Holly J. Beck Nicholas M. Enwright Jason Dugas Brady Couvillion William Soohoo Kelly Mouton 2017 Digital Geospatial Data https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GT5KC3 The Louisiana State Legislature created Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) in order to conserve, restore, create and enhance Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The wetland restoration plans developed pursuant to these acts specifically require an evaluation of the effectiveness of each coastal wetlands restoration project in achieving long-term solutions to arresting coastal wetlands loss. This data set includes mosaicked aerial photographs for the Pelican Island and Pass La Mer to Chaland Pass Resoration (BA-38) project for 2005, 2007, 2011, and 2013. This data is used as a basemap habitat classification. It also serves as a visual tool for project managers to help them identify any obvious problems or land loss within their project boundary. To better evaluate the effectiveness of restoration efforts, a habitat classification is performed on specific CWPPRA sites to help assess landscape changes. The intended use of this data set is to provide information to aid efforts in the conservation, restoration, creation and enhancement of Louisiana's coastal wetlands in order to aid in long-term solutions to these and other problems. The dataset consists of 4 separate items: 1. BA-38 Habitat: Chaland 2005 (Raster GIS dataset) 2. BA-38 Habitat: Chaland 2007 (Vector GIS dataset) 3. BA-38 Habitat: Pelican 2011 (Vector GIS dataset) 4. BA-38 Habitat: Pelican 2013 (Vector GIS dataset) The intended use of this data set is to provide information to aid efforts in the conservation, restoration, creation and enhancement of Louisiana's coastal wetlands in order to aid in long-term solutions to these and other problems. 2005 2013 publication date Complete None planned -89.783587857 -89.565375935 29.316890767 29.24371291 None CWPPRA wetlands mosaic aerial photography coastal restoration coastal conservation coastal enhancement monitoring GIS rectification image satelite imagery DOQQ scan DEM Louisiana habitat USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:589dd3e4e4b0b9bba98d3368 None Coastal Louisiana Louisiana Gulf of Mexico South Louisiana BA-38 It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the distributor described above or from another USGS Biological Resources Division server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The distributor makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes. Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would also be appreciated by WARC staff. Users should be aware that comparison with other data sets for the same area from other time periods may be inaccurate due to inconsistencies resulting from changes in mapping conventions, data collection, and computer processes over time. The distributor shall not be liable for improper or incorrect use of this data, based on the description of appropriate/inappropriate uses described in this metadata document. These data are not legal documents and are not to be used as such. U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Brady Couvillion Geographer mailing and physical address

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Baton Rouge Louisiana 70803 USA 225-578-7484 bcouvillion@usgs.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday Environment as of Metadata Creation: Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.0 (Build 2414) Service Pack 5 (Build 10.0.5.4400) Accuracy of remotely sensed classifications is generally assessed by an accuracy assessment in which random points are assigned, and user-defined truth is compared to the classifcation results, producing statistics regarding user's, producer's, and overall accuracy. We assessed accuracy at 1049 points. Overall accuracy was observed to be 98.76%. The user is cautioned that true accuracy is almost certainly less than this analysis would indicate. However, 1049 points was insufficient to calculate the true accuracy of this dataset. At such fine spatial scales, assessment of an adequate sample is impossible. Each dataset goes through multiple levels of expert opinion QAQC. Habitat data were derived from Color Infrared photography. All habitat classification data has gone through extensive QA/QC to ensure accuracy. These data are complete. The horizontal positional accuracy is assumed to be correct because of the processes used for georeferencing the source data. Data meets USGS National Map Accuracy Standards at the given scale. N/A Development of the data set by the agency / individuals identified in the 'Originator' element in the Identification Info section of the record. Unknown U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase mailing and physical

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Denver CO 80225 USA 1-888-275-8747 sciencebase@usgs.gov Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U. S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from a Biological Resources Division server, and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. WARC shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. So, these data are provided "as is" and without any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Also, use of trade names or commercial products in this metadata is solely for the purpose of providing specific information, and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the US Government. Any downloading and use of these data signifies a user's agreement to comprehension and compliance of the WARC Standard Disclaimer. Insure all portions of metadata are read and clearly understood before using these data in order to protect both user and WARC interests. Digital Geospatial Datasets https://doi.org/10.5066/F7GT5KC3 None. No fees are applicable for obtaining the data set. 20200830 U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Holly Beck Metadata Specialist Mailing and Physical Address

c/o Livestock Show Office

Parker Coliseum, LSU

Baton Rouge Louisiana 70803 USA 225-578-7490 hbeck@usgs.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time None Acknowledgement of the National Wetlands Research Center as the metadata source would be appreciated. Please cite the original metadata when using portions of the record to create a similar record of slightly altered data, such as reprojection. http://www.lacoast.gov ESRI Metadata Profile http://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.html ESRI Metadata Profile