David E. Salas USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis 200607 vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/azru/azrugeodata.zip http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&q=http%3A%2F%2Fgis1.usgs.gov%2Farcgis%2Frest%2Fservices%2Fnvcp%2FAztec_Ruins_NM%2FMapServer&x=-12022596.5013&y=4416200.472350001&l=15&v= http://gis1.usgs.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nvcp/Aztec_Ruins_NM/MapServer doi:10.5066/F7639MPB Vegetation at AZRU was mapped and classified by a combination of plot data field visits and photointerpretation. The protocols and standards used are those for small parks and are described in the NPS/BRD program documents (National Mapping Program Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping (1994a) for small parks (section 5.1). BOR was contracted by the Southern Colorado Plateau Network in 2005 to map approximately 1,230 acres (~ 500 ha) of Aztec Ruins National Monument and environs. Vegetation mapping for AZRU encompassed both the executive boundary of AZRU and a 0.5 km environ buffer. Resource management and inventory The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 200309 ground condition Complete As needed Aztec Ruins National Monument and environs -108.015472 -107.986006 36.848142 36.822791 none Vegetation Map Aztec Ruins National Monument Land Cover none New Mexico Aztec Ruins National Monument None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae plants None None David E. Salas U.S. Bureau of Relcamation Physical Scientist mailing and physical address

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

P.O. Box 25007 (D-8260)

Denver Federal Center

Bldg 56 Rm 2610

Denver CO 80225 U.S.A. 303-445-3619 303-445-6337 desalas@do.usbr.gov Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 No formal accuracy assessment was conducted at AZRU. All of the mapping area was visited during the field reconnaissance and the attribute accuracy is 100% Unknown Complete No formal positional accuracy was conducted at AZRU. Interpretation was transferred to digital color orthophotos developed by the New Mexico State Engineers Office and we assume the spatial accuracy meets at least the national standards for 1:24,000 scale products. Photo Interpretation Photo interpretation was done direclty on the color image using heads-up digitizing. No attempt was made at the initial photo interpetation stage to label polygons. Polygons were delineated using homogenous ground features as a mapable unit. These drawn polygons were later revisited after collection of field data to then assign a map unit and other polygon attributes. Map Units and Polygon Attribution The map units delineated on the images were derived from the NVC and discussions with the Park staff. A preliminary list of potential vegetation types was developed by NatureServe. Additional data and information was gleaned from field visits and incorporated into the final list of map units. Because of the small size of the Park and the large amount of field data the map units are equivalent to existing vegetation associations or local associations / descriptions. 20060801 David E. Salas U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Physical Scientist Mailing Address

P.O. Box 25007

Denver Colorado 80225 USA 303-445-3619 303-445-6337 desalas@do.usbr.gov 8:00 - 5:00 Metadata imported. W:\data\NPS\elmo\GIS\metadata-veg.xml Unknown Metadata imported. W:\data\NPS\AZRU\vegmetadata.xml Unknown The Shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 201209 Metadata imported. 201209 Vector G-polygon 386 Universal Transverse Mercator 13 0.999600 -105.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000100 0.000100 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 AZRU_VegPolys Vegetation at Aztec Ruins National Monument Bureau of Reclamation OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Poly_ID Unique identifier for each polygon NPS Unique plot code. MapUnit_ID Code used to represent the Map Unit BOR Map unit code. MapUnit_Name Full Map Unit name BOR Map unit association common name. X_Centroid X Coordinate (UTM Easting) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Easting coordinate. Y_Centroid Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Northing coordinate. HECTARES Hectares (unknown units) Calculated by Software Hectares size. ACRES Acres (unknown units) Calculated by software Acres size. Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. rc_VegPolys_tVegMapInfo Defines relationship between Veg polygons and basic vegetation attributes National Park Service USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

Denver Colorado 80225 (303) 202-4220 303-202-4219 gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov Downloadable data The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related graphics (if available) are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Any related graphics (if available) are intended to aid the data user in acquiring relevant data; it is not approriate to use the related graphics as data. The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from an U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another 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 also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service. HTML http://www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/vip/parks/azru.html Internet Access None 20091009 20120917 USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

Denver Colorado 80225 (303) 202-4220 303-202-4219 gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 http://www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/metadata/index.html