Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site

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. For PUHE, 31 map units (14 vegetated, five geologic, and 12 land-use/land-cover) were developed . The final list of map classes/units was directly crosswalked to corresponding plant associations and land use classes. PUHE map classes represent a compromise between the detail of the rUSNVC, resource management needs, and the limitations of the imagery. As a result, the mapping legend does not exactly match the rUSNVC. In most cases the rUSNVC and Park Special associations were used as map units. The interpreted and remotely sensed data were converted to Geographic Information System (GIS) databases and maps were printed, field tested, reviewed, and revised. The final map layer was accessed for thematic accuracy by overlaying 57 independent accuracy assessment points. The final overall accuracy of the map layer was determined to be 97% with a Kappa value of 82%

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 ArcGIS geodatabase with metadata, .mxd and layer file. Revised to remove special characters. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/617309?Reference=2233360

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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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