Aerial Survey Maps from Brown Marsh Surveys of Coastal Louisiana

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Aerial Survey Maps from Brown Marsh Surveys of Coastal Louisiana

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Publisher:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)

Description:

Abstract:

Monthly aerial surveys were conducted using a US Geological Survey-National Wetlands Research Center fix-winged amphibious aircraft. Aerial Surveys were conducted in southeast Louisiana in June, August, September, October and January and in southwest Louisiana in August and October. Transects were repeated for each flight. A general color (Brown, Brown-Green, Green-Brown, and Green) was assigned to an area of marsh directly beneth the wing of the aircraft at 5 second intervals. When the color was assigned, the designation of health was recorded along with a longitude and latitude to show location. The pilot and a observer were both making observations on thier respective sides of the plane and data were recorded on a laptop. The data was then imported into ArcView GIS and plotted.

Purpose:

Determining the extent of the phenomenon known as Brown Marsh on Coastal Louisiana.

Supplemental_Information:

The metadata for this data set are encapsulated into several documents and graphics files. The metadata are not complete if you did not receive the following files along with the data set:

brown_marsh_ap.txt - this metadata in mp (metadata parser) compatible ASCII text form
brown_marsh_ap.htm - this metadata in HTML form
brown_marsh_ap.faq.htm - this metadata presented in Questions and Answers form
brown_marsh_ap.sgm - this metadata in SGML form

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2000

Ending_Date: Present

Currentness_Reference: Surveys conducted on a Monthly Basis

Status:

Progress: In Work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -93.8999

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.5242

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.9177

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 29.2128

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Aerial Surveys

Theme_Keyword: Aerial Photography

Theme_Keyword: Brown Marsh

Theme_Keyword: Maps

Theme_Keyword: Mapping

Theme_Keyword: Geographic Information System (GIS)

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Gulf Coast

Place_Keyword: Coastal Louisiana

Place_Keyword: Louisiana Coast

Stratum:

Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Stratum_Keyword: Troposhpere

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

If these data are altered or incorporated into another dataset, they are not to be redistributed without also: altering the name of the dataset, including a Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998) compliant metadata file that describes the dataset and reflects the alteration steps that makes the new dataset different from this one, and citing this dataset in the metadata as a source for the altered dataset. Acknowledgement of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) would be appreciated.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas C. Michot

Contact_Organization:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)

Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd

City: Lafayette

State_or_Province: Louisiana

Postal_Code: 70506

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8664

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ArcView GIS

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Coastal Louisiana

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Thomas C. Michot

Contact_Organization:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)

Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd.

City: Lafayette

State_or_Province: Louisiana

Postal_Code: 70506

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8664

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tommy_michot@usgs.gov

Distribution_Liability:

Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the United States Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. No responsibility is assumed by the United States Geological Survey in the use of these data.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20010313

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization:

United States Geological Survey (USGS)/National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC)

Contact_Person: R. Scott Kemmerer

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 700 Cajundome Blvd.

City: Lafayette

State_or_Province: Louisiana

Postal_Code: 70506

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 337-266-8669

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998