West Virginia Land Cover Data Set - Arc/Info GRID
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: http://www.nrac.wvu.edu/gap/
- 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.
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Undetermined
- 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
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Raster_Object_Information:
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- 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
- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
- 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
- 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
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
- 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
- Metadata_Standard_Name:
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FGDC Content Standard For Digital Geospatial
Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: June 8, 1994 (Version 1.0)
- Metadata_Time_Convention:
- Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
- Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
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