AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Jewel Cave National Monument

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.

In late May and June of 1997, after a preliminary vegetation map had been prepared by the photointerpreter, a map validation step was performed in which further data were collected to obtain more information on the vegetation types and to better correlate the vegetation with the signatures on the aerial photographs. Sampling was conducted at points selected by the photointerpreter based on stratified random design in which more extensive vegetation types were allocated more points. This resulted in the collection of 36 observation points. At each point, the dominant species in each vegetation stratum were recorded with an estimated cover class. These extra points gave a better understanding of the variation within vegetation types and allowed sampling of three types that had not been found in the previous field season.

Tags: accuracy-assessment, botanical-survey, classification, geodatabase, habitat-types, imagery, national-vegetation-classification, nvc, nvcs, plots, releve, remote-sensing, usnvcs, vegetation, vegetation-inventory, vegetation-map, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Isle Royale National Park

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.

In order to begin the data conversion process, a hardcopy version of the base was needed. The designated base was the USGS digital orthophoto quarter quads (DOQQ) series. The 41 DOQQ files for Isle Royale were standard black and white USGS products made from 1992 1:40,000 scale NAPP photography.
Creation of the DOQQ base plots required having the images plotted onto clear mylar at the same scale as the aerial photographs, approximately 1:15,840. To minimize the number of map sheets, two DOQQ images were plotted together so that each plot represented one half of a USGS topographic quadrangle map. A total of 22 mylar base plots were generated using a Hewlett Packard 755CM plotter

Tags: accuracy-assessment, botanical-survey, classification, geodatabase, habitat-types, imagery, national-vegetation-classification, nvc, nvcs, plots, releve, remote-sensing, usnvcs, vegetation, vegetation-inventory, vegetation-map, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Forest Inventory Phase II data for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge-Winona District

Forest Inventory Phase II GIS data for the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge-Winona District. Data is based off U.S. Army of Corps Engineers' MVP-ES Forest Inventory Phase II Protocol. Data covers 2016 to 2018.

Tags: arcgis, army-corps-engineers, collector, forest-inventory, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-forest, general-biology-communities-and-ecosystems-woodland, general-biology-infestations-and-disease-insect-pests, general-biology-infestations-and-disease-plant-diseases, general-biology-species-plants, general-management-natural-resources-management-forest-management, general-management-natural-resources-management-wildlife-management, tracheophyta, tracheophytes, vascular-plants
Organization: Department of the Interior
Morristown National Historical Park Small-Scale Base GIS Data

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers
    compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and
    Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a
    Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was
    prepared for the park.  The report presents the results of surface
    water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United
    States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national
    databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database
    management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
    Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5)
    Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.  The small-scale GIS data
    layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that
    depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
    industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
    impoundments.  The data layers included in the maps (and this
    dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include
    roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
    quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as
    appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source
    but are generally 1:100,000.

Tags: gis, hydrography, hydrology, morristown, morristown-national-historical-park, nj, water, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Mount Rainier National Park Small-Scale Base GIS Data

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers
    compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and
    Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a
    Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was
    prepared for the park.  The report presents the results of surface
    water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United
    States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national
    databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database
    management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
    Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5)
    Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.  The small-scale GIS data
    layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that
    depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
    industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
    impoundments.  The data layers included in the maps (and this
    dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include
    roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
    quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as
    appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source
    but are generally 1:100,000.

Tags: ashford, gis, hydrography, hydrology, mount-rainier-national-park, wa, water, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Moores Creek National Battlefield Small-Scale Base GIS Data

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers
    compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and
    Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a
    Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was
    prepared for the park.  The report presents the results of surface
    water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United
    States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national
    databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database
    management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
    Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5)
    Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.  The small-scale GIS data
    layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that
    depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
    industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
    impoundments.  The data layers included in the maps (and this
    dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include
    roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
    quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as
    appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source
    but are generally 1:100,000.

Tags: currie, gis, hydrography, hydrology, moores-creek-national-battlefield, nc, water, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Montezuma Castle National Monument Small-Scale Base GIS Data

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers
    compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and
    Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a
    Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was
    prepared for the park.  The report presents the results of surface
    water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United
    States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national
    databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database
    management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
    Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5)
    Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.  The small-scale GIS data
    layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that
    depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
    industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
    impoundments.  The data layers included in the maps (and this
    dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include
    roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
    quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as
    appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source
    but are generally 1:100,000.

Tags: az, camp-verde, gis, hydrography, hydrology, montezuma-castle-national-monument, water, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS) Shoreline Position Change Monitoring Data Package - 2024

These data represent a series of mean high-water shorelines collected at Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS), appended into one spatial dataset. The features have been assembled / collected in support of the Northeast Coastal & Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network's Ocean Shoreline Position Monitoring Program. Surveys along the ocean shoreline were collected by driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle or walking at a relatively constant speed along the identified high tide swash line. For the purposes of this monitoring program, the actual ocean "shoreline" was defined as the average position of the most recent high tide, evidenced by the obvious wet/dry sand line or deposited wrack. The GPS/GNSS receiver was configured to record positions at a very short interval (at least 1 position every 10 meters) for the best representation of the shoreline position. Depending on the time of year and intended purpose, some surveys contain ocean, inlet and bay shorelines, while some surveys only contain ocean shorelines. Additionally, some surveys collected prior to 2003 do not contain FGDC-compliant metadata records. This dataset contains shoreline features collect between 1979 and Fall 2024.

Tags: beach-dynamics, beaches, coastal-dynamics, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-coastal-oceanographic-features-and-process, erosion, fiis, fire-island-national-seashore, geology, geomorphology, geoscientific-information, new-york, northeast-region, ny, shoreline, shoreline-change, storms
Organization: Department of the Interior
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA) Shoreline Position Change Monitoring Data Package - 2023

These data represent a series of mean high-water shorelines collected at George Washington Birthplace National Monument (GEWA), appended into one spatial dataset. The features have been assembled / collected in support of the Northeast Coastal & Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network's Ocean Shoreline Position Monitoring Program. Surveys along the ocean shoreline were collected by driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle or walking at a relatively constant speed along the identified high tide swash line. For the purposes of this monitoring program, the actual ocean "shoreline" was defined as the average position of the most recent high tide, evidenced by the obvious wet/dry sand line or deposited wrack.  The GPS/GNSS receiver was configured to record positions at a very short interval (at least 1 position every 10 meters) for the best representation of the shoreline position. Depending on the time of year and intended purpose, some surveys contain ocean, inlet and bay shorelines, while some surveys only contain ocean shorelines. Additionally, some surveys collected prior to 2003 do not contain FGDC-compliant metadata records. This dataset contains shoreline features collect between 2001 and Spring 2023.

Tags: beach-dynamics, beaches, coastal-dynamics, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-coastal-oceanographic-features-and-process, erosion, geology, geomorphology, george-washington-birthplace-national-monument, geoscientific-information, gewa, northeast-region, shoreline, shoreline-change, storms, virginia
Organization: Department of the Interior
Manassas National Battlefield Park Small-Scale Base GIS Data

This data set contains small-scale base GIS data layers
    compiled by the National Park Service Servicewide Inventory and
    Monitoring Program and Water Resources Division for use in a
    Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Report that was
    prepared for the park.  The report presents the results of surface
    water quality data retrievals for the park from six of the United
    States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) national
    databases: (1) Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water quality database
    management system; (2) River Reach File (RF3) Hydrography; (3)
    Industrial Facilities Discharges; (4) Drinking Water Supplies; (5)
    Water Gages; and (6) Water Impoundments.  The small-scale GIS data
    layers were used to prepare the maps included in the report that
    depict the locations of water quality monitoring stations,
    industrial discharges, drinking intakes, water gages, and water
    impoundments.  The data layers included in the maps (and this
    dataset) vary depending on availability, but generally include
    roads, hydrography, political boundaries, USGS 7.5' minute
    quadrangle outlines, hydrologic units, trails, and others as
    appropriate. The scales of each layer vary depending on data source
    but are generally 1:100,000.

Tags: gis, hydrography, hydrology, manassas, manassas-national-battlefield-park, va, water, water-quality
Organization: Department of the Interior
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) Shoreline Position Change Monitoring Data Package - 1994-2025

These data represent a series of mean high-water shorelines collected at Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO), appended into one spatial dataset. The features have been assembled / collected in support of the Northeast Coastal & Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network's Ocean Shoreline Position Monitoring Program. Surveys along the ocean shoreline were collected by driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle or walking at a relatively constant speed along the identified high tide swash line. For the purposes of this monitoring program, the actual ocean "shoreline" was defined as the average position of the most recent high tide, evidenced by the obvious wet/dry sand line or deposited wrack. The GPS/GNSS receiver was configured to record positions at a very short interval (at least 1 position every 10 meters) for the best representation of the shoreline position. Depending on the time of year and intended purpose, some surveys contain ocean, inlet and bay shorelines, while some surveys only contain ocean shorelines. Additionally, some surveys collected prior to 2003 do not contain FGDC-compliant metadata records. This dataset contains shoreline features collect between Fall 1994 and Spring 2025.

Tags: beach-dynamics, beaches, caco, cape-cod, cape-cod-national-seashore, coastal-dynamics, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-coastal-oceanographic-features-and-process, erosion, geology, geomorphology, geoscientific-information, massachsetts, northeast-region, shoreline, shoreline-change, storms
Organization: Department of the Interior
Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS) Shoreline Position Change Monitoring Data Package - 2025

These data represent a series of mean-high water shorelines collected at Assateague Island National Seashore (ASIS), appended into one spatial dataset. The features have been assembled / collected in support of the Northeast Coastal & Barrier Inventory and Monitoring Network's Ocean Shoreline Position Monitoring Program. Surveys along the ocean shoreline were collected by driving a 4-wheel drive vehicle or walking at a relatively constant speed along the identified high tide swash line. For the purposes of this monitoring program, the actual ocean "shoreline" was defined as the average position of the most recent high tide, evidenced by the obvious wet/dry sand line or deposited wrack.  The GPS/GNSS receiver was configured to record positions at a very short interval (at least 1 position every 10 meters) for the best representation of the shoreline position. Depending on the time of year and intended purpose, some surveys contain ocean, inlet and bay shorelines, while some surveys only contain ocean shorelines. Additionally, some surveys collected prior to 2003 do not contain FGDC-compliant metadata records. This dataset contains shoreline features collect between Winter of 1994 and Spring 2025.

Tags: asis, assateague, assateague-island-national-seashore, beach-dynamics, beaches, coastal-dynamics, ecological-framework-geology-and-soils-geomorphology-coastal-oceanographic-features-and-process, erosion, geology, geomorphology, geoscientific-information, maryland, northeast-region, shoreline, shoreline-change, storms, virginia
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Hovenweep National Monument

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 mapping component of the HOVE project used a combination of methods to interpret and delineate vegetation polygons. Before going into the field, a trained photointerpreter visually examined the aerial photographs in stereo to identify distinct polygons. Polygons were drawn on photocopies of these photographs. These were carried into the field and during the reconnaissance/sampling phase, polygons were attributed with vegetation or land use map classes and the boundaries modified as needed. After field work was complete, the field photos were digitized using vector editing in ArcGIS. Each vegetation and land use polygon so produced was given density, pattern, and other descriptive attributes. Copies of electronic plot and observation point data and plot photographs were available to the project lead ecologist for reference during final development of the map classes and polygons.

Tags: accuracy-assessment, botanical-survey, classification, geodatabase, habitat-types, imagery, national-vegetation-classification, nvc, nvcs, plots, releve, remote-sensing, usnvcs, vegetation, vegetation-inventory, vegetation-map, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Minidoka NWR Invasive Plant Inventory - Grid-based: Survey Grid (50 x 50 m) for Conducting Field-based Invasive Plant Surveys

This dataset was created to facilitate field-based invasive plant surveys. Each grid-cell constitutes a possible survey area within which a field surveyor documents the presence/absence of a suite of target species. The grid layer is displayed on a mobile device (smartphone or tablet) allowing the surveyor to navigate to the grid cell and establishes the geospatial boundaries of each survey.

Tags: biota, environment, general-biology-invasive-species-invasive-exotic-plants, general-management-inventory, idaho, invasive-species, inventory, survey, vascular-plants
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

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.

Identification and delineation of map polygons was fairly simple for most of the Hopewell Furnace NHS. One issue that arose was the relative inaccuracy of the available GIS park boundary files. Several boundary files available from the park or archived at North Carolina State University were in error by 10 to 25 m when overlaid on the digital ortho-photo mosaic. The boundary was later verified by Pennsylvania Science Office staff, who collected GPS coordinates for park boundary monuments. The resulting boundary (when GPS data was converted to a shapefile) was in close agreement with features observed in the photo mosaic (e.g. boundary roads, trails, hedgerows along property lines, etc.) and is considered the best representation of the park boundary for this mapping effort.

Tags: accuracy-assessment, botanical-survey, classification, geodatabase, habitat-types, imagery, national-vegetation-classification, nvc, nvcs, plots, releve, remote-sensing, usnvcs, vegetation, vegetation-inventory, vegetation-map, vegetation-mapping
Organization: Department of the Interior
Amphibian Inventory for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park tabular data

Inventory of amphibians in Lewis and Clark National Historical Park tabular data, 2002-2005. Amphibian inventories were conducted at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (LEWI, formerly Fort Clatsop National Memorial (FOCL)) primarily from 2001 to 2003 with a small amount of data collected in 2005. These inventories were part of a larger effort to document species presence at five North Coast and Cascade Network Parks: Mount Rainier National Park, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Fort Vancouver National Historical Site, and San Juan Island National Historical Park.

Tags: ambystoma-gracile, american-bullfrog, amphibian, astacidae, bullfrog, coastal-giant-salamander, coho-salmon, columbia-torrent-salamander, copes-giant-salamander, cottus, crayfishes, data, dicamptodon-copei, dicamptodon-tenebrosus, distribution, dunns-salamander, ecological-framework-biological-integrity-focal-species-or-communities-amphibians-and-reptiles, ensatina, ensatina-eschscholtzii, focl, fort-clatsop, fort-clatsop-national-memorial, freshwater-sculpins, gasterosteidae, habitat, inventory, largemouth-bass, lewis-and-clark-national-historical-park, micropterus-salmoides, millers-thumbs, nccn, north-coast-and-cascades-network, northern-pacific-treefrog, northern-red-legged-frog, northwestern-salamander, oncorhynchus-kisutch, pacific-chorus-frog, pacific-giant-salamander, pacific-treefrog, perca-flavescens, plethodon-dunni, plethodon-vehiculum, presence, pseudacris-regilla, rana-aurora, rana-catesbeiana, red-legged-frog, reptile, rhyacotriton-kezeri, rough-skinned-newt, silver-salmon, sticklebacks, tabular, taricha-granulosa, western-red-backed-salamander, yellow-perch
Organization: Department of the Interior