LANDFIRE.AK_140SCLASS

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Customer Service Representative

Publication_Date: 20161209

Publication_Time: unknown

Title: LANDFIRE.AK_140SCLASS

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: LANDFIRE SuccessionClasses

Issue_Identification: LANDFIRE 2014 (LF 1.4.0)

Online_Linkage: <https://landfire.cr.usgs.gov/viewer/>

Online_Linkage: <https://www.landfire.gov>

Description:

Abstract:

Broad-scale alterations of historical fire regimes and vegetation dynamics have occurred in many landscapes in the U.S. through the combined influence of land management practices, fire exclusion, ungulate herbivory, insect and disease outbreaks, climate change, and invasion of non-native plant species. LANDFIRE produces maps of historical fire regimes and vegetation conditions using the disturbance dynamics model VDDT. These maps support fire and landscape management planning outlined in the goals of the National Fire Plan, Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act. Data Summary: Succession Classes categorize current vegetation composition and structure into up to five successional states defined for each LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings (BpS) Model. An additional category defines uncharacteristic vegetation components that are not found within the compositional or structural variability of successional states defined for each BpS model, such as exotic species. These succession classes are similar in concept to those defined in the Interagency Fire Regime Condition Class Guidebook (www.frcc.gov). This layer is created by linking the BpS layer with the Succession Classes rulesets. This geospatial product should display a reasonable approximation of Succession Classes, documented in the LANDFIRE Vegetation Dynamics Models . The current successional classes and their historical reference conditions are compared to assess departure of vegetation characteristics; this departure can be quantified using methods such as Fire Regime Condition Class (FRCC). Five successional classes, "A" (1) - "E" (5) define successional states represented within a given BpS model. 'UN' (6) represents uncharacteristic native vegetation for the BpS model on which these vegetation conditions are found. These are taken to represent vegetation cover, height, or composition that would not have been expected to occur on the BpS during the reference condition period. 'UE' (7) represents uncharacteristic exotic vegetation for the BpS model on which these vegetation conditions are found. Additional data layer values were included to represent Water (111), Snow / Ice (112), Barren (131), and Sparsely Vegetated (132). Non-burnable Urban (120), Burnable Urban (121), Non-burnable Agriculture (180), and Burnable Agriculture (181) are provided to mask out such areas from analysis of vegetation departure. To use this layer for assessing vegetation departure from historical reference conditions, it is necessary to combine this layer with LANDFIRE BpS and LANDFIRE map zone data layers. The subsequent combination of map zone, Bps, and Succession Class can then be found within LANDFIRE Historical Reference Condition tables. Caution is warranted in assessing vegetation departure across map zone boundaries, as the classification schemes used to produce BpS and Succession Classes may vary slightly between adjacent map zones. Furthermore, reference conditions are simulated independently for each map zone, resulting in potentially unique measurements of reference conditions for a given BpS between adjacent map zones.

Purpose:

LANDFIRE data products are designed to facilitate national- and regional-level strategic planning and reporting of management activities. Data products are created at a 30-meter grid spatial resolution raster data set; however, the applicability of data products varies by location and specific use. Principal purposes of the data products include providing, 1) national-level, landscape-scale geospatial products to support fire and fuels management planning, and, 2) consistent fuels data to support fire planning, analysis, and budgeting to evaluate fire management alternatives. Users are advised to evaluate the data carefully for their applications.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -179.3173

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 175.4184

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.5478

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 48.8767

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Category

Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: LF_1.4.0

Theme_Keyword: USGS

Theme_Keyword: USFS

Theme_Keyword: Succession Classes

Theme_Keyword: LANDFIRE

Theme_Keyword: LANDFIRE 2014

Theme_Keyword: United States Forest Service

Theme_Keyword: GIS

Theme_Keyword: Raster digital data

Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey

Theme_Keyword: sclass

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: U.S.

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: US

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

Although LANDFIRE products are delivered as 30-meter pixels, they should not be used at the individual pixel level or on small groups of pixels. LANDFIRE products were designed to support 1) national (all states) strategic planning, 2) regional (single large states or groups of smaller states), and 3) strategic/tactical planning for large sub-regional landscapes and Fire Management Units (FMUs) (such as significant portions of states or multiple federal administrative entities). The applicability of LANDFIRE products to support fire and land management planning on smaller areas will vary by product, location, and specific use. Further investigation by local and regional experts should be conducted to inform decisions regarding local applicability. However, it is the responsibility of the local user, using LANDFIRE metadata and local knowledge, to determine if and/or how LANDFIRE can be used for particular areas of interest. LANDFIRE products are not intended to replace local products, but rather serve as a back-up by providing wall-to-wall cross-boundary products. It is the responsibility of the user to be familiar with the value, assumptions, and limitations of LANDFIRE products. Managers and planners must evaluate LANDFIRE data according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: physical

Address: 47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

Data have been collected and analyzed by teams at both USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD and at the USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT. Depending on the data set described primary responsibility may reside with USGS EROS or with USFS. Contact information will be listed in the Contact Section and in the Metadata Reference section with regards to the primary responsibility.

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: None in place

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description:

If there is ever doubt, contact the appropriate resource staff who has stewardship responsibility and the GIS Coordinator.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ESRI ArcMap 10.x

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Keane, R.E., G.J. Cary, and R. Parsons

Publication_Date: 20030101

Title:

Using simulation to map fire regimes: an evaluation of approaches, strategies, and limitations.

Series_Information:

Series_Name: International Journal of Wildland Fire

Issue_Identification: 12: 309-322

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Holsinger, L., R.E. Keane, B. Steele, M.C. Reeves, and S.D. Pratt.

Title:

Assessing departure of current vegetation conditions from historical simulations of vegetation across large landscapes.

Other_Citation_Details:

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. RMRS-GTR-[In prep.]

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Keane, R.E., R. Parsons and P. Hessburg

Publication_Date: 20020101

Title:

Estimating historical range and variation of landscape patch dynamics: limitations of the simulation approach

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Ecological Modeling

Issue_Identification: 151:29-49

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Keane, R.E., L. Holsinger, and S. Pratt

Publication_Date: 20060101

Title:

Simulating historical landscape dynamics using the landscape fire succession model LANDSUM version 4.0

Other_Citation_Details:

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. RMRS-GTR-171CD.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Pratt, S.D., L. Holsinger, and R.E. Keane

Title:

Modeling historical reference conditions for vegetation and fire regimes using simulation modeling.

Other_Citation_Details:

USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory. RMRS-GTR-[In prep.]

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

LANDFIRE 1.0.5/1.1.0 layers were created by linking the BpS Group attribute in the BpS layer with the Refresh Model Tracker (RMT) data and assigning the Succession Classes attribute.

Process_Date: 20111031

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Metadata updated

Process_Date: 20111116

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

For a detailed definition and discussion on LANDFIRE, refer to <http://www.LANDFIRE.gov>

Process_Date: 20130831

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: USGS EROS

Address: 47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151

Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 605/594-6933

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: custserv@usgs.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600, CT M-F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 23553

Column_Count: 7783

Vertical_Count: 1

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: sclass

Entity_Type_Definition: Succession Classes

Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: ObjectID

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: Value

Attribute_Definition: Succession class

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: A Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: B Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: D Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: E Succession Class

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

UN Uncharacteristic Native Vegetation Cover / Structure / Composition

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: UE Uncharacteristic Exotic Vegetation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 111

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 112

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snow / Ice

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 120

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-burnable Urban

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 121

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burnable Urban

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 131

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Barren

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 132

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparsely Vegetated

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 180

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-burnable Agriculture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 181

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burnable Agriculture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: -9999

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: NoData

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

Attribute_Definition: Number of pixels

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Number of pixels

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Label

Attribute_Definition: Succession classes label

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession Class A

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession Class B

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession Class C

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession Class D

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession Class E

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Uncharacteristic Native Vegetation Cover / Structure / Composition

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Uncharacteristic Exotic Vegetation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 111

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 112

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Snow / Ice

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 120

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-burnable Urban

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 121

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burnable Urban

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 131

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Barren

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 132

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sparsely Vegetated

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 180

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-burnable Agriculture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 181

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Burnable Agriculture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Description

Attribute_Definition: Succession classes description

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Label descriptions

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: R

Attribute_Definition: Red color value

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 255

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: G

Attribute_Definition: Green color value

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 255

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: B

Attribute_Definition: Blue color value

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 255

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Red

Attribute_Definition: Red color value/255

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Green

Attribute_Definition: Green color value/255

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Blue

Attribute_Definition: Blue color value/255

Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0

Range_Domain_Maximum: 1

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

ValueLabelDescription-9999NODATANODATA1ASuccession Class A2BSuccession Class B3CSuccession Class C4DSuccession Class D5ESuccession Class E6UNUncharacteristic Native Vegetation Cover / Structure / Composition7UEUncharacteristic Exotic Vegetation111WaterWater112Snow / IceSnow / Ice120UrbanUrban131BarrenBarren132Sparsely VegetatedSparsely Vegetated180AgricultureAgriculture

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: LANDFIRE Succession Classes

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Position:

Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 47914 252nd Street

Address: Earth Resources Observation and Science Center

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600, CT M-F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)

Contact_Instructions:

The USGS point of contact is for questions relating only to the data display and download from this web site. For questions regarding data content and quality, refer to the original metadata document.

Distribution_Liability:

This product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and USGS EROS. By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media is in draft condition. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. The Forest Service and USGS EROS make no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. The Forest Service and USGS EROS reserve the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARC Grid

Format_Version_Number: ArcGIS 10.x

Format_Specification: Raster

Transfer_Size: 26.98

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <https://landfire.cr.usgs.gov/viewer>

Fees: None

Turnaround: Variable

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20070201

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: USGS EROS

Address: 47914 252nd Street

City: Sioux Falls

State_or_Province: SD

Postal_Code: 57198-0001

Country: US

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time

Metadata_Security_Information:

Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None

Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified

Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None