South Carolina 27-Class Land Cover

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:

South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,USGS Biological Resources Division

Publication_Date: 20011221

Title: South Carolina 27-Class Land Cover

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Clemson, South Carolina

Publisher:

South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, USGS Biological Resources Division

Online_Linkage: <https://insideidaho.org/metadata.html>

Description:

Abstract:

Two raster land covers with a resolution of 30 meters were produced from Landsat TM imagery dating from 1991, 1992, and 1993. There is a detailed 54-class land cover and a more general habitat-based 27 class land cover that was used for the GAP analysis modeling process.

Purpose:

The land cover was created as part of the SC-GAP project for use in modeling vertebrate distributions as well as for the purpose of having a detailed land cover for the state. The land cover will provide significant information to entities involved in conservation activities as well as providing a backdrop for further studies, including a change detection analysis.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 20011221

Currentness_Reference:

Current as of publication date. The TM satellite imagery dates from 1991 to 1993.

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: South Carolina State

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -83.4014

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.5269

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 35.2267

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 31.9896

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: Land Cover

Theme_Keyword: Land Use

Theme_Keyword: Vegetation

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Place_Keyword: South Carolina

Place_Keyword: Southeastern United States

Place_Keyword: Coastal Plain

Place_Keyword: Blue Ridge

Place_Keyword: Piedmont

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

These data were developed from statewide Landsat Thematic Mapper data and are appropriate for use in landscape level analysis of biodiversity. They are not intended for combination with parcel level data for site-specific analysis or decision-making.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Contact_Person: James D. Scurry

Contact_Position: Information Management Section Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2221 Devine St., Suite 200

City: Columbia

State_or_Province: South Carolina

Postal_Code: 29205

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803)734-9100

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803)734-9200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scurry@dnr.state.sc.us

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

Browse_Graphic_File_Description:

Browse_Graphic_File_Type:

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System:

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Security_Handling_Description:

Native_Data_Set_Environment: UNIX AIX 4.3.3, ESRI ArcInfo 8.0.2

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: ARC Version 8.0.2 Patch 1

Tool_Access_Information:

Tool_Access_Instructions: Contact ESRI

Tool_Computer_and_Operating_System: IBM AIX 4.3.3

Tool_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environmental System Research Institution

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 380 New York St

City: Redlands

State_or_Province: California

Postal_Code: 92373-8100

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

909-793-2853 Facsimile_Telephone: 909-307-3025

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: calweb@esri.com

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: ArcView 3.2

Tool_Access_Information:

Tool_Access_Instructions: Contact ESRI

Tool_Computer_and_Operating_System: Windows NT 4.0

Tool_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Environmental System Research Institution

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 380 New York St

City: Redlands

State_or_Province: California

Postal_Code: 92373-8100

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

909-793-2853 Facsimile_Telephone: 909-307-3025

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: calweb@esri.com

Analytical_Tool:

Analytical_Tool_Description: Erdas Imagine 8.4

Tool_Access_Information:

Tool_Access_Instructions: Contact Erdas

Tool_Computer_and_Operating_System: Windows NT 4.0

Tool_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Erdas, Inc.

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing

Address: 2801 Buford Highway

City: Atlanta

State_or_Province: Georgia

Postal_Code: 30329

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

877-463-7327 Facsimile_Telephone: 404-248-9400

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:

Attribute_Accuracy_Value:

Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Completeness_Report: Included all of South Carolina

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Accuracy assessment was conducted on the South Carolina GAP Analysis 27-class vertebrate map using a combination of 1994 DOQQ/NAPP imagery, 2000 aerial videography, and field survey. A total of 1009 sites were surveyed between the summer of 1999 and fall of 2001. The overall weighted accuracy for the 27-class vertebrate map was 33.42%, with a standard error of 1.48%. Collapsing classes into a 13-class Anderson Level II and a 7-class Anderson Level I map yielded accuracies of 51.40% (standard error = 1.57%) and 71.86% (standard error = 1.42%), respectively.

Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 33.42%

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:

The user’s accuracy of each map class was weighted by the proportion of the total mapped area represented by that class. Weighted user’s accuracies of all classes were then summed to calculate the overall weighted accuracy.

Lineage:

Source_Information:

Source_Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium

Publication_Date: 1992

Title: Thematic Mapper Satellite Imagery

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: EROS Data Center

Publisher: US Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://inside.uidaho.edu/>

Type_of_Source_Media: Landsat Thematic Mapper Image, ArcInfo GRID

Source_Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19911018

Beginning_Time:

Ending_Date: 19931028

Ending_Time:

Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication Date

Source_Citation_Abbreviation: None

Source_Contribution: Primary basis of land cover map

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Landsat TM images were subset by sub-basin hydrologic units - a total of 280 sub-units. Each imagery unit was clustered using ISODATA algorithm. Clusters were labeled by interpreting NAPP aerial photography. All imagery units were mosaicked to produce a state-wide classification. The classification was then improved using ancillary data (soils, NWI, physiographic, Topographic Relative Moisture Index (TRMI) data). Using ancillary data, decision rules were applied to improve classifications. Decision rules were applied on a county basis. Using an iterative process, maps were produced by county and were checked for accuracy. In many cases, modifications were made to the decision rules and new land cover was produced for assessment. County land covers were mosaicked together to produce a final 54-class land cover. This was then aggregated into a habitat-based version of the land cover consisting of 27 classes for use in GAP analysis.

Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:

Process_Date: 1997-2001

Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Contact_Person: James D. Scurry

Contact_Position: Information Management Section Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 2221 Devine St., Suite 200

City: Columbia

State_or_Province: South Carolina

Postal_Code: 29205

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803)734-9100

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803)734-9200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scurry@dnr.state.sc.us

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM

Cloud_Cover: Unknown

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster

Raster_Object_Information:

Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell

Row_Count: 11963

Column_Count: 15075

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 30

Ordinate_Resolution: 30

Planar_Distance_Units: Meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927

Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866

Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: Land Cover

Entity_Type_Definition:

Entity_Type_Definition_Source:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: Count

Attribute_Definition: Number of pixels per land cover class

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: covertype_code

Attribute_Definition: code used to identify land cover types

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fresh Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Marine Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Marsh/Emergent Wetland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pocosin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not Used

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Swamp

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 7

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Bottomland/Floodplain Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 8

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wet Soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 9

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wet Scrub/Shrub Thicket

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dry Scrub/Shrub Thicket

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sandy Bare Soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Open Canopy/Recently Cleared Forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 13

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Rock Outcrop

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 14

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Aquatic Vegetation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 15

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Closed Canopy Evergreen Forest/Woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 16

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Needle-leaved evergreen mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 17

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Pine Woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 18

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Dry deciduous forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 19

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mesic deciduous forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: dry mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 21

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: mesic mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 22

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Grassland/pasture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 23

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Cultivated Land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 24

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Urban Development

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 25

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Urban Residential

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 26

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Not used

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 27

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wet evergreen

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 28

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Maritime forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 29

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Beach

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 1

Range_Domain_Maximum: 29

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Class number

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: covertype_name

Attribute_Definition: cover type label

Attribute_Definition_Source:

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fresh Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Fresh water includes ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, flooded borrow pits and beaver ponds. It may also include rocky shoals or wet sand/mud flats, where patches are too small to map separately.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Marine Water

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Marine water includes salt and brackish water along the coast in the Atlantic Ocean and in estuaries.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Marsh/Emergent Wetland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

This class includes persistent emergent wetland vegetation, tidal freshwater marshes, non-tidal streamside marshes, herb bogs, depression meadows, savannas, inner coastal plain high ponds, limestone sinkhole ponds, coastal island ponds, interdune ponds and marshes. Where they are too small to distinguish from surrounding marshes, tidal freshwater forests and tidal river edge shrub wetlands are included in this class. Fresh marshes may sometimes be mapped as wet soil, due to the absence of vegetation in winter imagery.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pocosin

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Isolated evergreen shrub-dominated freshwater wetlands to include portions of some Carolina bays.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Swamp

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Coastal plain swamps support cypress, tupelo, overcup oak, water hickory, and other species and are usually semipermanently flooded to seasonally flooded. Swamps and bottomland hardwoods could not be reliably separated by GAP techniques or decision rules so they have been mapped as one unit. Where they are too small or narrow to map separately, elevated levees and upland forests may be included in this class. This class includes isolated freshwater wetlands as well as riverine wetlands.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Bottomland/floodplain forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Bottomland Hardwood Forests may include swamp species, but are usually dominated by other hardwood species such as sweet gum, oaks, elms, etc. and are usually seasonally or temporarily flooded or saturated. Swamps and bottomland hardwoods could not be reliably separated by GAP techniques or decision rules so they have been mapped as one unit. Where they are too small or narrow to map separately, elevated levees and upland forests may be included in this class. This class includes isolated freshwater wetlands as well as riverine wetlands.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Wet Soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Little or no vegetation; bare, wet soil.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Wet scrub/shrub thicket

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Temporarily, seasonally, semipermanently flooded or saturated shrublands. In the coastal plain, these shrublands are dominated by deciduous shrubs; whereas, in the Piedmont, they can support both deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Shrublands dominated by evergreen shrubs in the coastal plain are placed in 'pocosins'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dry scrub/shrub thicket

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Hedgerows, brushy areas, blackberry thickets, and recently cleared areas. Woodlands with very sparse canopies or recently cleared forests may be found mapped as this class. This class may overlap with class 12, 'Open canopy/recently cleared forest'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sandy bare soil

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Sandy, friable soil, portions of barrier islands, sand dunes, beaches, barren waste areas. Also includes dry borrow pits and sand and kaolin mines that are not flooded.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Open canopy/recently cleared forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

This class includes snags, fallen trees, woodland openings, and cutover forests. It also includes pine flatwoods, including wet pine flatwoods, where pine densities were too low for the interpreter to pick them up. Woodlands with very sparse canopies and pine plantations less than 7 years old are mapped as this class. Pine plantations less than 7 years old are mapped as this class.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Rock outcrop

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Caves, crevices, rocky outcrops. Includes granitic flatrocks of the Piedmont and granitic domes of the mountains. Rock outcrops were often either too small to map or were confused with urban land cover types by the mapper, so the rock outcrop class is underestimated on the GAP map.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Aquatic vegetation

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Vegetation of semi-permanent or temporary lakes, ponds, pools, streams and rivers. Rice fields along the coast that support emergent vegetation are mapped as class 'Freshwater Marsh'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Closed canopy evergreen forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Closed canopy evergreen forest includes closed canopy sites dominated by pines, cedars, hemlocks, and evergreen oaks. Mixed forests are also mapped here. This class can occur on any soil wetness class ranging from dry to wet and it occurs throughout the state. Most pine plantations are found in this class.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Needle-leaved evergreen mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Upland pine stands with a relatively open canopy and an understory of deciduous scrub oaks. Typical evergreen overstory components are longleaf pine, Virginia pine, loblolly pine, shortleaf pine, and red cedar. This class includes the Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain Scrub Complexes. Small inclusions of pond pine seeps, longleaf pine seeps, seepage shrub slopes, small depression pocosins, streamhead pocosins, depression meadows, or hillside herb bogs may occur within this map class. Mixed forests are also mapped here. Where the canopy is very sparse, these woodlands may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared forest', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Pine woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Upland pine woodlands with a grassy understory. Upland pine flatwoods with longleaf or slash pine are included in this class. Examples of possible small-patch wetland inclusions within this map class are pine savannas, depression meadows, pond forests, pond pine woodlands, pocosins, and pitcher plant flats. Where the canopy is very sparse, these woodlands may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared forest', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dry deciduous forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Oak-hickory xeric upland forests and woodlands. Pine - scrub oak woodlands may also map here where pines are at very low density. Dry woodlands with a very open canopy may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mesic deciduous forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Upland mesic hardwoods including tulip poplar, northern red oak, beech, magnolia, basswood, buckeye, water oak, and others. Where the canopy is very sparse, these woodlands may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared forest', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'. Southern mixed hardwood forests.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Dry mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Xeric mixed evergreen and deciduous forests and woodlands. Distinguished from class 'Pine Woodland' by having a mixed canopy. Dry mixed woodlands with very sparse canopies may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared forest', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mesic mixed forest/woodland

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Mesic mixed evergreen and deciduous forests and woodlands. This class is underestimated on the land cover map, as many mixed forests have been mapped as class 'Needle-leaved evergreen mixed forest/woodland' or 'pine woodland'. Mesic mixed woodlands with very sparse canopies may be mapped as 'dry scrub/shrub', 'open canopy/recently cleared forest', 'grassland/pasture', or 'cultivated land'.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Grassland/pasture

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Old fields, meadows, wet meadows, grassy fields, livestock pastures. This also includes low-density rural - low density housing with cleared land, trees, outbuildings, etc. Woodlands with very sparse canopies may be mapped as this class.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Cultivated land

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Agricultural fields, lawns, golf courses. This also includes low-density rural - low density housing with cleared land, trees, outbuildings, etc. Woodlands with very sparse canopies may be mapped as this class.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Urban development

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Industrial, commercial and transportation development areas. Rocky shoals, rock outcrops, and bare sand are sometimes mapped as this class, where reflectance confounded the mapper. This class also shows up in agricultural areas, especially in areas of open bare sand.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Urban Residential

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

High intensity residential development associated with cities. Rocky shoals, rock outcrops, and bare sand are sometimes labeled as this class, where reflectance confounded the mapper.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Wet Evergreen

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Includes pond pine woodlands, bay forests, wet longleaf/pond pine flatwoods, blackwater streamside forests, and Atlantic white cedar swamps.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Maritime forest

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Maritime forests with live oak, pine, yaupon holly, and palmetto. Adjacent to and within maritime forests are small patch and narrow linear maritime communities that cannot be distinguished at the GAP mapping level. Examples of these communities include: dune grasslands, dune shrublands, interdune ponds, palmetto sloughs, tidal shrublands, shell midden woodlands, and calcareous coastal fringe forests.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: Beach

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

Derived entirely from NWI and soils, this class includes marine beaches along the coast that are above intertidal beaches and are rarely to irregularly flooded.

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: SC DNR

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: n/a

Range_Domain_Maximum: n/a

Attribute_Units_of_Measure: text

Attribute_Measurement_Resolution:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Contact_Person: James D. Scurry

Contact_Position: Information Management Section Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2221 Devine St., Suite 200

City: Columbia

State_or_Province: South Carolina

Postal_Code: 29205

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803)734-9100

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803)734-9200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scurry@dnr.state.sc.us

Hours_of_Service:

Resource_Description: South Carolina Land Cover

Distribution_Liability:

The South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources MAKES NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR WARRANTY FOR FITNESS OF USE FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THIS MAP PRODUCT. Any user of this map product accepts the same AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS, and assumes all responsibility for the use thereof, and further covenants and agrees to hold the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources harmless from and against any damage, loss, or liability arising from any use of the map product.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Arc Info

Format_Version_Number: 8.0.2

Format_Specification:

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Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

Access_Instructions:

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Offline_Option:

Offline_Media: CD-ROM

Recording_Capacity:

Recording_Density: 650

Recording_Density_Units: megabytes

Recording_Format: CD-ROM

Fees: Free

Turnaround:

Custom_Order_Process:

Technical_Prerequisites:

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20011215

Metadata_Review_Date: 20011221

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Contact_Person: James D. Scurry

Contact_Position: Information Management Section Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 2221 Devine St., Suite 200

City: Columbia

State_or_Province: South Carolina

Postal_Code: 29205

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (803)734-9100

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (803)734-9200

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: scurry@dnr.state.sc.us

Hours_of_Service: 9 AM - 5 PM

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata - June, 1998

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Extensions:

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