Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
2012-2019. Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Gila Cliff Dwellings 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. Vegetation mapping and characterization comprised four major phases: (1) field-based vegetation classification data collection, (2) field-based mapping from aerial imagery (map unit delineation), (3) development of vegetation community types at the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) association level, and (4) map thematic accuracy assessment. Phase 1 and the majority of phase 2 were completed during summer 2012, with some additional mapping during summer 2013. Community-type descriptions were subsequently drafted to meet the NVCS standard and applied to each mapped area.