Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Sagebrush Mortality in Utah - 2003 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT Publisher: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Online_Linkage: http:\\sagemap.wr.usgs.gov Description: Abstract: This data set maps sagebrush mortality in Utah delineated by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources personnel during the summer of 2003. Purpose: The purpose of this data set is to analyze the extent and location of sagebrush mortality due to drought, and to look at other influencing factors which may help or hinder restoration project efforts. Additionally, the data set was used in the rangewide Sage-grouse Conservation Assessment conducted by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20030621 Ending_Date: 20030825 Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: In work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.051898 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -108.888526 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.094606 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.909585 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: sagebrush Theme_Keyword: drought Theme_Keyword: mortality Theme_Keyword: die-off Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geospatial One Stop Theme_Keyword: Biology and Ecology Theme_Keyword: Ecosystems Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Theme_Keyword: Environment and Conservation Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Utah Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: David K. Mann Contact_Organization: Utah Division Wildlife Resources Contact_Position: GIS Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1594 West North Temple, Suite 2110 Address: PO Box 146301 City: Salt Lake City State_or_Province: UT Postal_Code: 84114-6301 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 801.538.4859 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 801.538.4709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: davemann@utah.gov Data_Set_Credit: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Areas with sagebrush mortality were digitized using paper maps and/or 1-meter (24K scale) digital orthophoto quads (DOQs). The boundaries were subsequently verified for spatial accuracy and degree of sagebrush mortality assessed by DWR personnel during field reconnaissance. Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology is present. Completeness_Report: This dataset identifies sagebrush areas within the state of Utah identified as suffering in some degree from severe drought conditions during the summer of 2003 . Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Horizontal position is assumed to be accurate at a scale of 1:24,000. Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Helicopter surveys were conducted in areas where there was a potential or reports of sagebrush mortality. Areas having some degree of sagebrush die-off were identified on paper maps and DOQs or were GPS'd during field reconnaissance. GPS data and screen digitization of paper maps and/or DOQs were used to transfer information from the field into shapefiles. Individual shapefiles were further assessed for spatial accuracy by field biologists and attribute information was standardized prior to merging into a single statewide coverage. Process_Date: 2003 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: David K. Mann Contact_Organization: Utah Division Wildlife Resources Contact_Position: GIS Manager Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 1594 West North Temple, Suite 2110 Address: PO Box 146301 City: Salt Lake City State_or_Province: UT Postal_Code: 84114-6301 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 801.538.4859 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 801.538.4709 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: davemann@utah.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-polygon Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 232 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Map_Projection: Map_Projection_Name: Albers Conical Equal Area Albers_Conical_Equal_Area: Standard_Parallel: 38.000000 Standard_Parallel: 41.000000 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -114.000000 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 34.000000 False_Easting: 0.000000 False_Northing: 0.000000 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001024 Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001024 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927 Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866 Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.400000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.978698 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: sagebrush_mortality_sgca Entity_Type_Definition: areas in utah with sagebrush mortality surveyed in 2003 Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute: Attribute_Label: FID Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Attribute: Attribute_Label: Shape Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry. Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: ID Attribute_Definition: unique identifier for polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: AREA Attribute_Definition: area of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 52157.69 Range_Domain_Maximum: 150604195.86 Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERIMETER Attribute_Definition: perimeter of polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 1063.36 Range_Domain_Maximum: 125217.30 Attribute: Attribute_Label: ACRES Attribute_Definition: acres within polygon Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 12.88 Range_Domain_Maximum: 37215.11 Attribute: Attribute_Label: NAME Attribute_Definition: local name for area surveyed Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: MANAGEMENT Attribute_Definition: type of land management at site Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: active Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: active land management at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: passive Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: passive land management at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute: Attribute_Label: UNDERSTORY Attribute_Definition: amount of understory vegetation Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of understory vegetation is high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: low Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of understory vegetation is low Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: moderate Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of understory vegetation is moderate Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of understory vegetation is unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: very high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of understory vegetation is very high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute: Attribute_Label: SAGE_GROUS Attribute_Definition: probability of sage-grouse presence Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: High Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: high probability of sage-grouse at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Moderate Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: moderate probability of sage-grouse at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Low Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: low probability of sage-grouse at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: Unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: unknown probability of sage-grouse at site Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute: Attribute_Label: COMMENTS Attribute_Definition: general comments by biologist Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: PERCENT_KI Attribute_Definition: percent of sagebrush killed Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: TREATMENT Attribute_Definition: type of rangeland treatment at site Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: CHEATGRASS Attribute_Definition: amount of cheatgrass at site Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: very high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of cheatgrass at site is very high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of cheatgrass at site is high Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: moderate Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of cheatgrass at site is moderate Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: low Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: relative amount of cheatgrass at site is low Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Enumerated_Domain: Enumerated_Domain_Value: unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: amount of cheatgrass at site is unknown Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute: Attribute_Label: OWNERSHIP Attribute_Definition: land ownership Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: HERD_UNIT Attribute_Definition: herd unit name Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: UNIT_NUMBE Attribute_Definition: herd unit number Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Attribute: Attribute_Label: DATE_ Attribute_Definition: date surveyed Attribute_Definition_Source: UT Division of Wildlife Resources Attribute_Domain_Values: Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features. Beginning_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20030621 Ending_Date_of_Attribute_Values: 20030825 Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: The attributes for this dataset provide information pertaining to the type of management, land ownership, and condition of sagebrush habitat within areas identified as having some degree of sagebrush mortality. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: The attributes in this dataset include the following: ID = unique identifier. AREA = area of polygon. PERIMETER = perimeter of polygon. ACRES = acres within polygon. NAME = local name for area surveyed. MANAGEMENT = type of land management at site. UNDERSTORY = amount of understory vegetation. SAGE_GROUS = probability of sage-grouse presence. COMMENTS = general comments by biologist. PERCENT_KI = percent of sagebrush mortality at site. TREATMENT = type of rangeland treatment at site. CHEATGRASS = amount of cheatgrass at site. OWNERSHIP = land ownership. HERD_UNIT = herd unit name. HERD_NUMBE = herd unit number. DATE = date surveyed. Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: USGS Snake River Field Station, GIS Laboratory Contact_Person: Tom Zarriello Contact_Position: Geographer Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St. City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (208) 426-5204 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (208) 426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tzarriel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Sagebrush mortality in Utah - 2003 Distribution_Liability: We make every effort to provide and maintain accurate, complete, usable, and timely information on our web sites. However, some USGS data and information accessed through these pages may, of necessity, be preliminary in nature and presented prior to final review and approval by the Director of the USGS. 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