Konza Burn Covers (kzgis003)

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kansas State University, Div. of Biology
Originator: Konza Prairie Biological Station
Publication_Date: 19980619
Title: Konza Burn Covers (kzgis003)
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Manhattan, Kansas USA
Publisher:
Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas State University, Div. of Biology
Online_Linkage: http://www.konza.ksu.edu
Description:
Abstract:
KPBS burn coverages are Arc/Info vector polygon coverages. Coverages are tiled by burning year and include polygons representing the extent of burned area for the applicable burn year. A burn year is from Nov. 1 of the previous calendar year through Oct. 31 of the current burn year (ie. 1998 burn year is Nov. 1, 1997 - Oct. 31, 1998). Coverage data includes information about the type of burn each polygon represents.
Purpose:
KPBS burn coverages are intended to delineate the extent burned areas on KPBS and provide a seamless chronology of burn treatments on KPBS from its establishment in 1972 to the present.
Supplemental_Information:
These coverages were revised beginning in Jan. 1998 to accurately register with 1:12,000 DOQ images. These data will not correctly overlay with KPBS GIS data developed prior to 1998. KPBS burn coverages represent watershed boundaries as they occured during the year of coverage. Some watershed boundaries have changed over KPBS history. Therefore, it is essential that burn coverages be acquired along with the appropriate watershed coverage for accurate overlays and map display.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Currentness_Reference:
Tiled by burn year. A burn year is from Nov. 1 of the previous calendar year through Oct. 31 of the current burn year (ie. 1998 burn year is Nov. 1, 1997 - Oct. 31, 1998). Each coverage is applicable to the burn year with which it is associated.
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency:
Annually 1.5 Sparial Domain
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.615
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -96.538
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.136
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.066
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: burns
Theme_Keyword: KPBS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Kansas
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
We ask all publications, reports and proposals who use any data from KNZ acknowledge cite the KNZ program using the following statement: "Data for XXX was supported by the NSF Long Term Ecological Research Program at Konza Prairie Biological Station"; where XXX is the list of data sets used in the publications, reports or proposals.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Konza Prairie Biological Station
Contact_Person: Dr. J.M. Briggs
Contact_Position: Res. Assoc. Prof.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Kansas State University
Address: Div. of Biology
Address: Ackert Hall
City: Manhattan
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 532-6629
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbriggs@ksu.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
Native_Data_Set_Environment: UNIX-ARC/INFO
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Completed coverages were compared with KPBS burn records to check consistency and accuracy of digitized polygons. Additional information was gathered from individuals who were involved with the actual burning or with controlling wildfires.
Completeness_Report: Updated on an annual basis.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Burn polygons were digitized to Konza watershed boundaries as they existed at the time of the burns. Attribute data was from field notes collected from 1972 - present. Prescribed burns are conducted on a per watershed basis and were digitized accordingly accept where field notes indicated that significant portions of a watershed were not burned. Partial burn and wilfire boundaries were digitized based on field notes and sketches. The detail and accuracy of field notes varies markedly between years and observers. Whenever possibile, field notes were used in conjunction with DOQQ images to determine topographic features most likely to form the terminal boundary of a wildfire or partial burn. Burn polygons are accurate at the watershed scale but do not reflect the fine-scale patchwork patterns of burns.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: Computer Program
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground Condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Source_Contribution:
Most fires are contained within watershed boundaries. Therefore the appropriate watershed cover for a given burn year was used to delineate the boudnaries of most fires.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name:
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 14
Transverse_Mercator:
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 99
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodedic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Acres
Attribute_Definition: Area in acres of a burn.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Hectares
Attribute_Definition: Area in hectares of a burn polygon.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Code
Attribute_Definition: 4-digit watershed code.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Name
Attribute_Definition: Watershed name.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Date
Attribute_Definition: Month and day of fire (mmdd).
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Type
Attribute_Definition: Type and schedule of fire.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: PP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Planned prescribed. A fire that was intentionally set by KPBS research staff and was originally scheduled to be burned in the burning plan for that year.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: UP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Unplanned, Prescribed. A fire that was intentionally set by KPBS research staff but was not originally scheduled for burning in that year. Generally only occurs following a wildfire that burns a portion of a watershed not scheduled for burning.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wildfire, planned. An accidental are natural wildfire on an area already scheduled for burning that year.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: WU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Wildfire, unplanned. An accidental or natural wildfire on a watershed not scheduled for burning that year.
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Konza Prairie Biological Station
Contact_Person: Dr. J.M. Briggs
Contact_Position: Res. Assoc. Prof.
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Kansas State University
Address: Div. of Biology
Address: Ackert Hall
City: Manhattan
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 532-6629
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: jbriggs@ksu.edu
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Contact_Instructions: Unavailable
Distribution_Liability:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Konza Prairie Biological Station, 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 a Konza Prairie Biological Station 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 file associated with these data. The Konza Prairie Biological Station shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ARCE
Format_Version_Number: Version 7.1
Format_Specification: Arc exchange format
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Computer_Contact_Information:
Network_Address:
Network_Resource_Name: http://www.konza.ksu.edu
Fees: media costs
Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 19980619
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Brent L. Brock
Contact_Organization: Kansas State University
Contact_Position: GIS Specialist/Research Assistant
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: Kansas State University
Address: Division of Biology
Address: Ackert Hall
City: Manhattan
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66506
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 532-6729
Hours_of_Service: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday
Metadata_Standard_Name:
FGDC Content Standards For Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: June 8, 1994
Metadata_Time_Convention:
Generated by mp on Wed Jul 22 09:31:10 1998