SFCN Vegetation Mapping Projects (2007 - 2022)

Whelan KR, Shamblin B, Prats M. SFCN Vegetation Mapping Projects (2007 - 2022). 2020. South Florida/Caribbean Network

The SFCN participated in the Biscayne (BISC) National Park Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, the Dry Tortugas (DRTO) National Park Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, the Everglades National Park Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, the Virgin Islands (VIIS) National Park Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, the De Soto National Memorial Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, and the Buck Island (BUIS) Reef National Monument Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project, which are all part of the NPS Vegetation Mapping Inventory Program (VMI). This program uses the National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS), a classification system well integrated with the major scientific efforts in the taxonomic classification of vegetation. The classification system is a Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standard for the physiognomic levels (coarser detail). Work continues at the floristic levels (fine detail) through both the FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee and the Ecological Society of America Vegetation Panel. The map class themes represent NVCS natural/semi-natural vegetation communities. Maps are produced in Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), NAD83 datum and a minimum mapping unit of 0.5 hectares. The vegetation maps must meet the National Map Accuracy Standards for positional accuracy and the minimum class accuracy goal across all vegetation and land cover classes of 80 percent. The vegetation map for EVER was completed in conjunction with the vegetation map for Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY). Both EVER and BICY vegetation maps were completed in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As such, some of the methodology for the joint EVER-BICY vegetation map is different than standard program products. This project is a repository for all datasets, protocols, reports, and other types of publications pertaining to vegetation mapping initiatives in Big Cypress National Preserve, Biscayne National Park, Buck Island Reef National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, De Soto National Memorial, Everglades National Park, Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, and Virgin Islands National Parks.

Type

Project

Authors

Whelan, Kevin; Shamblin, Brooke; Prats, Michelle

Publisher

South Florida/Caribbean Network

Units

BICY , BISC , BUIS , DRTO , EVER , SARI , VIIS

Program

• South Florida/Caribbean Inventory and Monitoring Network (SFCN)

Products

• Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Buck Island Reef National Monument
• Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Buck Island Reef National Monument
• Imagery data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Buck Island Reef National Monument
• The Vegetation Mapping Project of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve.
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Interim report—Southwest Coastal Everglades (Region 3), Everglades National Park
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Interim report—Northwest Coastal Everglades (Region 4), Everglades National Park (revised with costs)
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Interim report—Eastern Big Cypress (Regions 5 & 6), Big Cypress National Preserve
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Interim report–Southeast Saline Everglades (Region 2), Everglades National Park
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Interim Report-Eastern Big Cypress (Regions 5 & 6), Big Cypress National Preserve (Geospatial Product & Final Report)
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Geodatabase—Southwest Coastal Everglades (Region 3), Everglades National Park
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Geodatabase—Northwest Coastal Everglades (Region 4), Everglades National Park
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Geodatabase—Eastern Big Cypress (Regions 5 & 6), Big Cypress National Preserve
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Geodatabase–Southeast Saline Everglades (Region 2), Everglades National Park
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve vegetation mapping project: Field data—Eastern Big Cypress (Regions 5 & 6), Big Cypress National Preserve
• Report Supplements and Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve
• Draft Western BICY and SFCN Vegetation Map
• Buck Island Reef National Monument, U.S. Virgin Islands Vegetation Mapping Project, 2009 [and associated files]
• Imagery data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
• South Florida National Parks Vegetation Map Accuracy Assessment Final Report
• Imagery data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Biscayne National Park
• Report Supplements and Field Data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Virgin Islands National Park
• Everglades National Park Vegetation Accuracy Assessment (AA) Data Package, Florida, USA: 2010-2013
• The 2009 Vegetation Map of De Soto National Memorial
• Vegetation Information for the DESO Vegetation Inventory Project
• Dry Tortugas National Park Vegetation Map, 2009
• Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Dry Tortugas National Park
• Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Dry Tortugas National Park
• Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vegetation Mapping Project, 2009
• Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
• Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
• Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Virgin Islands National Park
• Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Biscayne National Park
• Biscayne National Park Vegetation Map Project Report [and associated files]
• Western Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Map (Geodatabase and supporting documentation)
• Western Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Map
• Vegetation map of Virgin Islands National Park, St. John, United States Virgin Islands
• Field data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Biscayne National Park
• The vegetation of Everglades National Park: Final report
• The Vegetation of Everglades National Park: Final Report (Spatial Data)
• Biscayne National Park Offshore Benthic Habitat Map
• Corridors of Invasiveness 2019 Everglades National Park (West Region) Shapefiles
• Corridors of Invasiveness 2018 Big Cypress National Preserve (South Region) Shapefiles
• The Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve Vegetation Mapping Project: Geodatabase—Southwest Coastal Everglades (Region 3), Everglades National Park

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