Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Plant Communities
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Al Schotz: Michael S. Barbour
Title: Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Plant Communities
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Description:
Abstract:
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge plant communities as
mapped by Al Schotz during a survey of CNWR to delineate
communities and locate rare plant species.
Purpose:
This file was created to be used in by ALNHP in fulfilling
contract work for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on the
Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge (Choctaw NWR contract -
cost center #1010853800) .
This data set was created to serve as basemap information
at scales of 1:24000 or smaller. These data are appropriate
for use in local and regional thematic analysis. Data are
not appropriate as a geodetic or engineering base.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: August 2002
Ending_Date: March 2003
Currentness_Reference: ground condition at time of survey
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.2133
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -88.1602
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.8480
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.7633
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: plant communities
Theme_Keyword: natural communities
Theme_Keyword: national wildlife refuge
Theme_Keyword: US Fish & Wildlife Service
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge
Place_Keyword: Choctaw County
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: USA
Access_Constraints:
Data access is limited to original recipient of the data,
and data may not be transferred to or used by any other party.
Use_Constraints:
Any material supplied from the Alabama Natural Heritage
Program will not be published without prior written
permission, and without crediting the ALNHP as the source
of the material. All information remains the property of
ALNHP and may not be transferred to or used by any other
party or individual than the original recipient. Any hard
copies utilizing ALNHP data sets shall clearly indicate
their source. If the user has modified the data in any way
they are obligated to describe the types of modifications
they have performed on the hardcopy map. User specifically
agrees not to misrepresent ALNHP data sets, nor to imply
that changes they made were approved by ALNHP. This data is
not to be used for commercial profit. The data herein is
provided "AS IS" without any warranties of any kind, either
expressed or implied, including but not limited to
warranties of suitability to a particular purpose. The data
contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person: Michael S. Barbour
Contact_Position: Science Information Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, 1500 East Fairview Ave.
City: Montgomery
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-834-4519 ext. 8
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-834-5439
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbarbour@alnhp.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Central
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
ArcView version 3.3 shapefile format
d:\gis\projects\2003\choctaw_nwr\data\nat_communities.shp
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
No formal tests were performed.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
These data are believed to be logically consistent,
although no tests were performed.
Completeness_Report:
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The data were delineated off a USGS 7.5 minute Topographic
Map at 1:24000 scale. Therefore, the best horizontal
accuracy is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The data were delineated off a USGS 7.5 minute Topographic
Map at 1:24000 scale. Therefore, the best vertical accuracy
is assumed to be within National Map Accuracy Standards,
with a vertical accuracy of 11.9 feet at the 95% confidence level.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Al Schotz: Michael S. Barbour
Title: Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge Plant Communities
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24,000
Type_of_Source_Media: paper map
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1970
Ending_Date: 1981
Source_Currentness_Reference: map verification date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: topo
Source_Contribution:
Topo map used to map plant community locations on a paper map.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Al Schotz conducted a ground survey of the Choctaw NWR and
mapped the locations of plant communities on a 1:24,000
topographic map. This paper map was used to digitize the
plant communities on a heads-up display of the digital
version of the USGS topographic map to create this file.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: topo
Process_Date: 3 June 2003
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: nat_communities.shp
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person: Michael S. Barbour
Contact_Position: Science Information Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, 1500 East Fairview Ave.
City: Montgomery
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-834-4519 ext. 8
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-834-5439
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbarbour@alnhp.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Central
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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: GT-polygon composed of chains
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 86
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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:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: nat_communities.dbf
Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: None
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition: Plant Community Type Code
Attribute_Definition_Source: Code set created by Al Schotz
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Plant Community Type
Codeset_Source: code set created by Al Schotz Code: Community Type Code
1 Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba/ Ostrya virginiana/ Chasmanthium sessilifolrum Forest
2 Fagus grandifolis - Magnolia grandifolia - Pinus glabra (Magnolia macrophylla)/ (Illicium floridanum)/ Hexastylis arifolia Forest
3 Pinus taeda - Quercus nigra Forest
4 Liquidambar styraciflua - Quercus pagoda - Carya spp./Carpinus caroliniana/ Carex spp. Forest
5 Quercus texana - Quercus lyrata - Quercus phellos Forest
6 Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Ulmus americana/ Carpinus caroliniana/ Boehmeria cylindrica Forest
7 Successional Fields/ Oil Well Fields
8 Taxodium distichum/ Lemna minor Forest
9 Taxodium distichum - Nyssa aquatica - Acer rubrum/ Itea virginica Forest
10 Cephalanthus occidentalis / Carex spp. - Lemna spp. Southern Shrubland
11 Planera aquatica Forest
12 Salix nigra Temporary Flooded Shrubland
13 Zizaniopsis milliacea Coastal Plain Slough Herbaceous Vegetation
14 Nelumbo lutea Herbaceous Vegetation
15 Maintenance Facility
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Acres
Attribute_Definition: Size of community polygon (acres)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 2181.97
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Hectares
Attribute_Definition: Size of community polygon (ha)
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 883.014
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Vegetation
Attribute_Definition: Plant Community Name
Attribute_Definition_Source: NatureServe
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Plant Community name
Codeset_Source: NatureServe
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person: Michael S. Barbour
Contact_Position: Science Information Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, 1500 East Fairview Ave.
City: Montgomery
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-834-4519 ext. 8
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-834-5439
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbarbour@alnhp.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Central
Resource_Description:
Distribution_Liability:
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date: 17 June 2003
Metadata_Review_Date: 17 June 2003
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Alabama Natural Heritage Program
Contact_Person: Michael S. Barbour
Contact_Position: Science Information Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
Address: Huntingdon College, Massey Hall, 1500 East Fairview Ave.
City: Montgomery
State_or_Province: AL
Postal_Code: 36106
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 334-834-4519 ext. 8
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 334-834-5439
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mbarbour@alnhp.org
Hours_of_Service: 9:00 am - 5:00 PM Central
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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