Metadata: Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steven E. Hanser Publication_Date: Unpublished material Title: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in the Wyoming Basin (May-August 2005 and 2006) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Hanser, S. E., M. Leu, S. T. Knick, and C. L. Aldridge. Publication_Date: 2011 Title: Sagebrush ecosystem conservation and management: ecoregional assessment tools and models for the Wyoming Basins Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Final Report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS FRESC Final Report Issue_Identification: FRESC product #: 1959 Other_Citation_Details: Hanser, S. E., M. Leu, S. T. Knick, and C. L. Aldridge (editors). 2011. Sagebrush ecosystem conservation and management: ecoregional assessment tools and models for the Wyoming Basins. Allen Press, Lawrence, KS. Description: Abstract: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in the Wyoming Basins derived from MODIS. Purpose: NDVI is an index of vegetation productivity. Supplemental_Information: USGS FRESC Study ID: 431 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: -115.401516 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -102.530726 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.890979 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.901878 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geospatial One Stop Theme_Keyword: Environment and Conservation Theme_Keyword: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Theme_Keyword: NDVI Theme_Keyword: MODIS Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geospatial One Stop Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Colorado Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None, but the user assumes all responsibility for appropriate use of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist 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: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Data_Set_Credit: Steven E. Hanser, USGS Snake River Field Station Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: none Security_Classification: none Security_Handling_Description: none Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Dependent upon source data Logical_Consistency_Report: Dependent upon source data Completeness_Report: Dependent upon source data Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: NASA Publication_Date: Unknown Title: 250m MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Other_Citation_Details: Carroll, M.L., C.M. DiMiceli, R.A. Sohlberg, and J.R.G. Townshend (2004), 250m MODIS Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, 2Collection 4, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, Day 289, 2003. Online_Linkage: http://glcf.umiacs.umd.edu/data/ndvi Type_of_Source_Media: remote-sensing image Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20050501 Beginning_Time: 1200 Ending_Date: 20060831 Ending_Time: 1200 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: MODIS NDVI Biweekly composites (May-Aug 2004) Source_Contribution: Normalized difference vegetation index values Process_Step: Process_Description: Converted the downloaded NDVI images into an ESRI grid format in ArcToolbox. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: MODIS NDVI Biweekly composites (May-Aug 2004) Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: NDVI_Grids Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E. Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk Street City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Process_Step: Process_Description: For each grid, converted digital values to real NDVI values using raster calculator: NDVI = (DN-100)/100 with an analysis mask set to the study region. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NDVI Grids Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: NDVI Values Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E. Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk Street City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Calculated the maximum NDVI value May-August 2004 grid for the study region using the "MAXIMUM" statistic in the Cell Statistics tool in ArcToolbox. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NDVI Values Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: max_ndvi_250 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E. Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk Street City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8-5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Resampled max_ndvi_250 from 250m to 90m resolution using cubic convolution. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: max_ndvi_250 Process_Date: Unknown Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: ndvi Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steven E. 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