Table 8. Summary of procedures used during archiving process. Each row explains how data in Table 7 was processed. Processing procedures complement information provided in Lead Data Data ID Data Type Output Processing Archivist verification Cross For non-spatial information: Data entry referen- For spatial information: Enumeration px_1906_trunks cing with Spalding -High resolution scanning of plant .shp for lost plots S. 1906 maps Field 1906 -Digitization using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI) species per Count_1906 and maps of Notes -Spatial adjustment to 10mx10m Squares using plot .csv following ArcGIS 10 (ESRI) when -Plant code assignments using appropri-ate -Low resolution scanning of maps Cross -Digitization of maps into five different file types reference (*.shp) with stylus and tablet or heads up with plot cover digitizing: summaries Census maps and plot 2001 Maps and (Boundaries/trunks/points/rootsout/control/crown) J. Bowers and field Maps quadrant summaries (Table 7) -Rectification of *.shp using control points from notes () tallies field census in 2001 Cross years -Clip rectified *.shp files to 2001 boundaries -Update plant nomenclature 2001 Census Files 2001 Maps and Ground Census 2001 station census () J. Bowers 2001 summaries, (Table 7) checking data For seedling information: Data 2001 Maps Cross For spatial information: And ArcView px_y_trunks.shp S. reference files px_y_crowns.shp with plot Quality control of previously digitized maps summaries included:
Table 8. Summary of procedures used during archiving process. Each row explains how data in Table 7 was processed. Processing procedures complement information provided in Data ID Data Type Output Processing Lead Archivist Data verification Spalding Field Notes 1906 Enumeration of plant species per plot px_1906_trunks .shp for lost plots Count_1906 .csv For non-spatial information: Data entry For spatial information: -High resolution scanning -Digitization using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI) -Spatial adjustment to 10mx10m Squares using ArcGIS 10 (ESRI) -Plant code assignments using S. Cross referen- cing with 1906 maps and maps of following when appropri-ate Census Maps cover maps and plot quadrant tallies 2001 Maps and summaries (Table 7) -Low resolution scanning of maps -Digitization of maps into five different file types (*.shp) with stylus and tablet or heads up digitizing: (Boundaries/trunks/points/rootsout/control/crown) -Rectification of *.shp using control points from field census in 2001 -Clip rectified *.shp files to 2001 boundaries -Update plant nomenclature J. Bowers Cross reference with plot summaries and field notes () Cross years 2001 Census data 2001 Census Files 2001 2001 Maps and summaries, (Table 7) station census () J. Bowers Ground checking 2001 Maps And ArcView files px_y_trunks.shp px_y_crowns.shp For seedling information: Data For spatial information: Quality control of previously digitized maps included: S. Cross reference with plot summaries
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