U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior 19990430 database and report USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Wind Cave National Park Denver, CO USGS Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/wica/wicaaa.zip doi:10.5066/F73J39ZG The accuracy assessment field work was performed to verify the accuracy of the vegetation communities spatial data developed by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program for Wind Cave National Park. The data points were stratified according to vegetation association over the project area according to protocols developed by the Program. Points were located by GPS navigation and the community information was collected at the point, without knowledge of the attributes of the vegetation spatial data. Accuracy assessment attribute were composed with the map codes and a contigency table was developed. To verify the accuracy of the mapped vegetation communities at Wind Cave National Park 199809 199812 Source of data collection Complete None Planned Wind Cave National Park, SD including approx 5 mile buffer around park which includes private lands and portions of Custer State Park and Black Hills National Forest. -103.507295 -103.341191 43.639545 43.515573 None association alliance land cover land use vegetation National Park Service None Wind Cave National Park Pringle South Dakota National Park Wind Cave National Park None Plants vegetation National Vegetation Classification System U.S. Government; Federal Geographic Data Committee 19971022 document Washington D.C. Federal Geographic Data Committee http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/index_html Sequence of field test data and observation plots, and CIR photo signature field observations. Refer to complete listing of mapped plant alliances/associations under Supplemental Information above. Kingdom Plantae None Any person using the information presented here should fully understand the data collection and compilation procedures, as described in the metadata, before beginning analysis. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. For purposes of publication or dissemination, citations or credit should be given to the U.S. Geological Survey, and the National Park Service, and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. USGS BRD Center for Biological Informatics USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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Denver Colorado 80225 (303) 202-4220 303-202-4219 gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/wica/wicaaa.pdf 440 kbyte file showing vegetation associations and location of accuracy assessment points PDF text file The attributes for the accuracy assessment were recorded in the field in September-December, 1998. Vegetation associations were identified based on the field key and plant identification. If additional communities were found within a 50 meter radius of the plot center, they were recorded as well. During the analysis, it was concluded that some attributes were in error and changed to match the mapped attributes. This was done by examination of the aerial photographs under stereoscopic view. The attributes were in error due to 1) spatial error in the GPS derived coordinates (4-8 meters), 2) change of vegetation community due to temporal changes, or differences between observation team identifications. All attributes are codes that correspond to vegetation communities and have been checked for typographical and logical errors. All points were collected and analyzed. Several points fell outside the mapping area, so were discarded. The points were located using a military-style GPS receiver (PLGR), which has a published accuracy of 4-8 meters. Not applicable Field None Accuracy Assessment Data points were located by use of a PLGR GPS receiver. Vegetation communities were identified on the basis of a dichotomous field key and plant species present. Lab None Accuracy Assessment Accuracy assessment points were compiled into an ARCINFO point coverage and intersected with the vegetation community coverage. The resulting INFO file was exported into a text file, imported into a spreadsheet, and the attributes from the accuracy assessment and the spatial data were compared. If the attributes did not compare, an analysis of the mismatch was made and either the AA attribute or the map attribute was changed based on identification of the community on the aerial photo. USGS-Biological Resouces Division U.S. National Park Service Department of the Interior 199411 procedures document Denver, CO USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Prepared by: Environmental Systems Research Institute; Redlands, CA and National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA and The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA under contract from U.S. Department of the Interior Biological Resources Division and National Park Service. electronic document 199411 Present publication date Accuracy Assessment Procedures Document This document established the procedures and protocols for the accuracy assessment at Wind Cave National Park. U.S. Geological Survey Department of the Interior 199809 report USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Wind Cave National Park Denver, CO USGS, Biological Resources Division, Center for Biological Informatics Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Technical Service Center, US Bureau of Reclamation, Mail Code D-8260, POB 25007, Denver CO 80225 Disc 199706 ground condition Spatial data of vegetation communities for Wind Cave National Park. The vegetation spatial data were tested for accuracy with the AA data. The accuracy assessment field work was performed in September-December, 1998 to verify the accuracy of the vegetation communities spatial data developed by the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program for Wind Cave National Park. The data points were randomly distributed stratified according to vegetation association over the project area according to protocols developed by the Program. Points were located by GPS navigation and the community information was collected at the point, without knowledge of the attributes of the vegetation spatial data. Spatial data of vegetation communities for Wind Cave National Park. Accuracy Assessment Procedure Document 199810 Vector Entity point 295 Universal Transverse Mercator 13 0.999600 -105.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 1 1 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodedic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 wicaaa Shapefile attribute table USGS 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. AA_ Internal feature number. ESRI. Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. AA_ID User-defined feature number. ESRI. Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. TYPE Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS Textual. X_EASTING Easting coordinate of site location. USGS Easting coordinate. Y_NORTHING Northing coordinate of site location. USGS Northing coordinate. POLYGONID Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS Numerical. SCALE Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS Numerical. ANGLE Unknown field created by originator but not documented. USGS Numerical. 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 species, alliance, and community element. 0=no data 1=Purple Three-awn - Fetid Marigold Herbaceous Vegetation 2=Ponderosa Pine Limestone Cliff Sparse Vegetation 3=Redbeds Sparse Vegetation 4=Black Hills Rock Outcrop Sparse Vegetation 5=Shale Barren Slope Sparse Vegetation 6=White Sedimentary Rock Outcrop 7=Bisonj Wallows 11=Little Bluestem - Grama Grass - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation (with burned ponderosa pine) 12=Chokecherry Shrubland (with burned ponderosa pine) 13=Western Wheatgrass - Kentucky Bluegrass Grassland Complex (with burned ponderosa pine) 14=Emergent Wetland Herbaceous Complex (with burned ponderosa pine) 15=Little Bluestem - Grama Grass - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation 16=Western Wheatgrass - Kentucky Bluegrass Grassland Complex 17=Introduced Weedy Graminoid Herbaceous Vegetation 18=Needle-and-thread - Blue Grama - Threadleaf Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation 30=Mountain Mahogany / Sideoats Shrubland I (15-50% cover) 31=Mountain Mahogany / Sideoats Grama Dense Shrubland II (50-100% cover) 32=Lead Plant Shrubland 33=Chokecherry Shrubland 34=Beaked Willow Shrubland 35=Western Snowberry Shrubland 36=Creeping Juniper / Little Bluestem Shrubland 40=Plains Cottonwood / Western Snowberry Forest 41=Boxelder / Chokecherry Forest 42=Bur Oak Stand 43=Green Ash - American Elm / Western Snowberry Forest 44=Birch - Aspen Stands 45=Ponderosa Pine Woodland Complex I (75-100% cover) 46=Ponderosa Pine / Little Bluestem Woodland 47=Ponderosa Pine / Chokecherry Forest 48=Ponderosa Pine Woodland Complex II (15-75% cover) 49=Young Ponderosa Pine Dense Cover Complex Bureau of Reclamation's Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group (RSGIG) with assistance from The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has mapped the vegetation occurring in and around Wind Cave National Park (near Hot Springs, South Dakota). National Park Service/National Biological Service Vegetation Mapping Project, National Vegetation Classification System 209 pp. USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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