UTM Coordinates and Ecological Site Designations for the Exclosure Transects
UTM Coordinates and Ecological Site designation for the Exclosure Transects are provided below for download as Excel Workbook file
(exclosuretransects_utm_coordinates_and_ecosites.xlsx). Data layouts and notes as Word files (*docx) are also provided. These files refer to the 96 selected study transects established in 2011 in the SRER Exclosures.
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) Coordinates include a single X and single Y coordinate recorded for these permanent transects. Measurements of the UTM coordinates were taken at the start or “0” mark at each transect when they were established in 2011. Typical precision for handheld Global Position System (GPS) devices was 3-5 m.
Horizontal coordinate system definition: NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_12N is the Projected coordinate system name, and GCS_North_American_1983 is the Geographic coordinate system name. Universal Transverse Mercator Zone is 12N.
Ecological Sites designations refer to Ecological Site Descriptions (ESD) of the Exclosures based on determinations made by Dan Robinett on the SRER in 2009 and 2017. More information about the Ecological Sites on the SRER is available at Soil Data and Ecological Sites.
