Forest Type Classification, 2010-2011, Delaware River Basin, Northern Section

• 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:Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory, Director

Publication_Date:20140730

Title:

Forest Type Classification, 2010-2011, Delaware River Basin, Northern Section

Edition:First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:remote-sensing image

Description:

Abstract:

This dataset is a high-resolution representation of forest types for the northern section of the Delaware River Basin. Forest type was determined by integrating high-resolution tree canopy from the 2010-2011 land cover dataset with the USDA Forest Service’s National Forest Type Dataset (http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/forest_type/index.php). A customized segmentation algorithm within an object-based image analysis system was used to divide the tree canopy into homogenous polygons based on the spatial and spectral qualities in 2010-2011 National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP) data. Each polygon was then assigned to the dominant forest type found in the National Forest Type Dataset.End users of this product should exercise caution when making decisions based on this dataset. The National Forest Type Dataset has known accuracy issues, and these issues are likely compounded when the data were reworked into this higher-resolution product.

Purpose:

Forest types for the northern section of the Delaware River Basin.

Supplemental_Information:

This data set was developed for the Delaware River Basin Commission with a grant from the William Penn Foundation. The methods used were developed by the University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory with funding from the USDA Forest Service..

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:20140109

Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Status:

Progress:Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:-75.688145

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.416792

North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.222521

South_Bounding_Coordinate:40.813750

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:None

Theme_Keyword:Tree Canopy

Theme_Keyword:Land cover

Theme_Keyword:Watershed

Theme_Keyword:Forest

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword:environment

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:None

Place_Keyword:New York

Place_Keyword:Pennsylvania

Place_Keyword:Delaware River Basin

Temporal:

Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus:None

Temporal_Keyword:2011

Temporal_Keyword:2010

Access_Constraints:None

Use_Constraints:

None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory

Contact_Person:Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne

Contact_Position:Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical

Address:

Aiken Room 205

Address:

81 Carrigan Drive

City:Burlington

State_or_Province:VT

Postal_Code:05405

Country:US

Contact_Voice_Telephone:802-656-3324

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:802-656-8683

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:joneildu@uvm.edu

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory

Contact_Person:Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne

Contact_Position:Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical

Address:

81 Carrigan Drive

Address:

Aiken Center Room 205

City:Burlington

State_or_Province:VT

Postal_Code:05405

Country:US

Contact_Voice_Telephone:802-656-3324

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:802-656-8683

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:joneildu@uvm.edu

Data_Set_Credit:

University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Topology check for overlaps and gaps.

Completeness_Report:

Complete for the study area.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data

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Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

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Ending_Date:20100831

Source_Currentness_Reference:

ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

NAIP

Source_Contribution:

National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Broome County, NY.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

NAIP color infrared aerial imagery

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Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date:20110601

Ending_Date:20110831

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Ground Condition

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NAIP

Source_Contribution:

National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Chenango, NY

Source_Information:

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data

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Ground Condition

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NAIP

Source_Contribution:

National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Delaware County, NY.

Source_Information:

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Citation_Information:

Title:

National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data

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Time_Period_Information:

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Ground Condition

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Orange County, NY

Source_Information:

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Sullivan County, NY.

Source_Information:

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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Time_Period_Information:

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Broome County, NY

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Chenango County, NY

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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Source_Currentness_Reference:

Ground Condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

nDSM

Source_Contribution:

Normalized Digital Surface Model, Delaware County, NY.

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Orange County, NY

Source_Information:

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Sullivan County, NY

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Ulster County, NY

Source_Information:

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Citation_Information:

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data,

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Time_Period_Information:

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Ulster County, NY

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data,

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Ulster County, NY.

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data,

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Lackawanna County, PA

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data,

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Monroe County, PA.

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Pike County, PA.

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data

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NAIP

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National Agricultural Imagery Program 4-band data, Wayne County, PA.

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

Source_Contribution:

Normalized Digital Surface Model, Lackawanna County, PA.

Source_Information:

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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nDSM

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Normalized Digital Surface Model, Monroe County, PA.

Source_Information:

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Normalized Digital Surface Model

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Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

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Ending_Date:20080229

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Ground Condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

nDSM

Source_Contribution:

Normalized Digital Surface Model, Pike County, PA.

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Normalized Digital Surface Model

Type_of_Source_Media:None

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

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Ending_Date:20080229

Source_Currentness_Reference:

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Source_Citation_Abbreviation:

nDSM

Source_Contribution:

Normalized Digital Surface Model, Wayne County, PA

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media:None

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date:20130101

Source_Currentness_Reference:

Ground Condition

Source_Contribution:

Vector GIS Data

Source_Information:

Type_of_Source_Media:None

Source_Contribution:

USDA Forest Service’s National Forest Type Dataset 
http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/forest_type/index.php

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Object based image analysis (OBIA) using a rule-based expert system

Process_Date:20131201

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Manual corrections to land cover classification

Process_Date:20140109

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type:GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count:755471

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian:0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-75.0

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin:0.0

False_Easting:500000.0

False_Northing:0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.000000002220024164500956

Ordinate_Resolution:0.000000002220024164500956

Planar_Distance_Units:meter

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name:D North American 1983

Ellipsoid_Name:GRS 1980

Semi-major_Axis:6378137.0

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio:298.257222101

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label:Forest Type Classification

Entity_Type_Definition:

UTC

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Internal

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:FID

Attribute_Definition:

Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Shape

Attribute_Definition:

Feature geometry.

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Esri

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Coordinates defining the features.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Type

Attribute_Definition:

Forest type was determined by integrating high-resolution tree canopy from the 2010-2011 land cover dataset with the USDA Forest Service’s National Forest Type Dataset (http://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/forest_type/index.php).

Attribute_Definition_Source:

USDA Forest Service

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical address

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:pasda@psu.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The USER shall indemnify, save harmless, and, if requested, defend those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data, their officers, agents, and employees from and against any suits, claims, or actions for injury, death, or property damage arising out of the use of or any defect in the FILES or any accompanying documentation. Those parties involved with the development and distribution excluded any and all implied warranties, including warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and makes no warranty or representation, either express or implied, with respect to the FILES or accompanying documentation, including its quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. The FILES and documentation are provided "as is" and the USER assumes the entire risk as to its quality and performance. Those parties involved with the development and distribution of this data will not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use the FILES or any accompanying documentation.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:20150204

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory

Contact_Person:Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne

Contact_Position:Director

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical

Address:

81 Carrigan Drive

Address:

Aiken Center Room 205

City:Burlington

State_or_Province:VT

Postal_Code:05405

Country:US

Contact_Voice_Telephone:802-656-3324

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:802-656-8683

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:joneildu@uvm.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention:local time

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

None.