LANDFIRE 2020 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) CONUS
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LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 20220601
- Title: LANDFIRE 2020 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) CONUS
- Edition: LF 2020
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
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Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
- Online_Linkage: https://www.landfire.gov
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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LANDFIRE's (LF) 2020 update (LF 2020) Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) represents the current distribution of the terrestrial ecological systems classification developed by NatureServe for the western hemisphere. In this context, a terrestrial ecological system is defined as a group of plant community types that tend to co-occur within landscapes with similar ecological processes, substrates, and/or environmental gradients. EVT also includes ruderal or semi-natural vegetation types within the U.S. National Vegetation Classification [(NVC) <http://usnvc.org/]>. See the EVT product page (https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php) for more information about ecological systems and NVC. EVT is mapped using decision tree models, field data, Landsat imagery, topography, and biophysical gradient data. Decision tree models are developed separately for tree, shrub, and herbaceous lifeforms which are then used to produce a lifeform specific EVT product. These models are generated for each Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Level III Ecoregion (https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions). Riparian, alpine, sparse, and other site-specific EVTs are constrained by predetermined masks. Urban and developed areas are derived from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), and the Microsoft Building Footprint dataset, whereas agricultural lands originate from the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) and the California Statewide Crop Mapping layer. Burnable developed classes are identified from building footprint dataset thresholds. LF 2020 retains circa 2016 EVT labels except where shifts in urban, recently disturbed, agriculture, and developed ruderal classes occurred for 2020. EVT is no longer synchronized in ST-SIM outputs for disturbed areas in LF 2020. LF uses EVT as an input for LF 2020 Fuel Vegetation Type (FVT).
- Purpose:
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LANDFIRE 2020 Update (LF 2020) is designed to produce vegetation, disturbance, and fuels products that inform wildland fire and ecological decision systems. LF 2020 is an update to the new base map, LF 2016 Remap (LF Remap), which improved past methodologies and processes to incorporate current satellite imagery, contemporary data sources, and the latest software and hardware technologies. LF 2020 utilizes the most recent and relevant geospatial data available to offer products that reflect current conditions.
LF 2020 products are designed to facilitate national and regional level strategic fire and resource management planning and reporting of management activities. The principal purposes of the products include providing, 1) national level, landscape scale geospatial products to support fire and fuels management planning, and 2) consistent fuels products to support fire planning, analysis, and budgeting to evaluate fire management alternatives.
Products are created at a 30 meter raster; however, the applicability of products varies by location and specific use. LF products were designed to support 1) national (all states) strategic planning, 2) regional (single large states or groups of smaller states), and 3) strategic/tactical planning for large sub regional landscapes and Fire Management Units (FMUs) (such as significant portions of states or multiple federal administrative entities). The applicability of LF products to support fire and land management planning on smaller areas will vary by product, location, and specific use. Managers and planners must evaluate LF products according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs.
- Supplemental_Information:
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Beginning in the LF 2020 update all CONUS products are created with a 90km buffer into both Canada and Mexico, and LF 2020 AK products feature a 90km buffer into Canada.
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- Calendar_Date: 2020
- Currentness_Reference: ground condition
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Annually
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -127.9878
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -65.2544
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 51.6497
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 22.7654
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
- Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Theme_Keyword: biota
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Thesaurus
- Theme_Keyword: fires
- Theme_Keyword: hazard preparedness
- Theme_Keyword: remote sensing
- Theme_Keyword: image collections
- Theme_Keyword: geospatial datasets
- Theme_Keyword: geographic information systems
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: raster digital data
- Theme_Keyword: Existing Vegetation Type
- Theme_Keyword: EVT
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
- Theme_Keyword: LANDFIRE 2020
- Theme_Keyword: LF 2020
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Common geographic areas
- Place_Keyword: US
- Place_Keyword: CONUS
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: Continental U.S.
- Place_Keyword: Conterminous United States
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints: None
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
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- Address_Type: physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198
- Country: U.S.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov
- Data_Set_Credit:
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These products were created by the LF team at USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD. Refer to the contact information throughout this metadata to contact the LF team.
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification_System: None in place
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description:
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If there is ever doubt, contact the LF Help Desk at helpdesk@landfire.gov
- Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 10; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.7.1
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator: USGS Advanced Research Computing (ARC)
- Publication_Date: 2021
- Title: USGS Denali Supercomputer: U.S. Geological Survey
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication
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https://www.usgs.gov/advanced-research-computing/usgs-denali-supercomputer
- Online_Linkage: https://www.usgs.gov/advanced-research-computing
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Attribute_Accuracy:
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- Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
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LF 2020 EVT for natural vegetation is the same as LF 2016 Remap EVT except in recently disturbed and developed ruderal classes. Modeled vegetation from 2016 replaced these classes, if the pixels were outside of new burnable developed classes or urban. For LF Remap EVT the Auto-Keys process was re-designed. Auto-Keys are used to determine Existing Vegetation Type classification based on plot data in the LF Reference Database (LFRDB). A validation of the EVT product is conducted by comparing the EVT product for a pixel with the Auto-Key EVT assignment for a sample plot contained in that pixel. These agreement assessments have been developed for each LF CONUS GeoArea. To read more about EVT agreement assessments go to https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php
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The products were pixel "truth" tested for consistency of land or water characteristics across all products.
- Completeness_Report:
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Products were formally tested to ensure that valid data was produced for all pixels. Each product was then validated and tested for duplicates, omissions, and errors.
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- Process_Description:
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Beginning with the new base map of LF 2016 Remap (LF Remap), products were created using recent advances in image compositing, tiling algorithms, and faster computing hardware to ensure that LF products remained relevant. LF Remap leveraged the Landsat archive, lidar data, and user contributed field plot data compiled into the LF Reference Database (LFRDB), to create new vegetation products. Reference resources included, but were not limited to, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program plot data (USFS https://fia.fs.fed.us/), Landsat Dynamic Surface Water Extent [(DSWE) USGS https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions], the National Land Cover Database [(NLCD) USGS https://www.mrlc.gov/data], and National Agricultural Statistics Service [(NASS) USDA - https://www.nass.usda.gov/].
For LF 2020 reference resources included, but were not limited to, NASS agricultural class layers, NLCD developed and roads classes, TIGER road polylines [https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGERweb_apps.html], 3D Elevation Program Digital Elevation Model [(3DEP DEM) USGS https://www.usgs.gov/3d-elevation-program], Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity [(MTBS) USGS https://mtbs.gov/], Burned Area Reflectance Classification [(BARC) USFS and USGS] and Rapid Assessment of Vegetation Condition after Wildfire [(RAVG) https://burnseverity.cr.usgs.gov/ravg/] and North American Land Change Monitoring System [(NALCMS) https://www.mrlc.gov/data/north-american-land-change-monitoring-system] for the 90km buffer area.
To read more about LF reference resources go to https://www.landfire.gov/reference.php. Information about LF 2020 product testing is available by request or via the website at https://www.landfire.gov.
- Process_Date: 20220601
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
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- Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
- Row_Count: 20729
- Column_Count: 24853
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- Map_Projection:
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- Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area
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- Standard_Parallel: 29.5
- Standard_Parallel: 45.5
- Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -96.0
- Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 23.0
- False_Easting: 0
- False_Northing: 0
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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 (NAD 83)
- Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: EVT
- Entity_Type_Definition: LF2020 EVT attributes spreadsheet.
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: VALUE
- Attribute_Definition: Code that identifies the vegetation and land cover types.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 4401
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 9994
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_NAME
- Attribute_Definition: Existing Vegetation Type name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: See the ADD for additional information.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: LFRDB
- Attribute_Definition: LF Reference Database (LFRDB) code.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 4401
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 9994
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_FUEL
- Attribute_Definition: EVT fuel code.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 11
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 4623
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_Fuel_N
- Attribute_Definition: EVT fuel name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: See the ADD for additional information.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_LF
- Attribute_Definition: EVT lifeform.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shrub
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrub lifeform.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree lifeform.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparse
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparse.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Herb
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herbaceous lifeform.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Water
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Barren
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Barren.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Developed.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Snow-Ice
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snow/Ice.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Agriculture
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Agriculture.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_PHYS
- Attribute_Definition: EVT physiognomy.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shrubland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrubland.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Riparian
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Riparian.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparsely Vegetated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparse.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Grassland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grassland.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conifer
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conifer.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Hardwood
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hardwood.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Conifer-Hardwood
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Conifer- Hardwood
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Open Water
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Quarries-Strip Mines-Gravel Pits-Well and Wind Pads
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Strip mines, gravel pits, well/wind pads.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed-Low Intensity
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Low intensity.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed-Medium Intensity
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Medium intensity.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed-High Intensity
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: HIgh intensity.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed-Roads
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Roads
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed-Open Space
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open space.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Snow-Ice
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snow.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Agricultural
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Agricultural.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Developed
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Developed.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Exotic Herbaceous
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Exotic herbaceous.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Exotic Tree-Shrub
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Exotic tree shrub.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_GP
- Attribute_Definition: EVT group code.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 11
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 829
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_GP_N
- Attribute_Definition: EVT group name.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain: See ADD for additional information.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: SAF_SRM
- Attribute_Definition:
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Crosswalk to Society of American Foresters and Society of Range Management cover types.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Crosswalk to Society of American Foresters and Society of Range Management cover types.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_ORDER
- Attribute_Definition: EVT physiognomic order from FGDC classification.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shrub-dominated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrub dominated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No dominant lifeform
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No dominant lifeform.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Herbaceous / Nonvascular-dominated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herbaceous dominated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree-dominated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree dominated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Dominant Life Form
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No dominant life form.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-vegetated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-vegetated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: EVT_CLASS
- Attribute_Definition: EVT physiognomic class from FGDC classification.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: NA
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dwarf Shrubland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dward shrub.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Shrubland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Shrubland.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparsely Vegetated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparsely vegetated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Herbaceous - forbland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herbaceous forbs.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Closed tree canopy
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Closed tree canopy.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Herbaceous - Shrub Steppe
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herbaceous shrub steppe.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Open Tree Canopy
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open tree canopy.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Herbaceous - Grassland
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Herbaceous grassland.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Nonvascular
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-vascular.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sparse Tree Canopy
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparse tree canopy.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Non-vegetated
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-vegetated.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Dominant Lifeform
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: None.
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: EVT_SBCLS
- Attribute_Definition: EVT physiognomic subclass from FGDC classification.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Unrepresentable_Domain: See ADD for additional information.
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: R
- Attribute_Definition: Red color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: G
- Attribute_Definition: Green color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: B
- Attribute_Definition: Blue color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: RED
- Attribute_Definition: Red color value.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.0
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: GREEN
- Attribute_Definition: Green color value.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.0
- Attribute:
-
- Attribute_Label: BLUE
- Attribute_Definition: Blue color value.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LF 2020
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
-
- Range_Domain:
-
- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0.0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1.0
- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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LANDFIRE (LF) 2020 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) CONUS. An Attribute Table is included with each product download as a .csv and embedded in the metadata. The Attribute Data Dictionary (ADD) can be found at https://www.landfire.gov/.
- Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
-
- Contact_Information:
-
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
-
- Contact_Organization:
-
LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
- Contact_Address:
-
- Address_Type: physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198
- Country: U.S.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov
- Distribution_Liability:
-
This product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) USGS EROS. By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media can be updated at any time. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. USGS EROS makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. USGS EROS reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification.
Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
- Standard_Order_Process:
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- Digital_Form:
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- Digital_Transfer_Information:
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- Format_Name: ARCG
- Format_Version_Date: 20220601
- Format_Specification: LF 2020
- Digital_Transfer_Option:
-
- Online_Option:
-
- Computer_Contact_Information:
-
- Network_Address:
-
- Network_Resource_Name: https://www.landfire.gov
- Fees: none
- Metadata_Reference_Information:
-
- Metadata_Date: 20220601
- Metadata_Contact:
-
- Contact_Information:
-
- Contact_Organization_Primary:
-
- Contact_Organization:
-
LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
- Contact_Address:
-
- Address_Type: physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198
- Country: U.S.
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605-594-6151
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov
- Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
- Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
- Metadata_Security_Information:
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- Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
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- Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None