Long Term Resource Monitoring Program

Program Report

95-P005

Geospatial Application:

Refuge Expansion Acreage Analysis

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August 1995
Geospatial Application:

Refuge Expansion Acreage Analysis

by 

Lara Hill

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

555 Lester Avenue

Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Prepared for

National Biological Service

Environmental Management Technical Center

575 Lester Avenue

Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650

Project Leader: Frank D'Erchia

August 1995
The Environmental Management Technical Center issues LTRMP Program Reports to provide

Long Term Resource Monitoring Program partners with programmatic documentation,

procedures manuals, training manuals, and geospatial applications.

National Biological Service

Environmental Management

Technical Center

CENTER DIRECTOR

Robert L. Delaney

SCIENCE ADVISOR

John W. Barko

INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

SERVICES DIRECTOR

Norman W. Hildrum

GEOSPATIAL APPLICATIONS

DIRECTOR

Frank D'Erchia

INFORMATION TRANSFER AND

MEDIA SERVICES MANAGER

Terry D'Erchia

Cover graphic by Mi Ae Lipe-Butterbrodt

Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for

use by the National Biological Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

The National Biological Service . . . gathering, analyzing,

and sharing the biological information necessary to support the wise

stewardship of the Nation's natural resources.

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Preface

The Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) was authorized under the

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662) as an element of the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers' Environmental Management Program. The LTRMP is being

implemented by the Environmental Management Technical Center, an office of the National

Biological Service, in cooperation with the five Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS)

states, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, with guidance and Program

responsibility provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The UMRS encompasses the

commercially navigable reaches of the Upper Mississippi River, as well as the Illinois River

and navigable portions of the Kaskaskia, Black, St. Croix, and Minnesota Rivers.

The mission of the LTRMP is to provide decision makers with information to maintain

the UMRS as a sustainable large river ecosystem given its multiple-use character. The longterm goals of the Program are to understand the system, determine resource trends and

impacts, develop management alternatives, manage information, and develop useful

products.

The strategy to conduct spatial analysis to provide support to LTRMP partner activities

is included in the LTRMP Operating Plan (USFWS 1992) as Strategy 4.3.1, Develop Data

Management and Analysis Capabilities, Task 4.3.1.2, Develop, Maintain and Enhance

Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Analysis Capabilities. This document

was prepared for individuals experienced in using the geographic information system

software program ARC/INFO. No attempt has been made to instruct users in the concepts

associated with file structure, program modules, database development, digitizing, or mapmaking procedures. This report was developed with funding provided by the Long Term

Resource Monitoring Program.

Additional copies of this report may be obtained from the National Technical

Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (1-800-553-6847).

This report should be cited as:

Hill, L. 1995. Geospatial Application: Refuge expansion acreage analysis. National

Biological Service, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska,

Wisconsin, August 1995. LTRMP 95-P005. 13 pp. + Appendixes A-C
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Contents

Page

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introduction .......................................................... 1

Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Methods ............................................................. 2

Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Generalization of 13 Class Coverages to 7 Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

AML Programs Used to Complete Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Appendix C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Farm, 430-, and 500-Acre Boundary Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
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Figures

Page

Figure 1. Location of farm parcel to be acquired through land exchange . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 2. Farm boundary digitized from U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-min

quadrangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 3. Digitized farm boundary overlaying Pool 8 1989 land cover/use

coverage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Figure 4. The clipped coverage containing the seven land cover/use types . . . . . . 3

Figure 5. A proposed boundary digitized on screen in ARCEDIT ............. 5

Figure 6. Proposed boundary coverage clipped with farm boundary coverage .... 6

Figure B-1. Menu for area report routine of Production Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

Figure C-1. La Crosse District land expansion proposal acreage report for the

entire farm boundary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Figure C-2. Map and acreage report for 430-acre aquisition proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Figure C-3. Map and acreage report for 500-acre aquisition proposal. . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
Figure 1. Location of farm parcel to be

acquired through land exchange

Geospatial Application:

Refuge Expansion Acreage Analysis

By Lara Hill

Abstract

Resource managers are realizing the benefits of using geographic information systems to supply visual spatial

data for use in making informed management decisions. This report details the ARC/INFO (ESRI, Redlands,

CA) procedures used at the Environmental Management Technical Center in Onalaska, Wisconsin, to assist

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge mangers in the process of acquiring refuge land

through a land exchange. Refuge managers required boundaries for both 430- and 500-acre parcels that included

the most desirable land cover/use types. Hardcopy maps of the area showing the total acreage for each land

cover/use type will be used during land exchange negotiations.

Introduction

The Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife

and Fish Refuge was established by an Act of

Congress on June 7, 1924. The original acreage for

the Refuge was acquired through purchase,

donation, and by withdrawal from the public

domain. The area was later enlarged by additional

land acquisitions of the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers for navigational improvements. Today,

the Refuge consists of about 200,000 acres of

wooded islands, waters, and marshes extending

more than 260 miles southward along the river

bottoms from Wabasha, Minnesota, almost to

Rock Island, Illinois. The river bottoms forming

the Refuge are from 2 to 5 miles wide. Eleven

locks and dams within Refuge boundaries form a

series of pools that vary from 10 to 30 miles long.

The dams have raised water levels, creating a maze

of channels, sloughs, marshlands, and open lakes.

Excellent stands of aquatic plants developed in

these areas, creating valuable habitat for waterfowl

and other wildlife. The Refuge is divided into four

management districts, including the La Crosse

District in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which manages

Pools 7 and 8.

The Refuge was acquiring land in the La Crosse

District through an exchange with Newt Marine,

Dubuque, Iowa. The company owns a low-lying

farm in Houston County bordering the Refuge and

the Root River (Fig. 1), the exact acreage of which

was unknown before this project. Depending on

the final agreement, the exchange will involve the

transfer of all, 430, or 500 acres of this land to the

Refuge. The amount of the exchange will be

determined by the land appraisal on both sites. The

La Crosse District Refuge Manager requested

technical assistance from the Environmental

Management Technical Center (EMTC), a National

Biological Service office in Onalaska, Wisconsin,

to assist Refuge staff in determining which parcels

to obtain. The request was for development of

boundaries for the entire farm, 430-, and 500-acre

parcels that included the most desirable land

cover/use types for wildlife, and that acreage

reports be calculated for each land cover/use type.
2

Figure 2. Farm boundary digitized

from U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-min

quadrangle

Objective

The objective of this project was to create

boundaries for the entire farm, 430-, and 500-acre

parcels and produce hardcopy maps and reports to

be used in the land exchange negotiations, using

geographic information system (GIS) technology

and the EMTC's spatial data.

Methods

The computer hardware and software used for

this project (located at the EMTC) include a Unix

workstation and ARC/INFO version 6.1.2 (ESRI,

Redlands, CA) GIS software.

Because of the scope of this project, we decided

to use the 1989 Pool 8 land cover/use coverage

available in the EMTC database, generalizing the

data into seven classes. This decision saved

considerable time and effort, since new photos did

not have to be interpreted and digitized to create

new ARC/INFO coverages. For more detailed

information on the development of the 1989

coverage, see the Metadata Catalog of Spatial Data

for the Upper Missisippi River System Long Term

Resource Monitoring Program (D'Erchia 1993).

For information on the seven-class generalization

process, see Appendix A.

Since adequate coverage of the study area was

available, only the boundary creation process and

the area report procedures will be discussed in

detail. This document was prepared for individuals

experienced in using the GIS software program

ARC/INFO. No attempt has been made to instruct

users in the concepts associated with file structure,

program modules, database development,

digitizing, or map-making procedures.

Processing steps are written in normal type,

ARC/INFO commands in the descriptions are

underlined, ARC/INFO prompts and responses are

in italic type, and user commands are in normal

bold type.

1. The first step was to digitize Refuge and

land boundaries drawn on a U.S. Geological

Survey (USGS) 7.5-min quadrangle

supplied by the Refuge. The farm boundary

coverage "farmclip" is shown below

(Fig. 2).

2. The digitized land boundary coverage

"farmclip" was used as a cookie cutter to

clip the land cover/use data from the 1989

coverage. The new coverage "farmlcu"

contains the seven land cover/use types

from the original coverage within the farm

boundary (Fig. 3). The procedures for the

ARC clip command are shown below.

Arc: clip

Usage: CLIP <in_cover> <clip_cover> <out_cover>

{POLY | LINE | POINT | NET | LINK | RAW} 

{fuzzy_tolerance}

Arc: clip lcup8 farmclip farmlcu

Clipping lcup8 with farmclip to create farmlcu.

 Sorting...

 Intersecting...

 Assembling polygons...

 Creating new labels...

 Creating /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/FARMLCU.PAT...

 O v e r l a y i n g a n n o t a t i o n . . .

3. The new coverage (Fig. 4) was displayed in

ARCPLOT to verify the outcome of the clip

command. The mapextent is set for the new
3

Figure 3. Digitized farm boundary overlaying

Pool 8 1989 land cover/use coverage

Figure 4. The clipped coverage containing the

seven land cover/use types

coverage and the arcs command draws the line

coverage on screen. A list displays the items, and

the coverage is shaded on the

item "symbol" using the polygonshades command.

Arc: arcplot

Arcplot: mapextent farmlcu

Arcplot: arcs farmlcu

Arcplot: list 

Usage: LIST <cover> <feature_class> {range}

{item...item}

Arcplot: list farmlcu poly

 1 

AREA = -2687317.01651

PERIMETER = 8664.28507

FARMLCU# = 1

FARMLCU-ID = 0

LANDCOVER/USE =

TYPE_DESCRIPTION =

SYMBOL = 0

CLASS = 0

 2 

AREA = 2796.46741

PERIMETER = 336.32970

FARMLCU# = 2

FARMLCU-ID = 1686

LANDCOVER/USE = 80SD3

TYPE_DESCRIPTION = Acer-marsh-seasonal

SYMBOL = 74

CLASS = 4

 Continue? n

Arcplot: polygonshades

Usage: POLYGONSHADES <cover> <item | symbol>

{lookup_table}{angle_item | angle}

Arcplot: shadeset colornames

Arcplot: polygonshades farmlcu symbol

4. An area report for the farm was generated,

showing the total acreage for each land
4

cover/use type and total acreage for the

entire farm parcel. The ARC command

frequency produces a list of unique code

occurrences and their frequency for a

specified set of items in an INFO data file.

In INFO, the frequency file is selected, and

a reselect and nselect are performed to

remove the universal polygon. The area is

then calculated from meters squared to

acres, and a textfile is created using the

INFO report command. The report is

displayed using the Unix more command.

The procedures for creating an area report

of this type are shown below.

Arc: frequency farmlcu.pat farmlcu.xxx

Enter Frequency item names (type END or a blank line

when done):

============================

Enter the 1st item: class

Enter the 2nd item: 

Done entering item names (Y/N)? y

Do you wish to use the above items (Y/N)? y

Enter Summary item names (type END or a blank line when

done):

============================

Enter the 1st item: area

Enter the 2nd item: 

Done entering item names (Y/N)? y

Do you wish to use the above items (Y/N)? y

Arc: info

Submitting command arc info

INFO EXCHANGE CALL

11/03/1994 15:26:06

INFO 9.42 11/11/86 52.74.63*

COPYRIGHT 1986 HENCO SOFTWARE, INC.

PROPRIETARY TO HENCO SOFTWARE, INC.

US GOVT AGENCIES SEE USAGE RESTRICTIONS IN

 HELP FILES (HELP RESTRICTIONS)

 ENTER USER NAME>ARC

ENTER COMMAND >SELECT FARMLCU.XXX

7 RECORD(S) SELECTED

ENTER COMMAND >RESELECT AREA < 0

1 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >NSELECT

6 RECORD(S) SELECTED

ENTER COMMAND > CALC AREA = AREA / 10000

ENTER COMMAND > CALC AREA = AREA * 2.471

ENTER COMMAND >OUTPUT

/net/suns02/home/lrh0/refuge_ext/farmlcu.sum

ENTER COMMAND >REPORT FARMLCU.RPX

2 ENTER COLUMN CONTENT>CLASS

ENTER REPORT OPTIONS>20

ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>CLASS

 ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>

22 ENTER COLUMN CONTENT>FREQUENCY

ENTER REPORT OPTIONS>T

ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>FREQ.

ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>

28 ENTER COLUMN CONTENT>AREA

ENTER REPORT OPTIONS>T

ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>ACRES

ENTER COLUMN HEADINGS>

47 ENTER COLUMN CONTENT>

ENTER REPORT TITLE>'FARMLCU AREA REPORT'

DO YOU WISH TO EXECUTE THIS FORM ( Y OR N )

 >y

OUTPUT TO PRINTER(Y OR N)?>y

LINES PER PAGE?>

ENTER REPORT OPTIONS>

ENTER COMMAND >ERASE FARMLCU.RPX

THIS COMMAND WILL ERASE THE SPECIFIED RP

DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE ( Y OR N ) >Y

ENTER COMMAND >ERASE FARMLCU.XXX

THIS COMMAND WILL ERASE THE SPECIFIED DF

DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE ( Y OR N ) >y

ENTER COMMAND >Q STOP

Arc: more farmlcu.sum

Submitting command to Operating System ...

03/11/94 PAGE 1 

FARMLCU AREA REPORT

CLASS FREQ. ACRES

1 9 6.54646

2 19 1 4.73890

3 49 244.83015

4 92 277.51846

6 5 106.82538

7 4 3.57667

===== =============

178 664.03603

5. In ARCEDIT, the coverage "farmlcu" was

used to create the 430-acre tic boundary for

a new coverage and as a

backgroundcoverage while digitizing on

screen. An effort was made to fulfill the

following objectives when digitizing: to

create straight uncomplicated boundaries, to

avoid dissecting fields, to locate the

boundary along identifiable features, to
5

Figure 5. A proposed boundary digitized

on screen in ARCEDIT

include the most desirable areas from a

wildlife habitat perspective (i.e., wetlands

and forests over farm fields), and to leave

the remaining farm parcel in one contiguous

piece surrounding the buildings (Fig. 5). A

color plot of the farm that displayed the

land cover/use classes served as a visual aid

while selecting boundaries.

First, the necessary ARCEDIT setup commands

are performed: the backgroundcoverage is set

to "farmlcu" color 4 blue, the

backgroundenvironment is set to arcs, the

editfeature is set to arcs, and the

drawenvironment is set to arcs. The

intersectarcs all command allows all digitized

arcs to automatically intersect, which enables

the dangling ends to be selected and deleted.

Arc: arcedit

Arcedit: create clip1 farmlcu

Creating /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

The edit coverage is now /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

WARNING the Map extent is not defined

Defaulting the map extent to the BND of 

 /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Arcedit: backgroundcoverage farmlcu 4

/HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/FARMLCU 

is now background coverage 1 with draw symbol 4

Arcedit: backgroundenvironment arcs

Arcedit: draw

Arcedit: editfeature arcs

0 element(s) for edit feature ARCS

Coverage has no COGO attributes

Arcedit: drawenvironment arcs

Arcedit: intersectarcs all

Arcedit: add

--------------------Options--------------------

1) Vertex 2) Node 3) Curve

4) Delete vertex 5) Delete arc 6) Spline on/off

7) Square on/off 8) Digitizing Options 9) Quit

(Line) User-ID: 1 Points 7

 2 intersection(s) found while adding arc

(Line) User-ID: 2 Points ---

1 arc(s) added to /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Arcedit: save

Saving changes for /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Saving arcs...

3 arc(s) written to /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

 from the original 0, 3 added and 0 deleted

Reopening arcs...

 BND replaced into /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Re-establishing edit feature

Arcedit: select dangle

2 element(s) now selected

Arcedit: delete

2 arc(s) deleted

Arcedit: save

Saving changes for /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Saving arcs...

1 arc(s) written to /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

 from the original 3, 0 added and 2 deleted

Reopening arcs...

 BND replaced into /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Re-establishing edit feature

Arcedit: q

6. The new coverage "clip1" was then cleaned

in ARC to create topology.

Arc: clean

Usage: CLEAN <in_cover> {out_cover} {dangle_length}

 {fuzzy_tolerance}{POLY | LINE}

Arc: clean clip1 

Cleaning /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/CLIP1

Sorting...

Intersecting...

Assembling polygons...

7. As explained in detail in Step 2, the

proposed boundary coverage was clipped in

ARC with the farm coverage to produce a

land cover/use coverage within the

boundary of the clip.

Arc: clip

Usage: CLIP <in_cover> <clip_cover> <out_cover>

{POLY | LINE | POINT | NET | LINK | RAW} 

{fuzzy_tolerance}

Arc: clip farmlcu clip1 clip1lcu

Clipping farmlcu with clip1 to create clip1lcu.
6

Figure 6. Proposed boundary coverage

clipped with farm boundary coverage

 Sorting...

 Intersecting...

 Assembling polygons...

 Creating new labels...

 Creating /HOME/LRH0/refuge_EXT/clip1lcu.PAT...

 O v e r l a y i n g a n n o t a t i o n . . .

8. ARCPLOT was used to view the new

coverage and verify the clip procedure (Fig.

6).

Arc: arcplot

Arcplot: mapextent farmlcu

Arcplot: arcs farmlcu

9. As shown in detail in Step 4, an area report

was created showing total acreage for each

land cover/use type. Steps 5 through 8 were

repeated until trial and error determined the

requested boundary to within 1 acre.

03/11/94 PAGE 1

CLIP1LCU AREA REPORT

CLASS FREQ. ACRES

1 6 1.35970

2 18 13.90085

3 38 83.73305

4 66 81.47626

6 4 49.52666

7 1 0.12581

===== ============

133 430.12233

10. To ensure more efficient repetition of

these processes, steps 5 through 8 were

automated using a very basic ARC Macro

Language (AML) program (Appendix B).

Results

The information generated by this GIS

application will be used by Refuge managers to

decide on a final boundary during land exchange

negotiations. Maps displaying the whole farm, a

430-, and a 500-acre parcel were created in

ARCPLOT, with their accompanying area reports

(Appendix C). The AML will allow Refuge

managers with little or no ARC/INFO training to

adjust the boundaries once the land exchange is

final.

Geographic information systems are useful tools

for addressing natural resource issues. This project

demonstrates the value of GIS applications to

resource managers and provides specific

procedures for ARC users tasked with similar

projects. 

References

D'Erchia, F. 1993. Metadata catalog of spatial

data for the Upper Mississippi River System

Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental

Management Technical Center, Onalaska,

Wisconsin, November 1993. Revised by the

National Biological Survey, April 1994. EMTC

93-P009. 75 pp.
7

Olsen, D. A. 1993. User's manual: Production

ARCEDIT. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Environmental Management Technical Center,

Onalaska, Wisconsin, September 1993. EMTC

93-P005 15 pp. + Appendix A + diskette.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Operating

Plan for the Upper Mississippi River System

Long Term Resource Monitoring Program.

Environmental Management Technical Center,

Onalaska, Wisconsin, Revised September 1993.

EMTC 91-P002. 179 pp. (NTIS #PB94-

160199)
A-1

Appendix A

Generalization of 13 Class Coverages to 7 Classes

Arc: list lcu89p8.pat

 1

AREA = -154077988.37665

PERIMETER = 81156.43696

LCU89P8# = 1

LCU89P8-ID = 0

NWI_CODE =

LCU =

LCU-13 =

EPPL_CODE = 0

CLASS = 0

VEG_CODE = 0

PERCENT_CLOSURE =

TREE_HEIGHT =

 2

AREA = 7207.20691

PERIMETER = 589.31481

LCU89P8# = 2

LCU89P8-ID = 1

NWI_CODE = PFO1Ah

LCU = Acer

LCU-13 = Woody Terrestrial

EPPL_CODE = 76

CLASS = 10

Continue? 

VEG_CODE = 1001

PERCENT_CLOSURE = >90

TREE_HEIGHT = >50

Arc: additem

Usage: ADDITEM <in_info_file> <out_info_file> <item_name> <item_width>

 <output_width> <item_type> {decimal_places} {start_item}

Arc: additem lcu89p8.pat lcu89p8.pat class7 3 3 i

Adding class7 to lcu89p8.pat to produce lcu89p8.pat.

Arc: items lcu89p8.pat

COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME INDEXED?

 1 AREA 8 18 F 5 -

 9 PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 -

 17 LCU89P8# 4 5 B - -

 21 LCU89P8-ID 4 5 B - -

 25 NWI_CODE 8 8 C - -

 33 LCU 30 30 C - -

 63 LCU-13 30 30 C - -

 93 EPPL_CODE 3 3 I - -

 96 CLASS 3 3 I - -

 99 VEG_CODE 4 4 I - -

 103 PERCENT_CLOSURE 5 5 C - -

 108 TREE_HEIGHT 5 5 C - -

 113 CLASS7 3 3 I - -

Arc: info

 INFO EXCHANGE CALL

24/02/1995 09:36:57

 INFO 9.42 11/11/86 52.74.63*

 Copyright (C) 1994 Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

 All rights reserved.

 Proprietary to Doric Computer Systems International Ltd.

 US Govt Agencies see usage restrictions in Help files (Help Restrictions)

 ENTER USER NAME>ARC
A-2

 ENTER COMMAND >SEL LCU89P8.PAT

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 1

 58 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND > CALC CLASS7 = 1

 ENTER COMMAND > ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 2 OR CLASS = 3 OR CLASS = 4 OR CLASS = 5 OR CLASS = 6 OR CLASS = 7 OR CLASS = 8

 3798 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 2

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 9

 1658 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 3

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 10

 2348 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 10

 2348 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 4

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 11

 14 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 5

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 12

 87 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 6

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >RES CLASS = 13

 97 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >CALC CLASS7 = 7
A-3

 ENTER COMMAND >ASEL

 8061 RECORD(S) SELECTED

 ENTER COMMAND >LIST

 1

 AREA =-154,077,988.37665

 PERIMETER = 81,156.43696

 LCU89P8# = 1

 LCU89P8-ID = 0

 NWI_CODE =

 LCU =

 LCU-13 =

 EPPL_CODE = 0

 CLASS = 0

 VEG_CODE = 0

 PERCENT_CLOSURE =

 TREE_HEIGHT =

 CLASS7 = 0

 2

 AREA = 7,207.20691

 PERIMETER = 589.31481

 LCU89P8# = 2

 LCU89P8-ID = 1

 NWI_CODE =PFO1Ah

 LCU =Acer

 LCU-13 =Woody Terrestrial

 EPPL_CODE = 76

 MORE?

 CLASS = 10

 VEG_CODE =1001

 PERCENT_CLOSURE =>90

 TREE_HEIGHT =>50

 CLASS7 = 4

 3

 AREA = 5,512,459.62781

 PERIMETER = 99,171.50744

 LCU89P8# = 3

 LCU89P8-ID = 2

 NWI_CODE =L2UB3Hh

 LCU =Water

 LCU-13 =Open Water

 EPPL_CODE = 14

 CLASS = 1

 VEG_CODE = 100

 PERCENT_CLOSURE =

 TREE_HEIGHT =

 CLASS7 = 1

 4

 AREA = 10,283.37413

 PERIMETER = 1,110.17646

 LCU89P8# = 4

 MORE?

 LCU89P8-ID = 3

 NWI_CODE =U

 LCU =Rdside-levee/grass/forbs/shrub

 LCU-13 =Grasses/Forbs

 EPPL_CODE = 73

 CLASS = 9

 VEG_CODE = 916

 PERCENT_CLOSURE =>90

 TREE_HEIGHT =

 CLASS7 = 3

 5
A-4

 AREA = 5,970,907.11059

 PERIMETER = 27,367.48506

 LCU89P8# = 5

 LCU89P8-ID = 4

 NWI_CODE =U

 LCU =Urban

 LCU-13 =Urban/Developed

 EPPL_CODE = 92

 CLASS = 12

 VEG_CODE =1204

 PERCENT_CLOSURE =

 TREE_HEIGHT =

 MORE?

 CLASS7 = 6
B-1

Appendix B

AML Programs Used to Complete Project

The AML below was used to interactively draw the new coverage boundary in ARCEDIT, delete dangles,

save the coverage, clip it with the land cover/use coverage, and display the results in ARCPLOT.

/* AML used for the Upper Mississippi

/*River National Wildlife and Fish

/*Refuge extension project for 

/*Jim Nissen

/* AML written by Lara Hill 3/17/94

/*/home/lrh0/refuge_ext/test.aml

/* to automate steps for refuge extension project

display 9999

ae

create clip farmlcu

bc farmlcu 4

be arcs

draw

ef arcs

de arcs

intersectarcs all

&type 

&type Draw desired boundary

&type Be sure to connect all arcs

&type Middle button to start and end arcs

&type Left button for verticies

&type Cntrl and right button to quit

&type 

add

save

sel dangle

delete

save

q

clean clip 

clip farmlcu cliplcu

ap

mape cliplcu

arcs cliplcu

shadeset colornames

polygonshades cliplcu symbol

&pause

q

&return

The AML below was used to write the area report for the newly created coverage. It is part of an existing

AML (Olsen 1993).

The textfile below creates Figure B-1.
B-2

Figure B-1. Menu for area report routine of

Production Arc

7 area.menu - front end for area.aml

WARNING: Coverage units must be meters.

 Select Coverage:

 %1
B-3

 Select column width for output file:

 %2

 Select item for area summary:

 %3

 Select summary area units:

 %5

 Enter output file name: 

 %4

 %apply %dismiss

/*field definitions

%1 input .covername 16 scroll yes required cover * -poly ~

'Select a Coverage'

%2 slider .columnwidth 15 initial 20 integer 1 55

%3 input .sumitem 16 scroll yes required size 16 item %.covername% -poly

%4 input .outfilename 20 initial '' required size 20 character

%5 choice .sumunits single acres hectares

%apply button Apply &r area.aml; &thread &delete &self

%dismiss button cancel Dismiss &thread &delete &self

The program below takes the input from the area report menu (Fig. B-1) to produce the area report.

/* AREA.AML - outputs area.report for coverages with mapunits = meters

/* Written by Doug Olsen at EMTC as part of Production Arc AML

&set cover = %.covername%

&set coverpath = [dir %cover%]

&set cover = [after %cover% %coverpath%/]

&set cover = [translate %cover%]

&s outfilepath = %coverpath%/%.outfilename%

&set .sumunits = [translate %.sumunits%]

&sys rm %outfilepath%

frequency %cover%.pat %cover%.XXX

%.sumitem%

~

y

y

area

~

y

y

&data arc info

arc

SELECT %cover%.XXX

RESELECT AREA < 0
B-4

NSELECT

&if %.sumunits% = HECTARES &then

 CALC AREA = AREA / 10000 /* go from sq. meters to hectares

&else

&do

 CALC AREA = AREA / 10000 /* go from sq. meters to hectares

 CALC AREA = AREA * 2.471 /* go from hectares to acres

&end

OUTPUT %outfilepath%

REPORT %cover%.RPX

%.sumitem%

%.columnwidth%

%.sumitem%

FREQUENCY

T

FREQ.

AREA

T

%.sumunits%

[quote %cover% AREA REPORT]

y

y

999

ERASE %cover%.RPX

Y

ERASE %cover%.XXX

y

Q STOP

&end

&type Area report complete.

&return
C-1

Appendix C

Farm, 430-, and 500-Acre Boundary Maps

Figure C-1. La Crosse District land expansion proposal acreage report for the entire farm boundary.
C-2

Figure C-2. Map and acreage report for 430-acre aquisition proposal.
C-3

Figure C-3. Map and acreage report for 500-acre aquisition proposal.
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Geospatial Application: Refuge Expansion Acreage Analysis

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Lara Hill

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

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