Montana's Rocky Mountain Front: Vegetation Map and Type Description

Metadata:

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

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Gregory M. Kudray and Stephen V. Cooper, Montana Natural Heritage Program

Publication_Date: February 2006

Title:

Montana's Rocky Mountain Front: Vegetation Map and Type Descriptions

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Other_Citation_Details:

Cite as: Kudray, Gregory, M. and Stephen V. Cooper. 2006. Montana's Rocky Mountain Front: Vegetation Map and Type Descriptions. Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, Montana. 26 pp. plus appendices.

Online_Linkage:

http:\\mtnhp.org\community\veg\Data\RMF_Veg.zip

Description:

Abstract:

Land Cover data for a selected area of Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. Wetland data is from the USFWS National Wetlands Inventory dating from the 1980's. Agricultural lands are from the National Land Cover Dataset. All other data was based on a classification of a July 16, 2004 Landsat TM image.

Purpose:

This project was funded by the USFWS as a basic information layer.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 2004

Currentness_Reference: July 2004

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.901375

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -112.181827

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.261856

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.073196

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Montana State Library

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Rocky Mountain Front

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Access_Constraints: No access restrictions

Use_Constraints:

No use constraints other than a proper reference to the full report this data set is based on.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Greg Kudray

Contact_Organization: Montana Natural Heritage Program

Contact_Position: Senior Ecologist

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-444-0915

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-444-0581

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gkudray@mt.gov

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 4343

Column_Count: 1633

Vertical_Count: 1

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983

State_Plane_Coordinate_System:

SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 2500

Lambert_Conformal_Conic:

Standard_Parallel: 45.000000

Standard_Parallel: 49.000000

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -109.500000

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 44.250000

False_Easting: 600000.000000

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:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: rmf_feb5

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

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: Value

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forested - Aspen

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrubland - Riparian

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grasslands - Coarse-Textured Soils

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrubland - Upland

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forested - Conifer

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grasslands - Fescue

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparsely Vegetated - Low Elevation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparsely Vegetated - High Elevation

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grasslands - Fine-Textured Soils

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Forested - Limber Pine

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory Lacustrine Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory Palustrine Emergent Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 22

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory Palustrine Forested Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory Palustrine Scrub-Shrub Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

National Wetlands Inventory Palustrine Aquatic Bed and Unconsolidated Shore Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Wetlands Inventory Riverine Wetlands

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 81

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Land Cover Dataset Pasture/Hay

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 82

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Land Cover Dataset Row Crops

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 83

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Land Cover Dataset Small Grains

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 84

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: National Land Cover Dataset Fallow

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Land cover types

Distribution_Information:

Resource_Description: Contact Montana Natural Heritage Program for data.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Transfer_Size: 1.245

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20060306

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Greg Kudray

Contact_Organization: Montana Natural Heritage Program

Contact_Position: Senior Ecologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 201800

Address: 1515 E. 6th Ave.

City: Helena

State_or_Province: Montana

Postal_Code: 59620-1800

Country: U.S.A.

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 406-444-0915

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 406-444-0581

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gkudray@mt.gov

Hours_of_Service: M-F 8-5

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Extensions:

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Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile