The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. For four of the map units – 3-SDF, 4-SDAF, 27-POHV, and 31-LBY – modeling using GIS principles was also employed. Modeling involves using environmental conditions of a map unit, such as elevation, slope, and aspect, which were determined by the field-collected ecological data. Data satisfying these conditions were obtained from ancillary data sources, such as USGS DEM data. These data were fed into a model that will result in locations (pixels) where all the desired conditions exist. For example, if a certain map unit was a shrubland that predominantly occurs above 8000 feet, on slopes of 3-10%, and on west-facing aspects, the correctly-constructed model will output only locations where this combination of conditions will be found. The resulting areas were then examined manually with the traditional photo interpretation process to confirm that they indeed could be accepted as that map unit. If photo interpretation determines that the areas were not acceptable, then they were changed to a more appropriate map unit.

This reference contains the imagery data used in the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Orthophotos, raw imagery, and scanned aerial photos are common files held here.\ Natural color aerial photographs were acquired from three different photo missions between 1995 and 1997. A total of 13 photos along three flight lines were used. The photo missions cover the entire project area, which includes the entire park and environs. Skytech Aero, Inc. (North Little Rock, AR) took aerial photographs for the western portion of the project on August 27, 1995. The photos were taken at a flight height of approximately 13,000 feet with a Jena MRB 15/2323 camera using color negative film. The scale of the 9 x 9-inch paper prints was approximately 1:26,500. Skytech Aero, Inc. (North Little Rock, AR) took aerial photographs for the central portion of the project on September 5, 1996. The photos were taken at a flight height of approximately 12,000 feet with a Jena MRB 15/2323 camera using color negative film. The scale of the 9 x 9-inch paper prints was approximately 1:23,700. Skytech Aero, Inc. (North Little Rock, AR) took aerial photographs for the eastern portion of the project on September 28, 1997. The photos were taken at a flight height of approximately 11,000 feet with a Jena MRB 15/2323 camera using color negative film. The scale of the 9 x 9-inch paper prints was approximately 1:22,000. Two sets of ancillary aerial photography were used as collateral information. The first was a set of CIR paper prints. Intrasearch (12424 E Weaver Place, Ste 100, Englewood, CO 80111) took aerial photographs on August 9, 1983. The photos were taken at a flight height of 12,000 feet above mean ground level with a RC8 camera using Kodak 2443 Infrared film. The scale of the 9 x 9-inch paper prints was approximately 1:24,000. The second ancillary photography was a set of black-and-white paper prints. Rocky Mountain Aerial Surveys, Inc (14 Inverness Drive East, Building G-136, Englewood, CO 80111-6406) took aerial photographs on October 18,1997. The photos were taken at a flight height of 6000 feet above mean ground level with a Zeiss RMKA/15/23 camera using Kodak 2405 XX Black and White film. The scale of the 9 x 9-inch paper prints was approximately 1:12,000. Other source information supplied by the NPS includes (all digital): the park boundary, surficial geology, soils, and noxious weeds. The USGS supplied Digital Raster Graphic data (DRG), Digital Elevation Model data (DEM), and Digital Orthophoto data (DOQ). Slope and aspect data was derived from the DEM.

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. Mapping and interpretation of JODA involved a five step process including: (1) field reconnaissance, (2) map class development, (3) image processing and interpretation, (4) draft map validation, and (5) spatial database development. Field reconnaissance was initiated by CTI and NMI staff in 2008 to quickly familiarize the mappers with the vegetation patterns and distribution at JODA. As the classification plot data were acquired later in 2008, feedback on the dominant and characteristic plant species was solicited from ORNHIC ecologists. boundary placement and labeling. Field notes were made directly on vegetation map copies and an additional 70 observation points were sampled to support the notations. Confusing sites were visited including the Picture Gorge area where shadows on the NAIP imagery prevented viewing the distribution of vegetation types. Ground data and ground photographs were collected to insure consistent mapping of confusing sites. Upon return to the office, minor updates of the draft vegetation map were completed prior to the AA task.

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. A geodatabase containing various feature-class layers and tables show the locations of vegetation types and general land cover (vegetation map), vegetation plot samples, AA sites, project boundary extent, and aerial photographic centers. The feature-class layer for the FOFR vegetation map provides 50 polygons of detailed attribute data covering 192 ha, with an average polygon size of 8.9 ha. Of the area mapped, 33 polygons (66%) represent natural vegetation types in the NVCS, encompassing 117 ha (61% of the total map extent). A total of 12 map classes were developed to map the vegetation and general land cover of FOFR and surroundings, including the following: seven map classes representing natural vegetation at the association level in the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), one map class representing cultural vegetation (e.g., developed) in the NVCS, and four map classes representing non-vegetated units (e.g., open water bodies, buildings, roads, etc.). Features were interpreted using 1:12,000 scale digital color-infrared aerial photography (flown 07 May 2011) through heads-up-digitizing in ArcGIS (Version 10, © 2010 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, California). Polygons were mapped to a 0.5-ha minimum mapping unit (MMU).

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. A geodatabase containing various feature-class layers and tables show the locations of vegetation types and general land cover (vegetation map), vegetation plot samples, AA sites, project boundary extent, and aerial photographic centers. The feature-class layer for the FOFR vegetation map provides 50 polygons of detailed attribute data covering 192 ha, with an average polygon size of 8.9 ha. Of the area mapped, 33 polygons (66%) represent natural vegetation types in the NVCS, encompassing 117 ha (61% of the total map extent). A total of 12 map classes were developed to map the vegetation and general land cover of FOFR and surroundings, including the following: seven map classes representing natural vegetation at the association level in the National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS), one map class representing cultural vegetation (e.g., developed) in the NVCS, and four map classes representing non-vegetated units (e.g., open water bodies, buildings, roads, etc.). Features were interpreted using 1:12,000 scale digital color-infrared aerial photography (flown 07 May 2011) through heads-up-digitizing in ArcGIS (Version 10, © 2010 Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, California). Polygons were mapped to a 0.5-ha minimum mapping unit (MMU).

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. The FOBU vegetation mapping project area was divided into 1,709 polygons. A total of 1,687 map polygons represent 37 natural and semi-natural vegetation map classes. Two land use map classes describe 22 other polygons within the mapping area. Average polygon size across all map classes is 2.0 ha (5.0 acres). Natural and semi-natural vegetation classes cover 6,153 ha (15,205 acres; 98.7% of the project area). Land use polygons, including roads and NPS facilities, total 63.5 ha (156.9 acres; 1.3% of the project area). The most frequent vegetation mapping unit is the Low Sagebrush Shrubland (S-LOWS) with 646 polygons covering 2,161 ha (5,341 acres) or 35% of the project area.

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. The FOBU vegetation mapping project area was divided into 1,709 polygons. A total of 1,687 map polygons represent 37 natural and semi-natural vegetation map classes. Two land use map classes describe 22 other polygons within the mapping area. Average polygon size across all map classes is 2.0 ha (5.0 acres). Natural and semi-natural vegetation classes cover 6,153 ha (15,205 acres; 98.7% of the project area). Land use polygons, including roads and NPS facilities, total 63.5 ha (156.9 acres; 1.3% of the project area). The most frequent vegetation mapping unit is the Low Sagebrush Shrubland (S-LOWS) with 646 polygons covering 2,161 ha (5,341 acres) or 35% of the project area.

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. A final vegetation map for Fort Caroline National Monument was created to represent the vegetation occurring within the park during 2012. This product is the final of four steps necessary to produce an accurate vegetation map based upon aerial photographs. This includes the determination of the community element global (CEGL) codes (2008) and acquisition of aerial imagery (2012), using the aerial imagery, with ground truthing points (2014), to create a draft vegetation map, performing an accuracy assessment (2015), and then using all the available information to create a final vegetation map (2018).

The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for the NPS park unit. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles. A final vegetation map for Fort Caroline National Monument was created to represent the vegetation occurring within the park during 2012. This product is the final of four steps necessary to produce an accurate vegetation map based upon aerial photographs. This includes the determination of the community element global (CEGL) codes (2008) and acquisition of aerial imagery (2012), using the aerial imagery, with ground truthing points (2014), to create a draft vegetation map, performing an accuracy assessment (2015), and then using all the available information to create a final vegetation map (2018).

These data were converted from the originally delivered Microsoft Access PLOTs database from the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. These comma-delimited data tables contain(s) vegetation mapping plot classification and accuracy assessment data, as well as summary information about the data itself. If a table is empty, then it was empty in the original database.