No formal metadata exists for the old ID-GAP land cover (vegetation) coverage (ID_G1VEG). Because there has been a lot of confusion over how this data layer is organized and can be properly used, we offer the following information. We would like to state that these models have been supplanted by a newer models of Idaho's land cover and the user, in all likelihood, should be using this unless he/she knows what their doing.

Projection Parameters:

Projection: Lambert conformal conic
Units: meters
Datum: NAD27
Spheroid: Clarke1866
Parameters:
    1st standard parallel: 33 00 00
    2nd standard parallel: 45 00 00
    central meridian: -114 00 00
    Origin of latitude: 42 00 00
    false easting: 0.0
    false northing: 0.0

Data Structure:

The ID_G1VEG coverage consists of two major tables with the following relationships and significant items. Other tables and items may exist, but they are not supported at present. Interpretation of their contents is at your own risk.

id_g1veg.code - Table of wildlife species with descriptive attributes
Description: This table contains the names of each of the land cover codes
Relates to: id_g1veg.pat
Relationship one record in .code table to many records in .PAT
Significant Items:    
  VEG1CODE Land Cover Type code from .PAT
  VEG1NAME Name/Description of the Land Cover Type codes

id_g1veg.pat - Polygon attribute table for ID_G1VEG coverage
Description: This table contains a row for each polygon in the coverage and a land cover type code for each polygon
Relates to: id_g1veg.code
Relationship many records in .pat table to one record in .code
Significant Items:    
  VEG1CODE Land Cover Type code

Good luck!!!