METADATA FOR BIRDS COVERAGE
Upper Mississippi/Missouri River Basin Biological Habitats for Birds
ARC/INFO coverage of the points representing the Upper Mississippi/Missouri
River Basin biological habitat for birds
Citation_Information:
Originator: Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team (SAST)
Publication_Date: 19950526
Title: BIRDS ARC/INFO Coverage
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Online_Linkage: http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/sast-home.html
Description:
The SAST ARC/INFO database is a comprehensive vector basemap of the Upper
Mississippi/Missouri River Basin and contains attribute data suitable for
performing a wide range of analyses and for generating thematic maps for
counties and states throughout the flood area.
Abstract:
On January 10, 1994, the Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team (SAST)
joined in the effort to provide scientific advice and assistance to
officials responsible for making decisions with respect to the flood
recovery in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.
A birds data set was developed from resources provided to the SAST from
the Environmental Management Technical Center/National Biological
Survey. Data was combined to create a point coverage showing rookeries
for herons, cormorants, and egrets, as well as important eagle use areas.
These data include information that was compiled by state and federal
wildlife biologists who were familiar with the resources in their area.
The eagle use and rookeries data were developed by the USFWS for the
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers as part of the Resource Inventory for the
Upper Mississippi River of GREAT II (Great River Environmental Action
Team) in the early 1980's.
The data were automated at EROS Data Center using on-screen digitizing
creating an ARC/INFO coverage, called BIRDS.
Purpose:
To develop a database of readily available data to support map production,
scientific analysis, and decision making; to produce maps showing base
information and vulnerability to flooding; and to prepare reports document-
ing the products of SAST and the methodology and analysis used to produce
them, and identifying the ongoing monitoring, research, modeling, data-
management and distribution requirements needed to support integrated river
basin management.
Supplemental_Information:
In ARC/INFO the Copy command was used to off-load individual coverages
together with their associated INFO files.
ARC is the main program environment in ARC/INFO. It contains commands
which start each of the other subsystems and also has extensive
capabilities.
INFO is a complete relational database manager for the tabular data
associated with geographic features in map coverages. It provides
facilities for data definition of new data files, use of existing data
files, data entry and update, and sort and query.
ARC/INFO keeps track of and updates map feature attribute tables which are
stored as INFO files. It maintains the relationships between each map
feature and a corresponding tabular record.
ARCPLOT is the interactive cartographic and mapping subsystem of ARC/INFO.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates: Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude)
in decimal degrees.
West_Bounding_Coordinates: 42.6763 -91.6952
East_Bounding_Coordinates: 37.0929 -91.6952
South_Bounding_Coordinates: 37.0929 -88.6015
North_Bounding_Coordinates 42.6763 -88.6015
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
Theme_Keyword: birds
Theme_Keyword: bald eagle
Theme_Keyword: rookery
Theme_Keyword: heron
Theme_Keyword: cormorant
Theme_Keyword: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Theme_Keyword: Point
Theme_Keyword: Coverage
Theme_Keyword: ARC/INFO
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword: Illinois
Place_Keyword: Missouri
Place_Keyword: Iowa
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
Place_Keyword: Upper Mississippi River Basin
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey and the Scientific
Assessment and Strategy Team would be appreciated in products derived
from these data.
Contact_Information:
Point_of_Contact: Jacqueline Klaver
Contact_Position: Senior Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: SAST
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State: SD
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6961
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail: jklaver@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov
Hours_of-Service: 0730-1615
Data_Set_Credit:
Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team
U. S. Geological Survey
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
UNIX ARC/INFO
Cross_Reference:
Upper Mississippi/Missouri River Basin ARC/INFO coverages in the
Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team (SAST) database.
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Use frequency analysis to identify coding errors. Manual comparison of
the source (USACE Navigation charts) with hard copy plots using the
ARCPLOT software in the ARC/INFO data model.
Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
The accuracy of most attributes has not been explicitly tested
against independent sources. However, all the data derived from the
USFWS database have been reviewed for anomalous visual patterns both on
line and in hard copy.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
All data were found to be topologically correct. No duplicate features are
present.
Completeness_Report:
Data completeness reflects the content of the source, "Resource Inventory,
Upper Mississippi River" from which the data points were retrieved.
Features may be eliminated, misaligned, or generalized on the source
graphic, due to scale and legibility constraints.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal positional accuracy is based
upon the placement of the of the data from the USFWS source(Resources
Inventory Upper Mississippi River, 1984) onto the Digital Line Graphs from
1:100,000-scale maps. The ARC Tolerance command is used to set and examine
the tolerances associated with the DLG data set. Positional accuracy
between the DLG data set and ARC data file is indicated as a 64.023
tolerance, however this value is non-verified. Features were digitized by
visual interpretation from the operator.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Resources Inventory for the Upper Mississippi River, 1984.
Source_Citation:
Prepared for the US Army Corps of Engineers by the US Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Type_of_Source_Media:
Resources Inventory-map series
Originator:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Source_Information:
Digital Line Graphs (DLGs) at 1:100,000(hydrology, roads, railways, and
river mileage). Used for background.
Source_Citation:
DLG Data Users Guide 2
Source_Scale_Denominator: 100,000
Type_of_Source_Media:
DLG-digital files(CD-ROM)
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The eagle use and rookeries data were were put into digital format at
the EROS Data Center. A projected tic file was created from indexalb.
Indexalb is a tic file consisting of 27,000 tics at 7.5 minute intervals
covering the complete study area used as a base tic file. The points for
the coverage were capture from the Resources Inventory Map series by
on-screen digitizing. Using background covers of the DLG 1:100,000
hydrology, roads, and railways, and the river mileage, spatial placement
of the points was determined. The eagle symbols were captured as points
by following the shoreline of the river on the DLG's and operator visual
interpretation of the source data.
Create coverage topology and feature attribute tables for the new
coverage using ARC command BUILD :
BUILD creates or updates a feature attribute table for a
coverage. Point features and their attributes are
created with the POINT option.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
The ARC/INFO covers and tic file were extracted from the 1:100,000-scale
map USGS Digital Line Graphs Level-3 Compact Disk-Read Only Memory
(CD-ROM). The points were extracted from the Resources Inventory for
the Upper Mississippi River, 1984.
Process_Date:
In 1994 the DLG background covers were imported into an ARC/INFO
coverage.
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Point_of_Contact: Jacqueline Klaver
Contact_Position: Senior Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: SAST
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State: SD
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6961
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail: jklaver@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov
Hours_of-Service: 0730-1615
The Upper Mississippi/Missouri river basin represented in the ARC/INFO coverage
BIRDS.
Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
Digital data represented by points in ARC/INFO depict the biological
habitats for birds and attributes and codes for naming and referencing.
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:
Point and Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
Number of Points: 221
Number of lines: 0
Number of line segments: 0
Number of Polygons: 0
Number of control points: 1962
SDTS_Terms_Description:
A point is a 0-dimensional object that specifies geometric location.
One coordinate pair specifies the location.
Common basemap information, measurement attributes, and code attributes.
Horizontal_Coordinate_System:
ARC/INFO commands PROJECT and PRECISION.
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name:
ALBERS
Map_Projection_Parameters:
1st_Standard_Parallel: 29 30 00
2nd_Standard_Parallel: 45 30 00
Central_Meridian: -96 00 00
Latitude_Of_Projection_Origin: 23 00 00
False_Easting: 0.0
False_Northing: 0.0
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM_Zone_Number: 15
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clark 1866
Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Altitude_Datum_Name:
National Geodetic Verticle Datum of 1929 (NGVD 1929).
The attributes (or items) in the ARC/INFO feature attribute tables contain
different types of values; specifically, measurements, codes, flags, and names.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type: An ARC/INFO point coverage
Entity_Type_Label: BIRDS.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Point attribute table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO-generated attributes and items
DATAFILE NAME: BIRDS.PAT
6 ITEMS: STARTING IN POSITION 1
COL ITEM NAME WDTH OPUT TYP N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME
1 AREA 8 18 F 5
9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5
17 BIRDS# 4 5 B -
21 BIRDS-ID 4 5 B -
25 LABEL 2 2 I -
27 NAME 20 20 C -
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Point area in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive real numbers
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attibute_Definition: Perimeter in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values: Positive real numbers
Attribute_Label: BIRDS#
Attribute_Definition: Each features unique identifier
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values: Sequential unique positive integer
Attribute_Label: BIRDS-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values: Sequential unique positive integer
Attribute_Label: LABEL
Attribute_Definition: Code for biological habitat
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
Attribute_Domain_Values: Integer
Attribute_Label: NAME
Attribute_Definition: Type of biological habitat
Attribute_Definition_Source: USFWS
Attribute_Domain_Values: character
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset_Name: Code attributes
Codeset_Source: EROS Data Center
LABEL NAME Definition
6 rookery general locations that have a concentration
of cormorant, egret or great blue heron nests.
7 bald eagle areas defined as habitats that support
significant numbers of eagles as a feeding
site, day perch area, or night roost
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
A coverage contains both the locational data and thematic attributes
associated with map features. In a coverage, map features are stored
as points, lines (arcs), or polygons. Points represent features like
named places. They have no length and are defined as a single x,y
coordinate pair. Lines represent linear features like railroads.
Lines have length but no area (polygon) and are defined as a string of
x,y coordinate pairs with beginning and ending points. Polygons
represent features like counties or lakes and are defined as a
string of x,y coordinate pairs with the same beginning and ending
points. These attributes are stored in Feature Attribute Tables. Each
feature class in a coverage has its own table: line attributes are
stored in Arc Attribute Tables (AATs); polygon attributes are stored in
Polygon Attribute Tables (PATs); and point attributes are stored
in Point Attribute Tables (PATs).
ARC/INFO-"generated attributes" are automatically created and are
different for each coverage. The feature attribute table contain
information about and values for a particular record. An INFO table
specifies the format for each record in the data file and is referred
to as the Items Definition. Items are defined by their name, the data
type, the number of characters used to store values, a display width,
and (for decimal numbers) the number of decimals to display.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
U.S.Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1973 Digital Line
Graphs from 1:2,000,000-Scale Maps--Data Users Guide 3; Reston, Virginia.
U.S.Department of the Interior, U.S.Geological Survey, 1990, Standards
for Digital Line Graphs, Part 3: Attribute Codes: Reston, VA.
Distributor: SAST
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person: Jacqueline Klaver
Contact_Position: Senior Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: SAST
U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State: SD
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6961
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail: jklaver@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov
Hours_of-Service: 0730-1615
Resource_Description:
Scientific Assessment and Strategy Team (SAST) Upper Mississippi River
Basin ARC/INFO USGS coverage for bird habitats.
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer
system at the EROS Data Center, no warranty expressed or implied is made
by the SAST or USGS regarding the utility of the data on any other
system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
The Geological Survey will warrant the delivery of this product in
computer-readable format, and will offer appropriate adjustment of
credit when the product is determined unreadable by correctly adjusted
computer input peripherals, or when the physical medium is delivered in
damaged condition. Requests for adjustment of credit must be made
within 90 days from the date of this shipment from the ordering site.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE (ARC Export)
Format_Version_Number: ARC6.1
Format_Version_Date:
Format_Specification: Point coverage data set or layer
Format_Information_Content: Biological sites for birds
File_Decompression_Technique: ARC6.1 import (compressed)
Transfer_Size:
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
ftp edcftp.cr.usgs.gov
Enter "anonymous" at name prompt
Enter complete e-mail address at the Password prompt
cd (change) pub/data/sast (subdirectory)
Type: binary (set the file transfer mode to binary)
Type: get (to download one file) or
Type: mget (to download more than one file)
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: PC ARC (Export)
Format_Version_Number: ARC6.1
Format_Version_Date:
Format_Specification: Point coverage data set or layer
Format_Information_Content: Biological sites for birds
File_Decompression_Technique: ARC6.1 import (uncompressed)
Transfer_Size:
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
ftp edcftp.cr.usgs.gov
Enter "anonymous" at name prompt
Enter complete e-mail address at the Password prompt
cd (change) pub/data/sast (subdirectory)
Type: binary (set the file transfer mode to binary)
Type: get (to download one file) or
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Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: SDTS
Format_Version_Number:
Format_Version_Date:
Format_Specification: Point coverage data set or layer
Format_Information_Content: Biological sites for birds
File_Decompression_Technique:
Transfer_Size:
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
ftp edcftp.cr.usgs.gov
Enter "anonymous" at name prompt
Enter complete e-mail address at the Password prompt
cd (change) pub/data/sast (subdirectory)
Type: binary (set the file transfer mode to binary)
Type: get (to download one file) or
Type: mget (to download more than one file)
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Format: ISO 9660
Compatibility_Information:
This CD-ROM can be used with all computer operating systems that
support CD-ROM as a logical storage device. All text files on
the disc are in ASCII format. Data files are in ASCII or binary
format.
Fees:
CD-ROM = $70
Ordering_Instructions:
Point_of Contact: Ron Risty
Contact_Position: Senior Information Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type:
Address: U.S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State: SD
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605 594 6969
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Electronic_Mail: risty@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov
Hours_of_ Service: 7:30am - 4:15pm
Turnaround:
One week maximum
Metadata_Date: 19950623
Metadata_Contact_Information:
Metadata_Contact_Person: Sharon M. Ivens
Metadata_Contact_Position: Information Scientist
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: U. S. Geological Survey
EROS Data Center
City: Sioux Falls
State_or_Province: South Dakota
Postal_Code: 57198
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1 605 594 6035
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605 594 6589
Contact_Internet_Address: ivens@edcserver1.cr.usgs.gov
Hours_of_Service: 0730-1615
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