1998 Land Cover/Use Data for Pool 8 - Upper Mississippi River

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; U.S. Geological Survey; Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System.
Publication Date: 9/3/1999
Title: 1998 Land Cover/Use Data for Pool 8 - Upper Mississippi River
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: digital geographic information system database
Publication Information:

Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Publisher: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Other Citation Details: Available to download via. the UMESC Internet Web Site
Online Linkage: www.umesc.usgs.gov

Description:

Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) has created high-resolution land cover/use data sets for selected areas in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) from 1:15,000-scale color infrared aerial photos collected in 1998. These data have been interpreted to delineate three feature types, land cover/land use, percent of vegetation cover, and tree height. The area which were photographed and interpreted is navigation Pool 8 on the Mississippi River.
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 high-resolution land cover/use data for the UMRS aids the Center in meeting these goals.
Supplemental Information:
Photography is interpreted to delineate three feature types: land cover/land use, percent vegetation cover, and tree height. Examples of how photographs are interpreted follow:
1. Working within an area of forested islands, no aquatic vegetation. --- The interpreter first locates then marks the land/water interface. Each island is studied to see if more than one land cover/land use type is present. If multiple types are present, the interpreter analyzes the area to see if the trees are growing in a mixture or if unique stands of trees are present. Each polygon is then labeled with the appropriate vegetation code followed by a character describing the percent of the island covered by the trees (i.e., canopy closure). The average tree height is then calculated and recorded.

2. A sand bar/dredge spoil island sparsely vegetated with grass. --- As with the previous example, the interpreter first marks the outer boundary of the sand bar. If all of the vegetation is localized within one region of the sand bar and the area is large enough to be mapped, a boundary line is drawn around the vegetation. If the vegetation is so sparse that it does not cover at least 10% of the sand surface, the grasses are ignored and the area is mapped as sand. If the grasses cover more than 10% of the sand surface, the area is mapped as grass and the percent vegetation cover is noted. Vegetation height is recorded only when trees are present.

3. A transition zone containing a mixture of various rooted and floating vegetation, emergents, and submergents. --- The area containing the mixture is first separated from its surrounding features. The mixture is then analyzed to see if the region contains a uniform mixture of plants or several distinct regions of different plant mixtures. Each polygon is labeled with the appropriate vegetation code, then the percent vegetation cover is noted.

LTRMP interpreters do not analyze plant mixtures to determine plant dominance. Therefore, the sequence in which mixed vegetation types are listed is arbitrary and does not represent plant dominance.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Multiple Dates/Times:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 8/29/1998
Time of Day: Unknown

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 9/3/1998
Time of Day: Unknown

Currentness Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -91.318289
East Bounding Coordinate: -91.194269
North Bounding Coordinate: 43.888733
South Bounding Coordinate: 43.550456

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: none
Theme Keyword: Land cover
Theme Keyword: Land use
Theme Keyword: Floodplain
Theme Keyword: Forest
Theme Keyword: Marshes
Theme Keyword: River
Theme Keyword: Swamp
Theme Keyword: Vegetation
Theme Keyword: Water

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place Keyword: Minnesota
Place Keyword: Wisconsin
Place Keyword: Mississippi River
Place Keyword: Upper Mississippi River
Place Keyword: Pool 8

Access Constraints: The data are distributed as both ArcInfo export files and as ArcView shapefiles. The ability to read and use these file formats is required.
Use Constraints: none
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: USGS - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Contact Position: Spatial Analysis and Computer Technology Branch
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; 2630 Fanta Reed Road;
City: La Crosse
State or Province: Wisconsin
Postal Code: 54603-1223
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 608-783-6451
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 608-783-6066
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata_coordinator@umesc.er.usgs.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Attribute Accuracy:

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.
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 using certain commands.
Completeness Report:
All data that was photo-interpreted is also automated. This includes submergent classes, emergents, grasses, trees and also linear features such as streams and banks. The data were interpreted using a 1-acre 10% vegetation cover minimum mapping unit.
Positional Accuracy:

Horizontal Positional Accuracy:

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 original basemaps onto which the aerial photo overlays were transferred, were 1:15,000-scale enlargements of 1:24,000-scale (24K) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangles. As digital orthophoto quadrangles (DOQs) became available these data were used as the registration basemaps. DOQ files are positionally more accurate than the 24K USGS quadrangles, and it is easier to align photo features with a DOQ than it is with the abstract representations found on a standard USGS quadrangle.
Lineage:

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication Date: varies
Title: USGS 7.5-minute topographic maps
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: Georeferenced .tif images
Series Information:

Series Name: 7.5-minute topographic quadrangles

Publication Information:

Publication Place: EROS Data Center
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Source Scale Denominator: 24000
Type of Source Media: CD-ROM
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1948
Beginning Time: Unknown
Ending Date: 1991
Ending Time: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date

Source Citation Abbreviation: USGS 24K Quadrangles
Source Contribution: The 1:24,000-scale USGS quadrangles provide the source data for the creation of 1:15,000-scale enlargements.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Reprographics Inc.; Aero-metrics Engineering Inc.; Ken Rushing Photographic Services (KRPS)
Publication Date: Unpublished Material
Title: 1:15,000-scale enlargements of 1:24,000-scale USGS quadrangles
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: stable-base material
Publication Information:

Publication Place:
2600 Canton Ct. Suite E, Fort Collins, CO 80525; 4708 South College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525;
4710 South College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525

Publisher:
Reprographics Inc.; Aero-metrics Engineering Inc.;
Ken Rushing Photographic Services (KRPS)

Other Citation Details: Source Quadrangles were provided by either UMESC or the Midwest Ecological Science Center. Selection of source data was dependant upon in-hand stocks, and quadrangle publication date.

Source Scale Denominator: 15000
Type of Source Media: stable-base material
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: publication date of original 24K topographic quadrangle

Source Citation Abbreviation: Quadrangle enlargements
Source Contribution: Basemaps onto which the aerial photo overlays were transferred

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System
Publication Date: 10/1/1998
Title: 1998 Color Infrared Aerial Photography
Publication Information:

Publication Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
Publisher: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Source Scale Denominator: 15000
Type of Source Media: Color Infrared Photo Transparency
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Multiple Dates/Times:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 8/29/1998
Time of Day: Unknown

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 9/3/1998
Time of Day: Unknown

Source Citation Abbreviation: 1998 Photos
Source Contribution: Provide the source data for land cover/use conditions.

Source Information:

Source Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey; National Mapping Discipline
Publication Date: varies
Title: Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: georeferenced digital image
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Publisher: USGS - EROS Data Center

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 orthophoto 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.
Online Linkage: http://nsdi.usgs.gov/products/doq.html; www.umesc.usgs.gov; http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/maps_quads_figs/doq.html

Source Scale Denominator: 12000
Type of Source Media: Digital database file
Source Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Multiple Dates/Times:

Single Date/Time:

Time of Day: Unknown

Source Currentness Reference: ground condition

Source Citation Abbreviation: DOQs
Source Contribution: Basemaps onto which the aerial photo overlays were transferred

Process Step:

Process Description:
Scale of photography was 1:15,000. Photo interpretation was performed with a Bausch and Lomb 240 zoom stereoscope at 6X magnification using 4x0 (.18 inch) drafting pens on clear acetate overlays registered to photo transparencies. The minimum mapping unit was the smallest area that could be delineated (approximately 80 m²). Extensive ground truthing was performed along with the interpretation. Data were transferred from photo overlays to mylar overlays placed over a registered basemap using a Bausch & Lomb zoom transfer scope. At the start of this project, the registered base maps were 1:15,000-scale enlargements of 7.5' USGS quadrangles. Towards the end of the project the preferred basemap was a 1:12,000-scale plot of a 7.5-minute digital orthophoto quarter quadrangle. If DOQ were unavailable, 1:15,000-scale plots of digital raster graphic files (scanned and registered images of 7.5-minute USGS quadrangles) were used. Transferred data were then either automated using the software program ArcInfo and an Altek digitizing tables (absolute accuracy 0.001 inch up to +/- 0.003 inch), or they were scanned and automated using ArcInfo's ArcScan software. No data reduction or generalization in transferring or digitization process took place.
Process Date: 10/1/1998 thru 8/3/1999
Process Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: USGS - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Contact Position: Spatial Analysis and Computer Technology Branch
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; 2630 Fanta Reed Road;
City: La Crosse
State or Province: Wisconsin
Postal Code: 54603-1223
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 608-783-6451
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 608-783-6066
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata_coordinator@umesc.er.usgs.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Cloud Cover: 0

Direct Spatial Reference Method: Vector

Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:

Planar:

Grid Coordinate System:

Grid Coordinate System Name: Universal Transverse Mercator 1927
Universal Transverse Mercator:

UTM Zone Number: 15
Transverse Mercator:

Scale Factor at Central Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude of Central Meridian: -93
Latitude of Projection Origin: 0
False Easting: 500000
False Northing: 0

Planar Coordinate Information:

Planar Coordinate Encoding Method: Coordinate Pair

Geodetic Model:

Horizontal Datum Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major Axis: 6378206
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 294.9786982

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: veg_code & veg_code_d
Entity Type Definition: Individual classifications codes and their descriptions. Used to identify various land cover/use types.
Entity Type Definition Source: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center & Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System

Attribute:

Attribute Label: veg_code & veg_code_d
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 100
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Water -- Any unvegetated body of water.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 101
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lemnaceae -- Duckweed (floating)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 102
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Azolla -- Water Fern
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 200
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Submergents -- Any area with submergent vegetation
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 201
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lemnaceae/submergents -- Duckweed/submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 210
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Azolla/submergents -- Water Fern submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 301
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Brasenia/submergents -- Watershield/submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 302
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Nymphaea/submerg/Lemn – American Lotus/White Water Lily/submergent vegetation/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 303
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/submergents -- American Lotus/submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 304
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/submergents/Lemnaceae – American Lotus/submergent vegetation/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 305
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Nelumbo/submergents -- White Water Lily/American Lotus/submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 306
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/submergents -- White Water Lily/submergent vegetation mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 307
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/submergents/Lemnaceae - White Water Lily/submergent vegetation/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 401
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Nelum/Nymph/Sag/Sparg/sub/Lemn – American Lotus/White Water Lily/Arrowhead/Bur Reed/submergents/Duckweed mixture

Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 402
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelum/Nymph/Poted/sub/Lemn -- American Lotus/White Water Lily/Pickerelweed/submergents/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 403
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Nelumbo/submergents -- Bulrush/American Lotus/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 404
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Nymphaea/submergents -- Bulrush/White Water Lily/American Lotus/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 405
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Zizania/Nymph/Nelum/submerg -- Wild Rice/White Water Lily/American Lotus/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 406
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Ponted/Nymph/Nelum/submerg -- Pickerelweed/White Water Lily/American Lotus/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 408
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Sagittaria/submergents – American Lotus/Arrowhead/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 409
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Nymphaea/Sag/submerg -- American Lotus/White Water Lily/Arrowhead/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 410
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Zizania/submergents -- White Water Lily/Wild Rice/submergents mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 502
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Jussiaea -- Water Primrose
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 503
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo -- American Lotus
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 504
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Lemnaceae -- American Lotus/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 505
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Nymphaea -- American Lotus/White Water Lily mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 506
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nuphar -- Yellow Water Lily (White Water Lily is the default genus, unless growntruthing revealed Nuphar)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 507
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea -- White Water Lily
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 508
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Nymphaea/Lemnaceae - American Lotus/White Water Lily/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 509
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Lemnaceae -- White Water Lily/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 601
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nelumbo/Nymphaea/Sagittaria – American Lotus/White Water Lily/Arrowhead mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 602
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Sagittaria - White Water Lily/Arrowhead mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 603
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Scirpus -- White Water Lily/Bulrush mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 604
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Nelumbo -- Arrowhead/American Lotus mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 605
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nymphaea/Zizania -- White Water Lily/Wild Rice
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 702
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Carex -- Sedges
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 704
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Decodon -- Water Willow
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 706
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Elocharis -- Spike Rush
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 707
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Lythrum scalicaria - Purple Loosestrife
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 708
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Pontederia -- Pickerel Weed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 709
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria -- Arrowhead
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 710
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Lemnaceae -- Arrowhead/Duckweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 712
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Scirpus/Sparganium -- Arrowhead/Bulrush/Bur reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 713
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Sparganium - Arrowhead/Bur Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 714
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus -- Bulrush
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 715
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Sagittaria -- Bulrush/Arrowhead mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 716
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Sparganium -- Bulrush/Bur Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 717
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sedge meadow -- A very wet meadow dominated by sedges.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 718
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sparganium -- Bur Reed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 719
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha -- Cattail
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 720
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Sagittaria -- Cattail/Arrowhead mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 721
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Scirpus -- Cattail/Bulrush mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 722
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Scirpus/Sparganium -- Cattail/Bullrush/Bur reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 723
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Sparganium -- Cattail/Bur Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 724
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Zizania -- Wild Rice
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 725
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Equisetum -- Horsetail
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 727
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Zizania -- Bulrush/Wild Rice mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 728
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Sagittaria/Scirpus -- Cattail/Arrowhead/Bulrush mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 729
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Sagittaria/Sparganium -- Cattail/Arrowhead/Bur Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 730
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Sagittaria/Scirpus/Sparg -- Cattail/Arrowhead/Bulrush/Bur Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 801
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia/Carex/Polygonum -- Cutgrass/Sedges/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 802
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia/Carex/Sagit/Polygonum -- Cutgrass/Sedges/Arrowhead/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 803
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leer/Phalar/Scirp/Lythr/Phrag -- Cutgrass/Reed Canary Grass/Bulrush/Purple Loosestrife/Common Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 804
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia/Sagittaria -- Cutgrass/Arrowhead mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 805
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Phalaris -- Arrowhead/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 806
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Polygonum -- Arrowhead/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 807
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sag/Sparg/Typ/Scirp/Leer/Phrag -- Arrowhead/Bur Reed/Cattail/Bulrush/Cutgrass/Common Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 808
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Leersia -- Bulrush/Cutgrass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 809
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Carex/Leersia/Polygon -- Bulrush/Sedges/Cutgrass/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 810
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Phalaris -- Bulrush/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 811
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Phragmites -- Bulrush/Common Reed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 812
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Polygonum -- Bulrush/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 813
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Typha/Phalaris -- Bulrush/Cattail/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 814
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sparganium/Leersia -- Bur Reed/Cutgrass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 815
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/grasses/forbs -- Cattails intermixed with a variety of grasses and forbs.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 816
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/grasses/forbs -- Bulrush intermixed with a variety of grasses and forbs.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 817
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Scirpus/Leersia -- Arrowhead/Bulrush/Cutgrass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 818
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Carex/Grasses/Forbs -- Sedges intermixed with a variety of grasses and forbs.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 821
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sagittaria/Leersia/Polygonum -- Arrowhead/Cutgrass/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 822
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Leersia/Polygonum -- Bulrush/Cutgrass/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 823
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Scirpus/Leersia/Phalaris -- Bulrush/Cutgrass/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 824
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Typha/Leersia -- Cattail/Cutgrass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 901
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Ambrosia -- Ragweed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 902
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Grass -- Used to delineate areas of mixed grasses. Abandoned/set aside fields are also placed within this class.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 903
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Hay Meadow -- Lowland (temporarily wet) areas, regularly cut and baled for hay.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 904
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Pasture (heavily grazed areas) -- """"""""Hay fields"""""""" regularly pastured with cattle or similar livestock.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 905
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia -- Cutgrass
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 906
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia/Polygonum -- Cutgrass/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 907
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Meadow -- Upland areas regularly cut and baled for hay.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 908
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mixed forbs and/or grass -- Used to describe a mixture of many different grasses and forbs.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 909
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Nettles -- any nettles
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 910
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Phalaris -- Reed Canary Grass
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 911
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Phalaris/Polygonum -- Reed Canary Grass/Smartweed mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 912
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Phragmites -- Common Reed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 913
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Phragmites/Phalaris -- Common Reed/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 914
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygonum -- Smartweed
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 915
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygonum/Nelumbo -- Smartweed/American Lotus mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 916
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Roadside-levee/grass/forbs/shrub -- Any roadside ditch or levee. When delineating a road and its ditches, both ditches and the road are placed in the same polygon.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 917
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sand-prairie -- A very sandy area covered with very dry-soil grasses.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 919
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Vines as dense overgrowth -- Any live stem vine growing as a dense covering.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 920
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Polygonum/Eupatorium -- Smartweed/Eupatorium mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 922
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Grasses/forbs/shrubs -- A variety of grasses and forbs intermixed with shrubs.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 923
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Leersia/Phalaris -- Cutgrass/Reed Canary Grass mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1001
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Acer -- Maples
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1002
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Acer/Populus and/or Salix -- Maples/Cottonwood and/or Willow mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1003
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Amorpha -- False Indigo
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1004
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Betula -- Birches
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1005
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Brush -- Any small shrubby species
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1006
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cary/Nyssa -- Hickory/Sour Gums
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1007
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Cephalanthus -- Button Bush
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1008
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Forest-mesic (moist soil sp.) -- Plant communities occurring at low elevations. Forest mesic can contain any combination of the following: Acer, Acer/Populus and/or Salix, Carya/Nyssa, Fraxinus, Betula, Brush, Cephalanthus, Conifers, Populus, Salix, Salix and/or Populus, Salix and/or Populus-grass, Quercus, Taxodium, Taxodium/Nyssa, and Ulmus.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1009
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Forest-upland (dry soil sp.) -- Plant communities occurring above the floodplain. Forest-upland can contain any combination of Acer, Betula, Brush, Conifers, Fraxinus, Juniperus, Plantation, Populus, and Quercus.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1010
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Fraxinus -- Ash
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1011
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Plantation -- Any group of planted, cultivated trees. Examples include apple orchards, Christmas tree farms, and stands of planted pines.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1012
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Populus -- Cottonwood
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1013
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Quercus -- Oaks
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1014
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Salix -- Willows
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1015
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Salix and/or Populus -- Willows and/or Cottonwood mixed with grasses
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1016
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Salix and/or Populus - grass -- Willows and/or Cottonwood mixed with grasses
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1017
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Shrub/grass/forbs -- Shrub/grass/forbs mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1018
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Shrub/Scirpus -- Shrub/Bulrush mixture
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1019
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Taxodium -- Bald Cypress
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1020
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Taxodium/Nyssa -- Bald Cypress/Sour Gum
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1021
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Ulmus -- Elm
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1022
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Conifers -- Naturally occurring cone-bearing trees (unplanted)
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1100
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Agriculture -- Any cultivated field that is either turned with a plow or worked with a disk. Crops include corn, soybeans, and oats.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1200
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Urban/Developed -- Any areas """"""""developed"""""""" by humans.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1201
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Developed -- Shopping malls, industrial parks, military depots, farmsteads, storage facilities, and isolated industrial sites (built in the middle of rural areas) are considered developed.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1202
Enumerated Domain Value Definition:
Developed park -- City and state parks are included in this category, but only those areas actively used by humans. Examples are picnic areas, campgrounds, administrative buildings, and interpretive complexes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1203
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Industrial pond -- Examples of industrial ponds are water coolant ponds and fish ponds actively managed for industrial or research use (i.e., fish farms and hatcheries).
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1204
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Urban -- Residential areas, including schools.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1301
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Mud -- Mud
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1303
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sand -- Sand
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 1400
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: No Coverage -- Used to label areas within the floodplain study area (a) not covered by aerial photography or (b) with no aerial photography available.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: class; class_desc
Entity Type Definition: Class -- Thirteen grouping categories for the vegetation codes.
Entity Type Definition Source: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center & Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System

Attribute:

Attribute Label: class & class_desc
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Open Water -- Any unvegetated body of water. Includes rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds. Used to regroup all 100 numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Submergents -- Used to classify any area with submergent vegetation whose species composition is unknown, and group all 200 numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Submerg-Rooted Floating Aqua -- Used to regroup all 300-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 4
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Submerg-Rooted Floating-Emerg -- Used to regroup all 400-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 5
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rooted Floating Aquatics -- Used to regroup all 500-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 6
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Rooted Floating Aqua-Emergents -- Used to regroup all 600-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 7
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Emergents -- Used to regroup all 700 numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 8
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Emergents - Grasses/Forbs -- Used to regroup all 800-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 9
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Grasses/Forbs -- Non-woody plants. Used to regroup all 900-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 10
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Woody Terrestrial -- All trees and shrubs. Used to regroup all 1000-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 11
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Agriculture -- Any cultivated field that is either turned with a plow or worked with a disk. Crops include corn, soybeans, and oats.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 12
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Urban/Developed -- Any area """"""""developed"""""""" by humans. Used to regroup all 1200-numbered vegetation codes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 13
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: Sand/Mud -- Used to regroup all 1300-numbered vegetation classes.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 14
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: No Coverage -- Used to label areas within the floodplain study areas (a) not covered by aerial photography or (b) with no aerial photography available.
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: tree_heigh
Entity Type Definition: Tree Height -- Any polygon interpreted as containing one of the Woody Terrestrial land cover types was also interpreted to determine average plant height.
Entity Type Definition Source: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center & Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System

Attribute:

Attribute Label: tree height
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: 1
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 0-20 Feet Tall
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 2
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 21-50 Feet Tall
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: 3
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: >50 Feet Tall
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP

Detailed Description:

Entity Type:

Entity Type Label: percent_cl
Entity Type Definition: Percent Vegetation Cover -- Any polygon interpreted as containing vegetation was also interpreted to determine the percentage of vegetation cover.
Entity Type Definition Source: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center & Long Term Resource Monitoring Program for the Upper Mississippi River System

Attribute:

Attribute Label: percent_cl
Attribute Domain Values:

Enumerated Domain:

Enumerated Domain Value: A
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 10-33% Vegetation Cover
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: B
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 34-67% Vegetation Cover
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: C
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: 68-90% Vegetation Cover
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP
Enumerated Domain Value: D
Enumerated Domain Value Definition: >90% Vegetation Cover
Enumerated Domain Value Definition Source: UMESC & LTRMP

Overview Description:

Entity and Attribute Overview:
The database contains many different attributes. The different attributes represent the data in a generalized and specific manner. The most specific attributes describe the vegetation to the genus level of classification. The specific genus levels have also been categorized into 13 general vegetation classes. The attributes contain numerical codes and descriptors. Modifiers also exist representing percent of vegetation cover and tree height. The classification system used for attributing this data set is the LTRMP VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION. Contact the cartographic production coordinator at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center for more information on the classification system.
Entity and Attribute Detail Citation:
White, B. M., and T. W. Owens. 1991. Geographic information system pilot project for the Upper Mississippi River System. Report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Ecology Research Center, and TGS Technology, Inc., Fort Collins, Colorado, for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin, June 1991. EMTC 91-05. 48pp.

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: USGS - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Contact Position: Spatial Analysis and Computer Technology Branch
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; 2630 Fanta Reed Road;
City: La Crosse
State or Province: Wisconsin
Postal Code: 54603-1223
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 608-783-6451
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 608-783-6066
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata_coordinator@umesc.er.usgs.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

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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.

Metadata Date: 9/3/1999
Metadata Review Date: 10/6/2005
Metadata Future Review Date:
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: USGS - Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Contact Position: Spatial Analysis and Computer Technology Branch
Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Geological Survey; Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center; 2630 Fanta Reed Road;
City: La Crosse
State or Province: Wisconsin
Postal Code: 54603-1223
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: 608-783-6451
Contact Facsimile Telephone: 608-783-6066
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata_coordinator@umesc.er.usgs.gov
Hours of Service: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Metadata Standard Name: NBII Content Standard for National Biological Information Infrastructure Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: December 1995
Metadata Access Constraints: none
Metadata Use Constraints: none