Report Date: 20-JUL-2004
Metadata Data Set Name:
                    1989-91 Aquatic Areas - UMRS
  1 Identification Information
    1.1 Citation:
    8 Citation Information:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unpublished Material
          8.4 Title:
                    1989-91 Aquatic Habitats - Upper Mississippi River
                    System
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    www.umesc.usgs.gov
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/aqa_feat_ba
                    th_str/aquatic_areas.html
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    ftp://ftp.umesc.usgs.gov/pub/media_archives/docume
                    nts/reports/1993/93t003.pdf
    1.2 Description
      1.2.1 Abstract:
                    The U.S. Geological Survey's Upper Midwest
                    Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) has created
                    high-resolution land cover/use data sets for the
                    Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) from
                    1:15,000-scale color infrared aerial photos. 
                    These data have been used to create a variety of
                    products, one of which is a data set used to
                    classify aquatic areas.  The 1989 and 1991 aquatic
                    areas data sets were created by first generalizing
                    the available land cover/use data into a
                    land/water data set, then reinterpreting the
                    aerial photography within the areas classified as
                    water to determine the type of aquatic area.  Area
                    coverage for this data set is the Upper
                    Mississippi River between Minneapolis, MN and
                    Cairo, IL, and the Illinois River from its
                    confluence with the Mississippi to Joliet, IL. 
                    Most of the individual data files were created
                    from 1989 land cover/use data, except for the La
                    Grange navigation pool on the Illinois River.  Due
                    to high water conditions present in 1989, 1991
                    aerial photography and land cover/use data were
                    used to create the La Grange data set.
      1.2.2 Purpose:
                    The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
                    administers the Long Term Resource Monitoring
                    Program (LTRMP), authorized under the Water
                    Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law
                    99-662).  The mission of the LTRMP is to provide
                    decision-makers with information to maintain the
                    Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) as a viable
                    large river ecosystem given its multiple-use
                    character.  The long-term goals of the Program are
                    to understand the system, determine resource
                    trends and impacts, develop management
                    alternatives, manage information, and develop
                    useful products.  The creation and distribution of
                    aquatic areas data for the UMRS aids the Center in
                    meeting these goals.
      1.2.3 Supplemental Information:
                    The aquatic areas shape files are distributed in a
                    Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection,
                    zone 15, North American Datum 1927 (NAD27) and in
                    North American Datum 1983 (NAD83).  Where
                    appropriate these data are also served in a UTM
                    zone 16 projections in both NAD27 and NAD83.
    1.3 Time Period Of Content
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19890715
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19890915
      1.3.1 Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
    1.4 Status
      1.4.1 Progress:
                    In work
      1.4.2 Maintenance and Update Frequency:
                    As needed
    1.5 Spatial Domain
      99.1.5.1 Description of Geographic Extent:
                    The Upper Mississippi River between Minneapolis,
                    MN and Cairo, IL, and the Illinois River from its
                    confluence with the Mississippi to Joliet, IL.
      1.5.1 Bounding Coordinates
        1.5.1.1 West Bounding Coordinate:
                    -93.3556
        1.5.1.2 East Bounding Coordinate:
                    -88.0256
        1.5.1.3 North Bounding Coordinate:
                    45.1282
        1.5.1.4 South Bounding Coordinate:
                    36.869
    1.6 Keywords
      1.6.1 Theme
        1.6.1.1 Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
                    None
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Backwater
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Impoundment
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Secondary Channel
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Shallow Floodplain
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Contiguous Backwater
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Isolated Backwater
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Aquatic Areas
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Main Channel
          1.6.1.2 Theme Keyword:
                    Navigation Channel
      1.6.2 Place
        1.6.2.1 Place Keyword Thesaurus:
                    None
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Iowa
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Minnesota
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Missouri
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Wisconsin
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Mississippi River
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Illinois River
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Upper Mississippi River
          1.6.2.2 Place Keyword:
                    Illinois
    1.7 Access Constraints:
                    None
    1.8 Use Constraints:
                    None
    1.9 Point of Contact
           10.2 Contact Organization Primary
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    mailing and physical address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Spatial Analysis & Computer Technology Branch
             10.4.2 Address:
                    2630 Fanta Reed Road
             10.4.3 City:
                    La Crosse
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Wisconsin
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    54603-1223
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    608-783-6451
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    608-783-6066
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
  2 Data Quality Information
    2.1 Attribute Accuracy
      2.1.1 Attribute Accuracy Report:
                    The attribute accuracy for this data set is tested
                    by manually comparing hard copy plots to the
                    original base map or mylar overlay.  Some
                    comparison may be done on-screen if areas on the
                    test plot are unclear.  The attributes are also
                    checked against an all-inclusive list of possible
                    attributes for the data set. If needed the
                    attributes are also verified to the photo
                    interpretation for the data set.
    2.2 Logical Consistency Report:
                    All polygon features are checked for topology
                    using the ARC/INFO software.  Each polygon begins
                    and ends at the same point with the node feature. 
                    All nodes are checked for error so that there are
                    no dangling features.  There are no duplicate
                    lines or polygons.  All nodes will snap together
                    and close polygons based on a specified tolerance.
                     If the node is not with the tolerance it is
                    adjusted manually.  The tests for logical
                    consistency are performed in ARC/INFO.
    2.3 Completeness Report:
                    All data that was photo-interpreted is also
                    automated.
    2.4 Positional Accuracy
      2.4.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy
        2.4.1.1 Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report:
                    The horizontal positional accuracy is tested by
                    visual comparison of the data with hard copy maps
                    and on-screen with existing data sets that cover
                    the same area.  The basemaps onto which the aerial
                    photo overlays were transferred were
                    1:12,000-scale mylars plots of digital orthophoto
                    quadrangles (DOQ) or 1:15,000-scale plots of
                    digital raster graphics (DRG) created from
                    1:24,000-scale USGS quadrangles.  Since DOQ data
                    are positionally more accurate and are easier to
                    align aerial photos than DRG data, DOQ data are
                    used whenever possible.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unpublished Material
          8.4 Title:
                    1989 Land Cover/Use data for the Upper Mississippi
                    River System.
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    www.umesc.usgs.gov
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/land_cover_
                    use/1989_lcu_umesc.html
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    digital database file
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19890715
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19890915
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    1989 LCU
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Used to identify land/water boundaries.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the
                    Upper Mississippi River System
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unknown
          8.4 Title:
                    1991 LTRMP LCU data for the Upper Mississippi
                    River
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    www.umesc.usgs.gov
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    digital database file
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19910815
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19910906
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    1991 LCU
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Used to identify land/water boundaries.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unpublished Material
          8.4 Title:
                    1989 Color Infrared Aerial Photos
          8.9 Other Citation Details:
                    Transparencies from the 1989 aerial photos were
                    used during the interpretation process to
                    determine land cover/use.  The scale of the
                    transparencies are 1:15,000, and each is 9- by
                    9-inches.
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    transparency
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19890715
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19890915
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    1989 CIR Photos
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Used to identify and delineate aquatic areas.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unpublished Material
          8.4 Title:
                    1991 Color Infrared Aerial Photos
          8.9 Other Citation Details:
                    The photos are 1:15,000-scale 9-inch by 9-inch
                    color infrared transparencies and contact prints.
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    transparency
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19910815
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19910906
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    1991 CIR Photos
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Used to identify and delineate aquatic areas.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    varies
          8.4 Title:
                    varies
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    Digital Raster Graphics
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    Unknown
          8.9 Other Citation Details:
                    A digital raster graphic (DRG) is a scanned image
                    of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) standard series
                    topographic map, including all map collar
                    information. The image inside the map neatline is
                    georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit
                    to the Universal Transverse Mercator projection. 
                    The horizontal positional accuracy and datum of
                    the DRG matches the accuracy and datum of the
                    source map. The map is scanned at a minimum
                    resolution of 250 dots per inch.
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    digital database file
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    1948
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    1991
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    DRGs
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Basemaps onto which photo overlays were
                    transferred.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    varies
          8.4 Title:
                    varies
            8.7.1 Series Name:
                    USGS Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles
            8.7.2 Issue Identification:
                    Unknown
          8.9 Other Citation Details:
                    A digital orthophoto is a digital image of an
                    aerial photograph in which displacements caused by
                    the camera and the terrain have been removed. It
                    combines the image characteristics of a photograph
                    with the geometric qualities of a map.  The
                    standard digital orhthophoto produced by the USGS
                    is a black-and-white, or color infrared, 1-meter
                    ground resolution quarter quadrangle image.  The
                    accuracy and quality of USGS digital orthophotos
                    must meet National Map Accuracy Standards at
                    1:12,000 scale for 3.75-minute quadrangles and at
                    1:24,000-scale for 7.5-minute quadrangles.
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    digital database file
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    1948
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    1991
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    DOQs
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Basemaps onto which photo overlays were
                    transferred.
      2.5.1 Source Information
        2.5.1.1 Source Citation:
          8.1 Originator:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          8.1 Originator:
                    Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          8.2 Publication Date:
                    Unpublished Material
          8.4 Title:
                    1989 Land Cover/Use data for the Upper Mississippi
                    River System.
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    www.umesc.usgs.gov
          8.10 Online Linkage:
                    http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/land_cover_
                    use/1989_lcu_umesc.html
        2.5.1.3 Type Of Source Media:
                    digital database file
        2.5.1.4 Source Time Period Of Content:
      9 Time Period Information
          9.3 Range of Dates/Times
            9.3.1 Beginning Date:
                    19890715
            9.3.3 Ending Date:
                    19890915
          2.5.1.4.1 Source Currentness Reference:
                    ground condition
        2.5.1.5 Source Citation Abbreviation:
                    1989 Color IR Photos
        2.5.1.6 Source Contribution:
                    Provided land/water information.
      2.5.2 Process Step
        2.5.2.1 Process Description:
                    Available land cover/use data were generalized on
                    their land/water fields to create land/water data
                    sets.
        2.5.2.3 Process Date:
                    Not Complete
      2.5.2 Process Step
        2.5.2.1 Process Description:
                    Additional interpretation is performed to identify
                    the individual aquatic areas.
        2.5.2.3 Process Date:
                    Unknown
        2.5.2.6 Process Contact
          10 Contact Information
           10.2 Contact Organization Primary
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    mailing and physical address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Spatial Analysis & Computer Technology Branch
             10.4.2 Address:
                    2630 Fanta Reed Road
             10.4.3 City:
                    La Crosse
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Wisconsin
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    54603-1223
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    608-783-6451
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    608-783-6066
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
  3 Spatial Data Organization Information
    3.2 Direct Spatial Reference Method:
                    Vector
  4 Spatial Reference Information
    4.1 Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
      4.1.2 Planar
           4.1.2.2 Grid Coordinate System
              4.1.2.2.1 Grid Coordinate System Name:
                    Universal Transverse Mercator
              4.1.2.2.2 Universal Transverse Mercator
               4.1.2.2.2.1 UTM Zone Number:
                    16
            4.1.2.1.2.2 Longitude Of Central Meridian:
                    -87
            4.1.2.1.2.3 Latitude Of Projection Origin:
                    0
            4.1.2.1.2.4 False Easting:
                    50000
            4.1.2.1.2.5 False Northing:
                    0
            4.1.2.1.2.17 Scale Factor at Central Meridian:
                    .9996
      4.1.4 Geodetic Model
        4.1.4.1 Horizontal Datum Name:
                    North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)
        4.1.4.2 Ellipsoid Name:
                    Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS80)
        4.1.4.3 Semi-Major Axis:
                    6378137
        4.1.4.4 Denominator of Flattening Ratio:
                    298.257222
  5 Entity and Attribute Information
  5.1 Detailed Description
    5.1.1 Entity Type
      5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label:
                    aquatic_ar
      5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition:
                    Character code abbreviations for the type
                    descriptions.
      5.1.1.3 Entity Type Definition Source:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, and
                    the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.
    5.1.1 Entity Type
      5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label:
                    ltrm_code
      5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition:
                    Detailed character code abbreviations for the type
                    descriptions.
      5.1.1.3 Entity Type Definition Source:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, and
                    the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.
    5.1.1 Entity Type
      5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label:
                    type_descr
      5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition:
                    Type Descriptions for the Aquatic Areas
      5.1.1.3 Entity Type Definition Source:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, and
                    the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.
    5.1.1 Entity Type
      5.1.1.1 Entity Type Label:
                    quadname
      5.1.1.2 Entity Type Definition:
                    1:24,000-scale quadrangle names.
      5.1.1.3 Entity Type Definition Source:
                    USGS - National Mapping Division
   5.2 Overview Description
     5.2.1 Entity and Attribute Overview:
                    type_descr
     5.2.2 Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
                    Detailed background information on how the aquatic
                    areas classification scheme was developed and the
                    individual classes themselves is available through
                    LTRMP technical report 93-T003.  A .pdf version of
                    this file is available online at
                    ftp://ftp.umesc.usgs.gov/pub/media_archives/docume
                    nts/reports/1993/93t003.pdf.
  6 Distribution Information
    6.1 Distributor
           10.2 Contact Organization Primary
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    mailing and physical address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Spatial Analysis & Computer Technology Branch
             10.4.2 Address:
                    2630 Fanta Reed Road
             10.4.3 City:
                    La Crosse
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Wisconsin
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    54603-1223
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    608-783-6451
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    608-783-6066
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
    6.3 Distribution Liability:
                    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 accuracy or utility
                    of the data on any other 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
                    strongly recommended that these data are directly
                    acquired from a U.S. Geological Survey server, and
                    not indirectly through other sources which may
                    have changed the data in some way.  It is also
                    strongly recommended that careful attention be
                    paid to the contents of the metadata file
                    associated with these data.  The U.S. Geological
                    Survey shall not be held liable for improper or
                    incorrect use of the data described and/or
                    contained herein.
  7 Metadata Reference Information
   7.1 Metadata Date:
                    20040720
   7.4 Metadata Contact:
           10.2 Contact Organization Primary
             10.1.2 Contact Organization:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
           10.4 Contact Address
             10.4.1 Address Type:
                    mailing and physical address
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
             10.4.2 Address:
                    Spatial Analysis & Computer Technology Branch
             10.4.2 Address:
                    2630 Fanta Reed Road
             10.4.3 City:
                    La Crosse
             10.4.4 State or Province:
                    Wisconsin
             10.4.5 Postal Code:
                    54603-1223
             10.4.6 Country:
                    USA
           10.5 Contact Voice Telephone:
                    608-783-6451
           10.7 Contact Facsimile Telephone:
                    608-783-6066
           10.9 Hours of Service:
                    8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
    7.5 Metadata Standard Name:
                    NBS Content Standard for Nation Biological
                    Information Infrastructure Metadata
    7.6 Metadata Standard Version:
                    December 1995
