The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDNR for the source shapefile VEGETATION83_UPDATE_UPDATE1_CLIP:
"GAP landcover with updates from this project. Updating affects the original phase 1 and 2 recommended grid cells and buffer areas (when appropriate) surrounding phase 2 cells. Urban and suburban areas have been updated for the whole study area."
The following is excerpted from the metadata provided by IDNR for the source shapefile VEGETATION83_UPDATE_UPDATE1_CLIP:
"To provide a more current set of base data on which to base biodiversity conservation assessment for the Lake Michigan Coastal Program project area."
"These data update the Indiana Gap Analysis Land Cover map derived from 1992 Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery - they were updated using 2003 NAIP Orthophotos and ground truthing conducted in the summer of 2005."
"None."
"None."
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CREDIT
It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data set. The following source citation should be included: LULC_GAP_IDNR_LAKE_RIM: 2005 Indiana Gap Analysis Land Cover for Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program (Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Polygon Shapefile)
Please also acknowledge the Lake Michigan Coastal Program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
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National Land Cover Data Indiana
Version 06-03-99 (Updated: December, 1998; June, 1999)
Introduction
This land cover data set was produced as part of a cooperative project between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to produce a consistent, land cover data layer for the conterminous U.S. based on 30-meter Landsat thematic mapper (TM) data. National Land Cover Data (NLCD) was developed from TM data acquired by the Multi-resolution Land Characterization (MRLC) Consortium. The MRLC Consortium is a partnership of federal agencies that produce or use land cover data. Partners include the USGS (National Mapping, Biological Resources, and Water Resources Divisions), USEPA, the U.S. Forest Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Indiana
The Indiana NLCD set was produced as part of a project area encompassing portions of Federal Region V, including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. This data set was produced under the direction of the MRLC Regional Land Cover Characterization Project of the USGS EROS Data Center (EDC), Sioux Falls, SD. Questions about the data set can be directed to the MRLC Regional Team at (605) 594-6114 or mrlc@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov.
Version/Revisions:
Version 98-12 -- Initial masking and distribution of the state of Indiana.
Version 99-06 -- Additional 300 meters of data (10 pixels) added beyond Indiana border to facilitate creation of multi-state mosaics.
NOTE: Each state data set was extracted from the larger regional data set. State boundaries from the USGS 1:100,000 Digital Line Graph (DLG) series were used as the basis for extracting the state data. In many instances, the precision of the boundaries in the 1:100,000 DLG data does not match the spatial precision of the Landsat TM data. This is most apparent where state boundaries follow small rivers. To overcome the possibility of data being lost in the extraction process, a 300 meter (10 pixel) buffer was added to the state boundary used to extract the state data.
Data Sources:
The base data set for this project was leaves-off Landsat TM data, nominal-1992 acquisitions. Other ancillary data layers included leaves-on TM, USGS 3-arc second Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) and derived slope, aspect and shaded relief, Bureau of the Census population and housing density data, USGS land use and land cover (LUDA), and National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data if available. Other additional data sets included STATSGO soils information.
CREDIT
It is requested that the Indiana Geological Survey be cited in any products generated from this data set. The following source citation should be included: LULC_GAP_IDNR_LAKE_RIM: 2005 Indiana Gap Analysis Land Cover for Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Program (Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Polygon Shapefile)
Please also acknowledge the Lake Michigan Coastal Program of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The product is provided "AS IS", without any other warranties or conditions, expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties for product quality, or suitability to a particular purpose or use. The risk or liability resulting from the use of this product is assumed by the user. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey shares no liability with 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. Indiana University, Indiana Geological Survey is not responsible for claims by a third party. The maximum aggregate liability to the original purchaser shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the product.