Rare plants found on Assateague Island National Seashore from 1998-2003.

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Assateague Island National Seashore
Publication_Date: May 2003
Title:: Rare plants found on Assateague Island National Seashore from 1998-2003.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage: <http://science.nature.nps.gov/nrdata>

Description:

Abstract:: This data set contains plant species that are rare to the state of Maryland, some of which grow in abundance on Assateague Island.
Purpose:: The purpose of this data set is to document the location of rare plant species found on Assateague Island National Seashore from 1998 - 2003 for biological research and resource management.
Supplemental_Information:: This data set was created from compiling individual data sets from annual research.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: May 2003

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.216051
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -75.117834
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.285493
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.074188

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Assateague Island National Seashore Keyword Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System
Theme_Keyword: threatened & endangered species
Theme_Keyword: vegetation
Theme_Keyword: plants

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park Service Theme Category Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Vegetation
Theme_Keyword: Biology
Theme_Keyword: Plants

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: biota

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: North America
Place_Keyword: Maryland
Place_Keyword: Worcester County
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island National Seashore

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Name Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: Assateague Island National Seashore

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Park System Unit Code Thesaurus
Place_Keyword: ASIS

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints: None

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Assateague Island National Seashore

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 7206 National Seashore Lane
City: Berlin
State_or_Province: MD
Postal_Code: 21811
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-641-1443

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-641-1099

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: asis_gis@nps.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8am-4:30pm

Security_Information:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

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

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Assateague Island National Seashore
Publication_Date: 2003
Title:: Metadata for Rare plants found on Assateague Island National Seashore from 1998-2003.
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Online_Linkage:: <http://nrdata.nps.gov/ASIS/ASISdata/ASIS_rareplants1998_2003.xml>

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Logical_Consistency_Report: Point topology was created for this data set.

Completeness_Report:

This data set contains all of the rare plants on Assateague Island National Seashore from 1998-2003.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Using a GPS unit to record coordinates after plants were identified, using reference texts and NPS personnel

Process_Date: 2003

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Assateague Island National Seashore

Contact_Position: GIS Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 7206 National Seashore Lane
City: Berlin
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 21811
Country: United States

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 410-641-1443

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 410-641-1099

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: asis_gis@nps.gov

Hours_of_Service: 8:00am-4:30pm

Cloud_Cover: none

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Entity point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 82

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 18

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 0.000064
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.000064

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: ASIS_rareplants1998_2003
Entity_Type_Definition: Rare Plants found on Assateague Island National Seashore
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ASIS

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: FID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI