Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: USGS, Cara Meinke Publication_Date: November 2003 Title: Agricultural lands in Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/projects/issues_paper/stitch_ag.zip Description: Abstract: This map was developed by creating a GIS layer from the agriculture landcover type in the sagestitch map (Comer et al. 2002), which was then clipped to the MT, WA, ID geographic boundary. Purpose: To describe broadscale patterns of agricultural land use in Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana. Supplemental_Information: The sagestitch map was developed for the western US by using readily available data on vegetation, elevation, and soil characteristics to depict regional vegetative patterns, placing emphasis on sagebrush vegetation, but also including 49 other land cover themes. Thematic consistency was established through a "crosswalk" of land cover categories from each map source (see broadsageXwalk.xls). In several instances, existing knowledge of sagebrush habitat characteristics was combined with elevation and soil characteristics to provide greater thematic precision for sagebrush vegetation than was included in source material. In other instances, minor edits of source material were completed, based on local expert knowledge. A 90-meter grid is used for the map, but source material included 30 to 90-meter grids and 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 polygon coverages. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: unknown Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -125.875233 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.698966 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.399482 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.064328 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: agriculture, sagestitch Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: No warranty is made by the US Geological Survey as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of these data for individual use or aggregate use with other data, or for purposes not intended by the USGS. Spatial information may not meet National Map Accuracy Standards. This information may be updated without notification. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Knick Contact_Organization: US Geological Survey Contact_Position: Research Ecologist Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-5208 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sknick@usgs.gov Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/TNC/sagestitch.zip Data_Quality_Information: Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Natureserve Publication_Date: February 2002 Title: Sagestitch Other_Citation_Details: Point_of_Contact: Contact_Person: Patrick Comer Contact_Organization: NatureServe Contact_Position: Senior Ecologist Contact_ Address: 2060 Broadway Suite 230 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80302 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-541-0352 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303-449-4328 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pat_comer@natureserve.org Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/TNC/sagestitch_meta.txt Process_Step: Process_Description: The agriculture theme type was selected in the sagestitch GIS layer. The data were then exported with selected themes only in ArcGIS to create a new layer containing only the agriculture theme type. The new agriculture layer was then clipped to the area of interest in eastern Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. 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