vegetation classification & mapping program, 2012
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Vegetation Classification & Mapping Program, 2012. Rationale . Vegetation maps are one of the12-baseline inventories Classification - To inventory and describe the plant communities within network parks Mapping – To accurately document plant community locations in a GIS layer. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Vegetation maps are one of the12-baseline inventories
Classification - To inventory and describe the plant communities within network parks
Mapping – To accurately document plant community locations in a GIS layer
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Project PlanningClassificationMappingMap Accuracy AssessmentFinal Reports and Deliverables
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Project Manage
r
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
JOTR Tasha LaDoux
JOTR
AAField
AAField
Revise Class.
Final Deliv
Final Deliv
PARA (GRCA-LAME)
Mike Kearsley
GRCA
Field Data
Field Data
Final Class.
Map Map AA Final Deliv
MANZ MOJN Field DataFinal
ClassifMap
Final Classif
AAField
No activit
y
Final Deliv
Final Deliv
GRBA MOJN PlanField Data
PlanField Data
PlanMappi
ng
MapAA
Field
AA Field?Final Deliv
Final Deliv
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Project
Manager
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
LAKE DEVA MOJA
MOJN PlanPrelimClassif
Plan Plan Final Classif
LAKE MOJN Field Data
Field Data
Map Map AA Field
Final Prdcts
MOJA MOJN Field Data
Field Data
-- Map Map AA Field
Final Prdcts
DEVA MOJN Field Data
Field Data
-- -- Map Map Map AA Field
Final Prdcts
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Phase = Final Reports and Deliverables Compile the final report – May 2012 Compile all project deliverables
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Phase = Mapping
◦ Begun July 2011
◦ Scheduled for completion June 2012
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Phase – Final Deliverables
◦ Contractor – Cogan to complete final draft of project report and products scheduled for completion by summer 2012
◦ Submit completed products to NVIP 2012
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Phase – Map Accuracy Assessment
◦ Draft Map received May 2011
◦ Map validation trip in June 2011
◦ Final map submitted July 2011
◦ Map accuracy assessment begun August 2011
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No. of map classes: 52
Target number of AA points: 900 (89% of total)
Logan Simpson Design Inc. = Total number 872 AA points
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BOR – David Salas, DenverKarl Brown and Tammy Cook – ATRs until
new Coordinator comes on board.2012 – 2013Colorado Natural Heritage Program –
Conduct the AA (2014)
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Classification report◦ Field data collection methods◦ Data analysis methods◦ Final vegetation classification
Appendices◦ Vegetation classification placed in the revised US NVC◦ Field key to vegetation associations◦ Field key to map classes (sometimes)◦ Vegetation descriptions◦ PLOTS database◦ Photo database
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Digital vegetation map◦ A vector map, fully attributed in ArcGIS shapefile
formatGeodatabase
◦ Linking geospatial data with plot data and plot photos
Base aerial photographyPhoto-interpretive key and map class
descriptionsMapping method report
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VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION and MAPPING PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
ParkCode Project Management Team Field Ecology Team Classification Team GIS Support Mapping
JOTR Tasha LaDoux, Botanist AIS/JOTR CDFG -- AIS
PARA (LAKE) Mike Kearseley, GRCA Veg Mapping Coordinator various NatureServe -- Kass Green Associates
MANZ MOJN VMC MOJN VMC MOJN VMC/NVIP -- USGS
GRBA MOJN VMCGRBA/
NatureServeLoganSSimpson Design
NatureServe -- Cogan Technology, Inc.
LAKE MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR BOR
MOJA MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR Not Begun
DEVA MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR Not Begun
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