AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Curecanti National Recreation 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 CURE vegetation mapping project area was divided into 11,133 polygons and 42 map classes. A total of 10,520 map polygons represent 27 natural and semi-natural vegetation map classes. Fifteen land use map classes describe 613 other polygons within the mapping area. Average polygon size across all map classes is 4.4 ha (10.8 acres).

The mapping component of the CURE project used a combination of methods to interpret and delineate vegetation polygons. Initial line work was prepared by USBOR photointerpreters who delineated the most contrasting signatures, e.g., water bodies, exposed shoreline, unvegetated geology, land use types, and vegetation at the physiognomic level. The project photo interpreter used this baseline mapping and refined it by examining digital orthophotos in stereo. The stereo photography was used as needed to distinguish fine scale vegetation patterns. Ancillary datasets including plot and observation point data and classification and local descriptions of plant associations were used by the photointerpreter to assist with map class definitions and guide manual delineations. Polygons were drawn on Mylar overlays of printed orthophotos that were later scanned, or were drawn digitally on a computer screen. Heads-up digitizing consisted of delineating map class polygons on an electronic version of the digital orthophotos at a computer workstation. Digitizing was performed using vector editing in ArcGIS. The line work was refined and finalized by the SEUG GIS Specialist and the map class and other descriptive attributes for each polygon were assigned. The recreation area and the environs were interpreted and mapped to the same level of detail.

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 Cuyahoga Valley 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.

A geodatabase containing various feature-class layers and tables shows the locations of vegetation types and general land cover (vegetation map), vegetation plot samples, verification sites, AA sites, project boundary extent, and aerial photographic centers. The feature-class layer and relate tables for the CUVA vegetation map provides 4,640 polygons of detailed attribute data covering 13,288.4 ha, with an average polygon size of 2.9 ha.

Summary reports generated from the vegetation map layer show map classes representing natural/semi-natural types in the NVCS apply to 4,151 polygons (89.4% of polygons) and cover 11,225.0 ha (84.5%) of the map extent. Of these polygons, the map layer shows CUVA to be 74.4% forest (9,888.8 ha), 2.5% shrubland (329.7 ha), and 7.6% herbaceous vegetation cover (1,006.5 ha). Map classes representing cultural types in the NVCS apply to 435 polygons (9.4% of polygons) and cover 1,825.7 ha (13.7%) of the map extent. Map classes representing non-NVCS units (open water) apply to 54 polygons (1.2% of polygons) and cover 237.7 ha (1.8%) of the map extent.

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 Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve

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.

GIS Database: Project Size = 928,373 acres
o Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve = 753,222 acres
o NPS Land = 469,601 acres
o Environs = 175,558 acres
Base Imagery = 2007, 4-band, 12 bit, 1-meter, 1:12,000-scale ortho-image
50 Map Units = 34 Vegetated, 3 Geology, and 13 Land-use/Land-cover Minimum Mapping Unit = ½ hectare, modified to ¼ acre for kipukas, wetlands and riparian polygons. Total Size = 18,991 Polygons Average Polygon Size = 49 acres Overall Thematic Accuracy = 82%

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 Cumberland Gap National Historical 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.

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 Dinosaur 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 DINO project used a combination of methods to interpret and delineate vegetation polygons. A trained photointerpreter drew polygons on Mylar overlays covering 1m resolution, 1:12,000-scale, digital orthophoto quarter quadrangles (DOQQs). In order to see fine detail, the interpreter examined the 9 x 9-inch 1:12,000-scale aerial photographs in stereo, and transferred this information to the DOQQ. The Mylar overlays were scanned and corrected digitally for distortion. Digitizing was performed using vector editing in ArcGIS. The monument and environs were interpreted and mapped to the same level of detail.

Each polygon was assigned a map class number, alpha code and name, Anderson land use class, and vegetation density, pattern, and height attributes. In order to improve the utility of the map and related data, the spatial database was moved into a geodatabase format.

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 Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 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.

Following the vegetation data analysis, the vegetation cover-type map was edited and refined to develop a preliminary association-level vegetation map. Using ArcView 3.2, polygon boundaries were revised onscreen based on the plot data, field observations, classification analyses, aerial photography signatures, and topographic maps. Each polygon was assigned the name of a preliminary vegetation association based on the five information sources listed above. A mirror stereoscope type F-71 and a Bausch and Lomb zoom stereoscope were used to interpret the aerial photography signatures. The field-collected “true” or “reference” GPS coordinates for the remaining 41 points were compared to the coordinates obtained from the mosaic viewed in ArcMap.

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 Devils Tower 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. With the exception of two communities, every polygon within the Monument boundaries that had not been sampled the previous year was visited. This resulted in the collection of thirty-eight 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 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
UPDE Municipal Support Tool

The UPDE Municipal Support Tool is a mapping application previously known as UPDE Decision Support Tool.

In 1978, Congress designated the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (UPDE) as a unit of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Forming part of the Pennsylvania (PA)--New York (NY) border, the Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River flows approximately 73.3 river miles across 2 states, 5 counties, and 15 municipalities. As a Congressionally-designated area, UPDE “must be managed for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.”

As the vast majority of the Upper Delaware is privately owned, federal oversight of the land creates an intricate framework of management. The River Management Plan (established 1986) is the governing document for land use decisions and resource management within the river corridor. It limits federal land (NPS) ownership to just ≈0.2% of the total area in the river corridor. Intersected by five counties and fifteen local municipalities, UPDE is a complex network of local laws, ordinances, and regulations—all of which should conform to the River Management Plan and its associated Land and Water Use Guidelines.

Pursuant to P.L. 95-625 Section 704 (November 10, 1978), any proposed project within (or near) the river corridor must be reviewed by the National Park Service and Upper Delaware Council for substantial conformance to the River Management Plan. The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) requested Technical Assistance from the NPS in 2014 in creating a tool to assist their organization and UPDE municipalities in the project review process. This web-based map tool comes as the result of that request. It leverages local, county, state, and federal datasets to provide local municipalities and the UDC information for their use in project review and resource management within the river corridor. While not replacing the current process of substantial conformance review, this GIS application is part of a larger system to support resource managers and land use planners in the decision-making process.

Development of this mapping tool was made possible through a collaboration with the Shippensburg University Center for Land Use and Sustainability (CLUS), who provided geotechnical support to the NPS throughout the data collection, validation, and system development stages.

Tags: land-use-and-planning, local-development, municipal-technical-assistance, political-subdivisions, project-review, resource-management
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Bent's Old Fort 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.

ecologists used field data (plot data, observation points, photographs, and field notes) and digital aerial imagery (NAIP 2005) to map draft vegetation polygons for BEOL within an ESRI personal geodatabase. In most cases, the map units are equivalent to vegetation associations, although one is represented at the alliance level. Table relationships were used to create a drop-down list of plant associations and map unit categories in the attribute table to ensure consistent data entry. A CNHP GIS Specialist then cleaned the layer topology, removing overlaps, gaps, slivers, and any data inconsistencies. FGDC compliant metadata was created for the vegetation layers and the layers were exported from the geodatabase as ESRI shapefiles. The layers are all in the coordinate system UTM Zone 13, North American Datum 1983.

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 Cowpens National Battlefield

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 2002 and 2003, we returned to Cowpens National Battlefield to follow-up on the first three goals and to cooperate with the University of Georgia Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science on their project to map all vegetation communities in the park. We supplied the University of Georgia team with all plot data already collected and a dichotomous key to the communities of the park and we walked throughout the park to help them identify unique mapping units. Since photointerpreters rely heavily on canopy species composition, understory species composition, and disturbance to classify polygons and ecologists rely just as heavily on the shrub and herb layer to classify types, the mapping units and the vegetation classification units do not always “crosswalk” (match up) perfectly. The last step of the project was to reconcile mapping units with vegetation associations to produce mapping units that match up well with the ecological units of the National Vegetation Classification. We continue to work with the University of Georgia team on the mapping; the vegetation map will be produced separately by the Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science and will include any crosswalk as specified in the cooperative agreement.

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
Independence National Historical Site Tract and Boundary Data

These ESRI shape files are of National Park Service tract and boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. Tracts are numbered and created by the regional cartographic staff at the Land Resources Program Centers and are associated to the Land Status Maps. This data should be used to display properties that NPS owns and properties that NPS may have some type of interest such as scenic easements or right of ways.

Tags: boundaries, boundary, land-status, lrdcab, national-park-service, ownership, parcels, planning-cadastre, tracts, united-states
Organization: Department of the Interior
EAARL Coastal Topography and Imagery–Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia, 2010

Lidar data in geotif, las, and ascii xyz formats.

A digital elevation model (DEM) of a portion of the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia was produced from remotely sensed, geographically referenced elevation measurements collected cooperatively by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Park Service (NPS). Elevation measurements were collected over the area on March 19 and 24, 2010, using the Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Lidar (EAARL), a pulsed laser ranging system mounted onboard an aircraft to measure ground elevation, vegetation canopy, and coastal topography. The system uses high-frequency laser beams directed at the Earth's surface through an opening in the bottom of the aircraft's fuselage. The laser system records the time difference between emission of the laser beam and the reception of the reflected laser signal in the aircraft. The plane travels over the target area at approximately 50 meters per second at an elevation of approximately 300 meters, resulting in a laser swath of approximately 240 meters with an average point spacing of 2-3 meters. The EAARL, developed originally by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, measures ground elevation with a vertical resolution of +/-15 centimeters. A sampling rate of 3 kilohertz or higher results in an extremely dense spatial elevation dataset. Over 100 kilometers of coastline can be surveyed easily within a 3- to 4-hour mission. When resultant elevation maps for an area are analyzed, they provide a useful tool to make management decisions regarding land development.

Tags: beach, coastal, dunes, eaarl, elevation, geomorphology, lidar, sediment
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Effigy Mounds 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.

We converted the photointerpreted data into a GIS-usable format using three fundamental processes; (1) geo-reference, (2) digitize, and (3) database enhancement. The resulting map products are two ArcInfo coverages (the Yellow River Unit and environs and the Sny Magill Unit and environs), each projected in UTM, Zone 15, using NAD83.

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
James A. Garfield National Historic Site Tract and Boundary Data

These ESRI shape files are of National Park Service tract and boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. Tracts are numbered and created by the regional cartographic staff at the Land Resources Program Centers and are associated to the Land Status Maps. This data should be used to display properties that NPS owns and properties that NPS may have some type of interest such as scenic easements or right of ways.

Tags: boundaries, boundary, james-a-garfield-national-historic-site, lrdcab, midwest, national-park-service, ohio, ownership, parcels, planning-cadastre, tracts, united-states
Organization: Department of the Interior
Jewel Cave National Monument Tract and Boundary Data

These ESRI shape files are of National Park Service tract and boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. Tracts are numbered and created by the regional cartographic staff at the Land Resources Program Centers and are associated to the Land Status Maps. This data should be used to display properties that NPS owns and properties that NPS may have some type of interest such as scenic easements or right of ways.

Tags: boundaries, boundary, jewel-cave-national-monument, lrdcab, midwest, national-park-service, ownership, parcels, planning-cadastre, south-dakota, tracts, united-states
Organization: Department of the Interior
Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Tract and Boundary Data

These ESRI shape files are of National Park Service tract and boundary data that was created by the Land Resources Division. Tracts are numbered and created by the regional cartographic staff at the Land Resources Program Centers and are associated to the Land Status Maps. This data should be used to display properties that NPS owns and properties that NPS may have some type of interest such as scenic easements or right of ways.

Tags: arizona, boundaries, boundary, hubbell-trading-post-national-historic-site, hutr, intermountain-region, land-status-ownership, lrdcab, national-park-service, ownership, parcels, planning-cadastre, tracts, united-states
Organization: Department of the Interior
Geospatial data for the Vegetation Mapping Inventory Project of Badlands 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.

Vegetation mapping for BADL falls under the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program’s general task of completing all the National Parks within the Great Plains Ecosystem. Other Parks in this region that have been mapped or are currently in progress include: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Jewel Cave National Monument, Devil’s Tower National Monument, Scott’s Bluff National Monument, and Fort Laramie National Historic Site.

Thirty-three map classes or units were recognized and used for BADL (Table 4). These were divided into 23 vegetation units and ten Anderson Level II (Anderson et al. 1976) land use classes. Map units were developed through a combination of fieldwork, preliminary photo-interpretation, and the NVCS for BADL. Deviations from the NVCS occurred when distinct photo signatures could not be discerned from aerial photography, such as some of the grassland and badlands types. Also, some map units did not directly correspond to the USGS-NPS vegetation-mapping program but were included to aid with BADL’s management needs.

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