Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Bluestone National Scenic River
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Bluestone National Scenic River
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. A digital vegetation map for BLUE was developed as a personal geodatabase using Environmental Systems Research Institute ArcGIS software. The geodatabase includes a point feature class for locations of plots and two polygon-feature classes (clipped by the park boundary and unclipped) for vegetation, including non-vegetated land cover. Delineation of vegetation map classes was based on interpretation of two digital orthophoto mosaics developed by North Carolina State University from leaf-off color infrared aerial photography flown in March 2003 and leaf-on color infrared aerial photography flown in October 2004. The vegetation map for BLUE includes 24 map classes. Approximately 93% of the park area is mapped as natural and semi-natural vegetation and an additional four percent is mapped as natural waterways. The remaining three percent is mapped as disturbed areas and cultural and transportation features.
- Type
- Geospatial Dataset
- Units
- BLUE , ERMN , VMI
- Keywords
- Accuracy Assessment, botanical survey, Classification, Geodatabase, Habitat Types, Imagery, National Vegetation Classification, NVC, NVCS, Plots, Releve, Relevé, Remote Sensing, USNVCS, Vegetation, Vegetation Inventory, Vegetation Map, Vegetation Mapping