USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado 2004 vector digital data http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/waca/waca.zip M. Hansen, J. Coles, K.A. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz 2004 report doi:10.5066/F74J0C38 This metadata is for the vegetation and land-use geo-spatial database for Walnut Canyon National Monument and surrounding areas. The project is authorized as part of the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program. The program is being administered by the Biological Resources Division (BRD), United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS/BRD is responsible for overall management and oversight of all ongoing mapping efforts. This mapping effort was performed by the US Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Technical Service Center, Denver, CO and the USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ. The vegetation mapping program is part of a larger Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program started by the National Park Service (NPS). The purposes of the mapping effort are varied and include the following: Provides support for NPS Resources Management; Promotes vegetation-related research for both NPS and USGS/BRD; Provides support for NPS Planning and Compliance; Adds to the information base for NPS Interpretation; and Assists in NPS Operations. The NPS I&M goals are, among others, to map the vegetation of all national parks and monuments and provide a baseline inventory of vegetation. 19961008 Date of Aerial Photography Complete None planned Walnut Canyon National Monument and the environs. -111.562937 -111.435931 35.218446 35.136858 None Vegetation Map Land Use Land Cover None Arizona Flagstaff Area Monuments United States of America North America National Park Service Walnut Canyon National Monument None plant communities Kingdom Plantae None Acknowledgment of the USGS and USBR/RSGIG would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation before beginning analysis. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Dan Cogan and Kathryn Thomas USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group and USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station Cogan: Physical Scientist; Thomas: PhD Ecologist mailing and physical address

Cogan: POB 25007 Bldg 56 D-8260 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225; Thomas: USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station P.O. Box 5614 Flagstaff, Arizona 86011

Denver CO 80225 USA Cogan: 303-445-2291 Thomas: 928-556-7327 303-445-6337 dcogan@do.usbr.gov; kathryn_a_thomas@usgs.gov 8:00 - 5:00 MST For GIS questions contact Cogan, for ecological questions contact Thomas. http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/waca/wacavegmap.pdf Graphic showing vegetation associations PDF USBR: Janet Coles, Jim Von Loh, Dan Cogan, Doug Crawford, Trudy Meyer, Jean Pennel. USGS: Kathryn Thomas, Monica Hansen Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 These data have overall accuracy using the acceptable criteria of 69.2% (66.7 % Kappa Index) within a 90% confidence interval of 64.1 to 71.8%. All polygon features were checked for topology, existence of label points, and label point uniqueness. The labels were checked for correct and complete attributing. All nodes where checked for unintentional lines and to ensure that the polygons were closed. All steps preformed using ESRI ArcInfo commands. All data that could be interpreted from the aerial photos were digitized in accordance with the minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 1/2 hectare. This included selected features that fell into the National Vegetation Classification and the Anderson Level II land use classification. Some classes below the MMU were included, especially water and wetland features and those at the edge of the study area (i.e. cut off by other features and borders). Roads (to visible right-of-way or fence line) and streams/drainages wider than 10 meters were digitized as polygons and attributed accordingly. Data were transferred to the GIS database using 1:12,000-scale USGS Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) as basemaps. As such, the positional accuracy is no better than these products. Data were transferred to the GIS database using 1:12,000-scale USGS Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles (DOQQs) as basemaps. As such, the positional accuracy is no better than these products. USDA - National Forest Service (BY: Merrick & Company 2450 S. Peoria St Aurora, CO 80014 Phone: 303-751-0741) 19961008 aerial photos 12000 Color Infra-red aerial photos 19961008 publication date National Forest Service Photos Photos used for vegetation interpretation. PHOTO INTERPRETATION: All map classes were interpreted from 1:12,000 scale, color infra-red photography flown in October 1996. The photographs were acquired from the USGS/NPS mapping program. Photo-interpretation used the standard identification features such as tone, texture, color, pattern, topographic position, and shadow. In addition, field sample locations and their vegetation descriptions aided in assigning map classes to each polygon. Photographs were examined using a stereoscope as needed. Linework was created on semi-clear mylars placed over the photos. GIS PROCEDURES: The linework on the mylar overlays was transferred into the GIS database by one of two methods, either heads-up digitizing or scanning. METHOD I: Heads-up digitizing is a procedure whereby the operator digitizes by hand on a computer terminal screen showing a digital image of a DOQQ. By looking at similar features on both the aerial photograph and on the DOQQ, the line drawn on the aerial photo overlay is manually transferred to the digital image. METHOD II: Most of WACA was transferred by digitally scanning the mylar overlays, vectorizing the scanned images, and fitting the resulting linework to corresponding DOQQs using known control points. Extensive cleaning, edge matching, and general editing of the digital vectors was completed before polygon topology was created. Labels were created for each polygon and they were attributed with the necessary vegetation information. The entire transfer and editing sequence was automated via in-house ArcInfo AML programs. The final vegetation coverage consists of vegetation polygons. OTHER DATA: Quadrangle and DOQQ border coverages (bndryquad, bndrydoqq) were created by producing tics every 2?30"" and 3' 45"" respectively and connecting arcs at the tics. The mapping project border coverage (bndryproj) was created by creating a 1-mile buffer around the Monument border and modifying it per the client's request to include additional areas of interest that fell further than 1 mile beyond the border. The Monument border coverage (bndrypark) was acquired from the client. A flightline coverage (bndryfline) was made by digitizing arcs with a DRG on screen and following lines as they appeared on the flightline index map. 2000-2003 Dan Cogan and Kathryn Thomas USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group and USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station Cogan: Physical Scientist; Thomas: PhD Ecologist mailing and physical address

Cogan: POB 25007 Bldg 56 D-8260 Denver Federal Center Denver, CO 80225; Thomas: USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station P.O. Box 5614 Flagstaff, Arizona 86011

Denver CO 80225 USA Cogan: 303-445-2291 Thomas: 928-556-7327 303-445-6337 dcogan@do.usbr.gov; kathryn_a_thomas@usgs.gov 8:00 - 5:00 MST For GIS questions contact Cogan, for ecological questions contact Thomas. Vector G-polygon 922 Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000007 0.000007 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 wacaveg Shapefile attribute table. Walnut Canyon National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Vegetation Coverage Polygon Attribute Table. USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 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 Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. PERIMETER Perimeter of feature in internal units. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. VEG_ Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. VEG_ID User-defined feature number. ESRI Whole numbers that are automatically generated. PHOTO Aerial photo number (flightline-number) from which the polygon was interpreted. 1:12,000 scale, color infra-red photography flown in October 1996. Positive real numbers representing the flightline and aerial photo numbers DENSITY Density classes as interperted by BOR. Interperted vegetation density classes. Density classes. MAP_CODE Map Unit Code USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 1 Sparsely Vegetated Coconino Sandstone USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 2 Sparsely Vegetated Kaibab Limestone USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 3 Sparsely Vegetated Intermittent Drainage Channel USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 4 Blue Grama - Mt. Muhly Grassland Group USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 5 Introduced Western Wheatgrass Grassland USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 6 Common Horehound - Prairie Dog Town USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 7 Snakeweed/Modified Grassland Complex USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 8 Rabbitbrush/Blue Grama Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 9 Limestone Rim Complex USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 10 Canyon Floor Complex USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 11 Pinyon Pine - Utah Juniper/Blue Grama Woodland USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 12 Ponderosa Pine - Pinyon Pine-Juniper/Blue Grama Woodland USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 13 Ponderosa Pine - Pinyon Pine - Juniper/Gambel Oak Woodland USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 14 Ponderosa Pine / Gambel Oak Woodland USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 15 Ponderosa Pine / Mixed Graminoid Woodland Complex USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 16 Douglas-fir / Gambel Oak Forest USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 17 Rural Residential USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 18 Ranch Developments USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 19 NPS Facilities USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 20 Utility Corridors USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 21 Transportation Routes USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 22 Pastures USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 23 Reservoirs USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group 24 Stock Tanks and Dams USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group VEG_NAME Map Unit Common Name USGS and USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group Text ECO Ecological description of the polygon. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ PHYS Physiographic description of the polygon. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station and USBR Remote Sensing and GIS Group National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ASSN_NAME NVCS Association Scientific Name(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ASSN_NAME2 NVCS Association Scientific Name(s) (Continued) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ASSN_CNAME NVCS Association Common Name(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ASSN_CNAM2 NVCS Association Common Name(s) (Continued) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ELCODE NVCS Association code - Community Element Global Code National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ALL_NAME NVCS Alliance Scientific Name(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ALL_NAME2 NVCS Alliance Scientific Name(s) (Continued) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ALL_CNAME NVCS Alliance Common Name(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ ALL_CNAME2 NVCS Alliance Common Name(s) (Continued) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ NVCS_CODE NVCS Code(s) to the formation level National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ CLASS NVCS Class Name(s) and Code(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ SUBCLASS NVCS Sublass Name(s) and Codes(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ GROUP NVCS Group Name(s) and Code(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ SUBGROUP NVCS Subgroup Name(s) and Code(s) National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ FORMATION NVCS Formation Name National Vegetation Classification System National Vegetation Classification System http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/ LUC_II Land use and land cover (Level II) classification system code and name for the polygon. Anderson, J.R., E.E. Hardy, J.T. Roach, R.E. Witmer. 1976. Land use and land cover classification system for use with remote sensor data. Level II Code and Text COMMENT_1 General description of the map unit. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station Text COMMENT_2 General comment describing how the map unit relates to other map units. USGS Colorado Plateau Research Station Text Attributes were either generated by ArcInfo or assigned by the USBR Remote Sensing GIS Group. Walnut Canyon Vegetation Mapping Project Final Report (DOI - USGS/USBR) 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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