segap_13oct10

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center, USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, NC State University

Publication_Date: 20080825

Title: segap_13oct10

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage:

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Description:

Abstract:

Multi-season satellite imagery (Landsat ETM+) from 1999-2001 were used in conjunction with digital elevation model (DEM) derived datasets (e.g. elevation, landform) to model natural and semi-natural vegetation. General land cover classes (i.e. water, urban, row crop) were included from the National Land Cover Dataset 2001 (<http://www.epa.gov/mrlc/nlcd-2001.html>). The minimum mapping unit for this dataset is 0.4 ha (1 acre). Vegetation classes were drawn from NatureServe's Ecological System Classification (Comer et al. 2003; <http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/classeco.htm>). Two hundred fourteen (214) land cover classes (140 Ecological Systems, 32 modified classes, and 42 general land cover classes recognized as occurring in the 13 USGS mapping zones comprising the Southeast region were mapped. Land cover classes were mapped with a variety of techniques including decision tree classifiers, unsupervised classification, and expert decision rules. The 13 USGS mapping zones were mapped independently of one another by one of three cooperating spatial analysis laboratories: 1. Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7617. 2. Alabama Gap Project, Alabama Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Auburn University, Alabama 36839. 3. Natural Resources and Spatial Analysis Laboratory (NARSAL), University of Georgia, Athens Georgia 30602. An internal validation for modeled classes is in progress. Results of the validation will be presented in the project final report.

Purpose:

The digital land cover dataset may be used for various purposes with user's discretion. Specifically, this dataset was created for regional terrestrial biodiversity assessment. These data are not intended to be used at scales larger than 1:100,000.

Supplemental_Information:

Current Version - segap_13oct10
This version corrects coding errors where areas of Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach (Class 10, CES203.383) between the St. John's River (FL) and Savannah, GA were incorrectly labelled as Atlantic Coastal Southern Beach (Class 11, CES203.535) and Soutwest Florida Beach (Class 15, CES411.276).
Previous Version - segap_29mar10
This version reflects the following changes made to the sandy beach classes of Florida. Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) along the Gulf Coast in mapping zones 46 and 55 was re-coded to Florida Panhandle Beach Vegetation (Class 12). Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) along the Atlantic Coast in mapping zone 55 was re-coded to Southwest Florida Beach (Class 15). Atlantic Coastal Plain Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland (Class 93)in Zone 60 was re-coded to Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Pitch Pine Barrens - Pine Modifier (Class 120). The official release date for this version is 29 March 2010.
Previous Version - segap_25aug08
This version includes corrections of a recoding error that incorrectly labeled Row Crop (Class 149) as Utility Swath-Herbaceous (Class 147) in the Piedmont of North and South Carolina (Mapping Zone 59). The official release date for this version is 25 August 2008.
Previous Version - segap_21may08
This land cover data layer was updated to reflect errors associated with ecological systems range contradictions and minor recoding errors associated with the mapping zone mosaic operation. Some of the more extensive edits increased the pixels of Class 146 (grassland/herbaceous class - clearcut) in Zone 46, increased the pixels of Class 91 (Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland) and added Class 64 (Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric River Dune) in Zone 55, and recoding Class 102 (Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier) to Class 38 (Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Modifier) in Zone 53. The official release date for this version is 21 May 2008.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1999

Ending_Time: 2001

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.968789

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.436112

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.615542

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.806684

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: land cover

Theme_Keyword: vegetation mapping

Place:

Place_Keyword: Southeast US

Place_Keyword: Alabama

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Georgia

Place_Keyword: Kentucky

Place_Keyword: Mississippi

Place_Keyword: North Carolina

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: Tennessee

Place_Keyword: Virginia

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints:

Appropriate scale for these data is 1: 100,000 or smaller. The user assumes responsiblity when using this dataset.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Alexa McKerrow

Contact_Organization:

Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center, USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, NC State University

Contact_Position: Land Cover Mapping Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 127 David Clark Labs

Address: Department of Biology, NCSU

Address: Campus Box 7617

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7617

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-513-2852

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-4454

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Alexa_McKerrow@ncsu.edu

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Model validation for this dataset is ongoing. Results of validation will be available in the Southeast Regional Gap Final Report, and are not available with this dataset.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Not applicable for raster data

Completeness_Report:

All cells within the Southest regional boundary have an attributed CODE and DESCRIPTION. See Process_Description for more details.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

United States Geological Survey, EROS Data Center, National Elevation Dataset

Publication_Date: 1999

Title: 30 Meter Digital Elevation Model

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://ned.usgs.gov/>

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

United States Geological Survey, EROS Data Center, Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium

Publication_Date: 1999-2001

Title: Landsat 7 , ETM+ Imagery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Online_Linkage: <http://www.mrlc.gov/index.asp>

Type_of_Source_Media: digital

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1999

Ending_Time: 2001

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: USGS

Source_Contribution:

Landsat 7 ETM+ Imagery provided for Spring, Summer and Fall dates between 1999 and 2001

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Land cover mapping for the Southeast Region Gap Analysis Project was a cooperative effort of three spatial analysis laboratories. Each group was responsible for ancillary data layer preparation, training sample collection and land cover modeling. The BASIC lab coordinated the activities of the land cover mapping teams, to assure as much regional standardization as possible. Detailed documentation on process steps will be included in the project final report. The following provides a brief outline of the process steps. USGS National Land Cover Dataset Mapping Zone assignments - The southeast region contains all or part of 13 NLCD 2001 mapping zones (<http://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/homer.pdf>) across 11 states. Land cover mapping for each zone was assigned to one of the three cooperating groups in such a way as to take advantage of prior knowledge, local expertise, and prior or ongoing research activity. Zone 46 was completed by the Alabama GAP Analysis Project based at Auburn University. Zones 45, 48, 55, 56, 58, 60, adn 61 were mapped by BASIC personnel at North Carolina State University. Zones 47, 53, 54, and 59 were mapped by NARSAL personnel at University of Georgia. Land cover mapping -- Each mapping team used a variety of mapping methods to model ecological systems in their assigned zones. Where applicable, decision tree classifiers were used. Decision tree classification was implemented through the use of a custom interface for ERDAS Imagine (developed under contract by Earthsat, Corp. for USGS EROS Data Center) and See5 software (www.rulequest.com). Land cover types that were not mapped using decision tree classifiers typically had too few reference samples due to their sparse occurrence on the landscape or poor discrimination among or between spectrally similar cover classes (e.g. mesic vs. dry-mesic forested systems) to yield an acceptable result. Where the decision tree could not be used, other techniques such as localized unsupervised classification, area of interest inclusion/exclusion masks, and expert decision rules were used to map these cover classes. Map review, edits, and mosaic -- Mapping zones were mosaicked by the BASIC team. During the mosaic process, a limited number of gross errors were identified for editing prior to the generation of the final mosaic. These included erroneous data omission, recoding errors, and systems mistakenly mapped outside of NatureServe ranges. Data distribution -- The final product is an 8-bit ArcInfo grid or 8-bit ERDAS Imagine file covering the southeast region. The data are also available clipped to state boundaries.

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata imported.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

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Row_Count: 56849

Column_Count: 47602

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel: 29.500000

Standard_Parallel: 45.500000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.000000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.000000

False_Easting: 0.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30.000000

Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

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Attribute:

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Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition: Number of 30 m x 30 m pixels per class

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BLUE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RED

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: GREEN

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OPACITY

Attribute:

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Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NAME

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

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Entity_Type_Definition: NatureServe Ecological System name

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

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Entity_Type_Definition: class color

Detailed_Description:

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Entity_Type_Definition: alpha-numeric NatureServe Ecological System code

Detailed_Description:

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Detailed_Description:

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Detailed_Description:

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Detailed_Description:

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Detailed_Description:

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Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

A complete description for each class is available in the document "Ecological Systems Descriptions for the Southeast Regional Gap Project" found at <http://www.basic.ncsu.edu/segap/> Value Code Name
1 SEGAP111 Open Water (Fresh) 2 SEGAP112 Open Water (Brackish/Salt) 3 SEGAP113 Open Water (Aquaculture) 4 SEGAP211 Developed Open Space 5 SEGAP220 Low Intensity Developed 6 SEGAP230 Medium Intensity Developed 7 SEGAP240 High Intensity Developed 9 CES203.301 Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Sandy Beach 10 CES203.383 Atlantic Coastal Plain Sea Island Beach 11 CES203.535 Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Beach 12 CES203.266 Florida Panhandle Beach Vegetation 13 CES411.271 South Florida Shell Hash Beach 14 CES411.272 Southeast Florida Beach 15 CES411.276 Southwest Florida Beach 16 SEGAP311 Bare Sand 17 SEGAP312 Bare Soil 18 SEGAP313 Quarry/Strip Mine/Gravel Pit 19 CES202.327 Southern Appalachian Rocky Summit 20 CES202.297 Southern Appalachian Granitic Dome 21 CES202.601 North-Central Appalachian Acidic Cliff and Talus 22 CES202.603 North-Central Appalachian Circumneutral Cliff and Talus 24 CES202.690 Central Interior Calcareous Cliff and Talus 25 CES202.689 Central Interior Acidic Cliff and Talus 26 CES202.330 Southern Appalachian Montane Cliff 28 CES202.309 Southern Interior Acid Cliff 29 CES202.356 Southern Interior Calcareous Cliff 30 CES202.386 Southern Piedmont Cliff 32 CES203.492 East Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Chalk Bluff 33 CES202.329 Southern Piedmont Granite Flatrock 35 SEGAP321 Unconsolidated Shore (Lake/River/Pond) 36 SEGAP322 Unconsolidated Shore (Beach/Dune) 37 SEGAP410 Deciduous Plantations 38 CES202.359b Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Pine Modifier 39 CES203.241 Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry and Dry-Mesic Oak Forest 40 CES203.242 Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Hardwood and Mixed Forest 42 CES202.596 Central and Southern Appalachian Montane Oak Forest 43 CES202.029 Central and Southern Appalachian Northern Hardwood Forest 44 CES203.506b East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - Hardwood Modifier 45 CES203.502 East Gulf Coastal Plain Limestone Forest 46 CES203.483a East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest 47 CES203.481 East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Bluff Forest 48 CES203.482a East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Hardwood Modifier 49 CES203.477 East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest 50 CES203.556 East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Loess Bluff Forest 51 CES203.476 East Gulf Coastal Plain Southern Mesic Slope Forest 52 CES202.592a Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest-Hardwood Modifier 53 CES202.898 South-Central Interior Highlands Dry Oak Forest 54 CES202.887 South-Central Interior Mesophytic Forest 55 CES202.373 Southern and Central Appalachian Cove Forest 56 CES202.886 Southern and Central Appalachian Oak Forest 57 CES203.560 Southern Coastal Plain Dry Upland Hardwood Forest 60 CES202.457b Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Hardwood Modifier 61 CES203.254d Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier 62 CES203.496d East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Offsite Hardwood Modifier 63 CES203.479a East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Plain Dry Flatwoods - Open Understory Modifier 64 CES203.497 Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric River Dune 66 CES202.339a Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Hardwood Modifier 68 CES202.342 Southern Piedmont Mesic Forest 69 CES203.478b East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Herbaceous Modifier 70 CES203.475 Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Hardwood Forest 71 SEGAP420 Evergreen Plantations 72 CES203.261 Atlantic Coastal Plain Central Maritime Forest 73 CES203.302 Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Maritime Forest 74 CES203.537 Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Maritime Forest 75 CES202.028 Central and Southern Appalachian Spruce-Fir Forest 76 CES203.284a Central Florida Upland Longleaf Pine Island - Open Understory Modifier 77 CES203.284b Central Florida Upland Longleaf Pine Island - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier 79 CES203.503 East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Forest 80 CES203.482b East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Loess Plain Oak-Hickory Upland - Juniper Modifier 82 CES202.592b Northeastern Interior Dry Oak Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier 83 CES411.287 South Florida Hardwood Hammock 84 CES411.369 Southeast Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock 85 CES202.332 Southern Appalachian Low Mountain Pine Forest 86 CES202.339b Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-(Pine) Forest - Loblolly Pine Modifier 87 CES202.023b Southern Piedmont Dry Oak-Heath Forest - Virginia/Pitch Pine Modifier 88 CES411.368 Southwest Florida Coastal Strand and Maritime Hammock 90 CES203.254c Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-Line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier 91 CES203.254a Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier 92 CES203.254b Atlantic Coastal Plain Fall-line Sandhills Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Understory Modifier 93 CES203.281 Atlantic Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Woodland 94 CES203.496c East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Loblolly Modifier 95 CES203.496a East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Open Understory Modifier 96 CES203.496b East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Upland Longleaf Pine Woodland - Scrub/Shrub Modifier 97 CES411.367 South Florida Pine Rockland 98 CES202.331 Southern Appalachian Montane Pine Forest and Woodland 99 CES203.494 Southern Coastal Plain Oak Dome and Hammock 100 CES202.319 Southern Piedmont Longleaf Pine Woodland 101 CES203.483b East Gulf Coastal Plain Northern Dry Upland Hardwood Forest - Offsite Pine Modifier 102 CES202.359a Allegheny-Cumberland Dry Oak Forest and Woodland - Hardwood Modifier 103 CES202.457a Southern Ridge and Valley Dry Calcareous Forest - Pine Modifier 104 CES202.593 Appalachian Hemlock-Hardwood Forest 105 CES202.591 Central Appalachian Oak and Pine Forest 106 CES203.506a East Gulf Coastal Plain Interior Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest - 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Herbaceous Modifier 132 CES203.478a East Gulf Coastal Plain Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland - Forest Modifier 134 CES203.555 East Gulf Coastal Plain Jackson Prairie and Woodland 135 CES202.354a Eastern Highland Rim Prairie and Barrens - Dry Modifier 136 CES203.380 Florida Dry Prairie 141 CES203.264 Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Dune and Maritime Grassland 142 CES203.273 Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Dune and Maritime Grassland 143 CES203.500 East Gulf Coastal Plain Dune and Coastal Grassland 144 CES203.539 Southwest Florida Dune and Coastal Grassland 145 SEGAP710 Successional Grassland/Herbaceous 146 SEGAP720 Successional Grassland/Herbaceous (Other) 147 SEGAP730 Successional Grassland/Herbaceous (Utility Swath) 148 SEGAP810 Pasture/Hay 149 SEGAP820 Row Crop 151 CES203.247a Atlantic Coastal Plain Blackwater Stream Floodplain Forest - Forest Modifier 152 CES203.248 Atlantic Coastal Plain Brownwater Stream Floodplain Forest 153 CES203.249 Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Blackwater River Floodplain Forest 154 CES203.250 Atlantic Coastal Plain Small Brownwater River Floodplain Forest 155 CES202.608a Central Appalachian Floodplain - 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Okefenokee Taxodium Modifier 170 CES203.384b Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Bay/Gum Modifier 171 CES203.384c Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Pine Modifier 172 CES411.366 South Florida Bayhead Swamp 173 CES203.245a Atlantic Coastal Plain Clay-Based Carolina Bay Forested Wetland 174 CES203.520 Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Basin Swamp and Wet Hardwood Forest 175 CES203.267 Atlantic Coastal Plain Peatland Pocosin 176 CES203.252 Atlantic Coastal Plain Streamhead Seepage Swamp, Pocosin, and Baygall 177 CES203.384d Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Nupea Modifier 178 CES203.384e Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp - Okefenokee Clethra Modifier 179 CES203.384 Southern Coastal Plain Nonriverine Basin Swamp 180 CES203.505 Southern Coastal Plain Seepage Swamp and Baygall 182 CES202.336 Southern Piedmont/Ridge and Valley Upland Depression Swamp 183 CES203.265 Atlantic Coastal Plain Northern Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna and Flatwoods 184 CES203.536 Atlantic Coastal Plain Southern Wet Pine Savanna and Flatwoods 185 CES203.382 Central Florida Pine Flatwoods 186 CES203.375c East Gulf Coastal Plain Near-Coast Pine Flatwoods - 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Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

NatureServe. October 2006. Descriptions of Ecological Systems for Modeling of LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings.

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Alexa McKerrow

Contact_Organization:

Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center, USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, NC State University

Contact_Position: Landcover Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 127 David Clark Labs

Address: Department of Biology, NCSU

Address: Campus Box 7617

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7617

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-513-2853

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-4454

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Alexa_McKerrow@ncsu.edu

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data

Distribution_Liability:

The BASIC Laboratory, North Carolina State University nor any institution responsible for creating this dataset are responsible for the re-distribution, content, or use of these data.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20101015

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Todd Earnhardt

Contact_Organization:

Biodiversity and Spatial Information Center, USGS North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, NC State University

Contact_Position: Plant Community Ecologist and RS Specialist

Contact_Address:

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Address: 127 David Clark Labs

Address: Department of Biology, NCSU

Address: Campus Box 7617

City: Raleigh

State_or_Province: NC

Postal_Code: 27695-7617

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-513-7292

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 919-515-4454

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Todd_Earnhardt@ncsu.edu

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