These metadata describe the 1986 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) coverage dataset that was produced at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science from aerial photography flown in 1986. It is a portion of the full SAV dataset that extends back to 1971.
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication_Date:
December 1995
Title: 1986 Chesapeake Bay SAV Coverage
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Gloucester Point, Virginia
Publisher: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Description:
Abstract:
The 1986 Chesapeake Bay SAV Coverage was mapped from 1:24,000
color aerial photography and 1:12,000 color aerial photography
to access water quality in the Bay. Each area of SAV was
traced onto either 1:24,000 USGS quadrangles or 1:12,000
quarter quadrangles and classified into one of four density
classes by the percentage of cover. The SAV beds were then
digitized and converted into an Arc/Info GIS coverage using the
procedures documented below.
Purpose:
The annual SAV aerial photographic monitoring program provides
a comprehensive and accurate measure of change in SAV relative
abundance that has been used to link improving water quality to
increases in Bay living resources.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19860625
Ending_Date: 19861019
Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -77.417
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.875
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.708
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.625
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None.
Theme_Keyword: vegetative surface cover
Theme_Keyword: SAV
Theme_Keyword: submerged aquatic vegetation
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1977, Countries, dependencies,
areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative
divisions (Federal Information Processing Standard 10-3):Washington,
D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: US
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification
of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of
The United States, and associated areas
(Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2):Washington ,D. C.,
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: 10
Place_Keyword: 24
Place_Keyword: 51
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: U.S. Postal State Abbreviations
Place_Keyword: VA
Place_Keyword: MD
Place_Keyword: DE
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Chesapeake Bay
Place_Keyword: Chincoteague Bay
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints None.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Position: SAV Data Administrator
Contact_Organization: Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Contact_Address: Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062
Contact_Phone: 804/684-7088
Contact_email: savadmin@vims.edu
Data_Set_Credit: SAV Mapping Lab, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Data_Quality_Information
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The density attribute has been checked by comparison with the source
material
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The coverage contains full Arc/Info polygon topology. There are no
unlabeled polygons, no intersections, no unattached lines and all lines
have both left and right polygons identified.
Completeness_Report:
The dataset contains all SAV areas that were identified from the
areas flown. Some areas that are presumed to contain no SAV were
not flown. Some small beds, particularly along narrow
tributaries may not have been distinguishable on the aerial
photography. A malfunction in film processing caused aerial
photography acquisition to be missed entirely over the Gunpowder,
Bush, and Middle Rivers.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Horizontal positional accuracy is based upon the use of USGS source
quadrangles which are compiled to meet National Map Accuracy
Standards (NMAS). The aerial photographs were manually overlaid on
mylar USGS base material during the photo interpretation process.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation: 1986 SAV 1:24,000 Aerial Photography
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: 9x9 inch color negatives
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19860625
Ending_Date: 19861019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_24000
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation: 1986 SAV 1:12,000 Aerial Photography
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: 9x9 inch color infrared negatives
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19860625
Ending_Date: 19861019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_12000
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation: NASA U-2 photography
Source_Scale_Denominator: 32500
Type_of_Source_Media: 9x9 inch color infrared negatives
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19860704
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_NASA
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation: Mylar USGS quadrangles with photointerpreted SAV beds
Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
Type_of_Source_Media: Stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19860625
Ending_Date: 19861019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_MAPS_24000
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation: Mylar USGS quadrangles with photointerpreted SAV beds
Source_Scale_Denominator: 12000
Type_of_Source_Media: Stable-base material
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 19860625
Ending_Date: 19861019
Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_MAPS_12000
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Chesapeake Bay Program Segments adjusted to include land areas
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19950614
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CBPSEGS
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
New Chesapeake Bay Program Segments adjusted to include land areas
Source_Scale_Denominator: none
Type_of_Source_Media: disc
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 19980915
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: CBPSEGS98
Source_Contribution: spatial and attribute information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Identification and delineation of SAV beds by
photointerpretation by VIMS staff and U.S. EPA/EPIC utilized
all available information including: knowledge of aquatic
grass signatures on film, distribution of SAV in 1986 from
aerial photography, 1986 ground survey information, and
aerial site surveys. USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps
(1:24,000 scale) printed by the Mid-Continent Mapping Center
of the National Cartigraphic Information Center on stable
transparent mylar were used as base maps (1:12,000 scale maps
were produced and used as a base for the Potomac). SAV beds
from the 1986 aerial photographs were then mapped onto these
diazo mylar copies of USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles.
Delineation of each SAV bed was facilitated by superimposing
the photographic print with the appropriate diazo mylar
quadrangle on a light table. SAV bed boundaries were then
traced directly onto the diazo mylar quadrangle with a
pencil. Where minor scale differences were evident between a
photograph and a quadrangle, or where significant shoreline
erosion or accretion had occurred since USGS publication of a
map, either a best fit was obtained or shoreline changes were
noted on the quadrangle.
The Edgewood Md., Middle River Md., and Gunpowder Neck
quadrangles were not photographed because of difficulty in
getting clearance to fly in restricted airspace.
In addition to delineating SAV bed boundaries, an estimate of
SAV density within each bed was made by visually comparing
each bed to an enlarged Crown Density Scale similar to those
developed for estimating forest tree crown cover from aerial
photography. Bed density was categorized into one of four
classes based on a subjective comparison with the density
scale. These were: 1, very sparse (<10% coverage); 2, sparse
(10-40%); 3, moderate (40-70%); or 4, dense (70-100%). Either
the entire bed or subsections within the bed were assigned a
bed density number (1 to 4) corresponding to the above
density classes. Some beds were subsectioned to delineate
where variation in SAV density ocurred. Additionally, each
distinct SAV unit (bed or bed subsection) was assigned an
identifying two letter designation unique to its map.
Subsections were futher identified as contiguous beds by the
addition of two letters unique to that sequence. These
contiguous bed identifications aid the tracking and analysis
of single natural bed units that were subsectioned due to
variation in SAV density. Coupled with the appropriate SAV
map number and year of photography, these two letter
designations uniquely identify each SAV bed in the data
base. In order to reduce interobserver variability in th
mapping processes, steps were taken to ensure quality
assurance. Sections from several areas in both Maryland and
Virginia containing SAV were independently mapped and
assigned a density classification. Results were compared for
compatibility of the mapping efforts.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_12000,
1986_PHOTOS_24000, 1986_PHOTOS_NASA, 1986_MAPS_12000,
1986_MAPS_24000
Process_Date: 19870130.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The perimeters of all SAV beds for Virginia, mapped from the
aerial photography onto the diazo mylar copies, were
digitized by VIMS staff in a clockwise direction using a
NUMONICS Model 2400/2200 DigiTablet Graphics Analysis System
with a resolution of 0.001 inches (0.00254 cm) and an
accuracy of 0.005 inches (0.0127 cm). All coordinates were
transmitted to a PRIME 9955 computer for data management and
analysis via software developed at VIMS. The perimeter of
each SAV bed was defined by a polygon with a linear data
point density of 127 per chart inch (50 per cm, 5 meter
ground resolution). The total number of points defining any
SAV bed is dependent on overall bed size. The SAV bed
perimeter was stored as X and Y coordinates in centimeters
from the quadrangle origin (lower left corner).
Any "island" within a polygon (digitized SAV perimeter_ was
disregarded as long as a line was drawn from the outside of
the polygon to the "island" and the resulting polygon was
digitized in a clockwise direction. THe line connecting the
"island" polygon to the larger surrounding polygon was drawn
in by the digitizer operator.
Prior and subsequent to each digitization session, the NUMONICS
instrument was checked manually against a digitizing
standard. This was accomplished by securing a diazo mylar
quadrangle to the digitizing tablet. Then the mylar standard
was secured to the same quadrangle and digitized four times.
The information from digitizing the standard was transmitted
to the beginning of the SAV bed perimeter file on the
computer. The same procedure was followed at the end of each
digitizing session. When this file was processed by the
computer, the digitized area of each standard was compared to
the known area of the standard. If a variation between the
known and the mean of the observed areas exceeded 1.0%, a
warning was printed advising the operator to check the
digitizing system. In addition, checks were made with respect
to the absolute location of the digitizing standard as
secured to the map. A comparison was made between the
location of the standard before and after the digitizing
session. If the absolute location differed by more than 0.10
cm another warning was printed. Any movement in absolute
location can be indicative of digitizer instrument drift or
chart movement during the digitization session. These checks
assure that the final calculated bed locations are as
accurate as possible.
Maximum accuracy was maintained by exclusively using mylar
quadrangles and standards rather that paper ones which can
change scale as a function of changes in air temperature and
humidity in the digitizer room. A complete outline of the
digitization procedure can be found in Orth et al., "Quality
assurance project plan for the 1987 submerged aquatic
vegetation distribution and abundance survey of the
Chesapeake and Chincoteague Bays." Plan submited to U.S. EPA,
Cheapeake Bay Liason Office, Annapolis, MD.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) were developed to
facilitate orderly and efficient processing of the 1986 SAV
maps and the SAV bed perimeter computer files produced from
them, and to comply with the need for consistency, quality
assurance, and quality control. SOPs developed include: a
detailed procedure outlining 46 steps for digitization of SAV
maps; a 47 step checklist for editing SAV perimeter computer
files to insure completeness and accuracy; a digitizer log in
which all operations were recorded and dated, which was used
to guide and record editing operations; and a flow chart used
to track progress of all operations including changes in file
names.
Part of the quality assurance/quality control program was
designed to isolate and remove anomolous data and to obtain
accurate and representative SAV bed polygons. Every SAV bed
mean area was the result of at least four independent
digitizations of the perimeter of each SAV bed. The computer
calculated area for each replication, and the three bed
perimeters most similar in terms of area were then used for
the calculation of a mean area. The three replicate areas
used in the mean area calcuation were required to be within
5% or less from than of the mean bed area. All replicates
whose areal differences were in excess of 5% of the mean bed
area were flagged by the VIMS quality assurance/quality
control computer program for additional error assesment. The
VIMS error rate was normally less that 1%. The replicate bed
perimeter whose area was most similar to the mean area was
identified as the "best bed" and chosen as representative of
that SAV bed.
The "best bed" perimeter coordinate points were then
converted by VIMS to latitude and longitude and a copy of
each on computer tape in MOSS format was then sent to the EPA
Chesapeake Bay Program Computer Center for incorporation into
the ARC/INFO GIS. This was done via a three step two
dimensional linear interpolation between the four corner
points of every quadrangle. At the start of the digitization
of of every chart, the location of each corner point in X,Y
cm and in latitude and longitude is recorded at the head of
the data files. The corners are numbered: 1 = lower left
corner of chart origin, 2 = upper left corner, 3 = upper right
corner, 4 = lower right corner. These corner points are then
used to convert each individual X,Y perimeter point to
latitude and longitude. If additional files are needed for a
given chart, a new set of corner points are digitized and
stored at the head of these files.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_MAPS_24000
Process_Date: 1987032687.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The perimeters of all SAV beds for Maryland, mapped from the
aerial photography onto the diazo mylar copies, were
digitized by a U.S. EPA contractor.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_MAPS_24000, 1986_MAPS_12000
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Computer Sciences Corporation converted these files into a
separate ARC/INFO format coverage for each quadrangle (or
quarter-quadrangle for the Potomac River).
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All map sheets were plotted by VIMS staff and compared to the
original diazo quadrangles for attribute and positional
errors. Adjacent polygons of the same density were merged.
Potomac River quarter-quadrangles were combined into a single
file for each quadrangle and beds labels were made unique by
altering the second letter of each bed label. Beds with more
than 0.5 hectares of contiguous area between the plotted bed
and the original map bed and beds that are offset by at least
24 meters on their entire perimeter were redigitized. After
all errors had been corrected, the map was replotted and the
bed areas were compared with those calculated on the PRIME.
A final check was completed by a second person to ensure that
all errors had ben corrected and that any newly digitized
beds were within the guidelines.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_24000, 1986_MAPS_12000,
1986_MAPS_24000
Process_Date: 19950808.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
All map sheets were joined into a single file by VIMS staff.
The quadrangle edges were scanned to ensure that the SAV
polygons were consistent on both sides of the border.
Inconsistencies were resolved by checking the mylar maps and
re-interpreting the photography if necessary.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: 1986_PHOTOS_24000, 1986_MAPS_24000,
1986_MAPS_1200
Process_Date: 19950927.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The bay segments were overlayed on the dataset by VIMS staff,
dividing any beds that fell into multiple segments.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CBPSEGS
Process_Date: 19950927.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The labels for beds SA and QA on TM043 were reversed. The
labels for beds PA and QA on HD051 were reversed. An island
was removed from bed MA on DI084.
Process_Date: 19951206.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
The coverage was dissolved on the density item and then
unioned with the new 1998 segment, quadrangle, and state coverages.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: CBPSEGS98
Process_Date: 19980915.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: 75 W
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.0
False_Easting: 500000
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.875
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.875
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The SAV polygon attributes are used to identify each SAV bed or portion
of an SAV bed, classify it by density and assign into a geographic or
political region.
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: SAV bed
Entity_Type_Definition: A GT-polygon representing a portion of an SAV
bed or an area completely surrounded by SAV that does not contain SAV.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: 1986_MAPS_24000
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Area
Attribute_Definition: Area of the GT-polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/INFO calculation
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 999999999.999
Attribute_Units_of_Measurement: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Perimeter
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of the GT-polygon
Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/INFO calculation
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 999999999.999
Attribute_Units_of_Measurement: Meters
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.001
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: beds86#
Attribute_Definition: Internal GT-polygon number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/INFO calculation
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99999
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: beds86-id
Attribute_Definition: User GT-polygon number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Arc/INFO calculation
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99999
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 1
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BedID
Attribute_Definition: Two-letter SAV bed identifier. A NULL VALUE IN
THIS FIELD SIGNIFIES A LAND AREA OR ANY OTHER NON-SAV AREA THAT IS
COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY SAV. THESE POLYGONS SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
SAV AREA COMPUTATIONS.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 1986_MAPS_24000
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: AA
Range_Domain_Maximum: ZZ
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Density
Attribute_Definition: SAV bed density classification
Attribute_Definition_Source: 1986_MAPS_24000
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_value: 0
Enumerated_Domain_Definition: No SAV
Enumerated_Domain_value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Definition: 0 - 10% cover (very sparse)
Enumerated_Domain_value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Definition: 10 - 40% cover (sparse)
Enumerated_Domain_value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Definition: 40 - 70% cover (moderate)
Enumerated_Domain_value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Definition: 70 - 100% cover (dense)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ContigBed
Attribute_Definition: Two-letter identifier for a larger, multiple-
density bed of which this is a portion.
Attribute_Definition_Source: 1986_MAPS_24000
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Range_Domain:
Range_Domain_Minimum: AA
Range_Domain_Maximum: ZZ
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: QuadID
Attribute_Definition: Identification number of USGS quads that contains
the SAV bed
Attribute_Definition_Source: 1992 Distribution of SAV in the
Chesapeake Bay, Final Report to U.S. EPA, Chesapeake Bay Program.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
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Enumerated_Domain_Definition: Elkton, MD.-DEL.
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: County
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(currently blank)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Zone
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Contact_Position: SAV Data Administrator
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VIMS SAV Mapping Lab