# Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin

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## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: University of Wisconsin at Madison
      Publication_Date: 1990
      Publication_Time: Unknown
      Title: Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Madison, WI
        Publisher: Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR)
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/maps/gis/geolibrary.html>
      Online_Linkage: <ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/orig_veg_cov.zip>
      Online_Linkage: <http://maps.dnr.state.wi.us/webview/>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This is a polygon shapefile derived from a 1:500,000-scale map showing the original, pre-settlement vegetation cover in Wisconsin. The original vegetation cover data was digitized from a 1976 map created from land survey notes written in the mid-1800s when Wisconsin was first surveyed. Linework representing lakes and other hydrographic areas in other data sets were subsequently merged with the original vegetation cover data set to more closely match the source map.
    Purpose:
      This digital version of the original vegetation cover map can be used to identify regional changes in land cover since the time when the state was first surveyed. This data is not intended for landscape-scale analysis.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 1990
    Currentness_Reference: publication date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.963754
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.707114
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.083463
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.459887
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation
      Theme_Keyword: land cover
      Theme_Keyword: environment
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints: None
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin DNR Enterprise Data Management Section
      Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 7921
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: WI
        Postal_Code: 53707-7921
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
      Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours, or as available
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows NT Version 4.0 (Build 1381) Service Pack 6; ESRI ArcCatalog 8.3.0.800

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    The source ArcInfo coverages had polygon topology with no dangling arcs. No errors were reported upon conversion to shapefiles.
  Completeness_Report:
    All 72 counties of Wisconsin are represented. Islands in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior belonging to Wisconsin counties are also represented.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Robert W. Finley
          Publication_Date: 1976
          Title:
            Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin; Compiled from U.S. General Land Office Notes
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 500000
      Type_of_Source_Media: Unknown
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Digitizing was carried out by students at the UW-Madison under the direction of Professor Steve Ventura of the UW-Madison Institute for Environmental Studies and Earth Science.

        Because the digitized data set did not identify hydrographic features, this information was added by the DNR Geographic Services Section from the 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover data layer. Portions of the Wisconsin state boundary were also added to the digitized data set using the 1:100,000-scale state boundary coverage. GEO Services projected the data from the Lambert Conformal Conic Projection to WTM and carried out limited quality control review and edits to assure topological integrity of the data.

      Process_Date: 1990
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Organization_Primary:
            Contact_Organization: Wisconsin DNR
          Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing address
            Address: P.O. Box 7921
            City: Madison
            State_or_Province: WI
            Postal_Code: 53707-7921
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8914
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
          Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available

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: 11134

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Map_Projection:
        Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator
        Transverse_Mercator:
          Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
          Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -90.000000
          Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
          False_Easting: 520000.000000
          False_Northing: -4480000.000000
      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: D_North_American_1983_HARN
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: ovgppoly
      Entity_Type_Definition: Shapefile attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Wisconsin DNR
    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: AREA
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OVGPW95C_
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OVGPW95C_I
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VEG_TYPE
      Attribute_Definition:
        The two-digit code for original vegetation cover type. For each category, types of vegetation are listed in the order in which they predominate.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            White spruce, balsam fir, tamarack, white cedar, white birch, aspen
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beech, hemlock, sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Hemlock, sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sugar maple, yellow birch, white pine, red pine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: White pine, red pine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Jack pine, scrub (hill's), oak forest and barrens
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aspen, white birch, pine
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beech, sugar maple, basswood, red oak, white oak, black oak
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sugar maple, basswood, red oak, white oak, black oak
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak -- white oak, black oak, bur oak
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Oak openings -- bur oak, white oak, black oak
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Prairie
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Brush
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Swamp conifers -- white cedar, black spruce, tamarack, hemlock
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Lowland hardwoods -- willow, soft maple, box elder, ash, elm, cottonwood, river birch
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Marsh and sedge meadow, wet prairie, lowland shrubs
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 99
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Area with vegetation cover type not interpreted on the source map
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "Original Vegetation Cover of Wisconsin" map by Robert W. Finley, 1976.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Hydrographic area from the USGS 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover data layer
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: LUC_LEVEL2
      Attribute_Definition:
        This item contains the 2-digit Level 2 Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) classification code identifying hydrographic areas extracted by the Wisconsin DNR from the LULC coverage. Inclusion of these codes in the Original Vegetation Cover data layer enables users to select water bodies from this layer by LULC class as appropriate for a particular application.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 51
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Streams and canals
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 52
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lakes
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 53
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Reservoirs
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: US Geological Survey
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            Not a hydrographic area extracted from the USGS 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover database
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: Wisconsin DNR

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin DNR Enterprise Data Management Section
      Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: none
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: John.Laedlein@dnr.state.wi.us
      Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available
  Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
  Distribution_Liability:
    Refer to <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/legal/WebSiteLegalInformation.html>
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI shapefile
        File_Decompression_Technique: Compressed file created using WinZip
        Transfer_Size: 11.155
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name:
                <ftp://gomapout.dnr.state.wi.us/geodata/orig_veg_cover/orig_veg_cover.zip>
          Access_Instructions: Download from DNR ftp site.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Format:
            Compatibility_Information ISO 9660 format allows the CDROM to be read by most computer operating systems.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Refer to the DNR/EDM website for information about data access options: <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/maps/gis/geolibrary.html>

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20060710
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: Wisconsin DNR Enterprise Data Management Section
      Contact_Position: GIS Data Specialist
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: P.O. Box 7921
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: WI
        Postal_Code: 53707-7921
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 264-8916
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: none
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-0870
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Sara.Brenner@dnr.state.wi.us
      Hours_of_Service: Normal business hours or as available
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
    Online_Linkage: <http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html>
    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile

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