General Vegetation

Metadata from the RGIS Metadata Repository

Identification Information

Title General Vegetation
Date 2009-04-07
Date Type Publication
Cited Responsible Party
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Role identify
Presentation Form vector digital data
Abstract This file contains vector digital data for vegetation groupings in New Mexico at a 1:1,000,000 scale. The source software was ARC/INFO 5.0.1 and the conversion software was ARC/INFO 7.0.3.
Purpose This dataset shows the digital representation of vegetation for New Mexico. The data set was created to digitally represent the general vegetation groupings of New Mexico and their areas.
Status Complete
Point of Contact
Individual Name
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Position Name RGIS Clearinghouse Manager
Role Point of contact
Voice 505-277-3622
Facsimile 505-277-3614
Address
Delivery Point MSC01 1110
Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area New Mexico
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned
Descriptive Keywords General Vegetation Map of New Mexico
Access Constraints None.
Use Constraints Resource Geographic Information System (RGIS) Program assumes no liability for misuse of the data. Data should be used at the scale for which they were intended. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by Earth Data Analysis Center (EDAC) regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute such warranty.
Language English
Topic Category biota
Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
West Bound -109.051338195801
East Bound -102.998901367187
North Bound 37.0017471313477
South Bound 31.3308715820312
Temporal Extent
DateTime 1991-01-01
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Distribution Information

Distributor
Individual Name
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Position Name Clearinghouse Manager
Role Point of contact
Voice 505-277-3622 ext. 230
Facsimile 505-277-3614
Address
Delivery Point MSC01 1110
Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Transfer Options
Online Resource ZIP
Online Resource ESRI Shapefile (shp)
Online Resource GML
Online Resource KML
Online Resource GeoJSON
Online Resource JSON
Online Resource Comma Separated Values (csv)
Online Resource MS Excel format (xls)
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Spatial Reference Information

Spatial References
Spatial Reference North American Datum of 1927
Online Reference EPSG:4267
Spatial Reference Clarke 1866
Online Reference EPSG:7008
Indirect Spatial Reference United States
Geometric Object Type G-polygon String GT-polygon composed of chains
Geometric Object Count 479 1148 480
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Data Quality Information

Attribute Accuracy Report
Report See Entity_Attribute_Information
Quantitative Attribute Accuracy Assessment
Attribute Accuracy Value See Explanation
Attribute Accuracy Explanation Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
Report Unknown
Quantitative Horizontal Positional Accuracy Assessment
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Value 0
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Explanation Resolution as reported
Logical Consistency Report Polygon topology present.
Completeness Report Complete
Lineage
Process Step
Process Description The original data came from a 1:1,000,000 scale paper map by Dr. William Dick-Peddie. Data completeness reflect the content of the source graphic. Only vegetation type areas were extracted from the source graphic. The data contains all lines and polygons representing the vegetation types and the outline of the state of New Mexico.
Process Date 1997-12-17
Process Time
Process Contact
Individual Name
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Position Name RGIS Clearinghouse Manager
Role Point of contact
Voice 505-277-3622
Facsimile 505-277-3614
Address
Delivery Point MSC01 1110
Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area New Mexico
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
Process Step
Process Description Project coverage. Build coverage. Create metadata. Create shapefile.
Process Date 1997-12-17
Process Time
Process Contact
Individual Name
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Position Name RGIS Clearinghouse Manager
Role Point of contact
Voice 505-277-3622
Facsimile 505-277-3614
Address
Delivery Point MSC01 1110
Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area New Mexico
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
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Metadata Reference Information

File Identifier c42a0f67-9d1b-420f-84bf-16746ab4a24b
Metadata Language English
Hierarchy Level Dataset
Date Stamp 2025-07-29
Metadata Standard Name ISO 19115:2003
Metadata Standard Version 1.0
Metadata Contact
Individual Name
Organization Name Earth Data Analysis Center
Position Name Clearinghouse Manager
Role Point of contact
Voice 505-277-3622 ext. 230
Facsimile 505-277-3614
Address
Delivery Point MSC01 1110
Delivery Point 1 University of New Mexico
City Albuquerque
Administrative Area NM
Postal Code 87131-0001
Country USA
Electronic Mail Address clearinghouse@edac.unm.edu
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