Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program 20091001 vector digital data USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Timpanogos Cave National Monument Denver, CO USGS, Biological Resources Discipline, Center for Biological Informatics http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/tica/ticageodata.zip doi:10.5066/F7RF5S1S This polygon feature class represents vegetation communities mapped at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. The polygons were generated using guidelines set by the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System (October 1995). Vegetation polygons were drawn on-screen using the aerial 2006 photography. Traditional image interpretation cues were used to develop the polygons, such as shape, size, pattern, tone, texture, color, and shadow. Additional data layers were used in aiding the interpretation, such as slope, hydrology, geography, and ground-collected vegetation information. As with any digital layer, this layer is a representation of what is actually occurring on the ground at the time the imagery was acquired (August 2006). Errors are inherent in any interpretation of ground qualities. This polygon layer represents vegetation communities found at the Timpanogos Cave National Monument. The intended use of all data in the park's GIS library is to support diverse park activities including planning, management, maintenance, research, and interpretation. 20060818 Source photography date Complete As needed Timpanogos Cave National Monument and environs -111.715562 -111.703494 40.444762 40.435635 None Vegetation Classification Standardized National Vegetation Classification SNVCS NVCS Alliance Community Association Vegetation Map National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus Vegetation ISO 19115 Topic Category biota none Timpanogos Cave National Monument TICA Utah County Utah UT Colorado Plateau National Park Service NPS USA National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus Timpanogos Cave National Monument National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus TICA None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None Acknowledgment of the National Park Service 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. Northern Colorado Plateau Network, Inventory and Monitoring Program Helen Thomas Data Manager mailing

P.O. Box 848

Moab UT 84532 435-719-2340 helen_thomas@nps.gov NPS, NCPN Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Coles, J., J. Von Loh, A. Wight, K. Schulz, and A. Evenden 20090401 report http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/ncpn/ Network staff have ground checked and verified all features to the best of their knowledge. GIS personnel verified all features and attributes. All polygon features are checked for topology using the ArcGIS software. There are no duplicate features present. The tests for logical consistency are performed in ArcGIS. All attribute codes and attributes have been checked for typographical and logical errors. This data contains all the polygons mapped in Timpanogos Cave National Monument. All data in the project area were classified and digitized. This includes alliances/community association classes, density classes, height classes, pattern groups, water, and unvegetated/landuse. The vegetation spatial data meets National Map Accuracy Standards. Not applicable USGS varies raster digital data 24000 CD-ROM unknown unknown DRG Digital Raster Graphics were used for field maps. County USDA Aerial Photo Field Office, Salt Lake City, UT 20060101 BIL digital file Salt Lake City, UT USDA Aerial Photo Field Office NAIP photography 12000 CD-ROM unknown unknown TICA orthophoto This digital orthophoto provided the project basemap. Imagery collection and publication. 20060801 Mapping. Mapping was done by onscreen digitizing methods. Line feature classes were created and then converted into polygons. Each polygon was then attributed. 20080101 Revision and publication. Following the mapping process, specialists examined and analyzed the vegetation layer. Adjustments were made to the data layer according to those assessments. Data was migrated to a personal file-based geodatabase using the vegetation template. 20090101 Vector G-polygon 120 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 fcl_Veg_Polys 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. Polygon_ID unique polygon ID. National Park Service NPS four letter park code plus unique number. Map_Unit_ID map class number. National Park Service Code delineating the map unit for TICA. Map_Unit_Common_Name Map unit common name. National Park Service The common name of the map unit for TICA. Edit_Date Date of edit(s). National Park Service Date of any edits or updates to attrbutes. Edit_Notes Explanation of edit. National Park Service Notes about any edits or updates to point. Acres Double. National Park Service Acres calculated using ArcMap geometry. Hectares Double. National Park Service Hectares calculated using ArcMap geometry. 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. RuleID Rule identification NPS Textual rule identification name. Override Unknown field created by originator but not documented. NPS Blob. rc_VegPolys_VegMapInfo Relationship to table TBL_VEGMAP_INFO National Park Service The National Vegetation Classification Standard is organized hierarchically to support conservation and resource stewardship applications across multiple scales. The upper levels of the hierarchy are based on the physical form or structure of the vegetation (physiognomy) and have been refined from the international standards developed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The two most detailed levels of the hierarchy are based on the species composition of existing vegetation (floristics) and reflect the phyto-sociological standards that were originally developed by European ecologists. The vegetation classification is continually advanced through the collection and analysis of new field data and will be greatly strengthened during the course of the USGS/NPS mapping efforts. Data file attributes include vegetation height, density, species, alliance, community element, and land cover. OBJECTID - ObjectID - Sequential unique whole numbers automatically generated. SHAPE - Geometry - Feature geometry, ESRI autogenerated. Polygon_ID- Text - Unique polygon identifier created for relationship purposes. Map_Unit_ID - Text - Code delineating the Map Unit for TICA. Map_Unit_Common_Name - Text - The common name of the map unit for TICA. Edit_Date - Date - The date the polygon was last edited. Edit_Notes - Text - Notes detailing any edits made to a polygon. SHAPE_Length - Double - Length of feature in internal units. SHAPE_Area - Double - Area of feature in internal units squared. Acres - Double - Acres calculated using ArcMap geometry function. Hectares - Double - Hectares created using ArcMap geometry function none 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/tica.html Internet Access None 20090720 20100615 USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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