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THE FOLLOWING IS THE ORIGINAL DATA DOCUMENTATION FROM ARIZONA LAND INFORMATION
SYSTEM (ALRIS), PHOENIX ARIZONA, CONTACT NAME: RON HUETTNER
ALRIS DATA DOCUMENTATION SEPTEMBER 1995
EDITED: 8/6/96 AT THE ADVANCED RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY LAB, THE UNIVERSITY
OF ARIZONA, TUCSON, ARIZONA.
NAME OF DATA SET: RIPARIAN
DATA TYPE: Vector; polygon
DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT:
This data set consists of riparian vegetation associated with perennial
waters of Arizona.
FORMAT:
Arc/Info
DATA SIZE: Data Set 7.5" quad
Approximate Megabytes : 3.2 N.A.
HISTORY:
This data set was developed at Arizona Game & Fish Department in
1993 - 1994. It identifies riparian vegetation associated with perennial
waters mapped in response to the requirements of the Waters - Riparian
Protection Program (Laws 1992, Ch. 298). Maps were created using two major
sources of imagery - Landsat Thematic Mapper digital satellite data and
Multiple Resolution Aerial Videography. The data set was distributed in
June 1994.
MAINTENANCE:
Arizona Game & Fish Department will continue to update the information
in this database. Contact AGFD for update status.
PROJECTION:
UTM (Zone 12 with -3.2 million meter Y shift(northing)).
NOTE: The data set distributed by the U of A has had the y-shft removed.
ITEMS:
Item name: RIPARIAN#
Description: This is a unique internally assigned identification number
for each polygon
Format: 4,5,B
Code table:
Item name: RIPARIAN-ID
Description: User assigned identification number for each polygon
Format: 4,5,B
Code table:
Item name: ACRES
Description: Acres calculated as acres = area / 4047.
Format: 8,8,N,2
Code table:
Item name: GFVEG
Description: Vegetation community classes.
Format: 4,5,C
Code Table:
a - Cottonwood Willow
b - Mesquite
c - Tamarisk
d - Strand
u - Marsh
o - Conifer Oak
x - Mixed Broadleaf
m - Wet Meadow
n - Russian Olive
y - Agriculture
f - Flood Scoured
z - Areas not ground verified
w - Mountain Shrub
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