Land Cover Change by Pennsylvania Major River Basins

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:The Pennsylvania State University

Title:

Land Cover Change by Pennsylvania Major River Basins

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:vector digital data

Online_Linkage: http://www.datacommons.psu.edu/

Description:

Abstract:

Land Cover Change by Pennsylvania Major River Basins change includes 1992 - 2011, 2001 - 2011, 2005 - 2011.  Change is focused on Percent Forest, Percent Agriculture, Percent Developed.

Supplemental_Information:

Land Cover change based on: 
National Land Cover Dataset 1992
National Land Cover Dataset 2001
PAMAP Program Land Cover for Pennsylvania, 2005
National Land Cover Dataset 2011

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate:-80.616165

East_Bounding_Coordinate:-74.616249

North_Bounding_Coordinate:42.283347

South_Bounding_Coordinate:39.673601

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:ISO 19115 Topic Categories

Theme_Keyword:Land Use

Theme_Keyword:imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme_Keyword:Land Cover

Theme_Keyword:biota

Access_Constraints:None

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Penn State

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:US

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.4.1.5686

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:8

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Albers_Conical_Equal_Area:

Standard_Parallel:40.0

Standard_Parallel:42.0

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:-78.0

False_Easting:0.0

False_Northing:0.0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method:coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:0.000000003571654083600607

Ordinate_Resolution:0.000000003571654083600607

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:MajorSheds_LC_Change

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:AREA

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PERIMETER

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PAMAJRBASI

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:CODE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_WAT11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_DEV11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_FOR11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_AGR11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_WAT11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_DEV11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_FOR11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_AGR11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_2

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_CORE11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_EDGE11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_CORE11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_EDGE11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_WAT05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_DEV05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_FOR05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_AGR05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_WAT05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_DEV05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_FOR05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_AGR05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_3

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_CORE05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_EDGE05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_CORE05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_EDGE05

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_4

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_WAT01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_DEV01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_FOR01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_AGR01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_WAT01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_DEV01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_FOR01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_AGR01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_CORE01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_EDGE01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_CORE01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_EDGE01

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_6

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_WAT92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_DEV92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_FOR92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_AGR92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_WAT92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_DEV92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_FOR92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_AGR92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:DRAINAGE_7

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_CORE92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:HA_EDGE92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_CORE92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:PCT_EDGE92

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Tot_Ha

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:For_92_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Dev_92_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Agr_92_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:For_01_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Dev_01_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Agr_01_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:For_05_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Dev_05_11

Attribute:

Attribute_Label:Agr_05_11

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing and physical

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:US

Contact_Voice_Telephone:(814) 865 - 8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@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:20180507

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:Penn State Data Commons

Contact_Position:Metadata Coordinator

Contact_Address:

Address_Type:mailing

Address:

115 Land and Water Building

City:University Park

State_or_Province:Pennsylvania

Postal_Code:16802

Country:US

Contact_Voice_Telephone:814-865-8792

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address:datacommons@psu.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name:FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version:FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention:local time