Cogan Technology, Inc. USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis Unpublished Material None vector digital data None None None None None http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/laro/larogeodata.zip doi:10.5066/F75M63ND This metadata is for the 2007 sample vegetation plots (spatial database) and 2009 accuracy assessment points (spatial database) created from the sample vegetation plots collected at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Plots were collected to characterize the vegetation at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area 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. Accuracy Assessment Points were collected on the ground to calculate the thematic accuracy of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area vegetation map. This GIS layer was created from the GPS coordinates recorded at each point. The Shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 2007 2009 ground condition Complete None planned Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area and environs -119.037175 -117.859452 48.866633 47.775443 None Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Washington Vegetation Ground Data NPS National Vegetation Inventory Program NVCS Plant Associations NVCS Plant Alliances Point Field Plots Accuracy Assessment National Park Service None Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Washington United States of America North America Grant County Lincoln County Cassia County Douglas County Ferry County Okanoogan County Pen Oreille County Stevens County None None None 2008 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 Dan Cogan (Cogan Technology Inc.), John Erixson (Northwest Management Inc.) and Lisa Garrett (NPS-UCBN). None Unclassified None Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 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 2007 and all points required for the accuracy assessment at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are included in this coverage. GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded in the database. GPS Error +/- (meters) Uncorrected GPS points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded in the database GPS accuracy varies for each plot. Error values were recorded in the database GPS Error +/- (meters) Uncorrected GPS points recorded with a handheld, commercial GPS receiver. Error values were recorded. Northwest Management, Inc. Staff 2008 None None None None None None None Ground Condition paper and digital PDA's 2007 2009 ground condition None None Plots were subjectively placed by qualified ecologists to characterize the plant communities. Portions of the methodology were derived from the NPS Vegetation Inventory Program's Field Methods 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. None 2008 None AA Points were located using a stratified random sampling method. Portions of the methodology were derived from the NPS Vegetation Inventory Program's Accuracy Assessment Procedures. Vegetation data at each point was recorded by qualified ecologists using a standard NVC Point data collection form. Data was transferred to a MS Access database. Point coverage was created by importing the database into ArcView as an event theme. None 2009 Dan Cogan Cogan Technology Inc. Vice-President mailing and physical address

21 Valley Road

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. C:\DOCUME~1\Dan\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml402.tmp 20101231 The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 201203 Metadata imported. 201203 Vector Entity point 1180 Universal Transverse Mercator 11 0.999600 -117.000000 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 LARO_VegPoints Feature class attribute table National Park Service OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Plot_Code Unique identifier for this Accuracy Assessment, Observation or Plot point NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Unique plot number. Pnts_Type Point type (accuracy assessment point, observation point or plot point) NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Accuracy Assessment Point AA Point NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Observation Point Observation Point NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Plot Point Plot Point NPS Geodatabase V3.2 X_Coord X Coordinate (UTM Easting) NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Easting coordinate. Y_Coord Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) NPS Geodatabase V3.2 Northing coordinate. rc_VegPoints_tAA_tPlots Defines relationship between Veg points and basic AA/plot attributes National Park Service Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo/ArcView software or assigned by Northwest Management, Inc. or Cogan Technology, Inc. Cogan, D., et al. 2009. Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Vegetation Inventory 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

Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

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Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

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