Landforms in Olympic National Park (Line)- Landform Classification and Mapping - National Park Service Pacific Northwest Region Vegetation and Landform Database Development Study

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• 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: Pacific Meridian Resources

Publication_Date: 19960930

Title:

Landforms in Olympic National Park (Line)- Landform Classification and Mapping - National Park Service Pacific Northwest Region Vegetation and Landform Database Development Study

Edition: First

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Portland, Oregon

Publisher: Pacific Meridian Resources

Online_Linkage:

<http://www.onrc.washington.edu/clearinghouse/pub/onp/onp_landform_line.zip>

Description:

Abstract:

In the spring of 1992, the Pacific Northwest Region of the National Park Service contracted with Pacific Meridian Resources to develop and produce a comprehensive GIS vegetation land cover and geomorphic landform database for Olympic National Park. The study was designed to develop a comprehensive, consistent inventory and mapping of the vegetation and landform characteristics for the park using digital Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite imagery and field collected data as the primary information bases.

Purpose:

This study was intended to provide existing vegetation and landform databases for the project areas and demonstrate the effectiveness of Pacific Meridian Resources' procedures for producing those databases.

Supplemental_Information:

A detailed report entitled "National Park Service -- Pacific Northwest Region Vegetation and Landform Database Development Final Report" from which this metadata was developed can be obtained online at <http://www.onrc.washington.edu/clearinghouse/pub/onp/pmr_rept.zip>

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19960930

Currentness_Reference: publication date

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.75

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.125

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.275

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.475

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: landform

Theme_Keyword: channel

Theme_Keyword: mass wasting

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: USA

Place_Keyword: Olympic Peninsula

Place_Keyword: Olympic National Park

Place_Keyword: Washington

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Park Service

Contact_Person: Craig Dalby

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Pacific Northwest Region

421 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 850

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98104-1060

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 220-4261

Data_Set_Credit:

Dave Peterson, Gary Ahlstrand, Anne Braaten, Mac Brock, Bruce Freet, Roger Hoffman, Ed Schriener, Darin Swinney

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: none

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: National Park Service

Title: Black and white aerial photography

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Source_Scale_Denominator: 80000

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 1981

Ending_Date: 1986

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT71

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS

Title: USGS geologic maps

Type_of_Source_Media: paper

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT72

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: USGS

Title: Digital elevation models

Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT73

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Title:

Landsat Thematic Mapper Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery - Olympic National Park

Edition: Path/Row - 47/27, 48/27

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19910908

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT74

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The landforms were first identified and delineated on 1:80,000 scale National High Altitude Photographs. Whenever possible, outside sources were used to help in the identification process. These included geologic maps and texts of the parks. To ensure consistency in landform identification between parks, each landform interpreter was assigned a set of landforms to identify on all four parks. Each landform interpreter proceeded photo by photo along each photo flightline path to ensure that the parks were completely covered. The minimum mapping unit for polygonal features was 80 acres and for linear features was 1/2 mile. Once the landforms were delineated on the photos, they were transferred to digital Arc/Info coverages via ?head's-up? digitizing. Shaded relief images created from 1:24,000 scale DEMs were used as the main backdrop for digitizing. The shaded relief images depicted significantly more topographic detailed allowing for more accurate and consistent digitization of the interpreted landforms than utilizing the raw satellite imagery alone. Landsat TM imagery was also utilized for portions of the digital data capture when identification of landcover types (forests, roads, water bodies, etc.) were necessary for properly locating and capturing the landform type. In addition, road and stream coverages were also provided to help in the location of stream and road related features. In addition to the photo-interpreted/digitized landform classification approach described above, Pacific Meridian will be continuing to work with the National Park Service toward the development of a more comprehensive, broad-based landform classification derived entirely from spatial modeling of digital elevation data. This modeling will involve the development of rule-based algorithms that define topographic landforms in terms of slope, aspect, elevation, and proximity to streams as well as the juxtaposition of these parameters to one another.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT71

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT72

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT73

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CIT74

Process_Date: 1996

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Park Service

Contact_Person: Craig Dalby

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Pacific Northwest Region

421 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 850

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98104-1060

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 220-4261

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Olympic National Park

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: 10

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Landform

Entity_Type_Definition:

Any topographic feature caused by sedimentation, erosion or mass movement.

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

1996. Pacific Meridian Resources, National Park Service Pacific Northwest Region Vegetation and Landform Database Development Study Final Report.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FNODE#

Attribute_Definition: From Node

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TNODE#

Attribute_Definition: To Node

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Left "poly"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: RPOLY#

Attribute_Definition: Right "poly"

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Length

Attribute_Definition: Arc length

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: COVER #

Attribute_Definition: Cover #

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Cover ID

Attribute_Definition: Cover ID

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Landform

Attribute_Definition: type of landform

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: RF

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Road related failures - Areas of failure occurring along the road cut, fill or prism. Failures identified by polygons must be 20 acres or larger and failures identified by lines must be at least 1/4 mile long.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: DT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Prominent debris tracks - Individual landslides or avalanches which occur alone or with only a few other slides. Must be at least 1/2 mile long.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Undefined, Transitional - Channel in unconsolidated deposits that is intermediate between an open and closed forest canopy. No distinction is made between glacial, alluvial or colluvial.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Undefined, Closed - Channel in unconsolidated deposits with a closed forest canopy. No distinction is made between glacial, alluvial or colluvial.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Undefined, Open - Channel in unconsolidated deposits with an open forest canopy. No distinction is made between glacial, alluvial or colluvial.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Glacial, Transitional - Channel in unconsolidated glacial deposits that is intermediate between an open and closed forest canopy.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Glacial, Closed - Channel in unconsolidated glacial deposits with a closed forest canopy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: GO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Unconsolidated, Glacial, Open - Channel in unconsolidated glacial deposits with an open forest canopy

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BT

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bedrock, Transitional - Channel confined by bedrock that is intermediate between an open and closed forest canopy.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BC

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bedrock, Closed - Channel confined by bedrock with a closed forest canopy.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: BO

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bedrock, Open - Channel confined by bedrock with an open forest canopy.

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AR

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Aretes - A narrow, knife-like ridge separating two adjacent glacial valleys. To be mapped, an arete must be at least 1/2 mile in length.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

This coverage contains all line landforms described in Olympic National Park

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Park Service

Contact_Person: Craig Dalby

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

Pacific Northwest Region

421 S.W. 6th Avenue, Suite 850

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98104-1060

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 220-4261

Distribution_Liability:

The National Park Service cannot assure the reliability or suitability of this information for a particular purpose. Original data elements were compiled from various sources. Spatial information may not meet National Mapping Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated, corrected, or otherwise modified without notification. For additional information about this data contact the National Park Service.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

<http://www.onrc.washington.edu/clearinghouse/pub/onp/onp_landform_line.zip>

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19980709

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Robert A. Norheim

Contact_Organization: USGS-BRD Field Station for Protected Area Research

Contact_Position: GIS Analyst

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: University of Washington, Box 352100

City: Seattle

State_or_Province: WA

Postal_Code: 98195

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (206) 543-9138

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (206) 543-3254

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: norheim@u.washington.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: none

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified