Identification Information:  
	Citation:  
		Citation Information:  
			Originator:  Remotes Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado
			Publication Date:  Unpublished Material
			Title:  Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Mapping Project AA Points
			Geospatial Data Presentation Form:  map
	Description:  
		Abstract:  This metadata is for the accuracy assessment points spatial database created at/for Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge, Utah
		Purpose:  This coverage was created in order to conduct a thematic accuracy assessment of the vegetation database at Lacreek NWR.
	Time Period of Content:  
		Time Period Information:  
			Range of Dates/Times:  
				Beginning Date:  8/1/2001
				Beginning Time:  Unknown
				Ending Date:  8/30/2001
				Ending Time:  Unknown
		Currentness Reference:  ground condition
	Status:  
		Progress:  Complete
		Maintenance and Update Frequency:  None planned
	Spatial Domain:  
		Bounding Coordinates:  
			West Bounding Coordinate:  -101.69974
			East Bounding Coordinate:  -101.51405
			North Bounding Coordinate:  43.1561
			South Bounding Coordinate:  43.04382
	Keywords:  
		Theme:  
			Theme Keyword Thesaurus:  None
			Theme Keyword:  Vegetation
			Theme Keyword:  Fish and Wildlife Service
			Theme Keyword:  National Wildlife Refuge
			Theme Keyword:  Accuracy Assessment
		Place:  
			Place Keyword Thesaurus:  None
			Place Keyword:  South Dakota
			Place Keyword:  Lacreek
			Place Keyword:  Little White River
			Place Keyword:  Martin
			Place Keyword:  Lake Creek
	Access Constraints:  None
	Use Constraints:  Acknowledgment of the 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 process before beginning their analysis/use.  The burden of determining fitness for use lies with the user.
	Point of Contact:  
		Contact Information:  
			Contact Organization Primary:  
				Contact Organization:  Region 6, Fish and Wildlife Service
			Contact Address:  
				Address Type:  mailing and physical address
				Address:  Refuges Division, 134 Union Blvd
				City:  Lakewood
				State or Province:  CO
				Postal Code:  80228
			Contact Voice Telephone:  303-236-8145
	Data Set Credit:  USBR, Denver, CO: Daniel Cogan, Janet Coles, Jack Butler, Doug Crawford
	Native Data Set Environment:  HP-UNIX ArcInfo
	Cross Reference:  
		Citation Information:  
			Originator:  Remotes Sensing and GIS Group, Denver, Colorado
			Publication Date:  Unpublished Material
			Title:  Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge Vegetation Mapping Project Vegatation Coverage
			Geospatial Data Presentation Form:  map
Data Quality Information:  
	Attribute Accuracy:  
		Attribute Accuracy Report:  n/a
	Logical Consistency Report:  None.
	Completeness Report:  All points required for an accuracy assessment were included in the coverage.  After the field work was performed, several points were dropped from the coverage because the points were in-accessible during the field work.
	Positional Accuracy:  
		Horizontal Positional Accuracy:  
			Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:  Positions acquired from GPS units.
	Lineage:  
		Process Step:  
			Process Description:  Points were established using a stratified random sampling method (portions of the methodology were derived from the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program's Accuracy Assessment Procedures).  Point coverage created using an in-house developed AML using certain criteria for point placement.  During the field work, vegetation data at each point was recorded  using standard NVCS Plot Point collection form.
			Process Date:  2001
			Process Contact:  
				Contact Information:  
					Contact Organization Primary:  
						Contact Organization:  Remote Sensing and GIS Group
					Contact Address:  
						Address Type:  mailing address
						Address:  USBR, Code D-8260, POB 25007
						City:  Denver
						State or Province:  Colorado
						Postal Code:  80225
						Country:  USA
					Contact Voice Telephone:  303-445-2266
					Hours of Service:  7:30 AM to 4:00 PM MST
					Contact Instructions:  Call for contract person(s)
	Cloud Cover:  0
Spatial Data Organization Information:  
	Direct Spatial Reference Method:  Vector
	Point and Vector Object Information:  
		SDTS Terms Description:  
			SDTS Point and Vector Object Type:  Point
			Point and Vector Object Count:  360
Spatial Reference Information:  
	Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:  
		Planar:  
			Grid Coordinate System:  
				Grid Coordinate System Name:  Universal Transverse Mercator 1983
				Universal Transverse Mercator:  
					UTM Zone Number:  14
					Transverse Mercator:  
						Scale Factor at Central Meridian:  0.9996
						Longitude of Central Meridian:  -99
						Latitude of Projection Origin:  0
						False Easting:  500000
						False Northing:  0
			Planar Coordinate Information:  
				Planar Coordinate Encoding Method:  Coordinate Pair
				Coordinate Representation:  
					Abscissa Resolution:  1
					Ordinate Resolution:  1
				Planar Distance Units:  m
		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:  Points
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  AA_1
			Attribute Definition:  Assessed vegetation code - first choice
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  AA_2
			Attribute Definition:  Assessed vegetation code - second choice
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  AA_3
			Attribute Definition:  Assessed vegetation code(s) for the area around the point.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  AREA
			Attribute Definition:  Internal ArcInfo item.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  DATA_AA_
			Attribute Definition:  Internal ArcInfo item
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  DATA_AA_ID
			Attribute Definition:  Internal ArcInfo item.  Also, corresponds to the AA plot ID
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  PERIMETER
			Attribute Definition:  Internal ArcInfo item.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  PHOTO
			Attribute Definition:  Aerial photo number associated with the point location.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  SAME
			Attribute Definition:  Evaluation of the 'veg_code' and 'aa-1' items.  Value = same if veg_code = aa_1.  Used during the office work associated with the AA procedure.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  VEG_CODE
			Attribute Definition:  Vegetation code associated with the vegetation coverage (ie, the polygon that the point lies in).
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  X_COORD
			Attribute Definition:  UTM x (easterly, longitude) point location coordinate.
		Attribute:  
			Attribute Label:  Y_COORD
			Attribute Definition:  UTM y (northerly, lattitude) coordinate of the point
Distribution Information:  
	Distributor:  
		Contact Information:  
			Contact Organization Primary:  
				Contact Organization:  Region 6, Fish and Wildlife Service
			Contact Address:  
				Address Type:  mailing and physical address
				Address:  Refuges Division, 134 Union Blvd
				City:  Lakewood
				State or Province:  CO
				Postal Code:  80228
			Contact Voice Telephone:  303-236-8145
	Resource Description:  None at this time
	Technical Prerequisites:  None at this time
Metadata Reference Information:  
	Metadata Date:  2/15/2002
	Metadata Review Date:  
	Metadata Future Review Date:  
	Metadata Contact:  
		Contact Information:  
			Contact Organization Primary:  
				Contact Organization:  Remote Sensing and GIS Group
			Contact Address:  
				Address Type:  mailing address
				Address:  USBR, Code D-8260, POB 25007
				City:  Denver
				State or Province:  Colorado
				Postal Code:  80225
				Country:  USA
			Contact Voice Telephone:  303-445-2266
			Hours of Service:  7:30 AM to 4:00 PM MST
			Contact Instructions:  Call for contract person(s)
	Metadata Standard Name:  FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
	Metadata Time Convention:  local time
	Metadata Access Constraints:  None
	Metadata Use Constraints:  None
