Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of New River Gorge National River
Description
The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles.
A digital vegetation map was produced as a personal geodatabase using Environmental Systems Research Institute ArcGIS software. The base layer for vegetation mapping was a digital orthophoto mosaic of the park developed by North Carolina State University from color infra-red aerial photography flown for this project in April 2003. The geodatabase includes separate point feature classes for plots, transects, and observations, and polygon feature classes (clipped and unclipped by the park boundary) for vegetation and non-vegetated map classes. The vegetation map consists of 47 map classes, including 15 upland forest and woodland vegetation types, one lichen and sparse vegetation type, 15 riparian vegetation types, two headwater wetland vegetation types, three aquatic feature types, eight cultural and disturbed types, and three transportation feature types.
Resources
| Name |
Format |
Description |
Link |
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ArcGIS geodatabase with metadata, .mxd and layer file |
https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/612308?Reference=2233344 |
Tags
- vegetation-inventory
- releve
- nvcs
- vegetation-mapping
- botanical-survey
- geodatabase
- national-vegetation-classification
- imagery
- vegetation
- vegetation-map
- remote-sensing
- classification
- habitat-types
- nvc
- plots
- accuracy-assessment
- usnvcs