Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science - University of Georgia USGS/CSS/BIP/Center for Biological Informatics Metadata created 11-7--07; data released 2007 vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/ruca/rucageodata.zip doi:10.5066/F79P2ZMQ Russell Cave National Monument Vegetation Data Detailed vegetation mapping for natural resource inventory and management. The shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/BIP/Center for Biological Informatics. 20011025 ground condition Complete None planned Russell Cave National Monument and environs -85.827352 -85.801419 34.985469 34.963716 None Vegetation Map National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus Vegetation ISO 19115 Topic Category biota None Russell Cave NM None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None None Tommy Jordan / Marguerite Madden Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science, University of Georgia Assoc Director / Director mailing address

Dept of Geography/University of Georgia

Athens GA 30602 USA 706-542-2372 706-542-2379 706-542-2388 tombob@uga.edu mmadden@uga.edu 0900 - 1700 M-F Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 Unknown Unknown Horizontal accuracy is designed to meet NMAS for the published map scale (1:12,000) - horizontal accuracy of well-defined points is approximately 4-5 meters. It should be noted that many of the polygon edge represent fuzzy boundaries or ecotones and, while interpreted as accurately as possible, these boundaries do not correspond to the same accuracy standards as the well-defined points described in the National Map Accuracy Standards. N/A Unknown Unknown photo 12,000 Color-infrared aerial photographs 20011025 ground condition photos Unknown Vegetation polygons were delineated from color aerial photographs. The overlays were orthorectified to photogrammetric control and then converted to vector GIS Layers. After editing, the individual photo coverages were edgematched and attributed to create the final GIS vegetation layer. \\MARYVILLE1\tj_laptop_c\CUGA\Geodatabase\Cumberland_Gap_Final.mdb unknown Metadata imported. C:\DOCUME~1\tombob\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml37A.tmp unknown Metadata imported. C:\DOCUME~1\tombob\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml37D.tmp unknown Dataset copied. \\IGSKBTHBWSTSIN2\F\npsveg\archivedparks\ruca\spatial\vegshape\ruca_92.mdb 20110228 The ruca_park_vegetation shapefile was merged with the ruca_buffer_vegetation shapefile to create one vegetation shapefile. The vegetation shapefile was imported into a geodatabase by the USGS/CSS/BIP/Center for Biological Informatics. 201102 Metadata imported. 201102 Vector G-polygon 51 Universal Transverse Mercator 16 0.999600 -87.000000 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 RUCA_VegPolys 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. Poly_ID Unique identifier for each polygon NPS Unique plot code. MapUnit_ID Code used to represent the Map Unit NPS Map unit code. MapUnit_Name Full Map Unit name NPS Map unit association common name. X_Centroid X Coordinate (UTM Easting) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Easting coordinate. Y_Centroid Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) of the centroid of the polygon NPS Northing coordinate. Acres Acres of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Hectares Perimeter (unknown units) ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. 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.. rc_VegPolys_tVegMapInfo Defines relationship between Veg polygons and basic vegetation attributes National Park Service Community Key for Russell Cave Vegetation Map Legend Vegetation Classes Lowland or Submontane Cold-Deciduous Forest 7124 Red-cedar Successional Forest Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Quercus (muehlendergii, shumardii) - Cercis canadensis - Frangula caroliniana - Acer barbatum Forest 2070 White Oak - Mixed Oak Dry-Mesic Alkaline Forest Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Cercis canadensis Forest 7233 Rich Low-Elevation Appalachian Oak Forest Quercus alba-Quercus rubra-Acer saccharum, Fagus gandifolia)/Aesculus flava Forest 8442 Shumard Oak-Chinquapin Oak Mesic Limestone Forest Quercus shumardii - Quercus muehlenbergii - Acer (barbatum, leucoderme, saccharum) / Ostrya virginiana Forest 8431 Xeric Ridgetop Chestnut Oak Forest Quercus prinus - (Quercus coccinea) / Carya pallida / Vaccinium arboretum - Vaccinium pallidum Forest 7268 Chestnut Oak-Shagbark Hickory-Sugar Maple Forest Quercus prinus - Carya ovata - Quercus rubra / Acer saccharum Forest 8429 Rich Levee Hardwood Bottomland Forest Platanus occidentalis - Celtis laevigata - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin - Arundinaria gigantea / Amphicarpaea bracteata Forest Ls/Lt Sweetgum Successional Forest (Liquidambar styraciflua / Liriodendron tulipifera) Pt Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Herbaceous Vegetation 4048 Cultivated Meadow Lolium (arundinaceum, pretense) Herbaceous Vegetation Modifiers :Succ Succession Vegetation :Co Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) :Fa White Ash (Fraxinus americana) Buffer Classes CF Coniferous Forest DF Deciduous Forest MF Mixed Forest G Grassland, Field Meadow, Forbs, Pasture Res Residential RD Road MMU = 0.5 ha 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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