This section provides links to download the Lesson 3 data and reference information about each dataset (metadata). Briefly review the information below so you have a general idea of the data we will use in this lesson. You do not need to click on any of the hyperlinks as we will do this in the Step-by-Step Activities.
In this lesson, we will experiment with two different types of data providers, both public and private. For the publicly available data, we will use a combination of online data services and raw GIS files, which you will have to download yourself. The private data is included in the zip file below.
Keep in mind, the websites and servers of public data providers may occasionally experience technical difficulties. If you happen to work on this lesson while one of the sites is down, you may need to stop work and start the following day again to allow time for the servers to reboot.
Note: You should not complete this activity until you have read through all of the pages in Lesson 3. See the Lesson 3 Checklist for further information.
Create a new folder in your GEOG487 folder called "L3." Download a zip file of the Lesson 3 Data [1] and save it in your "L3" folder. Extract the zip file and view the contents. Information about all datasets used in the lesson is provided below:
Base Map:
USDA Farm Service Agency - National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP):
Boundaries of Fish & Wildlife Service Lands:
National Wetlands Inventory: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory classifies wetlands into 5 major ecological types, subdivided into numerous categories.
Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Inventory: Detailed wetlands inventory of the Great Lakes Region developed through the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Consortium.
Links
[1] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog487/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog487/files/activities/lesson03/L3_Data.zip
[2] http://www.arcgis.com/home
[3] https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b834a68d7a484c5fb473d4ba90d35e71
[4] https://naip-usdaonline.hub.arcgis.com/
[5] https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=cdd3c41366b545af9c1ff32a2c180848
[6] https://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/rest/services/
[7] https://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NAIP/USDA_CONUS_PRIME/ImageServer/info/metadata
[8] https://landscape10.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA_Federal_Lands/ImageServer
[9] https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=745ed874c1394da3a9aae50267c9e049
[10] http://services.arcgis.com/QVENGdaPbd4LUkLV/arcgis/rest/services/National_Wildlife_Refuge_System_Boundaries/FeatureServer
[11] http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Mapper.html
[12] https://www.ogc.org/standards/wms#downloads
[13] http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Data-Download.html
[14] http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/Web-Map-Services.html
[15] https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/NSDI-Wetlands-Layer.html
[16] http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Documents/National-Spatial-Data-Infrastructure-Wetlands-Layer-Fact-Sheet.pdf
[17] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog487/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog487/files/activities/lesson03/glcwc_cwi_polygon.zip
[18] http://glc.org/
[19] https://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/CWC-GreatLakesCoastalWetlandsInventory-Metadata.pdf
[20] https://www.e-education.psu.edu/geog487/sites/www.e-education.psu.edu.geog487/files/Hydrogeomorphic%20Classification%20for%20Great%20Lakes%20Coastal%20Wetlands.pdf