Original (Pre-Settlement) Vegetation Cover
(polygon features) '...\ovgpw95c\ovgppoly.shp'

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: University of Wisconsin at Madison

Publication_Date: 1992

Title:

Original Vegetation Cover (polygon features) '...\ovgpw95c\ovgppoly.shp'

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Madison, WI

Publisher: Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR)

Larger_Work_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Wisconsin DNR

Publication_Date: 1998

Title: GEODISC3

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Madison, WI

Publisher: Wisconsin DNR

Other_Citation_Details:

For information about DNR/GEO datasharing CDs, refer to: <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo/data/geo_cds.html>

Description:

Abstract:

This data set is a polygon shapefile derived from 1:500,000-scale sources showing the original, pre-settlement vegetation cover in Wisconsin. The original vegetation cover data was digitized from a 1976 map created from land survey notes written in the mid-1800s when Wisconsin was first surveyed. Lakes and other hydrographic areas from the 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) data layer and the 1:100,000-scale state boundary were subsequently merged with the original vegetation cover data set to more closely match the source map.

Purpose:

This data set was developed mainly to support analysis of how land cover in Wisconsin has changed since Europeans began settling the region in the mid-1800s.

Supplemental_Information:

Because of differences in source scale and resolution, hydrographic areas extracted from 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover and added to OVGPW95C do not match exactly those depicted on the vegetation cover source map in terms of presence or absence, spatial accuracy, and shoreline geometry. The original vegetation cover type for several areas, including Lake Winnebago and other interior polygons, was not interpreted on the source map. These polygons have been assigned a vegetation cover type code of "99", signifying "no data". Addition of the state boundary, as well as edits to the coverage performed during quality control review, resulted in several new polygons that were also assigned a vegetation cover type code of "99".

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: circa 1840

Ending_Date: circa 1850

Currentness_Reference: Approximate period of original land survey of Wisconsin

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.9644

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.6662

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.0448

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.4569

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: vegetation

Theme_Keyword: land cover

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Wisconsin

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WiDNR/Geographic Services

Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 7921

City: Madison

State_or_Province: WI

Postal_Code: 53707-7921

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: laedlj@dnr.state.wi.us

Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours, or as available

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ArcView version 3.1 shapefile format ...\landcov\ovgpw95c\ovgppoly.shp

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

The source ARC/INFO coverages had polygon topology with no dangling arcs. No errors were reported upon conversion to shapefiles.

Completeness_Report:

All 72 counties of Wisconsin are represented. Islands in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior belonging to Wisconsin counties are also represented.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: University of Wisconsin at Madison, Robert Finley

Publication_Date: 1976

Title:

Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin: Compiled from U.S. General Land Office Notes

Edition: unknown

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: circa 1840

Ending_Date: circa 1850

Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: none

Source_Contribution: Line geometry and basic attribution

Type_of_Source_Media: unknown

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Linework from Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin was digitized by students at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, under the direction of Professor Steve Ventura of the UW - Madison Institute for Environmental Studies and Soil Science.

Because the digitized dataset did not identify hydrographic features, this information was added by WDNR Geo Services from the 1:100,000-scale Land Use/Land Cover data layer. Portions of the Wisconsin state boundary were also added to the digitized dataset using the 1:100,000-scale state boundary coverage. Geo Services projected the data from the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection to WTM and carried out limited quality control review and edits to assure topological integrity of the data.

Process_Date: 1990

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WiDNR Geographic Services

Contact_Person: Lance Perry

Contact_Position: GIS Database Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: P.O. Box 7921

City: Madison

State_or_Province: WI

Postal_Code: 53707-7921

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 267-5181

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: perryl@dnr.state.wi.us

Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11134

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -90

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 520000

False_Northing: -4480000

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution:

Ordinate_Resolution:

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name:

North American Datum 1983, 1991 adjustment

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 1980

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.25722210088

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: ovgppoly.dbf

Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile Attribute Table

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: veg_type

Attribute_Definition: Original vegetation cover type

Attribute_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

White spruce, balsam fir, tamarack, white cedar, white birch, aspen (Boreal Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Beech, hemlock, sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine (Mixed Conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hemlock, sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine (Mixed Conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine (Mixed Conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: White pine, red pine (Mixed conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Jack pine, scrub (hill's), oak forest and barrens (Mixed Conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aspen, white birch, pine (Mixed Conifer - Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Beech, sugar maple, basswood red oak, white oak, black oak (Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sugar maple, basswood, red oak, white oak, black oak (Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak - white oak, black oak, bur oak (Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak openings - bur oak, white oak, black oak (Deciduous Forest)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prairie (Grassland and Brush)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Brush (Grassland and Brush)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Swamp conifers - white cedar, black spruce, tamarack, hemlock (Wetland Vegetation)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Lowland hardwoods - willow, soft maple, box elder, ash, elm, cottonwood, river birch (Wetland Vegetation)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Marsh and sedge meadow, wet prairie, lowland shrubs (Wetland Vetation)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 99

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Area with vegetation cover type not interpreted on the source map (Other)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hydrographic area from the 1:250,000-scale land use and land cover layer (Other)

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WiDNR

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: luc_level2

Attribute_Definition:

Hydrographic area type, identified by a two-digit, Level 2 LULC (Land use/Land cover) classification code. Extracted from the LUCNW92D layer.

Attribute_Definition_Source: USGS Land Use and Land Cover dataset

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Codeset_Domain:

Codeset_Name: USGS Land Use and Land Cover dataset

Codeset_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Streams and canals

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 52

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lakes

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 53

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reservoirs

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not a hydrographic area extracted from LUCNW92D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: USGS

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WiDNR, Geographic Services

Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 7921

City: Madison

State_or_Province: WI

Postal_Code: 53707-7921

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: laedlj@dnr.state.wi.us

Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available

Resource_Description: '...\ovgpw95c\ovgppoly.shp'

Distribution_Liability:

Refer to <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us.org/legal/WebSiteLegalInformation.htm>

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ESRI shapefile

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Compatibility_Information:

ISO 9660 format allows the CDROM to be read by most computer operating systems

Fees:

Refer to the WiDNR GIS Datasharing Policy, accessible via: <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/at/et/geo>

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 19991025

Metadata_Review_Date: 19991025

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WiDNR Geographic Services

Contact_Person: John Laedlein

Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: P.O. Box 7921

City: Madison

State_or_Province: WI

Postal_Code: 53707-7921

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: laedlj@dnr.state.wi.us

Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998