Land Use and Land Cover - LAND_COVER_PRESETTLEMENT_IDNR_IN: Generalized Presettlement Vegetation Types of Indiana, Circa 1820
(Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Polygon Shapefile)
Dataset Identification:
Resource Abstract:
LAND_COVER_PRESETTLEMENT_IDNR_IN.SHP is a polygon shapefile showing generalized presettlement vegetation types of Indiana,
circa 1820. The work was based on original land survey records and modern soil maps of counties in Indiana. The original published
paper map from 1965 (Lindsey) provides five generalized classifications of vegetation types, and the article that contains
the map offers descriptions for each classification: Classification Description ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------
Quercus - Carya "Oak-Hickory" forest type Fagus - Acer "Beech-Maple" forest type Fagus - Quercus - Acer - Carya "Mixed" forest
type Wetlands Wetlands, marshes, swamps, & bogs vegetation (including Wet Prairie) Dry Prairie Dry Prairie vegetation (tallgrass
lands)
Citation
Title Land Use and Land Cover - LAND_COVER_PRESETTLEMENT_IDNR_IN: Generalized Presettlement Vegetation Types of Indiana, Circa 1820
(Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Polygon Shapefile)
publication Date
2017-01-01
presentationForm
mapDigital
other Citation Details
gis-inventory-metadata-31-37436.xml
cited responsible party
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publisher
organisation Name
Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc. (IGIC)
Contact information
Address
, Indianapolis, IN
cited responsible party
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originator
organisation Name
Purdue University, Department of Biological Sciences (Author)
LAND_COVER_PRESETTLEMENT_IDNR_IN.SHP was created to provide a digital coverage of generalized presettlement vegetation types
of Indiana, circa 1820. The original published paper map from 1965 (Lindsey) was digitized by personnel of the Indiana Department
of Natural Resources (IDNR) in June of 2016. This metadata was auto-generated through the NSGIC GIS Inventory (https://www.gisinventory.net)
and does not represent all information about the dataset, including dataset purpose. Users are strongly encouraged to access
the original metadata record if documented, below, under 'Distribution Information'.
Resource language:
eng; USA
Resource progress code:
completed
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:
notPlanned
Constraints on resource usage:
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Use limitation statement:
Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system by the data steward, no warranty either expressed
or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on any system, nor shall this notice generated by the NSGIC GIS Inventory
System or the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The data steward may have additional liability information
associated with delivery or distribution of this product.
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Use Constraints: IDNR documentation states This dataset was compiled by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division
of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, using data believed to be reasonably accurate; however a degree of error is inherent
in all data. This product is distributed AS-IS without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but
not limited to warranties of suitability to a particular purpose or use. No attempt has been made in either the design or
production of this data to define the limits or jurisdiction of any federal, state or local government. This data is intended
for use only at the published scale or smaller and is for reference purposes only. It is not to be construed as a legal document
or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from this data.
The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. The publisher shares no liability wit
product users indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue
or profit, lost or damaged data or other commercial or economic loss. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is not responsible
for claims by third party. DATA DISCLAIMER "The Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) provides these geographic data "as
is" and the user accepts the data "as is", and assumes all risks associated with its use. IDNR believes the data to be accurate,
but cannot and does not warranty it to be so. These data are intended for use only at the published scale or smaller and are
for reference purposes only. They are not to be construed as a legal document or survey instrument. A detailed on-the-ground
survey and historical analysis of a single site may differ from these data. IDNR further makes no warranties, either expressed
or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of any product, or its fitness
for any particular purpose. "The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although these data have
been processed successfully using the data processing technology of IDNR, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by IDNR
regarding any capability to use these data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any
such warranty. In no event shall IDNR have any liability whatsoever for payment of any consequential, incidental, indirect,
special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, any loss of profits arising out of or reliance on the
geographic data or arising out of the delivery, installation, operation, or support by IDNR." CREDIT It is requested that
the Indiana Geological Survey and IndianaMAP also be cited in any products generated from this data. The following source
citation should be included: [LAND_COVER_PRESETTLEMENT_IDNR_IN: Generalized Presettlement Vegetation Types of Indiana, Circa
1820 (Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Polygon Shapefile), 20160616].
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Access Constraints: This file is available to anyone, but access may be contingent on written request, specific terms relevant
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Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
westBoundLongitude
-88.08974457
eastBoundLongitude
-84.78767395
northBoundLatitude
41.76232147
southBoundLatitude
37.77304840
Temporal Extent
2017-01-01
point of contact
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pointOfContact
individual Name Phil Worrall
organisation Name
Indiana Geographic Information Council, Inc. (IGIC)
notes: This metadata was automatically generated from the FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata standard (version
FGDC-STD-001-1998) using the 2012-06-20T17:21:00 version of the FGDC RSE to ISO 19115-2 transform.
notes: Last Metadata Review Date: 2017-02-24
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Metadata Use Constraints: This metadata record was generated within the NSGIC GIS Inventory (https://www.gisinventory.net)
and may include information imported from an original metadata record. The content has been standardized to facilitate data
discovery and may not reflect the actual parameters (scale, geographic location, attributes, etc.) of the data resource being
described. Users are strongly encouraged to access the original metadata record if documented, above, under 'Distribution
Information'.
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NSGIC GIS Inventory
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