## ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 Metadata also available as

## Metadata:

- Identification_Information
- Data_Quality_Information
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
- Spatial_Reference_Information
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information
- Distribution_Information
- Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:
  Citation:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Mike Brouillette
      Publication_Date: 20021024
      Publication_Time: Unknown
      Title: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
      Edition: 2002
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Slopes generated from USGS NED based DEM24 data
        Issue_Identification: 2002
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Waterbury, VT 05676
        Publisher: Eric Pyle, VCGI
      Other_Citation_Details: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.vcgi.org/>
      Online_Linkage:
        <http://www.vcgi.org/dataware/default.cfm?layer=ElevationSlope_SLOPE24>
      Online_Linkage:
        <http://www.vcgi.org/dataware/default.cfm?layer=ElevationSlope_SLOPE24&mapit=yes>
      Online_Linkage:
        ogc:WMS-1.0.0-http-get-map <http://maps.vcgi.org:8080/servlet/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?servicename=WMS_VCGI_OGC&WMTVER=1.0.0&request=map&BBOX=-73.45416,42.72279,-71.46528,45.018356&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=ELEVATIONSLOPE_SLOPE24&WIDTH=300&HEIGHT=400&FORMAT=GIF> [Slopes generated from USGS NED based DEM24 data]
      Online_Linkage:
        <http://maps.vcgi.org:8080/servlet/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?servicename=WMS_VCGI_OGC&WMTVER=1.0.0&request=map&BBOX=-73.45416,42.72279,-71.46528,45.018356&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=ELEVATIONSLOPE_SLOPE24&WIDTH=300&HEIGHT=400&FORMAT=GIF>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      This data layer consists of slope classes generated from ElevationDEM_DEM24 (generated from USGS National Elevation Database).
    Purpose: To provide slope information for analysis and mapping.
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20021024
        Time_of_Day: Unknown
    Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -73.454162
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -71.465281
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.018361
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.722789
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Theme_Keyword:
        Slope classes generated from ElevationDEM_DEM24 (generated from USGS National Elevation Database)
      Theme_Keyword: terrain
      Theme_Keyword: elevation
      Theme_Keyword: topographic
      Theme_Keyword: topography
    Place:
      Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Place_Keyword: Statewide
      Place_Keyword: Vermont
    Stratum:
      Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Stratum_Keyword: Stratum_Keyword
    Temporal:
      Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
      Temporal_Keyword: Temporal_Keyword
  Access_Constraints:
    VCGI and the State of VT make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.
  Use_Constraints:
    In areas where the land rises abruptly from lakes, GRID cells of greater then 10% slope may extend into the lakes. The same is true for other flat areas and reflects the limitations of the source data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: VCGI Database Administrator
        Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
      Contact_Position: Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
        Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
        City: Waterbury
        State_or_Province: VT
        Postal_Code: 05676
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802/882-3000
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: Contact_Facsimile_Telephone 802/882-3001
      Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm, M-F
  Browse_Graphic:
    Browse_Graphic_File_Name:
      <http://maps.vcgi.org:8080/servlet/com.esri.wms.Esrimap?servicename=WMS_VCGI_OGC&WMTVER=1.0.0&request=map&BBOX=-73.45416,42.72279,-71.46528,45.018356&SRS=EPSG:4326&LAYERS=ELEVATIONSLOPE_SLOPE24&WIDTH=300&HEIGHT=400&FORMAT=GIF>
    Browse_Graphic_File_Description: GIF
    Browse_Graphic_File_Type: Gif
  Data_Set_Credit: Eric Pyle
  Security_Information:
    Security_Handling_Description: No Security Considerations
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: ARC/INFO
  Cross_Reference:
    Citation_Information:
      Originator: Mike Brouillette
      Publication_Date: 20021024
      Publication_Time: Unknown
      Title: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
      Edition: 2002
      Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
      Series_Information:
        Series_Name: Slopes generated from USGS NED based DEM24 data
        Issue_Identification: 2002
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Waterbury, VT 05676
        Publisher: Eric Pyle, VCGI
      Other_Citation_Details: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.vcgi.org/>

Data_Quality_Information:
  Attribute_Accuracy:
    Attribute_Accuracy_Report: None at this time.
    Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
      Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
        No formal assessment has been made of the accuracy of slope GRID classes derived from 7.5' DEM data in Vermont. Limited experience has shown that the generated slopes compare well with SCS soils slope classes, and apparently show greater detail.Data user
      Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation: None at this time.
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    In areas where the land rises abruptly from lakes, GRID cells of greater then 10% slope may extend into the lakes. The same is true for other flat areas and reflects the limitations of the source data.
  Completeness_Report:
    No formal assessment has been made of the accuracy of slope GRID classes derived from 7.5' DEM data in Vermont. Limited experience has shown that the generated slopes compare well with SCS soils slope classes, and apparently show greater detail. Data users may want to compare the slope data for their area with topographic maps to assess the data's usefulness for any particular purpose.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        No formal assessment has been made of the accuracy of slope GRID classes derived from 7.5' DEM data in Vermont. Limited experience has shown that the generated slopes compare well with SCS soils slope classes, and apparently show greater detail. Data users may want to compare the slope data for their area with topographic maps to assess the data's usefulness for any particular purpose.
    Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
      Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        No formal assessment has been made of the accuracy of slope GRID classes derived from 7.5' DEM data in Vermont. Limited experience has shown that the generated slopes compare well with SCS soils slope classes, and apparently show greater detail. Data users may want to compare the slope data for their area with topographic maps to assess the data's usefulness for any particular purpose.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Eric Pyle
          Publication_Date: 19981117
          Publication_Time: Unknown
          Title: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
          Edition: 1998
          Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
          Series_Information:
            Series_Name: Slopes generated from ElevationDEM_DEM24 (NED Based DEM data)
            Issue_Identification: 1.1
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Waterbury, VT 05676
            Publisher: Eric Pyle, VCGI
          Other_Citation_Details: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
          Online_Linkage: <http://www.vcgi.org/>
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 20021024
            Time_of_Day: Unknown
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
      Source_Contribution: VCGI
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Eric Pyle created ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 GRID. Steve Sharp developed documentation and put on web site.
      Process_Date: 19981117
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Steve Sharp
            Contact_Organization: Vermont Center for Geographic Information, Inc.
          Contact_Position: VCGI Database Administrator
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: mailing and physical address
            Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
            City: Waterbury
            State_or_Province: VT
            Postal_Code: 05676
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802-882-3000
          Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 802-882-3001
          Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: geowiz@vcgi.org
          Hours_of_Service: 9AM to 5PM
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Re-generated ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 using the new ElevationDEM_DEM24 grid (based on National Elevation Database). The old ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 was incorrect because VCGI did not handle inconsistent Z and ground units in the ElevationDEM_DEM24 data set (z = feet, ground units = meters) when generating the output grid.
      Process_Date: 10/07/1999
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Eric Pyle
            Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
          Contact_Position: Project Manager
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
            Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
            City: Waterbury
            State_or_Province: VT
            Postal_Code: 05676
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802-882-3000
          Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone 802/882-3001 Hours_of_Service 9am - 5pm, M-F
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Re-generated ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 using the new ElevationDEM_DEM24 grid (based on NED). The most recent ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 was incorrect because of ~50m SW shift in Z values from true location. Reclass of original slope values assigned arbitrarily to reduce size of data set. Increments of 2% from 0-20%; 4% from 20-60%; 10% from 60-100% and single class for >100-290%.
      Process_Date: 12/07/2001
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Mike Brouillette
            Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
          Contact_Position: Project Manager
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
            Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
            City: Waterbury
            State_or_Province: VT
            Postal_Code: 05676
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802-882-3000
          Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone 802/882-3001 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address geowiz@vcgi.org Hours_of_Service 9am - 5pm, M-F
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        Re-generated ElevationSlope_SLOPE24 using the new ElevationDEM_DEM24 grid. All classes outline in step above are still valid.
      Process_Date: 10/24/2002
      Process_Contact:
        Contact_Information:
          Contact_Person_Primary:
            Contact_Person: Mike Brouillette
            Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
          Contact_Position: Project Manager
          Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
            Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
            City: Waterbury
            State_or_Province: VT
            Postal_Code: 05676
            Country: USA
          Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802-882-3000
          Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone:
            Contact_Facsimile_Telephone 802/882-3001 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address geowiz@vcgi.org Hours_of_Service 9am - 5pm, M-F
  Cloud_Cover: 0

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference: GRID
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
  Raster_Object_Information:
    Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Planar:
      Grid_Coordinate_System:
        Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: State Plane Coordinate System 1983
        State_Plane_Coordinate_System:
          SPCS_Zone_Identifier: 4400 (USGS), 5526 (ESRI)
          Transverse_Mercator:
            Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.99996
            Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -72.5
            Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 42.5
            False_Easting: 500000
            False_Northing: 0
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 0.001
          Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378206
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.9786982

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: GRID value attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition: Value attribute table
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source: software defaults plus user-defined items
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: VALUE
      Attribute_Definition:
        Slope code for percent slope. Users are sometimes confused between slope measurements expressed in degrees and percent. Consider a triangle where the angle of the slope is forty-five degrees. The rise is equal to the run. Expressed as a percentage, the angle is 100%. This is why slopes expressed as percentages can exceed 100 because as the slope angle approaches vertical (ninety degrees) the percentage slope approaches infinity. Hint: To convert between slope percent rise and slope degrees, take the tangent of the rise/run fraction. Also, see ARCINFO GRID help on the SLOPE function.
      Attribute_Definition_Source: Generated by the Arc/Info GRID
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 2
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 2
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 4
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 4
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 6
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 6
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 8
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 8
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 10
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 10
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 12
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 12
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 14
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 14
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 16
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 16
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 18
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 18
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 20
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 20
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 24
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 24
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 28
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 28
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 32
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 32
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 36
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 36
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 40
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 40
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 44
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 44
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 48
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 48
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 52
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 52
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 56
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 56
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 60
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 60
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 70
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 70
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 80
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 80
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 90
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 100
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 100
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 300
        Range_Domain:
  Overview_Description:
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
      The VALUE field in the SLOPE24.VAT defines percent slope classes, the highest value in range is assigned to all values within range, i.e., 0, 1 & 2 = 2. (0-2%, 2-4%, 4-6%, 6-8%, 8-10%, 10-12%, 12-14%, 14-16%, 16-18%, 18-20%, 20-24%, 24-28%, 28-32%, 32-36%, 36-40%, 40-44%, 44-48%, 48-52%, 52-56%, 56-60%, 60-70%, 70-80%, 80-90%, 90-100%, 100-300%).

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
        Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
        City: Waterbury
        State_or_Province: VT
        Postal_Code: 05676
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802/882-3000
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
      Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 802/882-3001
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: geowiz@vcgi.org
      Hours_of_Service: 9am - 5pm, M-F
  Resource_Description: ElevationSlope_SLOPE24
  Distribution_Liability:
    VCGI and the State of Vermont make no representations of any kind, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are any such warranties to be implied with respect to the data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ARCE
        Format_Specification: ArcInfo Export file
        Format_Information_Content: ArcInfo Export File (WinZip self extracting format)
        File_Decompression_Technique: WinZIP
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name:
                <http://www.vcgi.org/dataware/default.cfm?layer=ElevationSlope_SLOPE24>
          Access_Instructions: Download from web site.
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: CD-ROM
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 3-1/2 inch floppy disk
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 4 mm cartridge tape
        Offline_Option:
          Offline_Media: 8 mm cartridge tape
    Fees:
      No charge when downloading from the internet, and when no custom processing is required.
    Ordering_Instructions:
      Download from web site or mail-fax a copy of the VCGI 'Data Request Form' which is available from the VGIS web site <http://www.vcgi.org/dataware/order_forms>
    Turnaround: About 5 days.
  Custom_Order_Process:
    Mail or Fax a copy of the VCGI 'Data Request Form' which is available from <http://www.vcgi.org/dataware/order_forms>
  Technical_Prerequisites: ESRI Arc/Info, ArcView, or ArcExplorer software.
  Available_Time_Period:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 20001023
        Time_of_Day: 00000000

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 19990122
  Metadata_Review_Date: 20021024
  Metadata_Future_Review_Date: NA
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: GIS Database Administrator
        Contact_Organization: VT Center for Geographic Information
      Contact_Position: Manager
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
        Address: 58 South Main Street, Suite 2
        City: Waterbury
        State_or_Province: VT
        Postal_Code: 05676
        Country: USA
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 802/882-3000
      Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: None
      Hours_of_Service: 9-5, M-F
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Time_Convention: Local time
  Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Use_Constraints: None
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: No security considerations

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