The Human Footprint in the West: A Large-scale Analysis of Anthropogenic Impacts
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Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Matthias Leu, Steve Hanser, and Steve Knick, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 2008 Title: The Human Footprint in the West Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Other_Citation_Details: Leu, M., S.E. Hanser, S.T. Knick. 2008. The human footprint in the west: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1119-1139. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ Description: Abstract: Humans have dramatically altered wildlands in the western United States over the past 100 years by using these lands and the resources they provide. Anthropogenic changes to the landscape, such as urban expansion, [...]
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Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Matthias Leu, Steve Hanser, and Steve Knick, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 2008 Title: The Human Footprint in the West Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Other_Citation_Details: Leu, M., S.E. Hanser, S.T. Knick. 2008. The human footprint in the west: a large-scale analysis of anthropogenic impacts. Ecological Applications 18(5): 1119-1139. Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ Description: Abstract: Humans have dramatically altered wildlands in the western United States over the past 100 years by using these lands and the resources they provide. Anthropogenic changes to the landscape, such as urban expansion, construction of roads, power lines, and other networks and land uses necessary to maintain human populations influence the number and kinds of plants and wildlife that remain. We developed the map of the human footprint for the western United States from an analysis of 14 landscape structure and anthropogenic features: human habitation, interstate highways, federal and state highways, secondary roads, railroads, irrigation canals, power lines, linear feature densities, agricultural land, campgrounds, highway rest stops, land fills, oil and gas development, and human induced fires. We used these input layers to develop seven models to estimate the total influence of the human footprint. These models either explored how anthropogenic features influence wildlife populations via changes in habitat (road-induced dispersal of invasive plants, oil and gas developments, human induced fires, and anthropogenic habitat fragmentation) or predators densities (spatial distribution of domestic and synanthropic avian predators). The human footprint map is a composite of these seven models. The final map consists of a 180 meter resolution raster data set with 10 human footprint classes. Purpose: Model the influence of anthropogenic disturbance in the western United States. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2008 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -126.251168 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.317208 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.619578 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.506824 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Human Theme_Keyword: Footprint Theme_Keyword: Anthropogenic Theme_Keyword: Disturbance Theme_Keyword: Human Footprint Theme_Keyword: Model Theme_Keyword: Landscape Theme_Keyword: Wildlands Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Washington Place_Keyword: Oregon Place_Keyword: California Place_Keyword: Idaho Place_Keyword: Nevada Place_Keyword: Utah Place_Keyword: Arizona Place_Keyword: Montana Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: Colorado Place_Keyword: Wyoming Place_Keyword: New Mexico Place_Keyword: Conservation Assessment Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: None, but the user assumes all responsibility for appropriate use of the data. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Matthias Leu Contact_Organization: USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Ecologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2598 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mleu@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Data_Set_Credit: Matthias Leu, Steve Hanser, and Steve Knick USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Security_Information: Security_Classification_System: None Security_Classification: Unclassified Security_Handling_Description: None Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.4.1420 Data_Quality_Information: Attribute_Accuracy: Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Dependent upon the source data. 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Lineage: Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Probability of Synanthropic Feral House Cat Presence in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/cat_model_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: cat_model Source_Contribution: Probability of synanthropic feral house cat presence. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Probability of Synanthropic Feral Dog Presence in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/dog_model_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: dog_model Source_Contribution: Probability of synanthropic feral dog presence. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Exotic Plant Invasion Risk in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/exotic_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2000 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: exotic Source_Contribution: Risk of invasion by exotic plant species. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Human Caused Fires in the Western United States (1986 - 2001) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/firemodel_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 1986 Ending_Date: 2001 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: fire Source_Contribution: Density of human caused fires. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Oil and Gas Well Density in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/oilwells_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 1995 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: oilwells Source_Contribution: Density of oil and gas wells. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Anthropogenic Fragmentation in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/fragmodel_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2003 Source_Currentness_Reference: ground condition Source_Citation_Abbreviation: frag_model Source_Contribution: Proportion of habitat that contains an anthropogenic feature. Source_Information: Source_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Steve Hanser and Matthias Leu, USGS-FRESC, Snake River Field Station Publication_Date: 200406 Title: Probability of Synanthropic Corvid Presence in the Western United States Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data Online_Linkage: http://sagemap.wr.usgs.gov/ftp/regional/usgs/corvid_hf.zip Type_of_Source_Media: online Source_Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 2004 Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date Source_Citation_Abbreviation: corvid_model Source_Contribution: Probability of synanthropic corvid presence Process_Step: Process_Description: Standardized all input models to range from zero to one by dividing by the maximum value in each grid. This was done due to the fact that the inputs models were developed with various techniques and therefore had different numerical ranges. So in order to weigh the model equally in the final human footprint model we need to standardize the ranges of the inputs. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: exotic Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: Fire Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: dog_model Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cat_model Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: oilwells Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: corvid_model Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: frag_model Process_Date: 200312 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: frag01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: corvid01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: oilwells01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: cat01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: dog01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: fire01 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: exotic01 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Added the seven input models together. Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: exotic01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: dog01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: cat01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: fire01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: frag01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: corvid01 Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: oilwells01 Process_Date: 200312 Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: Hfoot_prelim Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Steve Hanser Contact_Organization: USGS, Snake River Field Station Contact_Position: Wildlife Biologist / GIS Specialist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 970 Lusk St City: Boise State_or_Province: ID Postal_Code: 83706 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 208-426-2892 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 208-426-5210 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: shanser@usgs.gov Hours_of_Service: 8 - 5 Process_Step: Process_Description: Reclassified hfoot_prelim into 10 classes with the following class ranges: 1 = 0-0.333; 2 = 0.333-0.666; 3 = 0.666-1; 4 = 1-1.333; 5 = 1.333-1.666; 6 = 1.666-2; 7 = 2-2.333; 8 = 2.333-2.666; 9 = 2.666-3; 10 = greater than 3. 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