# Reed Canary Grass Dominated Wetlands

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- 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: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
      Publication_Date: 2008
      Title: Reed Canary Grass Dominated Wetlands
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Madison, Wisconsin
        Publisher: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WiDNR)
      Online_Linkage: \\DNR\GIS\Libraries\gencov\wtm91cov\reed_canary_grass\rcg
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This Grid-format data set is a raster representation of the reed canary grass dominated wetlands of Wisconsin, derived from Landsat satellite imagery. The source data were acquired from Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data ranging from 1999-2003 as well as the wetland class of the WISCLAND Land Cover Grid. The image processing technique followed was published in the 'Development of a Landscape Level Monitoring Methodology Based on Mapping Invasive Species, Phase II: Statewide Mapping of Wetlands Dominated by Reed Canary Grass, Phalaris arundinacea L.' (2007).
      The pixel size of the source data is 30 meters. The result of this is that any feature one-half of an acre or larger may be resolved in the data (i.e., Minimum Mapping Unit (MMU) of one-half acre). The reed canary grass data are usable at nominal scales of 1:40,000 to 1:500,000 for a wide variety of wetland assessment and wetland restoration planning applications.
    Purpose:
      These data can be used for watershed scale analysis in various arenas such as wetland invasives research, wetland restoration techniques analysis, and wetland restoration planning. The data have been developed for inclusion in the Potentially Restorable Wetlands Project. The data should be used at scales smaller than 1:40,000. It is also suggested that the data be used at no less than the one-half acre minimum mapping unit. ArcView with the Spatial Analyst Extension, ArcInfo/ArcGIS Grid, or comparable GIS software is needed to use the Grid format data meaningfully.
    Supplemental_Information:
      Extensive additional information about this data set, including data lineage information, is provided in the 'Development of a Landscape Level Monitoring Methodology Based on Mapping Invasive Species, Phase II: Statewide Mapping of Wetlands Dominated by Reed Canary Grass, Phalaris arundinacea L.', 2007, WiDNR. The report is accessible at: <URL:http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/wetlands/assessment.shtml>
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2006
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -92.964588
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -86.706218
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 47.088096
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.457883
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Theme_Keyword: vegetation
      Theme_Keyword: Landsat Thematic Mapper
      Theme_Keyword: environment
      Theme_Keyword: invasives
      Theme_Keyword: wetland
      Theme_Keyword: reed canary grass
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
      Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    REQUIRED: Restrictions and legal prerequisites for using the data set after access is granted.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management, Lakes and Wetlands Section
      Contact_Position: Wetland Assessment Data Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address:
          Mailcode: WT/4 101 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7921
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin (WI)
        Postal_Code: 53707-7921
        Country: United States of America (USA)
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 261-6446
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-2244
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Brynda.Hatch@wisconsin.gov
      Hours_of_Service: normal business hours or as available
  Browse_Graphic:
  Native_Data_Set_Environment:
    Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.6.1500

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
      Accuracy Assessment matrices have been completed for each Landsat scene in the mosaic. These matrices should be referred to when using the Reed Canary Grass Cover Data, and are included in the 'Development of a Landscape Level Monitoring Methodology Based on Mapping Invasive Species, Phase II: Statewide Mapping of Wetlands Dominated by Reed Canary Grass, Phalaris arundinacea L.' (2007). Percentage User's accuracy and Producer's accuracy for each class along with overall percentage accuracy for each Landsat scene was calculated.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    This grid is a statewide mosaic of all the classified Landsat scenes used. The scenes were overlapped so that the most accurate scenes were overlaid on top of the lesser accurate scenes. Then the scenes were merged together to make a seamless statewide raster grid. Where there were clouds in the more accurate scene that were masked out, then the pixels in the less accurate scene were used to fill in.
  Completeness_Report:
    This map should not be considered a comprehensive state-wide map of reed canary grass infestations. It is meant to be a tool for determining wetland health. For this reason, only wetlands are visible on this map. All other land cover types are masked out. We recognize that reed canary grass can grow outside of wetland areas; therefore, it is ill advised to assume that this map depicts all reed canary grass present in the state.
    The pilot study revealed that reed canary grass growing as an understory in a wooded area is not accurately picked up by the satellites. Trees and woody shrubs tend to block the satellite from "seeing" the groundcover. Therefore we can also state that this map is only believed to be accurate for open-canopy wetland types such as emergent or wet meadow.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The mask used was developed from the WISCLAND land cover wetland boundaries. WISCLAND was completed in 1991, making the data currency at present 15 years old. The vector data from the Wisconsin Wetland Inventory (WWI) was used to create the WISCLAND wetland boundaries. The WWI was not orthorectified at the time, creating the need to manually warp the arcs to fit the imagery. Although WISCLAND employed the WWI for its wetland boundaries, the scale of recommended use decreased from 1:24,000 for WWI to 1:40,000 for WISCLAND. In addition to the effects caused by rasterization, the scale change is also due to the fact that WISCLAND, although started with 30m pixels, was generalized to areas no smaller than four contiguous pixels; making their minimum mapping unit five acres. Only individual wetlands less than one acre were not generalized.
        The data shown on this map have been obtained from various sources, and are of varying age, reliability and resolution. This map is not intended to be used for navigation, nor is this map an authoritative source of information about legal land ownership or public access. Users of this map should confirm the ownership of land through other means in order to avoid trespassing. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, applicability for a particular use, completeness, or legality of the information depicted on this map.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 20051209; 20060315; 20060322
          Publication_Time: Unknown
          Title:
            LANDSAT TM - Path: 23 Row:30 for Scene: 5023030000029210; LANDSAT TM - Path:26 Row: 27 for Scene: 5026027000328910; LANDSAT TM - Path: 25 Row: 30 for Scene: 5025030000328210; LANDSAT TM - Path: 24 Row: 28 for Scene: 5024028000329110; LANDSAT TM - Path: 24 Row :29 for Scene: 5024029000329110
          Edition: None
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD USA
            Publisher:
              U.S. Geological Survey Center for Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS)
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Originally, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was responsible for operating the Landsat satellites through the early 1980s. In January 1983 operations of the Landsat system were transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In October 1985 the Landsat system was commercialized. After that date, all Landsat commercial rights became the property of Space Imaging, with exclusive sales rights to all U.S. thematic mapper (TM) data. Throughout these changes, the USGS retained primary responsibility as the Government's long-term archive of Landsat data. As of July 1, 2001, Space Imaging relinquished their commercial right to Landsat data. The Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-555) officially authorized the government and assigned responsibility to the Department of Interior delegated down to the USGS.
          Online_Linkage: <http://glovis.usgs.gov/>
          Online_Linkage: <http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/>
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Multiple_Dates/Times:
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20061016
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20031009
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20031018
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20001018
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Contribution: Remote-sensing imagery used to derive land cover information.
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
          Publication_Date: 1998
          Title: Wisconsin Land Cover Grid
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Madison, Wisconsin
            Publisher: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR)
          Other_Citation_Details:
            Upper Midwest Gap Analysis Program (UMGAP) Image Processing Protocol (1998), available at: <URL:http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/umgap/documents.html>
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/maps/gis/datalandcover.html>
          Online_Linkage: <ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/landcover/wiscland_landcover.zip>
          Online_Linkage: <http://maps.dnr.state.wi.us/webview/>
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 40,000 (nominal)
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1991
            Ending_Date: 1993
        Source_Currentness_Reference:
          Date of the Landsat TM satellite data acquisition for the MRLC Consortium
      Source_Contribution: Wetland Class used for Masking the Landsat TM and ETM+ data
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator:
            USGS National Center for Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS)
          Publication_Date: 19991015; 19991024; 19991029; 20001010; 20001031; 20011011
          Publication_Time: Unknown
          Title:
            Landsat_ETM - Path: 24 Row: 30 for Scene: 7024030009928850; Landsat_ETM - Path: 23 Row: 20 for Scene: 7023029009929750; Landsat_ETM - Path: 26 Row: 28 for Scene: 7026028009930250; Landsat_ETM - Path: 23 Row: 28 for Scene: 7023028000028450; Landsat_ETM - Path: 26 Row: 29 for Scene: 7026029000030550; Landsat_ETM - Path: 25 Row: 28 for Scene: 7025028000128450; Landsat_ETM - Path: 25 Row: 29 for Scene: 7025029000128450
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote-sensing image
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Landsat_ETM
            Issue_Identification:
              The Landsat-7 satellite's payload includes the ETM+ sensor. The ETM+ sensor is an enhanced version of the TM sensor flown aboard the Landsat-4 and -5 satellites. Sensor enhancements include the addition of the panchromatic band and two gain ranges, improved spatial resolution for the thermal band, and the addition of two solar calibrators.
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
            Publisher:
              USGS National Center for Earth Resources Observation & Science (EROS)
          Online_Linkage: <http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov>
      Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM
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              Calendar_Date: 20001010
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              Time_of_Day: 2001:284:16:34:10.5699291
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 20001031
              Time_of_Day: 2000:305:16:42:58.7618691
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              Calendar_Date: 20011011
              Time_of_Day: 2001:284:16:34:34.4378041
            Single_Date/Time:
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              Time_of_Day: 1999:297:16:26:56.2370963
            Single_Date/Time:
              Calendar_Date: 19991029
              Time_of_Day: 1999:302:16:45:06.2619030
        Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
      Source_Contribution: Remote-sensing imagery used to derive land cover information.
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The image processing technique followed was published in the 'Development of a Landscape Level Monitoring Methodology Based on Mapping Invasive Species, Phase II: Statewide Mapping of Wetlands Dominated by Reed Canary Grass, Phalaris arundinacea L.' (2007). The report is accessible at <URL:http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/fhp/wetlands/assessment.shtml>
      Process_Date: 2006-2007
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Metadata imported.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: G:\BackupHATCHBfromWatershed\metadata.xml
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: D:\Brynda\RCG Classification\just checking\step4_recode
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description: Dataset copied.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: C:\geodata\projects\ready_to_zip\reed_canary_grass\rcg
      Process_Date: 20080925
      Process_Time: 14413400

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: None
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
  Raster_Object_Information:
    Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
    Row_Count: 16995
    Column_Count: 15846
    Vertical_Count: 1

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: row and column
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 30.000000
          Ordinate_Resolution: 30.000000
        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: rcg.vat
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Value
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Count
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Rowid
      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: RED
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: GREEN
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: BLUE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: OPACITY
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VALUE
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: COUNT
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      Each pixel within the Reed Canary Grass raster dataset has an associated 8-bit value which corresponds to a class describing reed canary grass domination of wetlands.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
      REED CANARY GRASS CLASSIFICATION SCHEME - Numbers are the numeric class values assigned to pixels.
      0 - Unclassified (upland, or open water areas) 1 - Wetland with less than 50% of reed canary grass cover 2 - Wetland with more than 50% of reed canary grass cover

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management, Lakes and Wetlands Section
      Contact_Position: Wetland Assessment Data Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address:
          Mailcode: WT/4 101 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7921
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: Wisconsin (WI)
        Postal_Code: 53707-7921
        Country: United States of America (USA)
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 261-6446
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-2244
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Brynda.Hatch@wisconsin.gov
      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: ARC/INFO Grid format
        Format_Version_Number: ARC7.1.1
        File_Decompression_Technique: WINZIP
        Transfer_Size: 15.972
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <ftp://dnrftp01.wi.gov/geodata/landcover/reed_canary_grass.zip>
              Network_Resource_Name:
                <http://dnrmaps.wisconsin.gov/imf/imf.jsp?site=SurfaceWaterViewer>
          Access_Instructions:
            Data can be downloaded via the Surface Water Data Viewer Web Mapping Application, or from the DNR Public GIS FTP site.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
          Recording_Capacity:
            Recording_Density: 650
            Recording_Density_Units: megabytes
          Recording_Format: ISO 9660

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20080925
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization:
          Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Watershed Management, Lakes and Wetlands Section
        Contact_Person: Brynda Hatch
      Contact_Position: Wetland Assessment Data Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: Mailcode: WT/4, 101 South Webster Street, P.O. Box 7921
        City: Madison
        State_or_Province: WI
        Postal_Code: 53707-7921
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: (608) 261-6446
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (608) 266-2244
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Brynda.Hatch@wisconsin.gov
      Hours_of_Service: normal business hours or as available
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  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
  Metadata_Extensions:
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    Profile_Name: ESRI Metadata Profile
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