{"@type": "dcat:Dataset", "accessLevel": "public", "accrualPeriodicity": "irregular", "bureauCode": ["005:18", "005:53"], "contactPoint": {"fn": "Cavanaugh, Michelle, L.", "hasEmail": "mailto:michelle.cavanaugh@usda.gov"}, "description": "<p dir=\"ltr\">The inventory was completed by Dr. Mary H Nichols (USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center), Michelle Cavanaugh (USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center), and Dr. Haiqing Xu (University of Arizona) using 1-meter LiDAR derived Digital Elevation Model (DEM) hillshades where available and checked using aerial imagery. It is possible that some earthworks were missed due to structure size, topography, or other obstacles/limitations.</p><p dir=\"ltr\">1-meter DEM data can be sourced from the USGS National Map (Elevation Products) at: https://apps.nationalmap.gov/downloader/</p><p dir=\"ltr\">File details:</p><p dir=\"ltr\">Earthworks Inventory.shp \u2013 Point shapefile of earthworks features (berms, tanks, and other earthworks built on the landscape for water diversion, spreading, and/or retention) as observed from 1-meter LiDAR derived DEM hillshades where available and checked using aerial imagery.</p><p dir=\"ltr\">The following files support the .shp file:</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.dbf - mandatory file</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.shx - mandatory file</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.cpg</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.prj</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.sbn</p><p dir=\"ltr\">\u2022 Earthworks Inventory.sbx</p><p dir=\"ltr\">Earthworks Inventory.geojson \u2013 The same data held within Earthworks Inventory.shp in an open standard format.</p>", "distribution": [{"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "accessURL": "https://geodata.nal.usda.gov/geonetwork/srv/api/records/b8593157-49ba-4bec-9456-7500026e8170/formatters/xml", "conformsTo": "https://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd", "format": "xml", "mediaType": "text/xml", "title": "Geodata ISO 19139 metadata"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021267", "format": "cpg", "mediaType": "text/plain", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.cpg"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021270", "format": "prj", "mediaType": "text/plain", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.prj"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021273", "format": "sbn", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.sbn"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021276", "format": "geojson", "mediaType": "text/plain", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.geojson"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021279", "format": "sbx", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.sbx"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021282", "format": "shp", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.shp"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021285", "format": "shx", "mediaType": "application/octet-stream", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.shx"}, {"@type": "dcat:Distribution", "downloadURL": "https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/61021288", "format": "dbf", "mediaType": "application/x-dbf", "title": "Earthworks Inventory.dbf"}], "identifier": "10.15482/USDA.ADC/30840578.v1", "keyword": ["LiDAR", "earthen berm", "earthworks", "human impact", "rangelands"], "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/", "modified": "2026-04-03", "programCode": ["005:040"], "publisher": {"@type": "org:Organization", "name": "Agricultural Research Service"}, "spatial": "{\"type\": \"Polygon\", \"coordinates\": [[[-114.85856592495122, 31.15642610008186], [-102.77617764678355, 31.15642610008186], [-102.77617764678355, 38.518684742724474], [-114.85856592495122, 38.518684742724474], [-114.85856592495122, 31.15642610008186]]]}", "temporal": "2016-03-01/2016-03-01", "theme": ["geospatial"], "title": "Earthworks inventory across the southwestern USA"}