Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project for National Park of American Samoa

Cook TL and Ainsworth A. Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project for National Park of American Samoa. 2009-2015

The National Park of American Samoa Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project is part of the NPS Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program (VMI). The NPS Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program uses the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS), a classification system well integrated with the major scientific efforts in the taxonomic classification of vegetation. The classification system is a Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standard for the physiognomic levels (coarser detail). In addition, stringent quality control procedures ensure the reliability of the vegetation data and encourage the use of resulting maps, reports, and databases at multiple scales. The map class themes represent NVCS natural/semi-natural vegetation communities. Maps are produced in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), WGS84 datum with a 1:24,000 scale and a minimum mapping unit of 0.5 hectares. The vegetation maps must meet the National Map Accuracy Standards for positional accuracy and the minimum class accuracy goal across all vegetation and land cover classes of 80 percent.

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Project
Authors
Cook, Tammy; Ainsworth, Alison
Units
NPSA , PACN , VMI
Keywords
Accuracy Assessment, Biota, Digital Spatial Database, Field Data, GIS, GPS, Habitat Types, Imagery, International Vegetation Classification, National Park, National Park Service, National Vegetation Classification Standard, National Vegetation Classification System, NPS, NVCS, Plant Inventory Report, Remote Sensing, U.S. National Vegetation Classification, US Geological Survey, USA, USGS, USNVC, Vegetation, Vegetation Inventory, Vegetation Map, Vegetation Mapping Inventory
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex

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