Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Pat S. Chavez, Jr Originator: Miguel G. Velasco Publication_Date: August 2000 Title: Detection and Analysis of Open Space Change in Yavapai and Southern Mohave Counties, Arizona Publication_Information: Publication_Place: USGS Flagstaff Field Center Publisher: United States Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/projects/OpenSpaces/ Description: Abstract: Big game in the Southwestern United States have been threatened by loss of open space habitat - losses both in total amount of habitat and quality of habitat. The Arizona Game and Fish Department has identified the need to quantify the amount and rate of change of open space in areas that are habitat for large ungulates (elk, desert bighorn, mule deer, pronghorn and white-tailed deer). Large acreage and open space that is included in a mosaic of ranches and associated grazing leases, functions as critical habitat for these large ungulates. In Yavapai and southern Mohave Counties of central-western Arizona human development has fragmented ungulate habitat; however, the amount and location of fragmentation has not been documented. Also, conversion of ranch lands to non-grazing uses may be accompanied by changes in state and federal lands due to changes in grazing allotment allocations. To study these issues the United States Geological Survey (USGS) initiated a project in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) funded by the Desert Bighorn Sheep Society, the Arizona Mule Deer Association, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Purpose: Temporal change analysis of big game habitats in Yavapai and Mohave Counties, Arizona Supplemental_Information: This metadata file covers the full resolution mosaic. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20 June 1997 Ending_Date: 15 July 1997 Currentness_Reference: Landsat TM acquisition dates Status: Progress: complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.75 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -111.50 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.20 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.90 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword: satellite Theme_Keyword: image Theme_Keyword: map Theme_Keyword: mosaic Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Thesaurus, http://www.sti.nasa.gov/thesfrm1.htm Place: Place_Keyword: Yavapai County Place_Keyword: Mohave County Place_Keyword: Kingman Place_Keyword: Prescott Place_Keyword: Camp Verde Place_Keyword: Cottonwood Place_Keyword: Ashfork Place_Keyword: Chino Valley Place_Keyword: Lake Havasu Place_Keyword: Bullhead City Place_Keyword: Black Canyon Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: Geographic Names Information System, http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html Stratum: Stratum_Keyword: surface Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: NASA Thesaurus, http://www.sti.nasa.gov/thesfrm1.htm Access_Constraints: Public domain. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy and functioning of the data nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. Any use of trade names and trademarks in these pages is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the USGS. Use_Constraints: Public domain. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy and functioning of the data nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. Any use of trade names and trademarks in these pages is for identification purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the USGS. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Pat S. Chavez, Jr. Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Research Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2255 N. Gemini Dr. City: Flagstaff State_or_Province: Arizona Postal_Code: 86001 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (520) 556-7221 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pchavez@TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/projects/OpenSpaces/1997/images/OpenSpacesthumb.gif Browse_Graphic_File_Description: false color composite thumbnail of data Browse_Graphic_File_Type: Compuserve Graphics Image Format Native_Data_Set_Environment: Software - USGS Mini Image Processing System (MIPS) OS - VMS, UNIX Freeware http://TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/software/mips/ The data set is a mosaic of Landsat TM scenes acquired from June to July 1997. The data archive contains the following file types: *.tif image data, false color composite (bands 2, 3, and 4 of Landsat TM) *.lbl cartographic projection and other image header information (MIPS, text file) Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: pixel Row_Count: 8664 Column_Count: 9841 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: 8-bit raster Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 30.0069269666665 Ordinate_Resolution: 30.0069269666665 Planar_Distance_Units: meters Grid_Coordinate_System: Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 12 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -111 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0 False_Easting: 0 False_Northing: 0 Geodetic_Model: Ellipsoid_Name: GRS80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Pat S. Chavez, Jr. Contact_Organization: USGS Contact_Position: Research Scientist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2255 N. Gemini Dr. City: Flagstaff State_or_Province: Arizona Postal_Code: 86001 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: (520) 556-7221 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pchavez@TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ZIP archive File_Decompression_Technique: unZIP Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/projects/OpenSpaces/ Fees: No fees or costs for the digital data. Ordering_Instructions: Data may be viewed through an interactive web interface or downloaded at: http://TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov/TRS/projects/OpenSpaces/ Images are archived in ZIP format. Images are in Tagged Image File Format with LZW compression. Distribution_Liability: No warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accessibility of the data, nor shall the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 4 August 2000 Metadata_Review_Date: 4 August 2000 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Deborah Lee Soltesz Contact_Organization: United States Geological Survey Contact_Position: Computer Clerk Contact_Voice_Telephone: (520)556-7146 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmistress@TerraWeb.wr.usgs.gov Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 2255 N. Gemini Dr. City: Flagstaff State_or_Province: Arizona Postal_Code: 86001 Country: USA Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: 2.0