Field Data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of National Park of American Samoa
Kozar K. 2009-2012. Field Data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of National Park of American Samoa
Vegetation plot, or relevé, data collected at the park. This assemblage includes the NPS Plots database (Microsoft Access), excel spreadsheet exports from the database, field photos, and PDF showing location of sites. The vegetation classification plot sampling design for NPSA was developed by KGA in 2010. It relies on the Department of Interior’s (DOI) 1994 Field Methods for Vegetation Mapping which directs that “representative polygons for each vegetation type will be selected for sampling across the park based on the stratification of each type across the different biophysical environments. PACN personnel collected 249 accuracy assessment (AA) samples of NPSA’s vegetation. The sample reference labels were compared to the draft map labels at each sample location to create an error matrix. Because of confusion in the registration of the imagery and in the AA, a validation trip was undertaken by KGA, NPSA, UH, and PACN staff.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Authors
- Kozar, Kelly
- Units
- NPSA , PACN , VMI
- Keywords
- Accuracy Assessment, Classification, Database, Habitat Types, National Vegetation Classification, NVC, NVCS, Plots, USNVCS, Vegetation, Vegetation Inventory, Vegetation Mapping, Vegetation Mapping Inventory
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex