Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Niobrara National Scenic 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. The final NIOB vegetation map consists of 2,762 polygons totaling 29,081 acres (11,768 ha). Mean polygon size for vegetated types is 8.2 acres (3.32 ha). Of the total area, 20,878 acres (8,449 ha) or 72% represent natural or ruderal vegetation map classes. Agricultural vegetation, such as cultivated crops and pasture, account for approximately 3,267 acres (1,322 ha) or 11% of the total mapped area. Non-vegetated barren land is rare and only accounts for 520 acres (210 ha) or 1.8%. Open water is the most widespread land cover class with an area of approximately 4,415 acres (1,786 ha) or 15% of the total mapped area. Within the total area occupied by vegetation map classes, forest and woodland types were the most extensive (12,278 acres (4,969 ha) or 42%), followed by herbaceous types (7,021 acres (2,841 ha) or 24%), shrubland types (1,134 acres (532 ha) or 4.5%), and sparse types (265 acres (107 ha) or 0.9%).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 ArcGIS geodatabase with metadata, .mxd and layer file (simplified for the AGOL) https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/629857?Reference=2266516
57 ArcGIS geodatabase with metadata, .mxd and layer file https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/629453?Reference=2266516

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  • 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

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