Title: West Virginia Land Cover Data Set - Arc/Info GRID
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Morgantown, WV
- Publisher:
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Natural Resource Analysis Center and West Virginia
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, West
Virginia University
- Online_Linkage:
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<http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/gap/> or <http://wvgis.wvu.edu/data/land_cover.html>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Vegetation and land cover information were derived from
classified Landsat TM satellite imagery obtained in 1993 and
1994. Training data included vegetation points identified
from aerial videography flights. Ancillary data used in
classification and in final data set (in some cases)
includes National Wetlands Inventory data, USGS DLG roads
data, and EPA MRLC land use/land cover data.
- Purpose:
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This dataset serves as a key input to the West Virginia Gap
Analysis vertebrate wildlife distribution modeling process.
Gap Analysis is a broad-scale conservation effort focused on
identifying wildlife habitats and species under-represented
in current conservation lands.
- Supplemental_Information: See WV-GAP Final Report for more
details.
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Range_of_Dates/Times:
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- Beginning_Date: 19920806
- Ending_Date: 19940422
- Currentness_Reference: Landsat TM scene dates for source imagery
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Uncertain at this time
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.65
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.73
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.64
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.2
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: Please cite West Virginia Gap Analysis Project
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
- Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
- Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: P.O. Box 6108
- City: Morgantown
- State_or_Province: WV
- Postal_Code: 26506-6108
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: PC-ARC/INFO
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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The accuracy of this data set is analyzed in the WV GAP
final report and accompanying documents.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: More information in WV-GAP final report
- Completeness_Report: More information in WV-GAP final report
- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Land cover was mapped from Landsat TM imagery using
methods described in Yuill et. al (forthcoming).
- Process_Date: 2000
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
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Landsat Thematic Mapper scenes were registered to locations
identified on 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale USGS topographic maps.
National Wetlands Inventory data for West Virginia (1:24,000
scale) were also obtained from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
- Raster_Object_Information:
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- Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
- Row_Count: 12710
- Column_Count: 14226
- Spatial_Reference_Information:
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- Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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- Planar:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
- Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
- Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 17
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
- False_Easting: 0
- False_Northing: 0
- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
- Geodetic_Model:
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
- Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 1.003402
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: value
- Attribute_Definition:
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grid cell value (original WV-GAP values), see
additional fields for values
- Attribute_Definition_Source: results of image classification
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: count
- Attribute_Definition: number of cells
- Attribute_Definition_Source: calculated
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: name
- Attribute_Definition: land cover type name
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: covertype_code
- Attribute_Definition: code for land cover type
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: covertype_name
- Attribute_Definition: name of land cover type
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
- Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
- Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: P.O. Box 6108
- City: Morgantown
- State_or_Province: WV
- Postal_Code: 26506-6108
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
- Distribution_Liability:
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Although these data have been processed successfully on a
computer system at the BRD, no warranty expressed or implied is
made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other
system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act
of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer
applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with
other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are
directly acquired from a BRD server and not indirectly through
other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is
also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the
content of the metadata file associated with these data. The
Biological Resources Division shall not be held liable for
improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained
herein. These data were compiled with regard to the following
standards. Please be aware of the limitations of the data. These
data are meant to be used at a scale of 1:100,000 or smaller
(such as 1:250,000 or 1:500,000) for the purpose of assessing the
conservation status of vertebrate species and vegetation types
over large geographic regions. The data may or may not have been
assessed for statistical accuracy. Data evaluation and
improvement may be ongoing. The Biological Resources Division
makes no claim as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
This is writeable data which may have been altered from the
original product if not obtained from a designated data
distributor.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: ARC/INFO
- Format_Version_Number: 8.0.2
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
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- Online_Option:
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- Computer_Contact_Information:
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- Network_Address:
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- Network_Resource_Name:
http://www.gap.uidaho.edu
- Fees: None, or small fees for media and processing
- Technical_Prerequisites:
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Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software is helpful
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
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- Metadata_Date: 20000817
- Metadata_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: Natural Resource Analysis Center
- Contact_Person: Jacquelyn Strager
- Contact_Position: Research Coordinator
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical address
- Address: P.O. Box 6108
- City: Morgantown
- State_or_Province: WV
- Postal_Code: 26506-6108
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 304-293-4832 ext.4456
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 304-293-3752
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jrowe@wvu.edu
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard For Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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