Digital Orthoimagery for Mapping the Natchez Trace Parkway 2004

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Gulf Coast Aerial Mapping Co., Inc.
Publication_Date: Unpublished material
Title:
Digital Orthoimagery for Mapping the Natchez Trace Parkway 2004
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Larger_Work_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Amina Rangoonwala (Five Rivers Services, LLC at U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center)
Originator: Terri Bannister (Five Rivers Services, LLC at U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center)
Originator: Elijah W. Ramsey III, Ph.D (U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center)
Publication_Date: 2011
Title:
Mapping the Natchez Trace Parkway
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report
Series_Information:
Series_Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Issue_Identification: 2011-1276
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lafayette, LA
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2011/1276/
Description:
Abstract:
This dataset represents aerial photography of the Natchez Trace Parkway that was taken in late September and early October of 2004. Images were acquired during leaf-on conditions as required by the National Park Service (NPS) to accomplish their ground-based vegetation classification. Nearly 400 aerial photography frames were scanned and orthorectified to generate digital orthophoto quarter quads (DOQQs). These were cut to match existing DOQQs creating a total of 235 DOQQs for the entire 715 km long Parkway. For ease of use, the DOQQs were grouped into 11 mosaics, each covering a section of the Parkway. At the request of the NPS, each mosaic was divided into ten tiles to allow for efficient loading on less robust computers.
Purpose:
The purpose of this dataset is to provide a data source for landcover mapping of the Natchez Trace Parkway for the USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program. The USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program is a cooperative effort by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS) to classify, describe, and map vegetation communities in more than 280 national park units across the United States. This landmark program is both the first to provide national-scale descriptions of vegetation for a Federal agency and the first to create national vegetation standards for its data products.

The vegetation mapping program is an important part of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program, a long-term effort to develop baseline data for all national park units that have a natural resource component. For more information visit the Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP) website at: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/inventory/veg/index.cfm.
Supplemental_Information:
The following is a list of the digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles (DOQQs) for each mosaic:

Mosaic 1 (Mississippi - Zone 15) - Natchez (NE, SE), Washington (NE, NW, SE, SW), Pine Ridge (SE), Cranfield (NW), Church Hill (NE, NW, SE, SW), Rodney (SE, SW), Lorman (NE, NW, SW), Red Lick (NW), Widows Creek (NE, SE), Port Gibson (NE, NW, SW), Willows (SE, SW), and Hermanville (NW).

Mosaic 2 (Mississippi - Zone 15; this mosaic has been divided into Mosaic 2 South and Mosaic 2 North) - Carlisle (NE, NW, SE, SW), Utica West (NW), Big Black (SE), Cayuga (SE, NE, SW), Learned (NE, NW, SW), Edwards (SE), Terry NW (NW), Raymond (NE, SE, SW), Clinton (NE, NW, SW), Pocahontas (SE, SW), Jackson (NW), Ridgeland (NE, NW, SE, SW), Madison (NE, NW, SE, SW), and Canton (SE).

Mosaic 3 South (Mississippi - Zone 16) - Goshen Springs (NW), Shoccoe (NE, NW, SE, SW), Sharon SE (NE, NW, SW), Farmhaven (NE, SE, SW), Ofahoma (NE, NW, SE, SW), Thomastown (NE, NW, SE, SW), Conway (NW), Joseph (NE, SE), Singleton (NW, SW), Kosciusko (NE, NW, SE, SW), McAdams (SE), Ethel North (NE, NW, SE,SW), Ethel South (NW), and Kosciusko NE (SE).

Mosaic 3 North (Mississippi - Zone 16) - French Camp (NE, SE, SW), Weir (NE, NW, SW), Tomnolen (NE, SE, SW), Reform (NE, NW, SW), Sapa (NE, SE, SW), Maben (NE, NW, SW), Mantee (NE, NW, SE, SW), Montpelier (NW), Woodland (NE, SE), and Sparta (NE, NW, SW).

Mosaic 4 South (Mississippi - Zone 16) - Houston East (NE, NW, SE, SW), Troy (NE, SE), Troy SE (NE, NW, SW), Bissell (NE, NW, SE, SW), Verona (NW), Sherman (NE, SE), and Tupelo (NE, NW, SW).

Mosaic 4 North (Mississippi - Zone 16) - Tupelo (NE, NW, SW), Guntown (NE, SE, SW), Ratliff (NE, NW, SE, SW), Kirkville (NE, NW, SW), Marietta (SE), Fulton NE (NE, NW), Paden SE (NE, SE, SW), Belmont (NE, NW, SW), and Tishomingo (SE, SW).

Mosaic 5 South (Alabama - Zone 16) - Bishop (NE, NW, SE, SW), Margerum (NE, SE), Barton (NW), Cherokee (NE, NW, SE, SW), Wright (SE), Sinking Creek (NW), Threet (NE, NW, SE, SW), and Pleasant Site (NW).

Mosaic 5 North (Tennessee - Zone 16) - Cypress Inn (NE, NW, SE, SW), Westpoint (NW), Whitten (NW), Three Churches (NE, SE), Collinwood (NE, NW, SW), Waynesboro East (SE, SW), and Ovilla (NE, NW, SE, SW).

Mosaic 6 (Tennessee - Zone 16) - Riverside (NE, SE, SW), Henryville (NE, NW, SW), Gordonsburg (NE, NW, SE, SW), Sunrise (SE), Mount Joy (NW), Greensfield Bend (NE, NW, SE, SW), and Williamsport (NE, NW, SW).

Mosaic 7 (Tennessee - Zone 16) - Primm Springs (NE, NW, SE, SW), Theta (NE, NW, SE, SW), Fairview (NE, SE, SW), Leipers Fork (NW), Kingston Springs (SE), and Bellevue (SW).
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040929
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20040930
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20041006
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20041015
Currentness_Reference:
ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.370359
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.964290
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.176145
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.430989
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: color infrared
Theme_Keyword: CIR
Theme_Keyword: aerial photography
Theme_Keyword: leaf-on conditions
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Natchez Trace
Place_Keyword: Natchez Trace Parkway
Place_Keyword: Mississippi
Place_Keyword: Tennessee
Place_Keyword: Alabama
Place_Keyword: Southeast US
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System
Place_Keyword: State of Mississippi
Place_Keyword: State of Louisiana
Place_Keyword: State of Alabama
Place_Keyword: State of Tennessee
Place_Keyword: Adams County
Place_Keyword: Tishomingo County
Place_Keyword: Jefferson County
Place_Keyword: Claiborne County
Place_Keyword: Hinds County
Place_Keyword: Madison County
Place_Keyword: Leake County
Place_Keyword: Attala County
Place_Keyword: Choctaw County
Place_Keyword: Webster County
Place_Keyword: Chickasaw County
Place_Keyword: Pontotoc County
Place_Keyword: Lee County
Place_Keyword: Itawamba County
Place_Keyword: Prentiss County
Place_Keyword: Colbert County
Place_Keyword: Lauderdale County
Place_Keyword: Wayne County
Place_Keyword: Lawrence County
Place_Keyword: Lewis County
Place_Keyword: Natchez Trace Parkway
Access_Constraints: It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center and not indirectly through other sources which may have been changed in some way. The distributor makes no claim as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data. Such acknowledgement as is standard for citation and legal practices for data sources is expected by users of these data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would be appreciated by the USGS NWRC staff. Users should be aware that comparison with other datasets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate because of inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection procedures, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of these data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Person: Elijah W. Ramsey III, Ph.D
Contact_Position: Principal Investigator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506-3152
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8500
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8841
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: elijah_ramsey@usgs.gov
Contact Instructions: Additional contact: Information Services, Voice 337-266-8692, Email nwrclibrary@usgs.gov
Data_Set_Credit:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) would like to thank Paul Conzelman and Martha Segura of the National Park Service for allowing us the opportunity to contribute to the landcover mapping of the Nation's resources and Kurt Foote of the National Park Service for his guidance and vital help in our field reconnaissance. Partial funding for this work was provided through the U.S. National Park Service Agreement Number 14431A53200000. We are grateful to Steve Hartley (USGS) for his development of critical geographic information system (GIS) procedures and help in GIS processing.

The USGS NWRC would also like to acknowledge Gulf Coast Aerial Mapping Co., Inc. for the generation of the aerial photography.
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Not applicable; data are not attributed
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Not applicable
Completeness_Report:
The flight path was designed to cover the 715 km length of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Data are complete as possible.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
The DOQQs are compliant with the digital orthophoto standard as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey Rocky Mountain Mapping Center.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Color infrared (CIR) aerial photography was acquired during leaf-on conditions. The flights occurred on September 29-30 and October 6 and 15, 2004. The resulting aerial film rolls were then scanned at 25 microns by using a true color, true optics scanner to generate a 1,000-dot per inch (dpi) product and converted to DOQQs. The effects of tilt and relief were removed from the aerial photos by orthorectification. The transformation of the photographic frames to DOQQ representation provided uniform scale. Uniform scale allowed the direct measure of true distance and direction. The tiles were then cut to match existing DOQQs in the UTM projection zones.

The 235 DOQQs created from the 386 aerial frames were mosaiced to create full coverage of the Parkway. For ease of use, the DOQQs were grouped into 11 mosaics, each covering a section of the Parkway. At the request of the NPS, each mosaic was divided into ten tiles to allow for efficient loading on less robust computers.

For more detailed information, see Appendix 2 of 'Mapping the Natchez Trace Parkway.'
Process_Date: Unknown
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 5170
Column_Count: 47698
Vertical_Count: 1
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Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 15
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -93.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 1
Ordinate_Resolution: 1
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D_WGS_1984
Ellipsoid_Name: WGS_1984
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Person: Elijah W. Ramsey III, Ph.D
Contact_Position: Principal Investigator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd.
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506-3152
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8500
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8841
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: elijah_ramsey@usgs.gov
Contact Instructions: Additional contact: Information Services, Voice 337-266-8692, Email nwrclibrary@usgs.gov
Resource_Description: 110 files are named by mosaic and tile number using the following convention: mosaic1_CIR_1.tif (Mosaic 1, Tile 1), mosaic1_CIR_2.tif (Mosaic 1, Tile 2), etc.
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 the 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 associated with this data. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Custom_Order_Process:
For data requests, contact the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center directly.
Technical_Prerequisites:
Adequate computer capability is the only technical prerequisite for viewing data in digital form.
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20120125
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center
Contact_Position: Metadata Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd
City: Lafayette
State_or_Province: LA
Postal_Code: 70506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8500
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 337-266-8841
Contact Instructions: Additional contact: Information Services, Voice 337-266-8692, Email nwrclibrary@usgs.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: There are no access limitations on acquiring the metadata document. Metadata can be accessed through the U.S. Geological Survey Metadata Clearinghouse.
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record for slightly altered data for reprojection or subsetting.

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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