Locations of vegetation plots collected at De Soto National Memorial, Florida USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis Unknown vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/deso/desogeodata2.zip doi:10.5066/F7T72FD0 These points represent locations within De Soto National Memorial and Riverview Pointe Preserve that the SFCN field crew visited in December 2007. The vegetation was analyzed at each point. To fully comprehend this feature class, please refer to the full "De Soto National Memorial, Florida Vegetation Mapping Project, 2009" report: Whelan, K. R. T., E. Sudalter, J. M. Patterson, R. M. Vargas, A. J. Atkinson, B. Witcher. 2009. The 2009 vegetation map of De Soto National Memorial. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SFCN/NRTR—2009/240. National Park Service, Fort Collins, Colorado. The intended use of all data in a park`s GIS library is to support diverse park activities including planning, management, maintenance, research, and interpretation. The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. Unknown ground condition In work in work De Soto National Memorial and environs -82.645337 -82.641441 27.524685 27.519605 National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus Vegetation None vegetation plots ISO 19115 Topic Category None National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus De Soto National Memorial National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus DESO None Manatee County None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None The data is intended for use as a tool for display and general GIS analysis purposes only. It is in no way intended for engineering or legal purposes. The data accuracy is checked against best available sources which may be dated. NPS assumes no liability for use of this data. Judd Patterson NPS South Florida/Caribbean Network GIS Specialist mailing and physical

18001 Old Cutler Rd. Suite 419

Palmetto Bay FL 33157 305-252-0347 305-253-0463 judd_patterson@nps.gov National Park Service Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 None None Dataset copied. \\10.14.178.18\SERO\SFCN\Projects\Veg_Map\SF_Veg_Map\DESOVeg\Final_UTM\DESOVegPersonal.mdb 20090518 Metadata imported. C:\stream.xml 20090609 Metadata imported. C:\Documents and Settings\RVargas\Desktop\metadatapoints.xml 20090625 The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 201302 Metadata imported. 201302 Vector Entity point 70 Universal Transverse Mercator 20 0.999600 -81.000000 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 DESO_VegPoints Feature class attribute table NPS South Florida/Caribbean Network OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Plot_ID Field plot point name NPS SFCN Plot number. Pnts_Type Point type (accuracy assessment point, observation point, plot point or fuel point) NPS Accuracy Assessment Point AA Point NPS Observation Point Observation Point NPS Plot Point Plot Point NPS Fuels Point Fuels Point NPS X_Coord UTM easting NPS Easting coordinate. Y_Coord UTM northing NPS Northing coordinate. rc_VegPoints_tPlots Defines relationship between Veg points and basic plot 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/deso.html Internet Access None 20090729 20130219 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