Vegetation Mapping of St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division's National Wetlands Research Center
Publication_Date: 1999
Title: Vegetation Mapping of St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Digital vector data

Description:

Abstract:: The natural resource management staff at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge determined the need for an updated map of plant communities on the refuge including the main island (St. Vincent Island) and the Pig Island unit (located in St. Joe Bay). A vegetation map was developed from 1:32,500 scale color infrared aerial photography acquired in December 1992. The area was mapped to USGS Topographic quadrangles (total of 4).
Purpose:: To provide information within a GIS for use in the management of refuge wildlife, fire, hydrology, and recreation activities.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1992

Currentness_Reference: Observed

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.38
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -85.03
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.7
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.62

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: GIS
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: Aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Theme_Keyword: plant communities
Theme_Keyword: photointerpretation
Theme_Keyword: refuge management
Theme_Keyword: field survey

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: St. Vincent Island
Place_Keyword: Florida
Place_Keyword: FL
Place_Keyword: Pig Island
Place_Keyword: St. Joe Bay

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword: 1992

Access_Constraints:

It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor described above or from another USGS Biological Resources Division server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The distributor makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.

Use_Constraints:

Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center staff. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Person: Dr.Sue Grace and Larry Handley

Contact_Position: Principal Investigators

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8500

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8513

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sue_grace@usgs.gov larry_handley@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center would like to acknowledge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Vincent NWR for their assistance in the development of the data set.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

The hard copy data was generated from diapositive frames of CIR aerial photography interpreted using a lighted base-mounted Cartographic Engineering, Ltd stereoscope and a ZT-4-H Zoom Transfer Scope (TM). The digital data was generated using an Altrek digitizer and utilized ARC/Info version 7+ and ArcView 3.2 for the editing and map production stages. The operating platform was UNIX on a SGI Indy Workstation.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Publication_Date: 20000301

Title:

Final Report of the Vegetation Survey and Map Project St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Apalachicola, Florida

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: Interpreted photos were quality checked by two photointerpreters for attribute classification. Field verification was performed to assure signatures. The mylar-based maps were checked by cartographic personnel for line and labelwork. The attribute accuracy for the digital data is tested by manually comparing hard copy plots with the source materials.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Procedures and techniques used in the mapping process were derived from, and are in accordance with, nationally accepted standards and conventions for map accuracy and habitat mapping. GIS software is used to create and maintain topological relationships between features. There are no duplicate features, but coincident lines are maintained between data layers where appropriate. Polygonal features begin and end at the same point, contain no overshoots or undershoots, and contain a single label. Linear features, if present, are continous, i.e., dangling arcs are removed if they are not required.

Completeness_Report:

For cartographic process, accordance with nationally accepted mapping standards and conventions are followed.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: The horizontal positional accuracy is tested by visual comparison of hard copy check plots to the source materials and verifying the location of the data on-screen relative to other data layers in the same geographic area.

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not applicable

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Publication_Date: 19921212

Title: Color Infrared Aerial Photography

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: NASA Ames, CA
Publisher: NASA

Source_Scale_Denominator: 32500

Type_of_Source_Media: Stable-based material

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19921212

Source_Currentness_Reference: Source Photography Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIR

Source_Contribution:

Primary data for photo interpretation and identification of vegetation classes.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Publication_Date: 19830101

Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles, standard 7.5 minute series maps

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: USGS

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19830101

Source_Currentness_Reference: Source map date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS quads

Source_Contribution:

Provided base maps for vegetation layer information. Also provided colateral information for interpretation.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (Soil Conservation Service), University of Florida and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. L.D. Sasser, K.L. Monroe, and J.N. Schuster

Publication_Date: 1994

Title: Soil Survey of Franklin County, Florida

Edition: First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Document

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Gainesville, FL
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Type_of_Source_Media: Paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 1994

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USDA soil

Source_Contribution: Provided colateral information for interpretation.

Process_Step:

Process_Description:: NASA high altitude 1:32,500 color infrared aerial photography were photo interpreted for vegetation classification. The vegetation layer was overlaid onto USGS quad base maps to create the map. Field surveys were conducted to record groundtruth data and to correlate photographic signatures. Following quality assurance procedures, the hard copy maps were digitized. The data was edited, complied and converted into an ARC/Info format for final map production.
Process_Date: 1999

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: St. Vincent NWR
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 16

Transverse_Mercator:

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: .61
Ordinate_Resolution: .61

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Vegetation
Entity_Type_Definition:: Major vegetation patterns that describe the synonyms, extent, topography, soils, appearance, ecology, and associated plant species.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source:: Grace, Sue. Final Report of the Vegetation Survey and Map Project St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Vegetation

Attribute_Definition: Vegetation classes

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Grace, Sue. Final Report of the Vegetation Survey and Map Project St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center