Data Set Title / Coverage Name: Spruce-Fir Forest Type Version 1.0 Version Date 10/03/95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Identification Information Data Layer Name: Spruce-Fir Coverage Description: Spruce-fir forest type extent in the Southern Appalachian Assessment study area. Keywords: Citation: Native Data Set Environment: Arc/Info 7.0.3 pathname: Scale: 1:24000 File Format: Use Restrictions: Access Restrictions: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spatial Reference Information Datum: North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) Precision: Double Projection: Albers Units: meters Spheroid: GRS1980 1st Std Parallel: 34 0 0.000 2nd Std Parallel: 38 0 0.000 Central Meridian: -82 0 0.000 Origin: 33 00 00 False Northing: 0.0 False Easting: 0.0 Extent: West Bounding Coord.: East Bounding Coord.: North Bounding Coord.: South Bounding Coord.: Distance Resolution: Vertical Resolution: n/a ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Data Quality Information Thematic Accuracy: unknown Confidence: unknown Accuracy Method: unknown Horizontal Accuracy: unknown Confidence: unknown Accuracy Method: unknown Vertical Accuracy: n/a Logical Consistency: Completeness: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information Source Material: Organization: USDA Forest Service Date:10/03/95 Distance Resolution: unknown Contribution: Polygon coverage of the Spruce/Fir locations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surronding National Forest. Coverage derived from delineations of photointerpretation of 1:24,000 color infrared photography. (Photography - 1985) Source Material: Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority Date: 10/03/95 Distance Resolution: unknown Contribution: Spruce/Fir coverage of the Great Smoky Mt National Park and surrounding National Forest --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processing History Information Process Description: USDA Forest Service data and TVA data were appended to combine a complete coverage for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest. Additional data was digitized from 1:24000 quadrangle maps to include Jefferson National Forest and Shennadoah National Park ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Entity/Attribute Information Entity: Definition: Amount of hectares per polygon Attributes: Hectares Entity: Definition: Amount of acres per polygon Attributes: Acres Entity: Definition: Amount of sq_miles per polygon Attributes:Sq_miles Entity: Definition: Mortality levels for polygons that are located in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Cherokee National Forest. It pertains to the lose of Fir by the Balsam Woolly Adelgid. This data was compiled by the USDA Forest Service. The data was from 1992 research. 1 = Low 2 = medium 3 = High Attributes: Mort92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Status Information Data Set Status: Available Release Date: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Metadata Reference Information Date: 2/22/96 Review Date: Contact: Larry Lyons Tennessee Valley Authority 17 Ridgeway Road Norris, Tennessee ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Distribution Information Distribution Contact: Distribution Liability: File Compression Technique: UNIX compress, Arc/Info export format Transfer Size: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact Information Contact Person:Karl Hermann Contact Mail Address: National Biological Service Cooperative University of Tennessee 17 Ridgeway Road Norris, Tennessee 37828 Contact Phone: (423)-632-1452 Contact Fax: (423)-632-1452 Contact email: samab@utk.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------