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Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Site Boundaries

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.1686.2
Title:Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Site Boundaries
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This is a set of Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site boundaries preserved as a shapefile. Note that for some sites “real” boundaries are included while others–particularly marine sites–use a simpler bounding box method. Each site is listed both with its three-letter abbreviation and its unabbreviated name. World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) is the coordinate reference system used (EPSG:4326). More information about any of the sites can be found on the LTER Site Profiles page on the LTER Network website (https://lternet.edu/site).

This data product was made possible by the contributions of the Information Managers for the LTER sites, each of whom contributed their sites' boundaries.

This version of the data includes the following changes from the prior version:

- Arctic (ARC) updated

- Cedar Creek (CDR) updated

- Florida Coastal Everglades (FCE) updated

- Harvard Forest (HFR) updated

- Konza Prairie (KNZ) updated

- McMurdo Dry Valleys (MCM) updated

- Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) updated

Publication Date:2024-09-13
For more information:
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Date:
2024

People and Organizations
Contact:Downs, Martha R (Long Term Ecological Research Network Office, Director) [  email ]
Creator:Downs, Martha R (Long Term Ecological Research Network Office, Director)
Creator:Lyon, Nicholas J (Long Term Ecological Research Network Office, Data Scientist)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
lter_site-names
Description:
Table of LTER site names and three-letter abbreviations
Other Name:
lter_site-boundaries
Description:
A compressed file (.zip) containing the component parts of a shapefile (i.e., shp, shx, prj, and dbf)
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1686/2/d37ef160635f4ffe34a78e2635a81650
Name:lter_site-names
Description:Table of LTER site names and three-letter abbreviations
Number of Records:30
Number of Columns:2

Table Structure
Object Name:lter_site-names.csv
Size:809 byte
Authentication:12aa0aa79d44f76164e98283d6a76329 Calculated By MD5
Text Format:
Number of Header Lines:1
Record Delimiter:\n
Orientation:column
Simple Delimited:
Field Delimiter:,
Quote Character:"

Table Column Descriptions
 SITENAME
Column Name:SITE  
NAME  
Definition:Three-letter LTER site abbreviationsFull LTER site name (excluding "LTER" that would be repeated across all sites).
Storage Type:string  
string  
Measurement Type:nominalnominal
Measurement Values Domain:
Definitiontext
Definitiontext
Missing Value Code:    
Accuracy Report:    
Accuracy Assessment:    
Coverage:    
Methods:    

Non-Categorized Data Resource

Name:lter_site-boundaries
Entity Type:application/zip
Description:A compressed file (.zip) containing the component parts of a shapefile (i.e., shp, shx, prj, and dbf)
Physical Structure Description:
Object Name:lter_site-boundaries.zip
Size:1775450 byte
Authentication:887abc6479ca347b6bdde714204817fd Calculated By MD5
Externally Defined Format:
Format Name:application/zip
Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1686/2/37f05bc8f287abc3c530bedc69ff538b

Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)LTER, spatial vector, site boundaries, shapefile
GISgeographic information system

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

The polygons for each site were created by the Information Manager (IM) of that site and thus vary somewhat among polygons. Some sites' boundaries are a simple rectangular bounding box while others are more precise. If more specific provenance is needed for a particular site or sites, please use the LTER Network directory (https://lternet.edu/directory/) to identify the IM of the relevant site(s).

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Martha R Downs
Organization:Long Term Ecological Research Network Office
Position:Director
Address:
Santa Barbara, CA
Email Address:
downs@nceas.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X
Individual: Nicholas J Lyon
Organization:Long Term Ecological Research Network Office
Position:Data Scientist
Email Address:
lyon@nceas.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://njlyon0.github.io/
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-1078
Contacts:
Individual: Martha R Downs
Organization:Long Term Ecological Research Network Office
Position:Director
Address:
Santa Barbara, CA
Email Address:
downs@nceas.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Date:
2024
Geographic Region:
Description:This shapefile contains separate polygons for each LTER site's boundary. The bounding coordinates for each site differ from those listed below but all sites fall within the bounding coordinates identified below.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  71.5Southern:  -78.0
Western:  -157.0Eastern:  165.5

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Site Boundaries
Personnel:
Individual: Martha R Downs
Organization:Long Term Ecological Research Network Office
Position:Director
Address:
Santa Barbara, CA
Email Address:
downs@nceas.ucsb.edu
Web Address:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2833-956X
Role:Director

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

Site boundaries tend to be fairly static over time but this resource will be updated if any substantial changes are made to one or more sites' extents.

Frequency:asNeeded
Other Metadata

Additional Metadata

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