National Park Service The Nature Conservancy 2009 Plots V3.0 vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/seki/sekigeodata.zip doi:10.5066/F7SJ1HJ1 Accuracy Assessment, Observation and Plot Points To assist with the development of vegetation maps for the National Park Service. Plots were collected to characterize actual vegetation, while accuracy assessment plots were visited to verify the mapper's interpretation of the vegetation communities. Data were reformatted to match Plots V3.0 by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program/Colorado State University. Four types of points were collected: AA observations - Accuracy Assessment plots to capture data used to check the accuracy of vegetation maps delivered by contracted photo-interpreters. Dominant species were recorded by stratum. A handful of Accuracy Assessment observations were given to the photo-interpreters as training points for recognition of vegetation types in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Plot size = 0.5 ha (5000 m2). Plots - Exhaustive plot observations, including identification of all species within the plot area, for vegetation classification. These plots aided in the development of the floristics classification for Sequoia and Kings Canyon. All Plots were given to the photo-interpreters as training points for recognition of vegetation types in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Plot size varies according to type. RA observations - Rapid Assessment plots to capture rapid vegetation observations. Dominant species were recorded by stratum. This type of plot was established to answer photo-interpreter questions about the vegetation in specific areas. All Rapid Assessment observations were given to the photo-interpreters as training points for recognition of vegetation types in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Plot size varies according to type. WP observations - Waypoint plots to capture rapid vegetation observations. These plots were extreme rapid observations and were usually performed to answer a photo-interpreter question about the vegetation, or to capture a snapshot of a site while traveling between sample points. Dominant species were recorded. All 2003 Waypoint observations and a handful of 2004 observations were given to the photo-interpreters as training points for recognition of vegetation types in Sequoia and Kings Canyon. Plot size variable: corresponded to immediate area sampled. 2000-2004 ground condition Complete None planned Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and environs -118.991624 -118.256270 37.230632 36.287587 None Accuracy Assessment Point Observation Point Plot Point None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. 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 tables 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. The National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system, 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. Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3500 None None Field observations began in 2000 and continued through 2004. In 2000 a database system to record SEKI plot data, Plots Database System.mdb, was developed for the NPS vegetation mapping program by Jim Drake of the Nature Conservancy. Plot data was stored in this database through the course of the project. Over time this software became incompatible with current operating systems, and we elected to discontinue its use. In fall of 2004, the data tables from the plots database system were exported and transformed into the current Access database, SEKI_VM_Plotdata.mdb. During this process fields were re-named and formatted to create a database better suited to the needs of the SEKI vegetation mapping program. In 2003, PDA technology was used to record a subset of the field data. Digital data entry forms were created for Handspring VisorPro PDAs using Pendragon Forms software version 3.2, and these were electronically linked to the access tables used to store the field data. Note that due to the restructuring of the database, these digital forms no longer map to the plot data tables and cannot be used. Unknown Vector Entity point 3800 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 SEKI_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 Plots V3.0 Unique plot number. Pnts_Type Point type (accuracy assessment point, observation point or plot point) Plots V3.0 Accuracy Assessment Point AA Point NPS Observation Point Observation Point NPS Plot Point Plot Point NPS X_Coord X Coordinate (UTM Easting) Plots V3.0 Easting coordinate. Y_Coord Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) Plots V3.0 Northing coordinate. rc_VegPoints_tAA_tPlots Defines relationship between Veg points and basic AA/plot attributes National Park Service USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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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/seki.html Internet Access None 20100507 20101022 USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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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