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    <citation>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Horizons, Inc.</origin>
        <pubdate>20030204</pubdate>
        <title>Curecanti National Recreation Area Vegetation Mapping Project - True Color Orthophotography</title>
        <edition>One</edition>
        <geoform>raster digital data</geoform>
        <pubinfo>
          <pubplace>Salt Lake City, Utah</pubplace>
          <publish>Bureau of Reclamation</publish>
        </pubinfo>
        <othercit>None</othercit>
        <onlink>http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/cure/cureortho.zip</onlink>
        <onlink>doi:10.5066/F7B56GPG</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </citation>
    <descript>
      <abstract>Color aerial photography was collected, in stereo with 60 percent forward overlap and 40 percent side overlap on 6/18/02. The flight height was 20,000 feet above mean terrain. Airborne GPS data were collected. The original film was scanned at 21 microns to create pixels of approximately .84 meters. USGS National Elevation Dataset (NED) grid date was used to create digital orthophotos. All tiles were later mosaicked into a MrSID format.</abstract>
      <purpose>The aerial photography and orthophotos will be used for scientific research.</purpose>
      <supplinf>None</supplinf>
    </descript>
    <timeperd>
      <timeinfo>
        <sngdate>
          <caldate>20020618</caldate>
        </sngdate>
      </timeinfo>
      <current>ground condition</current>
    </timeperd>
    <status>
      <progress>Complete</progress>
      <update>None planned</update>
    </status>
    <spdom>
      <descgeog>Curecanti National Recreation Area and environs</descgeog>
      <bounding>
        <westbc>-107.696857</westbc>
        <eastbc>-106.926574</eastbc>
        <northbc>38.580476</northbc>
        <southbc>38.298905</southbc>
      </bounding>
    </spdom>
    <keywords>
      <theme>
        <themekt>None</themekt>
        <themekey>Aerial Photography</themekey>
        <themekey>Color Photography</themekey>
        <themekey>Orthophoto</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus</themekt>
        <themekey>Digital Orthophoto</themekey>
      </theme>
      <theme>
        <themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt>
        <themekey>imageryBaseMapsEarthCover</themekey>
      </theme>
      <place>
        <placekt>None</placekt>
        <placekey>Curecanti National Recreation Area</placekey>
        <placekey>CURE</placekey>
        <placekey>Montrose County</placekey>
        <placekey>Gunnison County</placekey>
        <placekey>Colorado</placekey>
        <placekey>CO</placekey>
        <placekey>Colorado Plateau</placekey>
        <placekey>National Park Service</placekey>
        <placekey>NPS</placekey>
        <placekey>USA</placekey>
      </place>
      <place>
        <placekt>National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus</placekt>
        <placekey>Curecanti National Recreation Area</placekey>
      </place>
      <place>
        <placekt>National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus</placekt>
        <placekey>CURE</placekey>
      </place>
    </keywords>
    <accconst>None</accconst>
    <useconst>None</useconst>
    <ptcontac>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)</cntorg>
          <cntper>Alan Bell</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntpos>GIS Coordinator</cntpos>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>Denver Federal Center Building 56 Rm 2665</address>
          <city>Denver</city>
          <state>Colorado</state>
          <postal>80225-0007</postal>
          <country>United States</country>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>303-445-2268</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>Unknown</cntfax>
        <cntemail>abell@do.usbr.gov</cntemail>
        <hours>8am-5pm, Mountain Time</hours>
      </cntinfo>
    </ptcontac>
    <native>Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500</native>
    <crossref>
      <citeinfo>
        <origin>Tendick A., J. Coles, P. Williams, G. Bradshaw, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden</origin>
        <pubdate>20101202</pubdate>
        <title>Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report, Curecanti National Recreation Area</title>
        <geoform>report</geoform>
        <onlink>http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/index.cfm</onlink>
      </citeinfo>
    </crossref>
  </idinfo>
  <dataqual>
    <attracc>
      <attraccr>Orthophotos were created from the aerial photography using USGS DEM data and aero triangulation data.  The orthophotography was produced to meet National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:12,000 scale map products.  The X, Y, Z, omega, phi, and kappa for each photograph were calculated by Horizons, Inc.  Airborne GPS data were collected during the photography mission for each exposure station. The GPS event is at the photo-center of each exposure.  The final adjustment of this block was solved using Erio Technologies ALBANY software. ALBANY is a simultaneous least squares bundle adjustment, which is designed for use with airborne GPS.</attraccr>
    </attracc>
    <logic>None</logic>
    <complete>None</complete>
    <posacc>
      <horizpa>
        <horizpar>The horizontal RMS from the aero-triangulation solution for this project is: X - RMS = .221 meters Y - RMS = .210 meters The X-Y vector is .305 meters.</horizpar>
      </horizpa>
      <vertacc>
        <vertaccr>The vertical RMS from the aero-triangulation solution for this area of the project is: Z - RMS = .172 meters.</vertaccr>
      </vertacc>
    </posacc>
    <lineage>
      <srcinfo>
        <srccite>
          <citeinfo>
            <origin>Horizons, Inc.</origin>
            <pubdate>20030204</pubdate>
            <title>Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument &amp; Curecanti National Recreation Area Orthophotos</title>
            <geoform>imagery</geoform>
          </citeinfo>
        </srccite>
        <srcscale>40000</srcscale>
        <typesrc>AGFA X100 Film</typesrc>
        <srctime>
          <timeinfo>
            <sngdate>
              <caldate>20020618</caldate>
            </sngdate>
          </timeinfo>
          <srccurr>ground condition</srccurr>
        </srctime>
        <srccitea>None</srccitea>
        <srccontr>None</srccontr>
      </srcinfo>
      <procstep>
        <procdesc>Scanner: Intergraph PhotoScan TD Photo Digitizing System.
Scanner Geometric Calibration:
Standard Deviation (sigma) = 1.6710356970
Root Mean Square X = 1.9970393211
Root Mean Square Y = 0.9624905604
Scanner setting:
Transmissivity: 0.0151 0.6610
Film Density: 1.8210 0.1778
Gamma: 1.75
Quality Control Procedures:
Film was kept in airtight containers prior to scanning.  Both the base and emulsion sides of the film were cleaned using a tacky roller system prior to scanning. Color adjustment was achieved by visually matching the tone, contrast, and brightness to the original film. Each scanned image was checked computationally for missing data.
Quality Control Procedures for orthophoto production:
After individual orthophotos were mosaiced into a regional database, the resulting orthophoto composite was visually inspected for tone balance and image distortion.  In areas of image distortion, more suitable orthophoto imagery was inserted, when possible.  The final orthophotos were visually inspected for accuracy and consistency.  Some areas of the final orthophoto imagery are blurred due to the extreme terrain and/or the accuracy of the USGS DEM data.</procdesc>
        <srcused>None</srcused>
        <procdate>20030204</procdate>
        <srcprod>None</srcprod>
        <proccont>
          <cntinfo>
            <cntperp>
              <cntper>Russ Tiensvold</cntper>
              <cntorg>Horizons Inc.</cntorg>
            </cntperp>
            <cntpos>GIS Coordinator Horizons Job #02-5631</cntpos>
            <cntaddr>
              <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
              <address>3600 Jet Drive</address>
              <city>Rapid City</city>
              <state>South Dakota</state>
              <postal>57703</postal>
              <country>United States</country>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>605-343-0280</cntvoice>
            <cntfax>605-343-0305</cntfax>
            <cntemail>russt@horizonsinc.com</cntemail>
            <hours>8am-5pm Mountain Time</hours>
          </cntinfo>
        </proccont>
      </procstep>
    </lineage>
  </dataqual>
  <spdoinfo>
    <direct>Raster</direct>
    <rastinfo>
      <rasttype>Pixel</rasttype>
      <rowcount>29600</rowcount>
      <colcount>66535</colcount>
    </rastinfo>
  </spdoinfo>
  <spref>
    <horizsys>
      <planar>
        <gridsys>
          <gridsysn>Universal Transverse Mercator</gridsysn>
          <utm>
            <utmzone>13</utmzone>
            <transmer>
              <sfctrmer>0.999600</sfctrmer>
              <longcm>-105.000000</longcm>
              <latprjo>0.000000</latprjo>
              <feast>500000.000000</feast>
              <fnorth>0.000000</fnorth>
            </transmer>
          </utm>
        </gridsys>
        <planci>
          <plance>row and column</plance>
          <coordrep>
            <absres>1.000000</absres>
            <ordres>1.000000</ordres>
          </coordrep>
          <plandu>meters</plandu>
        </planci>
      </planar>
      <geodetic>
        <horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn>
        <ellips>Geodetic Reference System 80</ellips>
        <semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis>
        <denflat>298.257222</denflat>
      </geodetic>
    </horizsys>
  </spref>
  <eainfo>
    <overview>
      <eaover>ZEISS RMK A 15/23 Calibrated focal length: 152.773 mm. Orthophoto Pixel Size = 1.0 meters</eaover>
      <eadetcit>None</eadetcit>
    </overview>
  </eainfo>
  <distinfo>
    <distrib>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis</cntorg>
          <cntper>USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302</address>
          <city>Denver</city>
          <state>Colorado</state>
          <postal>80225</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>(303) 202-4220</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>303-202-4219</cntfax>
        <cntemail>gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </distrib>
    <resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
    <distliab>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.</distliab>
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          <formname>HTML</formname>
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            <computer>
              <networka>
                <networkr>http://www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/vip/parks/cure.html</networkr>
              </networka>
            </computer>
            <accinstr>Internet Access</accinstr>
          </onlinopt>
        </digtopt>
      </digform>
      <fees>None</fees>
    </stdorder>
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  <metainfo>
    <metd>20030312</metd>
    <metrd>20110209</metrd>
    <metc>
      <cntinfo>
        <cntorgp>
          <cntorg>USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis</cntorg>
          <cntper>USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator</cntper>
        </cntorgp>
        <cntaddr>
          <addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype>
          <address>Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302</address>
          <city>Denver</city>
          <state>Colorado</state>
          <postal>80225</postal>
        </cntaddr>
        <cntvoice>(303) 202-4220</cntvoice>
        <cntfax>303-202-4219</cntfax>
        <cntemail>gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov</cntemail>
      </cntinfo>
    </metc>
    <metstdn>FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
    <metstdv>FGDC-STD-001.1-1999</metstdv>
    <metextns>
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