Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Coronado National Memorial

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 majority of Phase 1 (sampling of all classification plots and 60% of the classification polygons) was completed during fall 2010. In summer 2011, the project was placed on hold due to the Monument Fire. Sampling of classification polygons was eventually completed in 2013 and 2014, and incorporated the effects of the Monument Fire. All map units (polygons) were delineated by hand, using printed satellite imagery and other spatial data in the field to guide the process. Twenty-five new community type descriptions were drafted within the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) standard and applied to each of the mapped areas. The park based vegetation community classification was developed from both plot data and field census polygon data (map units). An accuracy assessment was completed in 2016. Following accuracy assessment, final products were developed, including this report, a digital map, and full vegetation community (“association”) descriptions.