Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Fort Sumter National Monument
2006-2011. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Fort Sumter National Monument
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 mapping area is 137.6 hectares (~340 ac), encompassing the entire boundary of FOSU and an additional area of adjacent private lands. NatureServe ecologists identified plant associations for FOSU and a remote sensing specialist from the Southeast Coast Network completed the vegetation mapping using 1:12,000-scale, color infrared aerial photography and digital orthophotography. NatureServe collected vegetation and environmental data from three vegetation classification plots, and the remote sensing specialist assessed 25 observation points. Assessment of map accuracy entailed sampling 20 additional points. Fieldwork and mapping were completed between 2006 and 2011. A thematic accuracy assessment study was conducted on the five map classes within the boundary of FOSU representing floristic types within the NVCS. Results present an overall accuracy of 92.2% (Kappa statistic = 92.6%) based on data from 20 AA sites.
- Type
- Assemblage
- Units
- FOSU , 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