Cogan Technology, Inc. Unpublished Material None vector digital data None None None None http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/crmo/crmogeodata.zip doi:10.5066/F700002H This metadata is for the 2006 vegetation data points (spatial database) created from the sample vegetation plots collected at Craters of Moon National Monument and Preserve. Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at HCraters of Moon National Monument and Preserve and vicinity. This GIS layer was created from the GPS coordinates recorded at the center of each plot to map their distribution and location in the Park. This GIS layer was created from the GPS coordinates recorded at the center of each plot. 2006 ground condition Complete None planned Craters of Moon National Monument and Preserve -113.977327 -113.126001 43.570105 42.716125 None Craters of Moon National Monument and Preserve Idaho Vegetation Ground Data USGS-NPS National Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program NVCS Plant Associations NVCS Plant Alliances Field Plots National Park Service None Craters of Moon National Monument and Preserve Idaho United States of America North America Blaine County Butte County Lincoln County Minidoka County Power County None None None 2006 None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None Acknowledgment of Cogan Technology Inc. and Northwest Management, Inc. would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation process before beginning their analysis/use. The burden of determining fitness for use lies with the user. Dan Cogan Cogan Technology, Inc Vice-president mailing and physical address

21 Valley Road

Galena Illinois 61036 USA 815-777-1773 None 815-777-1773 dancogan@cogantech.com 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM CST None None None None Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.), Jack Bell (Northwest Management, Inc. and Lisa Garrett (NPS-UCBN). None Unclassified None Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500 Positional Accuracy is only as good as the GPS Receiver used. Thematic accuracy was not checked for this layer. Thematic data was collected on the ground by trained ecologists. None None All point features were checked for uniqueness and for correct and complete attributing. All field plots collected in 2006 at Craters of Moon National Monument and Preserve are included in this coverage. GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded. Error +/- (meters) Uncorrected GPS points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded. GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded. Error +/- (meters) Uncorrected GPS points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded. Northwest Management, Inc. Staff 2006 Unknown None None None None None None None None Ground Condition paper and digital PDA's 2006 ground condition None None Plots were subjectively placed by qualified ecologists to characterize the plant communities. Portions of the methodology were derived from the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping standard. Vegetation data in each sample plot was recorded by qualified ecologists using a standard NVC plot data collection form and PDAs. Data was transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme. 2008 Cogan Technology Inc. Dan Cogan Vice-President mailing and physical address

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Galena Illinois 61036 United States of America 815-777-1773 None 815-777-1773 dancogan@cogantech.com 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST None Metadata imported. Unknown Vector Entity point 506 Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 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 CRMO_Plots Feature class attribute table Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. PARK_NAME Name of the NPS Unit where the plot data was collected. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. Park acronym name. PLOT Unique identifier for this plot point. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. Unique plot number. GPS_FILE_N Unique GPS File Number for Reference. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. GPS file name. UTM_X X Coordinate (UTM Easting). Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. Easting coordinate collected in the field. UTM_Y Y Coordinate (UTM Northing). Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. Northing coordinate collected in the field. ELEV__M_ Elevation of the Plot in Meters Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. Elevation units in meters. UTM_ZONE UTM Zone of the GPS and Point. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. UTM Zone 12. DATUM Datum of the GPS and Point. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. NAD 83 = North American Datum 1983. ERROR__M_ GPS error as recorded by the GPS receiver in meters. Northwest Management, Inc. and Cogan Technology, Inc. GPS error in meters. PROVISIONA Provisional Plant Association Name found at the plot location Northwest Management, Inc. Textual common association name. ECOLOGICAL Ecological System Name for the vegetation observed in the plot NatureServe Textual ecological system name. GENERAL_CO General comments on the representativeness of the plot in relation to the surrounding landscape Northwest Management, Inc. Textual of representiveness description. TOPO_DESCR Description of the topology found in and around the plot Northwest Management, Inc. Textual of topology description. DISTURBANC General comments on the disturbance found in the plot Northwest Management, Inc. Textual description of other disturbance. TRAVEL_TIM Estimated travel time to arrive at the plot by foot (in minutes) Northwest Management, Inc. Plot travel time on foot. ORIGIN Origin of the hike to sample the vegetation for each plot Northwest Management, Inc. Hike origin to each plot. Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo/ArcView software or assigned by Northwest Management, Inc. or Cogan Technology, Inc. Cogan, D., et al. 2009. Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Natural Resource Report. A Report for the Upper Columbia Basin Network. National Park Service. USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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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