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Metadata:


Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Flagstaff Area National Monuments
Publication_Date: 2004
Title: Boundary: Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
M. Hansen, J. Coles, K. Thomas, D. Cogan, M. Reid, J. Von Loh, K. Schultz
Publication_Date: 2004
Title:
USGS-NPS National Vegetation Mapping Program: Walnut Canyon National Monument, Arizona, Vegetation Classification and Distribution
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: document
Online_Linkage:
<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/waca/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>
Description:
Abstract: Current boundary of Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Purpose: Base data and reference purposes.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19961112
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Walnut Canyon National Moument, Arizona
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.544622
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.444628
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.208852
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.151768
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: WACA boundary
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Walnut Canyon National Monument
Place_Keyword: Coconino County
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Flagstaff Area National Monuments
Place_Keyword: National Park Service
Place_Keyword: WACA
Place_Keyword: United States
Place_Keyword: Arizona
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints: none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Cartographic Technician
Contact_Organization: Flagstaff Area National Monuments
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 6400 N Hwy 89
City: Flagstaff
State_or_Province: AZ
Postal_Code: 86004
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 520-526-1157
Hours_of_Service: M-F, 8-5pm
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 5; ESRI ArcInfo 8.1.0.415

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute accuracy tested manually by comparing data to source materials.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All polygons are closed and adjacent polygons do not have identical attributes. Each polygon has one and only one attribute.
Completeness_Report:
Data set was created from all available sources - using legal descriptions (township, range, section) from Public Law 104-333 and a map from the Southwest Land Resources Program Center. Data is considered complete.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal positional accuracy tested by visual comparison of the data with hard copy maps and on-screen with existing data sets that cover the same area.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey or another mapping agency in cooperation with USGS.
Publication_Date: Unknown
Title: 1:24,000 Digital Line Graphs
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Reston, VA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details: Public Land Survey System data set (PLSS)
Source_Scale_Denominator: 2400
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19800705
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Source_Contribution: USGS DLG PLSS
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: outhwest Land Resources Program Center, NPS
Publication_Date: 19970414
Title: Walnut Canyon National Monument, AZ
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19970414
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Lands Office Map
Source_Contribution: Land Resources Program Center
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Congress of United States of America
Publication_Date: 19961112
Title: Public Law 104-333
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Type_of_Source_Media: paper
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19961112
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Public Law 104-333
Source_Contribution: Public Law 104-333
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Convert DLG PLSS data to ArcView shapefile and clip to area immediately around Walnut Canyon National Monument.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Process_Date: 2000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Using map from the Southwest Land Resources Program Center and legal descriptions from the proclamation adding to Walnut Canyon National Monument, edit PLSS data attributes to include tract, deed, proclamation or law which added it to the monument and acreage.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Lands Office Map
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Public Law 104-333
Process_Date: 2000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Select sections and partial sections included in the Public Law expanding the monument to 1996 size and export to a new shapefile.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: DLG
Process_Date: 2000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Dataset copied and reprojected from UTM Zone 12 N NAD 1927 to UTM Zone 12 N NAD 1983.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: waca_curr_bnd
Process_Date: 20041026
Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Complete chain
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 2
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 1
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 4

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 12
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000016
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000016
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: waca_bndry.aat
Entity_Type_Definition:
Walnut Crater National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Monument Boundary Coverage Arc Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FNODE#
Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the beginning of an arc (from-node).
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TNODE#
Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the end of an arc (to-node).
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LPOLY#
Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the left polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RPOLY#
Attribute_Definition: Internal node number for the right polygon.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LENGTH
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WACA_BNDRY#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WACA_BNDRY-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DIGTYPE
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Represents Monument boundary
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: None
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: waca_1996_bnd.pat
Entity_Type_Definition:
Walnut Canyon National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project: Monument Boundary Coverage Polygon Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of feature in internal units squared.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of feature in internal units.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WACA_1996_BND#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WACA_1996_BND-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-defined feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ACRES
Attribute_Definition: Monument area in acres.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Calculated from Area field using 1 square meter = 0.000247 acre conversion factor.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Positive real numbers.

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302, Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
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.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: HTML
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name:
<http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/waca/index.html#geospatial_veg_info>
Access_Instructions: Internet Access
Fees:
Organizations/individuals may need to provide suitable media to reporduce the data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20040208
Metadata_Review_Date: 20071108
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address:
U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Biological Informatics, MS 302,
Room 8000, Building 810, Denver Federal Center
City: Denver
State_or_Province: Colorado
Postal_Code: 80225
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (303) 202-4220
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (303) 202-4219
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC-STD-001.1-1999 Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata, 1998 Part 1: Biological Data Profile, 1999
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage:
<http://metadata.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Toolkit/Metadata/FGDC_Metadata/>
Profile_Name: Biological Data Profile FGDC-STD-001.1-1999

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