Kathryn Thomas Monica Hansen (comp.) 2004 vector digital data U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/waca/wacaplot.zip M. Hansen, J. Coles, K.A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz 2004 report doi:10.5066/F7D21VMT This spatial dataset in ESRI Coverage format maps field releve plot locations for the vegetation classification and descriptions of the vegetation map at Walnut Canyon National Monument and in the surrounding environs as part of the National Vegetation Mapping Program. This data set was developed to locate the field points used for classification and description of vegetation types for NVCS associations and map labels used to develop the vegetation map at Walnut Canyon National Monument and the surrounding environs. 199906 ground condition Complete None planned Walnut Canyon National Monument and the environs. -111.559185 -111.437210 35.212359 35.137876 none Vegetation Releve Field Plots none North America United States Southwestern United States Arizona Coconino County Walnut Canyon National Monument None plant communities Kingdom Plantae None This data was compiled for government use and represent the results of data collection/processing for a specific USGS/BRD activity/project. The USGS/BRD makes no representation as to the suitability or accuracy of this data for any other purpose and disclaims any liability for errors that the data may contain. As such, it is only valid for its intended use, content, time, and accuracy specifications. While there are no explicit constraints on the use of this data, please exercise appropriate and professional judgment in the use and interpretation of this data. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from this data. Kathryn A. Thomas USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Project Leader, Vegetation Scientist mailing and physical address

U.S. Geological Survey

Southwest Biological Science Center

Colorado Plateau Research Center

2255 North Gemini Drive

Flagstaff Arizona 86001 USA 928.556.7327 928.556.7500 Kathryn_A_Thomas@usgs.gov 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Arizona time) Monday through Friday E-mail http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/waca/wacaplots.pdf 357 kbyte file showing vegetation associations and locations of vegetation plot samples PDF Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.2.0.700 Kathryn Thomas, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Monica Hansen, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Janet Coles, Bureau of Reclamation, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group, Dan Cogan, Bureau of Reclamation, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group 2003 USGS Biological Resources Division Technical Report report Kathryn Thomas, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, Monica Hansen, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station 2004 database Dataset was quality checked in a spatial environment and through reviewing data entry. Dataset was quality checked by visually inspecting the dataset in a geographic information system (GIS). Data collection is complete with no exclusions Visual inspection was preformed on the dataset to ensure accuracy of all sampling locations Two CPRS plant ecologists conducted field surveys from mid-June thru mid-August 1999 and sampled 108 field plots in the project area. A gradsect sampling design was used to divide the park into 'environmental types' to stratify for field sampling. The gradsect was developed using terrain types and four aspect and elevation categories developed from a Digital Elevational Model (DEM). The result was 40 unique 'environmental types'. A total of over 100 potential plot locations were allocated based on the percent of the unique environmental types and were used to guide sampling. Within our environmental types we initially determined placement of plots based on road accessibility and land ownership access. Typically we measured 1,000m2 circular releves; however, in areas of dense vegetation we would lower our plot size to 400m2. At the center of these releves we measured the UTMs via a GPS unit. Several environmental types were inaccessible due to extensive sharp lava beds causing high safety risks for the field crew. The implementation of laser binoculars, a new technology, was lent to the program from Karl Brown of the Center of Biological Informatics (CBI). The binoculars provide locality information in UTMs by targeting a location. The laser binoculars transfer information in UTMs by triangulation, using distance and azimuth of targeted locations in conjunction with the GPS Plugger system. Additional laser plots were completed in WACA until all environmental types within the gradsect sampling area were completed. All releve plot codes and UTMS were results entered into a table in a Microsoft Access database. The Microsoft Access database table was then converted to a text file and formatted as an ArcInfo generate file. The points coverage was then created using ArcToolbox generate. 1999 to 2003 Kathryn Thomas USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Project leader mailing and physical address

U.S. Geological Survey

Southwest Biological Science Center

Colorado Plateau Research Station

2255 N. Gemini Dr.

Flagstaff Arizona 86001 USA 928.556.7327 928.556.7500 Kathryn_A_Thomas@usgs.gov 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Arizona time) Monday through Friday E-mail Vector Entity point 108 Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000016 0.000016 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 wacaplot Shapefile attribute table. This is a listing of all releve plot locations within the Walnut Canyon National Monument project area. USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. AREA Area of feature in internal units squared. ESRI Area is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated. PERIMETER Perimeter of feature in internal units. ESRI Perimeter is always zero for point coverages. Values are automatically generated. PLOT_ Internal feature number. ESRI 1 108 number Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. PLOT_ID User-defined feature number. ESRI 1 108 number PLOT_CODE Plot releve code developed as a unique identifier for the center of each releve point. USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station WC-001 WC-L010 ASSOCIATIO Project Community Name - NVC Association(s) NatureServe Textual Scientific association name. ALL_NAME Project Alliance Name = NVC Alliance(s) NatureServe National Vegetation Classification Alliances (scientific names). USGS_QUAD Name of the USGS Quadrangle. USGS Quad name. X-COORD The geographical coordinates for UTM Easting (x-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL. The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid USGS Fact Sheet 077-01 (August 2001) http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html 449105 460171 meters Y-COORD The geographical coordinates for UTM Northing (y-coordinate) collected at each accuracy assessment field point in NAD83 Zone12 using Garmin 45XL. The Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Grid USGS Fact Sheet 077-01 (August 2001) http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/factsheets/fs07701.html 3888476 3896681 meters ERROR____ Error Value of the GPS Point USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical GPS error value. LANDOWNER Who Owns the Land USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual land ownership. LENGTH Length of Field Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of length. WIDTH Width of Field Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of width. PLOT_SHAPE Overall Shape of the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual defining the shape of the plot. DIRECTIONS General Directions to the Plot Center USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual direction description of locations. ELEVATION Elevation of the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical elevation of plot. SLOPE Degree of Slope in the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of slope in degrees. ASPECT General Aspect of the Plot in Degrees USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of aspect in degrees. TOPOGRAPHI General Position of the Plot on the Landscape USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of topology position code. LANDFORM General Landform that the Plot Occurs On USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of landform code. COM_TYPE Community Type USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual upland or wetland. PHENOLOGY Phenology in the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of leaf phenology type code. LEAF_TYPE General Leaf Type USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of leaf type code. PHYSIO Physiognomic USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of physiology class type code. COMMENTS General Comments About the Data Collection USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual comments description of collected data. SOIL Soil Code USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical soil code. SOIL_DES General Description of the Soils on the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual soil description of plot. ENV_COMMENTS General Environmental Comments about the Plot USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Textual of environment description. DATE Date of Data Collection USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical of the date the plot was observed. POLYGONID Unknown field created by originator but not documented USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical. SCALE Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical. ANGLE Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS-SBSC-Colorado Plateau Research Station Numerical. 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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