Future Change-Invasive Species-USGS Cheatgrass Potential Model
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: Assal, Timothy J.
- Originator: Garman, Steven L.
- Originator: Bowen, Zachary H.
- Originator: Anderson, Patrick J.
- Originator: Manier, Daniel
- Originator: McDougal, Robert R.
- Publication_Date: 20120515
- Title: Future Change-Invasive Species-USGS Cheatgrass Potential Model
- Edition: First
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster Digital Data
- Series_Information:
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- Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series
- Issue_Identification: DS 700
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Denver, CO
- Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/700/>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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The data contained in this report was compiled, modified, and analyzed for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) Integrated Assessment (IA). The WLCI is a long-term science based effort to assess and enhance aquatic and terrestrial habitats at a landscape scale in southwest Wyoming while facilitating responsible energy development through local collaboration and partnerships. The IA is an integrated synthesis and analysis of WLCI resource values based on best available data and information collected from multiple agencies and organizations. It is a support tool for landscape-scale conservation planning and evaluation, and a data and analysis resource that can be used for addressing specific management questions. The IA analysis was conducted using a Geographic Information System in a raster (that is, a grid) environment using a cell size of 30 meters. To facilitate the data in a regional context, mean values were summarized and displayed at the subwatershed unit (WLCI subwatersheds were subset from the National Hydrography Dataset, Hydrologic Unit Code 12/Level 6). A dynamic mapping platform, accessed via the WLCI webpage at <http://www.wlci.gov> is used to display the mapped information, and to access underlying resource values that were combined to produce the final mapped results.
The raster data used in the IA is provided here for use by interested parties to conduct additional analyses and can be accessed via the WLCI webpage. This data series contains 74 spatial data sets: WLCI subwatersheds (vector) and 73 geotiffs (raster) that are segregated into the major categories of Multicriteria Index (including Resource Index and Condition), Change Agents, and Future Change. The Total Multicriteria Index is composed of the Aquatic Multicriteria Index and the Terrestrial Multicriteria Index. The Aquatic Multicriteria Index is composed of the Aquatic Resource Index and the Aquatic Condition. The Aquatic Resource Index is composed of the following components: Groundwater, Special Management Areas, and Priority Areas. The Aquatic Condition is composed of the following components: Focal Species, Species of Concern, Focal Ecosystems, and Proper Functioning Condition. The Terrestrial Multicriteria Index is composed of the Terrestrial Resource Index and the Terrestrial Condition. The Terrestrial Resource Index is composed of the following components: Special Management Areas, Agriculture, and Priority Areas. The Terrestrial Condition is composed of the following components: Focal Species, Big Game, Species of Concern, Rare Plants, and Focal Ecosystems. The Change Agents are composed the following components: Roads, Energy, Mines, and Urban. The Future Change is composed of the following components: Oil-Gas-Coal, Wind, Minerals, Climate-Temperature, Invasive Species, and Urban.
- Purpose:
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The data presented here will be used as a tool to support landscape-scale conservation planning and evaluation by the WLCI community.
- Supplemental_Information:
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WLCI Partners Include:
-U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
-Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)
-Wyoming Department of Agriculture (WDA)
-Southwest Wyoming Conservation Districts (WACD)
-Southwest Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA)
-Wyoming Game and Fish (WGF)
-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
-U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
-U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
-National Park Service (NPS)
-Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
-U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Time_Period_of_Content:
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- Time_Period_Information:
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- Single_Date/Time:
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- Calendar_Date: 20111231
- Currentness_Reference:
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Currentness of data is determined by the time period at which the original source material was captured, as well as the time period of any significant alterations to those data sets. Time period when source material was captured varies by source and is unknown. Last processing for all data sets was November 2011 (see Processing Steps).
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Wyoming
- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.048706
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -105.911978
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.470074
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.891696
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: WLCI
- Theme_Keyword: Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
- Theme_Keyword: WLCI Integrated Assessment
- Theme_Keyword: IA
- Theme_Keyword: Aquatic Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: Terrestrial Habitat
- Theme_Keyword: Landscape-Scale Conservation
- Theme_Keyword: Energy Development
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Place_Keyword: USA
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Wyoming
- Place_Keyword: SW Wyoming
- Place_Keyword: Southwest Wyoming
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There are no access constraints for this data set. Please cite the data set when using this product.
- Use_Constraints:
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There are no use constraints for this data set. Please note that this data is designed to be used at a coarse scale. The WLCI is composed of multiple types of land ownership (including federal, state and private entities). This analysis is not intended to highlight private lands; however, all land ownership types were included since this is a landscape scale analysis in line with the mission of the WLCI. In addition, updates are made at irregular intervals by the agencies and organizations from which the data was collected. This product is considered a static data set and should be treated accordingly.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
- Address: 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg C
- City: Fort Collins
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80526
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: (970) 226-9134
- Data_Set_Credit: Tim Assal (USGS Fort Collins Science Center)
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.0.2414
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report: No formal accuracy assessments were conducted.
- Logical_Consistency_Report: No spatial integrity tests were performed.
- Completeness_Report:
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Attributes are complete and standardized. Coverage includes the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative (WLCI) Integrated Assessment (IA) study area.
- Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
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This is a coarse data set. The quality of inputs varied and was not always well documented, therefore horizontal accuracy has not been verified.
- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
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- Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: N/A.
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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The data were processed using the following procedure. Input data sets in a vector format were converted to a raster format (30 meters) and snapped to the USGS Integrated Assessment (IA) Master Raster template to ensure consistency. Input data sets in raster format with different resolutions were resampled and snapped to the Master Raster template. Presence/absence data (e.g. priority area) were scored 0, 1. Data sets that were already scored in some manner (e.g. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ) – Aquifer Prioritization) were rescaled so that scores ranged between 0-1.
- Process_Date: 20111101
- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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Input data used include: USGS Cheatgrass Potential. Source: USGS data product on the potential distribution of cheatgrass from a MaxEnt model with threshold set at 63%. Data was reclassified according to the threshold which represents an estimate of the probability of presence. Scores reflect presence (=1) and absence (=0).
- Process_Date: 20111101
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
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- Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
- Row_Count: 9158
- Column_Count: 13876
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- Grid_Coordinate_System:
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- Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
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- UTM_Zone_Number: 12
- Transverse_Mercator:
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- Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996000
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111.000
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000
- False_Easting: 500000.000
- False_Northing: 0.000
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- Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
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- Abscissa_Resolution: 30
- Ordinate_Resolution: 30
- Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
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- Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980
- Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
- Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222
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- Attribute_Label: ObjectID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal Feature Number
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Auto-generated within Software
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
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- Attribute_Label: Value
- Attribute_Definition: Score represents a continuum between 0 and 1.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Producer defined.
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
- Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Assigned Raster Score. See attribute value definition.
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- Attribute_Label: Count
- Attribute_Definition: Auto-generated count of cells containing a particular value
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Auto-generated within Software
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: Unrepresentable Domain (Cell count).
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: Mailing
- Address: USGS Information Services
- Address: Box 25286, Denver Federal Center
- City: Denver
- State_or_Province: CO
- Postal_Code: 80225
- Country: USA
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: <http://answers.usgs.gov>
- Resource_Description: USGS Data Series 700
- Distribution_Liability:
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Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also contains copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.
This database, identified as DS 700, has been approved for release and publication by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Although this database has been subjected to rigorous review and is substantially complete, the USGS reserves the right to revise the data pursuant to further analysis and review. Furthermore, it is released on condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use.
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 display 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. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
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- Network_Resource_Name: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/700/>
- Fees: None.
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- Metadata_Date: 20120725
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)
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- Address_Type: Mailing and Physical
- Address: U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT)
- Address: 2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. C
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