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fox-huc12lc99
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What does this data set describe?
Illinois State Geological Survey Statewide Arc/Info GRID coverage of the Land Cover of Illinois1999-2000, clipped to the HUC12 Fox Watershed boundaries. Charles Foor, IDNR, reprojected the data from UTM16, GRS1980, NAD83 to the Lambert Conformal Conic.
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How should this data set be cited?
Don Luman, ISGS and Tari Weicherding, INHS, January 1999, fox-huc12lc99.
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What geographic area does the data set cover?
Bounding coordinates:West: -89.092802East: -88.034210North: 42.503022South: 41.336324
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What does it look like?
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Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
Calendar date: January, 1999Currentness reference:Current
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What is the general form of this data set?
Geospatial data presentation form: raster digital data
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How does the data set represent geographic features?
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How are geographic features stored in the data set?
This is a Raster data set. It contains the following raster data types:- Dimensions 4296 x 2887 x 1, type Grid Cell
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What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
The map projection used is Lambert Conformal Conic.
Projection parameters:Standard parallel: 33.000000Standard parallel: 45.000000Longitude of central meridian: -89.500000Latitude of projection origin: 33.000000False easting: 2999994.000000False northing: 0.000000
Planar coordinates are encoded using row and column.Abscissae (x-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 97.878807.Ordinates (y-coordinates) are specified to the nearest 97.878807.Planar coordinates are specified in survey feet.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378206.400000.The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/294.978698.
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How does the data set describe geographic features?
fox-huc12lc99ObjectIDInternal feature number.
(Source:ESRI
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
ValueCountClass_namesClass2Entity and attribute overview:Value Class Names 0 Background AGRICULTURAL LAND 11 Corn 12 Soybeans 13 Winter Wheat 14 Other Small Grains & Hay 16 Other Agriculture 17 Rural Grassland FORESTED LAND 21 Upland 25 Partial Canopy/Savannah Upland 26 Coniferous URBAN & BUILT-UP LAND 31 High Density 32 Low/Medium Density 35 Urban Open Space WETLAND 41 Shallow Marsh/Wet Meadow 42 Deep Marsh 43 Seasonally/Temporally Flooded 44 Floodplain Forest 49 Shallow Water OTHER 51 Surface Water 52 Barren & Exposed Land
Entity and attribute detail citation:class1 = Main categories class2 = subcategories
Who produced the data set?
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Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
- Don Luman, ISGS and Tari Weicherding, INHS
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Who also contributed to the data set?
Donald Luman, ISGS and Tari Weicherding, INHS
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To whom should users address questions about the data?
Kathleen J. BrownIllinois State Water SurveyGIS Specialist2204 Griffith Drive
Champaign, IL 61820USA
217-333-6778 (voice)217-333-6540 (FAX)katbrown@uiuc.eduHours of Service: 8-5 Central Standard Time
Why was the data set created?
Land classification
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Where did the data come from?
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What changes have been made?
(change 1 of 4)Dataset copied.
Data sources used in this process:- G:\PublicData\landcover\landcover_99-00\lcoi_grid\lc99_00_lam27
(change 2 of 4)Dataset copied.
Data sources used in this process:- D:\ftp\grid_landcov_99-00_lam27\lc99lam27
(change 3 of 4)Metadata imported.
Data sources used in this process:- D:\DOCUME~1\kbrown\LOCALS~1\Temp\xml196.tmp
(change 4 of 4)Dataset copied.
Data sources used in this process:- \\Ohio\Users\GISCoverages_Fox\reportmaps\fox-huc12lc99
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How can someone get a copy of the data set?
Reproduction or redistribution of copyrighted digital data sets or products derived there from outside of licensees' organization or entity is expressly forbidden. The only exception is redistribution to consultants working for the licensee, and then only for purposes related to work for the licensee. Such consultants may not further reproduce or redistribute these data sets. None of these data shall be electronically duplicated on magnetic or optical media for use by others, in whole or in part, without written permission of the appropriate custodial division of Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Inclusive identification of USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, and Illinois Department of Agriculture as the source is mandatory. Any hardcopy publications utilizing this data set shall clearly indicate the source next to the map and/or data as well as in the reference section of the publication, as follows: "USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Illinois Department of Agriculture. 2002. Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000. Springfield, IL." If the licensee has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy or digital map. Licensee specifically agrees not to misrepresent INHS/IDNR data sets, nor to imply that changes made by the licensee were approved by Illinois Natural History Survey or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
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Who distributes the data set?
Donald LumanIllinois State Geological SurveySenior Professional Scientist217-244-2179 (voice)217-244-2785 (FAX)dluman@isgs.uiuc.eduHours of Service: 8-5 Central
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What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
Downloadable Data
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Data format:
Size: 2.762
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Who wrote the metadata?
2204 Griffith Drive
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