# Stratification of Minnesota 2009

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## 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:
        United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Research and Development Division, Geospatial Information Branch, Area Frame Section
      Publication_Date: 2009
      Title: Stratification of Minnesota 2009
      Publication_Information:
        Publication_Place: Fairfax, Virginia
        Publisher:
          U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
      Online_Linkage: <http://www.nass.usda.gov/research>
  Description:
    Abstract:
      The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) area sampling frame is a delineation of all parcels of land for the purpose of later sampling the parcels. The area frame is constructed by visually interpreting satellite imagery to divide a state into homogenous land use areas (strata) based on percent cultivated. The strata are typically defined as low, medium or high percent cultivated, non-agricultural land, urban use, agri-urban, or water. The boundaries of the strata usually follow identifiable features such as roads, railroads and waterways. The strata boundaries do not coincide with any political boundaries, with the exception of state boundaries.
    Purpose:
      These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the state level. The data should be displayed and analyzed at a scale of 1:100,000 or smaller (e.g., 1:250,000, etc.). The strata data are provided "as is". USDA/NASS does not warrant results you may obtain using the strata data.
    Supplemental_Information: N/A
  Time_Period_of_Content:
    Time_Period_Information:
      Single_Date/Time:
        Calendar_Date: 2010
    Currentness_Reference: N/A
  Status:
    Progress: Complete
    Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Irregular
  Spatial_Domain:
    Bounding_Coordinates:
      West_Bounding_Coordinate: -97.24
      East_Bounding_Coordinate: -89.49
      North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.38
      South_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.50
  Keywords:
    Theme:
      Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:
        National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1987, Area Frame Design for Agricultural Surveys, Washington, D.C., NASS/USDA.
      Theme_Keyword: Stratification
      Theme_Keyword: Area sampling frame
      Theme_Keyword: Land use classes (strata)
    Place:
      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: United States
      Place_Keyword: USA
      Place_Keyword: Minnesota
  Access_Constraints: None
  Use_Constraints:
    None. Acknowledgment of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service would be appreciated in products derived from these data.
  Point_of_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Matt Deaton
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD/AFS
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 3251 Old Lee Highway, Suite 301
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov
  Data_Set_Credit: Area Frame Section staff
  Native_Data_Set_Environment: Environmental Systems Research Institute ArcView 3.0 Shapefile

Data_Quality_Information:
  Logical_Consistency_Report:
    Checks for topological consistency were performed on this data set.
  Completeness_Report:
    There are known gaps and overlaps. This data set includes the area in square miles and number of acres for each strata. Boundaries may not be coincident with strata boundaries of adjacent states.
  Positional_Accuracy:
    Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
      Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
        The sources used for digitizing strata boundaries are 1:100,000 scale Digital Raster Graphics
      Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: See below
        Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation:
          Not more than 10 percent of the test points shall be in error by more than 1/50 of an inch on original topo map.
  Lineage:
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1979 - 1991
          Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: U.S. Geologic Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 100000
      Type_of_Source_Media: On-line
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1978
            Ending_Date: 1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoDRG100
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Farm Service Agency
          Publication_Date: 2005 - 2007
          Title: National Aerial Imaging Program (NAIP)
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UT
            Publisher: Aerial Photography Field Office (APFO)
      Source_Scale_Denominator:
        1 meter resolution (2003) and 2 Meter Resolution (2004, 2005 and 2006)
      Type_of_Source_Media: On-line
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2005
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2004
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2003
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Source photography date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: NAIP
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
          Publication_Date: 1979 - 1991
          Title: USGS Topographic Quadrangles
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Reston, VA
            Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
      Source_Scale_Denominator: 24000
      Type_of_Source_Media: On-line
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Range_of_Dates/Times:
            Beginning_Date: 1978
            Ending_Date: 1990
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoDRG24
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: United States Census Bureau
          Publication_Date: 2000
          Title: TIGER Digital Vector Files
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Suitland, MD
            Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
      Type_of_Source_Media: On-line
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2000
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: Space Imaging
          Publication_Date: 2006, 2007 and 2008
          Title: Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper Imagery
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Lanham, MD
            Publisher: NASA
      Type_of_Source_Media: On-line
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2006
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2007
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2008
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Scene date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TM5
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Source_Information:
      Source_Citation:
        Citation_Information:
          Originator: National Agricultural Statistics Service
          Publication_Date: 2008
          Title: Area Frame Design for Agricultural Surveys
          Publication_Information:
            Publication_Place: Washington, DC
            Publisher: NASS/USDA
      Type_of_Source_Media: Paper
      Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
        Time_Period_Information:
          Single_Date/Time:
            Calendar_Date: 2008
        Source_Currentness_Reference: Publication date
      Source_Citation_Abbreviation: AFSPaper
      Source_Contribution: Spatial and attribute information
    Process_Step:
      Process_Description:
        The area sampling frame for Minnesota was constructed for use in 2009 and was based on USGS 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale topographic maps, 1:250,000 scale digital Landsat imagery, and 1 and 2 meter resolution NAIP imagery. Individual county files were merged into single statefile. The coordinates for the strata polygons are unprojected to geographic latitude and longitude (decimal degrees). The spatial data file format is Environmental Systems Research Institute's ArcView shapefile format. The shapefile was checked and edited for topology in 1998. Gaps and overlaps were corrected within and ESRI personal geodatabase.
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoDRG100
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NAIP
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TopoDRG24
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TIGER
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TM5
      Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: AFSPaper
      Process_Date: 2008

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
  Indirect_Spatial_Reference:
    U.S. Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of The United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 6-4): Washington, D.C. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
  Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
  Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
    SDTS_Terms_Description:
      SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: G-Polygon
      Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11,950

Spatial_Reference_Information:
  Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
    Geographic:
      Latitude_Resolution: Decimal Degrees
      Longitude_Resolution: Decimal Degrees
    Planar:
      Planar_Coordinate_Information:
        Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
        Coordinate_Representation:
          Abscissa_Resolution: 30
          Ordinate_Resolution: 30
        Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
    Geodetic_Model:
      Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
      Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference 80
      Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.00
      Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
  Detailed_Description:
    Entity_Type:
      Entity_Type_Label: Land Use Strata
      Entity_Type_Definition: Homogeneous land use area based on percent cultivated
      Entity_Type_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Strata
      Attribute_Definition: Land use category based on percent cultivated
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 11
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:

                 75% cultivated, (cultivated categories consist of land used for

            crops, the remaining portion of land in the cultivated strata may include pasture, woods, waste, rangeland, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 12
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            51-75% cultivated, (cultivated categories consist of land used for crops, the remaining portion of land in the cultivated strata may include pasture, woods, waste, rangeland, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 20
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
            15-50% cultivated, (cultivated categories consist of land used for crops, the remaining portion of land in the cultivated strata may include pasture, woods, waste, rangeland, etc.)
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 31
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Agri-Urban: >100 Homes/Square Mile
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 32
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Commercial: >100 Homes/Square Mile
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 40
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: <15% Cultivated
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
        Enumerated_Domain:
          Enumerated_Domain_Value: 50
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Non-Agricultural
          Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
            "2008 Area Frame Design Information, Implementation Years of Current NASS Area Frames", NASS Area Frame Section, 2008.
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sum_area
      Attribute_Definition: The stratum area in square miles.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 165.04 (actual value, not range)
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 105,625 (actual value, not range)
    Attribute:
      Attribute_Label: Sum_acres
      Attribute_Definition: The amount of acres in a stratum.
      Attribute_Definition_Source:
        U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service
      Attribute_Domain_Values:
        Range_Domain:
          Range_Domain_Minimum: 30,165.73
          Range_Domain_Maximum: 19,306,059 (actual value, not range)

Distribution_Information:
  Distributor:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Organization_Primary:
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD/GIB/AFS
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 3251 Old Lee Highway, Suite 301
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000
      Contact_Instructions: N/A
  Distribution_Liability:
    Users of the strata data are solely responsible for interpretations made from the product. The strata data are provided "as is". USDA/NASS does not warrant results you may obtain by using the strata data. Feel free to contact our staff at (HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov) if technical questions arise in the use of the strata data.
  Standard_Order_Process:
    Digital_Form:
      Digital_Transfer_Information:
        Format_Name: ESRI Shapefile
      Digital_Transfer_Option:
        Online_Option:
          Computer_Contact_Information:
            Network_Address:
              Network_Resource_Name: <http://www.nass.usda.gov/research>
    Fees: There is no charge for the online option.
    Ordering_Instructions: N/A

Metadata_Reference_Information:
  Metadata_Date: 20131219
  Metadata_Contact:
    Contact_Information:
      Contact_Person_Primary:
        Contact_Person: Matthew Deaton
        Contact_Organization: USDA/NASS/RDD/GIB/AFS
      Contact_Address:
        Address_Type: mailing address
        Address: 3251 Old Lee Highway, Suite 301
        City: Fairfax
        State_or_Province: VA
        Postal_Code: 22030
      Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703-877-8000 x151
      Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: HQ_RD_OD@nass.usda.gov
  Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
  Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
  Metadata_Security_Information:
    Metadata_Security_Classification_System: None
    Metadata_Security_Classification: Unclassified
    Metadata_Security_Handling_Description: None

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