r3_ccows_fmmp_lulc05.tif

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Title: r3_ccows_fmmp_lulc05.tif
Abstract:
In 2003, Central Coast Watershed Studies produced a thematic land use/land cover map of Region 3 (Newman, W. & Watson, F., 2003). This map was based on Landsat Thematic Mapper 30-meter data. Results were very good, but classified pixels of the agriculture class were somewhat confused with bare soil, shrub, and grass pixels. This created a map of generally under-estimated agricultural areas. To refine the existing map and to better identify agricultural and vineyard areas within Region 3, it was decided that other data could be utilized and fused into the existing raster to improve agricultural area delineation.
  1. How should this data set be cited?

    The Watershed Institute, California State University Monterey Bay, 5/30/05, r3_ccows_fmmp_lulc05.tif: Central Coast Land Cover WI-2005-08, CSUMB, Watershed Institute, CSUMB.

    Online Links:

    • \\53E-116-11002\D\Data\Project_data\RegionalMapping\GIS\Agriculture_Data\FMMP_2002\Final_rasters\r3_ccows_fmmp_lulc05.tif

    Other_Citation_Details:
    Newman, W.B. & Watson, F.G.R. (2005) Land Use / Land Cover of the Central Coast Region of California 2005 The Watershed Institute, California State University Monterey Bay, Publication No. WI-2005-08.

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?

    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -122.418192
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -119.098734
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.279546
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.872190

  3. What does it look like?

  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?

    Calendar_Date: May, 2005
    Currentness_Reference: publication date

  5. What is the general form of this data set?

    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image

  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?

    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?

      This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:

      • Dimensions 12527 x 9799 x 1, type Pixel

    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?

      The map projection used is Albers Conical Equal Area.

      Projection parameters:
      Standard_Parallel: 34.000000
      Standard_Parallel: 40.500000
      Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.000000
      Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
      False_Easting: 0.000000
      False_Northing: -4000000.000000

      Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column
      Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 30.000000
      Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 30.000000
      Planar coordinates are specified in meters

      The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
      The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
      The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.
      The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.

  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?

    Band_1

    ObjectID
    Internal feature number. (Source: ESRI)

    Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

    Value

    Red

    Green

    Blue

    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    Color Table Map 1 Water 2 Mixed Woodland 3 Shrub 4 Grassland 5 Mixed Montane 6 Row Crop Agricult 7 Golf or Green Cro 8 Vineyard/Berries 9 Urban 10 Bare Soil 11 FMMP P 12 FMMP S 13 FMMP U 14 FMMP L 15 FMMP LP 255 No Data Value

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)

  2. Who also contributed to the data set?

  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?

    Wendi Newman
    Watershed Institute
    Research Manager
    100 Campus Center
    Seaside, CA 93955
    USA

    831-582-4431 (voice)
    wendi_newman@csumb.edu

Why was the data set created?

California Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board to use this layer in their work on water regulation and planning issues.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?

    (source 1 of 1)

  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?

    Date: April 2005 (process 1 of 1)
    CCoWS land use layer was converted to vector polygons. FMMP vectors were attribute selected for classes L, P, S, and for San Luis Obispo County, LP, and U (for an explanation of these designations please see A Guide To The Farmland Mapping And Monitoring Program 2004 Edition, California Department of Conservation, Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program 801 K Street, MS 18-01 Sacramento, CA 95814). In early processing run, it was noted that the FMMP agriculture layer obscured CCoWS vineyards and some urban areas. For this reason the "vineyard" and "urban" class polygons were extracted from the CCoWS layer for inclusion as the very top layers in the mosaic stack. The polygons for each layer were then checked for proper cell values so that they would insert into the mosaic with the correct raster value. The vectors were all restored to rasters, and then mosaicked together.

  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?

    No accuracy report is available.

  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?

  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?

  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?

  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?

Access_Constraints: Available on request
Use_Constraints: Permission required.

  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)

    Wendi Newman
    Watershed Institute, CSUMB

    wendi_newman@csumb.edu

  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?

    Downloadable Data

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  4. How can I download or order the data?

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Dates:
Last modified: 17-Jun-2005
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Metadata standard:
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