cp_veg_la

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alaska Geobotany Center
Publication_Date: 20031210
Title:
cp_veg_la
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Other_Citation_Details:
Suggested Citation: CAVM Team. 2003. Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Scale 1:7,500,000. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Map No. 1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska.
Online_Linkage: \\137.229.50.172\geodata\arcticAtlasMaster.gdb
Description:
Abstract:
Integrated Landscape Units (ILUM) used to create the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM). The ILUM is the union of all individual data themes used to create the CAVM. The Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map shows the types of vegetation that occur across the Arctic, between the ice-covered Arctic Ocean to the north and the northern limit of forests to the south. The CAVM team grouped over 400 described plant communities into 16 different physiognomic units based on plant growth forms. An international team of arctic vegetation scientists representing the six countries of the Arctic (Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and the United States) prepared the map. Detailed descriptions of the methods used to create the map can be found at: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/cavm/
Purpose:
Vegetation classification for the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Mapping project
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1993
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.000000
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 44.430200
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: Biota
Theme_Keyword: ImageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme_Keyword: Environment
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Geobotany Center
Theme_Keyword: cavm
Theme_Keyword: ilum
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Theme_Keyword: physiogonomy
Theme_Keyword: tundra
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Alaska Geobotany Center
Place_Keyword: arctic
Place_Keyword: circumpolar
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Canada
Place_Keyword: Greenland
Place_Keyword: Iceland
Place_Keyword: Russia
Place_Keyword: Svalbard
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
Data provided by the Alaska Geobotany Center are copyright protected under the provisions of a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License       (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/). Materials may be freely downloaded, reprinted and redistributed for non-commercial use. Reproduction and redistribution of the materials on this web site, including derivative works, shall give credit to the Alaska Geobotany Center and remain subject to the above license. Any web pages that use this material shall contain a link pointing to the Alaska Geobotany Center home page     (http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/).
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Hilmar A. Maier
Contact_Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dataManager@geobotany.org
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/cavm/data/cavm_veg600.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
600x600 png (64 kb)
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://www.geobotany.uaf.edu/cavm/data/cavm_veg1300.png
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
1300x1300 png (186 kb)
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: PNG
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.1850
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Alaska Geobotany Center
Title:
Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Physiogonomy
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The map was reviewed by the CAVM mapping team.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Coverage topology was checked using the NODEERRORS and LABELERRORS commands.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Polygon boundaries were overlaid on the false-color infrared basemap and visually inspected.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS Alaska Geographic Science Office
Publication_Date: 1993-1995
Title:
AVHRR imagery
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1993
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 1995
Source_Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
AVHRR
Source_Contribution:
False-color infrared basemap, NDVI
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Redlands, CA
Publication_Date: 1993
Title:
Digital Chart of the World, Sept. 1993 Edition 1
Source_Scale_Denominator: 1000000
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
DCW
Source_Contribution:
coastline and glacier masks
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: USGS EROS Data Center
Title:
Global 30 Arc-Second Elevation Data Set
Online_Linkage: http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/gtopo30/gtopo30.asp
Type_of_Source_Media: download
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
DEM
Source_Contribution:
Digital elevation model
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Calculated NDVI for 1993 and 1995 AVHRR summer scenes as:
     NDVI = (Band2 - Band1)/(Band2 + Band1)

Obtained Maximum NDVI for each pixel in analysis area
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
AVHRR
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
CIR
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Metadata imported.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
G:\circumplr\cavm_public\veg_031210.xml
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3841
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Label point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3836
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 3835
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 6
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area
Lambert_Azimuthal_Equal_Area:
Longitude_of_Projection_Center: -180.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Center: 90.000000
False_Easting: 0.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000195
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000195
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_Sphere_ARC_INFO
Ellipsoid_Name: Sphere_ARC_INFO
Semi-major_Axis: 6370997.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: infinity
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_System_Definition:
Altitude_Resolution: 0.000003
Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: cp_veg_la
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Shape
Attribute_Definition:
Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PHYSIOG
Attribute_Definition:
Physiogonomic unit code
Attribute_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cryptogam, herb barren
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Rush/grass, forb, cryptogam tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Cryptogam barren complex (bedrock)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Prostrate dwarf-shrub, herb tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Graminoid, prostrate dwarf-shrub, forb tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Prostrate/Hemiprostrate dwarf-shrub tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Nontussock sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Tussock-sedge, dwarf-shrub, moss tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Erect dwarf-shrub tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Low-shrub tundra
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sedge/grass, moss wetland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sedge, moss, dwarf-shrub wetland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Sedge, moss, low-shrub wetland
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Noncarbonate mountain complex
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Carbonate mountain complex
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Nunatak complex
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Glaciers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 19
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Lagoon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Non-Arctic areas
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
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_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: Shape_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.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Hilmar A. Maier
Contact_Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dataManager@geobotany.org
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
Unknown
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20100503
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alaska Geobotany Center
Contact_Person: Hilmar A. Maier
Contact_Position: GIS and Remote Sensing Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: physical address
Address:
Alaska Geobotany Center
Address:
Institute of Arctic Biology
Address:
University of Alaska Fairbanks
City: Fairbanks
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99775
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.1540
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2459
Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1.907.474.2460
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dataManager@geobotany.org
Contact Instructions:
http://www.geobotany.org/
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
Metadata_Extensions:
Online_Linkage: http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html
Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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