David E. Salas USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis 200607 vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/nava/navageodata.zip doi:10.5066/F7BZ6409 Vegetation at NAVA was mapped and classified by a combination of field plot data collected in 2005 and photo interpretation from 1:12,000 scale color aerial photograghs acquired in June of 2004. The protocols and standards used are those for small parks and are described in the NPS/BRD program documents (National Mapping Program Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping (1994a) for small parks (section 5.1). BOR was contracted by the Southern Colorado Plateau Network in 2005 to map approximately 2,500 acres (~ 1000 ha) of Navajo National Monument and environs. Vegetation mapping for NAVA encompassed both the executive boundary of NAVA, and a 0.5 km environ buffer. Field reconnaissance focused most on the area within the Park boundary. Resource management and inventory The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 20040617 20040624 ground condition Complete As needed Navajo National Monument and environs -110.827817 -110.486789 36.770607 36.664705 None Vegetation Map Navajo National Monument None Arizona Navajo National Monument Navajo Indian Reservation None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None None David E. Salas U.S. Bureau of Relcamation Physical Scientist mailing and physical address

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

P.O. Box 25007 (D-8260)

Denver Federal Center

Bldg 56 Rm 2610

Denver CO 80225 U.S.A. 303 445 3619 303 445 6337 desalas@do.usbr.gov Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.0.1770 No formal accuracy assessment was conducted at NAVA. Most of the mapping area was visited during the field reconnaissance and the mapping is assumed to be close to 100% Unknown Unknown No formal positional accuracy was conducted at NAVA. Interpretation was transferred to 1:24,000 scale digital orthophotos developed by the U.S.G.S. and we assume the spatial accuracy meets at least the national standards for 1:24,000 scale products. Photo Interpretation Photo interpretation was done using the 9 x 9, 1:12,000 scale color photographs. Mylar overlays placed on each aerial photo allowed us to make notes and delineate polygons. At this stage of interpretation a stereoscope was used to help recognize complex photo signatures and three-dimensional features on the 9 x 9 aerial photos. No attempt was made at the initial photo interpetation stage to label polygons. Polygons were delineated using homogenous ground features as a mapable unit. These drawn polygons were later revisited after collection of field data to then assign a map unit and other polygon attributes. Map Units and Polygon Attribution The map units delineated on the orthophotos were derived from the NVC. A preliminary list of potential vegetation types was developed by NatureServe. Additional data and information was gleaned from several field visits and incorporated into the final list of map units. Due to the geographic and topographic extents encompassed within the three units of Navajo, the map units are equivalent to existing vegetation associations or local associations / descriptions (e.g. Prairie Dog Colony). 20060601 David E. Salas U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Physical Scientist mailing and physical address

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

P.O. Box 25007 (D-8260)

Denver Federal Center

Bldg 56 Rm 2610

Denver CO 80225 303 445 3619 303 445 6337 desalas@do.usbr.gov 8:00 - 5:00 Metadata imported. W:\NPS\navajo\GIS\metadata-veg.xml Unknown Metadata imported. W:\NPS\navajo\nava_veg5\metadata.xml Unknown The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis. 201303 Metadata imported. 201303 Vector G-polygon 277 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 National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1983 0.000010 Unknown Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates NAVA_VegPolys Feature class attribute table. Vegetation at Navajo National Monument. Bureau of Reclamation OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Poly_ID Unique identifier for each polygon ESRI Unique plot code. MapUnit_ID Internal code assigned to each map class for this project. BOR - RSGIG Map unit codes. MapUnit_Name Vegetation or land cover name for each map class. BOR - RSGIG Common map unit names. X_Centroid X Coordinate (UTM Easting) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Southern Plains Network Easting coordinate. Y_Centroid Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Southern Plains Network Northing coordinate. Acres Area of polygon in acres Calculated by software Surface area of the polygon in square meters. Hectares Area of polygon in hectares Calculated by software Area in hectares. SHAPE_Length Length of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. SHAPE_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Vegetation types, density, pattern and height determined by field verification and photo-interpretation. All other attributes determined by GIS. Additional attributes are found in the associated lookup tables. Unknown 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/nava.html Internet Access None 20100326 20130314 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