USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado Unpublished Material None vector digital data None None None None None http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/grte/grteplot.zip doi:10.5066/F76T0JMF This metadata is for the 2003 vegetation data points spatial database created at/for Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at Grand Teton National Park 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. 2003 ground condition Complete None planned Grand Teton National Park and environs -110.926169 -110.426009 44.133579 43.557489 None Field Plots Ground Data Land Cover Point Vegetation National Park Service None Grand Teton National Park John D. Rockefeller National Parkway Wyoming Jackson Hole None None None 2003 none Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None Acknowledgment of the USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 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. Bureau of Reclamation Mike Pucherelli Group Manager mailing and physical address

P.O. Box 25007 Bldg. 56 Denver Federal Center M.S. D-8260

Denver Colorado 80225 United States of America 303-445-2267 None 303-445-6337 mpucherelli@do.usbr.gov 8 am - 5 pm None http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/grte/grteplots.pdf Locations of vegetation plot samples; low resolution for web browsing. PDF USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group: David Salas,Trudy Meyer, and Mike Pucherelli. Others: Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.) and Gwen Kittle (Nature Serve). None Unclassified None Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 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 2002 at Grand Teton National Park are included in this coverage. GPS accuracy varies for each plot. PDOP +/- error values were recorded. 1-20 Uncorrected GPS Points Recorded with a Trimble GeoExplorer. GPS accuracy varies for each plot. PDOP +/- error values were recorded. 1-20 Uncorrected GPS Points Recorded with a Trimble GeoExplorer. Unknown Unknown Unknown paper 2003 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. Data was manually transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme. None Unknown None Vector Entity point Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000128 0.000128 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 grteplots_2003 Shapefile 2003 Plot Point Attribute Table NPS FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. PLOT_CODE Unique Code Used to Identify Plots Grand Teton National Park User-defined feature number. PROV_NAME Provisional Name of Plant Association Recorded by Field Crew Grand Teton National Park Textual defining the provisional name (scientific name) of the association. ELCODE NVCS CODE for Plant Association NatureServe Textual and numerical code. CLASS_NAME Classified Plant Association Name NatureServe Textual defining the classification name (scientific name) of the association. AIR_PHOTO Corresponding Aerial Photo Number Grand Teton National Park Numerical aerial photo number. SUBLOC Sub-location of the Point in the Park Grand Teton National Park Textual defining sub-location of the plot point. QUAD Name of the USGS Quadrangle Grand Teton National Park Textual quadrangle map name. GPS Internal Numbering of GPS Waypoint Files Grand Teton National Park Values may represent xxx may indicate downloadable GPS file names. GPS_TECH Description of the GPS Unit Grand Teton National Park Trimble. FIELD_X UTM X Value as Recorded in the Field Grand Teton National Park Numerical of X universal transverse mercator location description. FIELD_Y UTM Y Value as Recorded in the Field Grand Teton National Park Numerical of Y universal transverse mercator location description. X_NAD83 Re-projected NAD83 UTM X Value U.S. Bureau of Reclamation UTM Values were reprojected to NAD83 by USBR using NADCON for those points recorded in UTM NAD27. Y_NAD83 Re-projected NAD83 UTM Y Value U.S. Bureau of Reclamation UTM Values were reprojected to NAD83 by USBR using NADCON for those points recorded in UTM NAD27. UTM_ZONE UTM Zone Grand Teton National Park 12 UTM Zone 12 All of GRTE is in UTM Zone 12. DATE Date of Data Collection Grand Teton National Park Numerical of the date the plot was observed. SURVEYORS Names of the Surveyors Who Collected the Data Grand Teton National Park Textual surveyors last names and/or initials. XDIM X Dimension of Field Plot Grand Teton National Park Numerical X dimension of the plot size. YDIM Y Dimension of Field Plot Grand Teton National Park Numerical Y dimension of the plot size. PLOT_SHAPE Overall Shape of the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual defining the shape of the plot. PHOTOS Corresponding Ground Photos Grand Teton National Park Textual of yes or no for ground photos. ROLL Roll of Film used to Take Ground Photos Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of roll number (whole numbers). PERMANENT Is the Point Permanently Marked in the Field (Yes/No) Grand Teton National Park Textual of yes or no for permanently marked point. REPRESENT Description of How Representative the Point is of the Surrounding Vegetation or Polygon Grand Teton National Park Textual representative description. SUCCESSION Comments on the Succession of the Vegetation in the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual succession comments. ELEV Elevation of the Plot Grand Teton National Park Numerical elevation of plot. ELEV_UNITS Units of the Elevation Values (feet/meters) Grand Teton National Park Textual of feet. SLOPE Degree of Slope in the Plot Grand Teton National Park Numerical of slope degree. ASPECT General Aspect of the Plot in Degrees Grand Teton National Park Numerical of aspect type. TOPO_POS General Position of the Plot on the Landscape Grand Teton National Park Textual of topology position type description. LANDFORM General Landform that the Plot Occurs On Grand Teton National Park Textual of landform description. GEOLOGY Presence of any Geological Features Grand Teton National Park Textual description of the geology surface. COWARDIN General Wetland Description Grand Teton National Park Textual cowadrin classification description. HYDRO Comments on the Hydrology of the Soils in the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of hydrology type description. ENVIRO General Environmental Comments about the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of environment description. LANDSCAPE General Landscape Comments about the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of landscape description. TEXTURE Soil Texture in the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of soil texture type description. DRAINAGE Comments on the Soil Drainage within the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of the soil drainage type description. ZBEDROCK Percent (%) of Bedrock in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZLROCKS Percent (%) of Large Rocks in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZSROCKS Percent (%) of Small Rocks in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZSAND Percent (%) of Sand in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZLITTER Percent (%) of Litter in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZWOOD Percent (%) of Dead and Down Wood in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZWATER Percent (%) of Standing Water in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZBARESOIL Percent (%) of Bare Soil in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZOTHER Percent (%) of Other Non-vegetated Item in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) OTHER Description of the Other Category used in Cover Classes Grand Teton National Park Textual misc. comments. ZFUNGI Percent (%) of Fungi in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZMOSS Percent (%) of Moss in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) ZLICHEN Percent (%) of Lichen in the Plot Grand Teton National Park 0 100 Percentage (i.e. 25.000 = 25%) PHENOLOGY Phenology of the Dominant Stratum in the Plot Grand Teton National Park Textual of leaf phenology type description. LEAF_TYPE General Leaf Type of the Dominant Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual of leaf type description. PHYSIO Physiognomic Description of the Dominant Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual of physiology class type description. T1_HGT Height of the Emergent Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of T1 height (whole & decimal numbers). T1_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Emergent Stratum Grand Teton National Park Numerical of T1 cover (whole numbers). T2_HGT Height of the Canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of T2 height (whole & decimal numbers). T2_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Numerical of T2 cover (whole numbers). T3_HGT Height of the Sub-canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of T3 height (whole & decimal numbers). T3_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Sub-Canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Numerical of T3 cover (whole numbers). S1_HGT Height of the Tall Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S1 height (whole & decimal numbers). S1_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Tall Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S1 cover (whole numbers). S2_HGT Height of the Short Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S2 height (whole & decimal numbers). S2_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Short Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S2 cover (whole numbers). S3_HGT Height of the Dwarf Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S3 height (whole & decimal numbers). S3_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Dwarf Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of S3 cover (whole numbers). H_HGT Height of the Herbaceous Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of H height (whole & decimal numbers). H_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Herbaceous Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of H cover (whole numbers). N_HGT Height of the Non-vascular Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of N height (whole & decimal numbers). N_COVER Relative Percent Cover of the Non-vascular Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual and numerical of N cover (whole numbers). ANIMAL_USE Evidence of Any Animal Use in the Area Grand Teton National Park Textual description of animal use. DISTURB Evidence of Any Disturbance in the Area Grand Teton National Park Textual description of other disturbance. COMMENTS General Comments About the Data Collection Grand Teton National Park Textual of other general description. OPTIONAL Description of the Optional Fields Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT1 Description of the Plot Type Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT2 Dominant Species in the Emergent Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT3 Dominant Species in the Canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT4 Dominant Species in the Sub-canopy Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT5 Dominant Species in the Tall Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT6 Dominant Species in the Short Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT7 Dominant Species in the Dwarf Shrub Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT8 Dominant Species in the Herbaceous Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. OPT9 Dominant Species in the Non-vascular Stratum Grand Teton National Park Textual classification comments. Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by Grand Teton National Park or the USBR Remote Sensing GIS Group. Grand Teton National Park Vegetation Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR) USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

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