Incident GPS Metadata Form (Field Log)
Metadata completed by: ____________Date:
Date of data collection (mm/dd/yyyy):
Time of data collection: Start: ______Stop: ______
Data collector(s) name:
Collector’s contact information:
Geographic location of GPS survey:
County/Park/Forest/Preserve:
State/Province:
Purpose of GPS survey: (why)
Incident name: Unit ID:
GPS equipment: Make : Model ______
Differential Correction:
No CORS WAAS Post Processing Other:
(e.g. Satelllite Differential, Mobile Base Station)
Method of travel used to collect data:
Helicopter Fixed Wing ATV Foot Other
(e.g. Mountain Bike, Boat)
Number of waypoints collected:
Number of tracks collected:
Record Dilution of Precision (DOP) or estimated error (EHE/EPE) range of values: Min ____________Max ______
Track Log Intervals: Distance (Units ______) Time (Interval _________)
Radioed or Written Data Output - Parameters
Units: N/A Meters Feet
Coordinate system: L/L-d L/L-dm L/L-dms UTM UTMzone
Other:
(e.g. State Plane, Grand Coulee Dam Coordinate System)
Datum: NAD83 NAD27 WGS84 Other:
(e.g. Grand Coulee Datum)
Electronic Data Output
File information contact person:
Machine or disk name:
Working Directory Path (e.g. c:/working/02252003/):
GPS Download Software:
GPS Receiver Output File Name(s) (ASCII)
ESRI Output Parameters:
Units: N/A Meters Feet
Coordinate system: L/L-d L/L-dm L/L-dms UTM UTMzone
Other:
(e.g. State Plane, Grand Coulee Dam Coordinate System)
Datum: NAD83 NAD27 WGS84 Other:
(e.g. Grand Coulee Datum)
ESRI File Name(s):
Describe GPS mission (provide any unique and useful information pertinent to the data collected during the GPS mission, or information about the mission itself): (How)
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