# 2000 Land/Water Shape Files for the UMRS

## 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: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
      Originator: Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
      Publication_Date: 20010601
      Title: 2000 Land/Water Shape Files for the UMRS
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
        Publisher: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
      Online_Linkage: `www.umesc.usgs.gov`
      Online_Linkage:
        `http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/aqa_feat_ba th_str/land_water.html`
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The U.S. Geological Survey's Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) is in the process of creating is high-resolution land cover/use data for the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) from 1:24,000-scale color infrared aerial photos collected in 2000. One of the attributes contained in the data files is land/water. Individuals who use the center's land cover/use data with the software program ArcView have reported difficulties accessing the land/water data when they attempt to summarize the data (i.e., perform a dissolve) on the land/water attributes. The land/water boundary within most pools is so complex that many printers cannot process the data unless one or more break lines are added to the data set. Therefore, to aid ArcView users in accessing the data, the land/water information has been combined with the boundaries of 7.5-minute USGS quadrangles and distributed as shape files.
    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:
      At the time this document was prepared, the 2000 land cover/use data set was still under development. The 2000 LCU data set for the entire UMRS is scheduled for completion during the fall of 2004. Completed data sets are available via. the Internet at www.umesc.usgs.gov. The data are served as PC and Unix based ArcInfo export files, PC based ArcView shape files, and report graphics (.gif images). The ArcInfo export files are stored in a Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection, zone 15, North American datum 1927 (NAD27). The ArcView shape files are also stored in UTM projections, zone 15 and where appropriate zone 16, and in both NAD27 and NAD83 datums.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Range_of_Dates/Times:
        Beginning_Date: 20000805
        Ending_Date: 20000920
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: In work
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
  Spatial_Domain:
    Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
      The Mississippi River from Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN and the Illinois River from its confluence with the Mississippi near Grafton, IL to Lake Michigan.
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.43
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.31
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.25
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.79
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: Land
      Theme_Keyword: Water
      Theme_Keyword: Floodplain
      Theme_Keyword: River
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
      Place_Keyword: Illinois
      Place_Keyword: Iowa
      Place_Keyword: Minnesota
      Place_Keyword: Missouri
      Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
      Place_Keyword: Mississippi River
      Place_Keyword: Illinois River
      Place_Keyword: Midwest
  Access_Constraints:
    The data sets are stored as ArcView format shapefiles. A software program capable of reading shapefiles is required to access the data.
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Contact_Person: Spatial Analysis and Comptuer Technology Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Address: 2630 Fanta Reed Road
        City: La Crosse
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin
        Postal_Code: 54603-1223
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-783-6451
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608-783-6066
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      The land/water classification table was created by (1) preparing an all-inclusive list of the land cover/use classes used by UMESC in its land cover/use data sets and storing these data in a lookup table. (2) A land/water attribute field was then added to the lookup table, and each land cover/use class was assigned either a land or water value. (3) The center's chief botanist and several assistants reviewed the lookup table for accuracy.
  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, and trees. Photo interpretation was performed using a 1-hectare minimum mapping unit, 10% vegetation cover.
  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 basemaps onto which the aerial photo overlays were transferred were 1:12,000-scale mylars plots of digital orthophoto quadrangles (DOQ) or 1:15,000-scale plots of digital raster graphics (DRG) created from 1:24,000-scale USGS quadrangles. Since DOQ data are positionally more accurate and are easier to align aerial photos than DRG data, DOQ data are used whenever possible.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          Originator: Long Term Resource Monitoring Program
          Publication_Date: 20010601
          Title:
            2000 LCU Data for the Upper Mississippi River System
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: La Crosse, Wisconsin
            Publisher: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          Online_Linkage:
            `http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/land_cover_ use/2000_lcu_umesc.html`
          Online_Linkage: `http://www.umesc.usgs.gov`
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital database file
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 20000805
            Ending_Date: 20000920
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 2000 LCU
      Source_Contribution:
        The land/water data were created by generalizing available land cover/use data.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
          Originator: USGS Mapping Division - Colorado
          Publication_Date: 19950601
          Title: 7.5 Minute quadrangle boundaries - digital file
          Other_Citation_Details:
            This data set was created using the software program ArcInfo's Generate command, and attributed using a quadrangle center point data set obtained from the USGS's national mapping division in Denver, Co.
      Type_of_Source_Media: digital database file
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Source_Currentness_Reference: age of center point data are unknown
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 24K quad boundaries
      Source_Contribution: Provided break line data.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The software program ArcInfo was used to combine adjacent land/water features. These data were then merged with the boundaries of 7.5-minute USGS quadrangles to help simplify the complex land/water features, and converted into shapefiles.
      Process_Date: 200209023
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
            Contact_Person: Spatial Analysis and Comptuer Technology Branch
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
            Address: 2630 Fanta Reed Road
            City: La Crosse
            State_or_Province: Wisconsin
            Postal_Code: 54603-1223
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-783-6451
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608-783-6066
          Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
        Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
          UTM_Zone_Number: 16
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -87
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 (NAD27)
      Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: land_water
      Entity_Type_Definition: Land/Water Descriptions
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
        Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Contact_Person: Spatial Analysis and Comptuer Technology Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Address: 2630 Fanta Reed Road
        City: La Crosse
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin
        Postal_Code: 54603-1223
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-783-6451
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608-783-6066
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
  Distribution_Liability:
    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_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20040720
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Contact_Person: Spatial Analysis and Comptuer Technology Branch
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing and physical address
        Address: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
        Address: 2630 Fanta Reed Road
        City: La Crosse
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin
        Postal_Code: 54603-1223
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 608-783-6451
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 608-783-6066
      Hours_of_Service: 8:00 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