Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Fort Laramie National Historic Site
1996-2006. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Fort Laramie National Historic Site
This reference is an assemblage of field data collected as part the baseline vegetation inventory for the park unit. Typical files here are vegetation plot data, accuracy assessment data, field photos, PDF showing locations of vegetation plots and accuracy assessment data, and other data for this type. The field team performed a reconnaissance of the mapping area, collecting limited environmental and vegetation information from points (called observation points) across the area. These points were used to refine the classification before detailed plot sampling began. Plot data and observation points were collected from across the entire mapping area, not just within the boundaries of Fort Laramie NHS. Getting access to lands within the mapping area but beyond the boundaries of Fort Laramie NHS was not difficult because all such land was public land. The combined number of plots (49) and observation points (53) varied from 0-21 per type, with an average of 6.4 per type. Plot size also varied with vegetation type. Woodland communities were sampled with 20 x 20 m plots. Shrub and herbaceous dominated communities were sampled with 10 x 10 m plots, and sparsely vegetated communities were sampled with 5 x 5 m plots.
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- Assemblage
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- FOLA , NGPN , 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