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| Abstract | Digital Cooperative Stand Assessment (CSA) inventory data. This layer represents individual forest stands that are managed by the US Forst Service. The data were originally photo-interpreted. Many stands have since been field measured. This layer is part of a cooperative effort by the DNR, USFWS, and county land agencies to produce CSA layers with a common data structure. Each agency has translated their data to this (more general) format which contains the common elements found in each agencies CSA databases. Use in conjunction with the Common CSA layers created by the State and county land agencies. |
| Use Tips | There is some overlap between this data and the State and County Common CSA data layers. Use with caution. |
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. |
| Time Period of Content Date | 1998 |
| Currentness Reference | Original data source depends on each agency. The date in time period of content represents the year the data was converted to the IIC common format. |
| Access Constraints | In order to obtain this data, all the terms listed in the file, iicdis.html, located at the online linkage page, must be ageed upon. |
| Use Constraints | In order to use this data, all the terms listed in the file, iiclic.txt, located at the online linkage page, must be ageed upon. |
| Distributor Organization | DNR-MIS |
| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact |
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/ |
| Section 1 | Identification Information | Top of page | ||
| Originator | ||||
| Title | Forest Inventory - Common Forest Service CSA | |||
| Abstract | Digital Cooperative Stand Assessment (CSA) inventory data. This layer represents individual forest stands that are managed by the US Forst Service. The data were originally photo-interpreted. Many stands have since been field measured. This layer is part of a cooperative effort by the DNR, USFWS, and county land agencies to produce CSA layers with a common data structure. Each agency has translated their data to this (more general) format which contains the common elements found in each agencies CSA databases. Use in conjunction with the Common CSA layers created by the State and county land agencies. | |||
| Use Tips | There is some overlap between this data and the State and County Common CSA data layers. Use with caution. | |||
| Purpose | Forest resources planning and development | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | 1998 | |||
| Currentness Reference | Original data source depends on each agency. The date in time period of content represents the year the data was converted to the IIC common format. | |||
| Progress | In Work | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | Unknown | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | CSA stands in St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties, MN. Additional counties are in preparation | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.5 -89 49.5 43 |
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| Place Keywords | Minnesota National Forests | |||
| Theme Keywords | Forest Inventory Land Cover Forest Stands, biota | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | None | |||
| Access Constraints | In order to obtain this data, all the terms listed in the file, iicdis.html, located at the online linkage page, must be ageed upon. | |||
| Use Constraints | In order to use this data, all the terms listed in the file, iiclic.txt, located at the online linkage page, must be ageed upon. | |||
| Contact Person Information | Chad Skally,
GIS Specialist DNR-Forestry 500 Lafayette Road, Box 4 St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: (651) 296-0757 FAX: (651) 296-5954 E-mail: | |||
| Browse Graphic | View a sample of the data. | |||
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| Section 2 | Data Quality Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
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| Logical Consistency | Data exhibit some overlapping area features that require management using ARC/INFO region data structures. There are many errors in the location of township and forest stand boundaries, both between and within public agencies. This causes gaps and overlaps in polygons to occur between section and township lines. | |||
| Completeness | This CSA data has been translated from the MNDNR, Superior National Forest, and St.Loius county data. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | Source layer ccsafs: Unknown | |||
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | Source layer ccsafs: Not Applicable | |||
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| Source Scale Denominator | Source layer ccsafs: 15840 | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Native Data Set Environment | ARC/INFO 8.3 | |||
| Geographic Reference for Tabular Data | ||||
| Spatial Object Type | vector | |||
| Vendor Specific Object Types | polygon | |||
| Tiling Scheme | county | |||
| Section 4 | Spatial Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | UTM | |||
| Ellipsoid | GRS1980 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | meters | |||
| Distance Resolution | ||||
| Altitude Datum | Not Applicable | |||
| Altitude Units | Not Applicable | |||
| Depth Datum | Not Applicable | |||
| Depth Units | Not Applicable | |||
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| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
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| County Coordinate Zone Identifier | ||||
| Coordinate Offsets or Adjustments | Not Applicable | |||
| Map Projection Name | Transverse Mercator | |||
| Map Projection Parameters | Not Applicable | |||
| Other Coordinate System's Definition | Not Applicable | |||
| Section 5 | Entity and Attribute Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Entity and Attribute Overview | Data Elements for Attribute Table FORST_CSAFPY3.PAT: AGE: Average stand age in years. Age values pertain to the main cover type and reflect the main size class of the species to be managed. Average type age is determined by taking core samples from representative trees COVER_TYPE: Major forest type int the stand based on basal area or some derivative of basal area (i.e. volume). COVER_SIZE: Average size in diameter of breast height (d.b.h.) of the cover type. STOCKING: An indication of growing-space occupancy relative to a standard. Usually based on basal area or stand density (stems/acre). MEASURE_YEAR: The year the stand level data was collected. SITE_INDEX: A measure of actual or potential forest productivity, expressed in terms of the average height of trees included in a specific stand component (site index species). SITE_SPP: Tree species that site index was measured on ADMIN: Manager of the stand. RECON: The method used to inventory the stand. STAND-ID: Each agency's unique stand-id |
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| Entity and Attribute Detailed Citation | Value Domain for Data Element AGE: Value Domain for Data Element COVER_TYPE: 1 = ash, willow, or lowland hardwood 10 = white pine 11 = Norway pine 12 = jack pine 13 = scotch pine 14 = ponderosa pine 15 = white spruce 16 = balsam fir 17 = lowland black spruce 18 = upland black spruce 19 = tamarack 2 = balm-of-Gilead (balsam polar hybrid) 20 = cedar 21 = red cedar 22 = mixed swamp conifers 23 = cut over 24 = upland grass 25 = lowland grass 26 = marsh 27 = bog-muskeg 28 = upland brush 29 = lowland brush 3 = aspen, bigtooth, cottonwood, offsite aspen, or aspen-spruce-fir 30 = water 31 = gravel pit 32 = agriculture 33 = industrial 34 = recreation 35 = transportation 36 = other 4 = hybrid 5 = birch 6 = northern hardwood, mixed hardwood, sugar maple-basswood, or sugar maple 7 = central hardwoods 8 = oak, bur oak, or northen red oak 9 = walnut Value Domain for Data Element COVER_SIZE: 1 = 0-4.9" d.b.h. 2 = 5-8.9" d.b.h. 3 = 9"+ d.b.h. Value Domain for Data Element STOCKING: 1 = poor 2 = medium 3 = well Value Domain for Data Element MEASURE_YEAR: Value Domain for Data Element SITE_SPP: 1 = black ash 10 = bigtooth aspen 11 = paper birch 12 = yellow birch 13 = balm-of-Gilead (balsam poplar hybrid) 14 = hybrid poplar 16 = basswood 17 = walnut 18 = butternut 19 = cherry 2 = green ash 20 = buckeye 21 = northern red oak 22 = black oak 23 = northern pin oak 24 = white oak 25 = bur oak 26 = scarlet oak 27 = bitternut hickory 28 = shagbark hickory 29 = pignut hickory 3 = white ash 30 = hackberry 31 = box elder 32 = iron wood 33 = river birch 34 = blue beech 35 = locust 36 = white pine 37 = Norway Pine 38 = jack pine 39 = Scotch pine 4 = elm 40 = ponderosa pine 41 = Austrian pine 42 = balsam fir 43 = white spruce 44 = Colorado blue spruce 45 = Norway spruce 46 = black hills spruce 47 = black spruce 48 = tamarack 49 = white cedar 5 = silver maple 50 = red cedar 51 = hemlock 52 = douglas fir 53 = European larch 54 = Japanese larch 55 = Siberian larch 6 = red maple 7 = sugar maple 8 = willow 9 = trembling aspen Value Domain for Data Element ADMIN: 1 = State 2 = County 3 = United States Forest Service 4 = Bureau of Indian Affairs 5 = Private 6 = Private Industrial 7 = National Park Service 8 = Municipal 9 = United States Fish and Wildlife Service Value Domain for Data Element RECON: 0 = University of Minnesota - Duluth 1 = Visited on the ground. 2 = Air photo interpreted (AI) or other sources. Value Domain for Data Element STAND-ID: County = township # range # polygon id State = owner # section # type # township # range # direction # USFS = district # compartment # stand # |
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| Section 6 | Distribution Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Publisher | Minnesota DNR - Division of Forestry | |||
| Publication Date | 2003-09-04 00:00:00.0 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Hal Watson GIS Database Specialist DNR-MIS 500 Lafayette Road, Box 11 St. Paul, MN 55155-4011 Phone: (651) 297-2330 FAX: (651) 297-4946 E-mail: |
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| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | forst_csafpy3 | |||
| Distribution Liability | The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources makes no representation or warranties, express or implied, with respect to the reuse of data provided herewith, regardless of its format or the means of its transmission. There is no guarantee or representation to the user as to the accuracy, currency, suitability, or reliability of this data for any purpose. The user accepts the data 'as is', and assumes all risks associated with its use. By accepting this data, the user agrees not to transmit this data or provide access to it or any part of it to another party unless the user shall include with the data a copy of this disclaimer. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources assumes no responsibility for actual or consequential damage incurred as a result of any user's reliance on this data. | |||
| Transfer Format Name | Shapefile | |||
| Transfer Format Version Number | Not Applicable | |||
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| Ordering Instructions | See Online Linkage or Distribution Contact | |||
| Online Linkage | http://deli.dnr.state.mn.us/ | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference Information | Top of full metadata | Top of page | |
| Metadata Date | 2004-04-14 10:51:35.0 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Chad Skally,
GIS Specialist DNR-Forestry 500 Lafayette Road, Box 4 St. Paul, MN 55155-4044 Phone: (651) 296-0757 FAX: (651) 296-5954 E-mail: |
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| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.lmic.state.mn.us/gc/stds/metadata.htm | |||