Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Conservation Resource Value Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Description: Abstract: The Alpine Loop Conservation Resource Value data set shows the distribution of resources important to land conservation purposes. This data set is used along with the Development Potential to determine the Landscape-Based Conservation Priorities. Resource value is the combination of spatial factors that contribute to the intrinsic conservation value of the area. The conservation resources used in the analysis consist of visual resources, critical wildlife habitat, historic resources, recreational amenities and areas important to water quality. Purpose: The Alpine Loop Spatial Analysis and Mapping Project inventoried natural and cultural resources and identified important areas where overlapping resources occur. The results from this project will provide an opportunity for area stakeholders - landowners, outdoor enthusiasts, surrounding communities, federal government agencies and local and national preservation groups - to come together to find solutions that maintain the Alpine Loop experience for future visitors and residents, while working within the framework of landowner objectives as well as local and federal government goals. The Alpine Loop Spatial Analysis and Mapping Project analyzed the Alpine Loop landscape, considering important natural and cultural resources along with the likelihood of development based upon building constraints. The Project aims to provide a planning tool for area stakeholders as they consider the variety of land management options and the future of this magnificent region. The next logical step will be to craft solutions that work within the framework of landowner desires, local and federal government land management goals, and available financial and technical resources to manage the area in a way that preserves the Alpine Loop experience for future generations. While the Alpine Loop lies within three counties - San Juan, Hinsdale and Ouray - the analytical work extended into a portion of San Miguel County. The resulting mapping and analyses will: 1. Create a spatial foundation to aid future projects in the Alpine Loop corridor; 2. Serve as a prioritization tool for evaluating the conservation potential of individual private parcels; 3. Provide the necessary framework for pursuing future funding opportunities. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. See Data Quality Information for time information for source data. Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None Planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.8725478 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -107.2256611 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 38.08819806 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 37.73515861 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Resources Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: North America Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: San Juan Mountains Place_Keyword: Ouray County Place_Keyword: San Juan County Place_Keyword: Hinsdale County Place_Keyword: San Miguel County Place_Keyword: Ouray Place_Keyword: Silverton Place_Keyword: Lake City Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Contact_Person: Ed Russell Contact_Position: President Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: PO Box 4982 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80306 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.444.1670 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.443.4856 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ctm@ctmap.com Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 MT Data_Set_Credit: This data set is the product of a collaborative process between numerous agencies, organizations and interested individuals from the beautiful Alpine Loop region. Native_Data_Set_Environment: GRASS version 5 on Red-Hat Linux version 8.0 exported to an ASCII Grid Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Conservation resource value was determined from a variety of data sources of unknown accuracy. Logical_Consistency_Report: Data are calculated from a variety of data sources of unknown accuracy. Only basic spot checking based on knowledge of terrain was performed. Completeness_Report: Conservation resource value was calculated for the entire study area. Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Visual Resources Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Source_Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Visual Resources Source_Contribution: Contribution of visual resources to conservation resource value. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Ecological Resources Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Source_Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Ecological Resources Source_Contribution: Contribution of ecological resources to conservation resource value. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Watershed Health Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Source_Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Watershed Resources Source_Contribution: Contribution of watershed health to conservation resource value. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Historic Resources Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Source_Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Historic Resources Source_Contribution: Contribution of historic resources to conservation resource value. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Alpine Loop Recreational Resources Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map Type_of_Source_Media: digital Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 2003 Ending_Date: 2005 Source_Currentness_Reference: Data were retrieved from various sources and analyzed between 2003 and 2005. Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Recreational Resources Source_Contribution: Contribution of recreational resources to conservation resource value. Process_Step: Process_Description: Add resource values (recreational resources, visual resources, ecological resources, watershed health and historic resources) giving each an equal weight. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Recreational Resources Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Visual Resources Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Ecological Resources Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Watershed Health Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Historic Resources Process_Date: 2005 Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster Raster_Object_Information: Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell Row_Count: 1256 Column_Count: 1863 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Planar: Grid_Coordinate_System: Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator Universal_Transverse_Mercator: UTM_Zone_Number: 13 Transverse_Mercator: Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: .9996 Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -105 00 00 Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 00 00 00 False_Easting: 500000 False_Northing: 0 Planar_Coordinate_Information: Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair Coordinate_Representation: Abscissa_Resolution: 30.0 Ordinate_Resolution: 30.0 Planar_Distance_Units: METERS Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83) Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101 Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Detailed_Description: Entity_Type: Entity_Type_Label: resource value grid cell Entity_Type_Definition: Any of the data elements in the resource value map Entity_Type_Definition_Source: author Attribute: Attribute_Label: Resource value grid cell value Attribute_Definition: The value describes the conservation resource value at any locale. Values vary between 0 (no resources located at that spot) to 15. Attribute_Domain_Values: Range_Domain: Range_Domain_Minimum: 0 Range_Domain_Maximum: 15 Attribute_Definition_Source: author Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Contact_Person: Ed Russell Contact_Position: President Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: PO Box 4982 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80306 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.444.1670 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.443.4856 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ctm@ctmap.com Resource_Description: Alpine Loop Spatial Analysis and Mapping Project Distribution_Liability: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. (CTM) provides this data set as is. CTM makes no guarantee or warranty concerning the accuracy of information contained in the data. CTM further makes no warranties, either expressed or implied as to any other matter whatsoever, including, without limitation, the condition of the product, or its fitness for any particular purpose. The burden for determining fitness for use lies entirely with the user. Although this data has been processed successfully on computers at CTM, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the CTM regarding the use of this data on any other system, nor does the fact of distribution constitute or imply any such warranty. Custom_Order_Process: Contact distributor to receive additional copies. Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 200504 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Computer Terrain Mapping, Inc. Contact_Person: Ed Russell Contact_Position: President Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing Address: PO Box 4982 City: Boulder State_or_Province: CO Postal_Code: 80306 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303.444.1670 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 303.443.4856 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ctm@ctmap.com Hours_of_Service: 8:00-5:00 MT Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998