vegetation classification & mapping program, 2012

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Vegetation maps are one of the12-baseline inventories

Classification - To inventory and describe the plant communities within network parks

Mapping – To accurately document plant community locations in a GIS layer

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Project PlanningClassificationMappingMap Accuracy AssessmentFinal Reports and Deliverables

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Project Manage

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

JOTR Tasha LaDoux

JOTR

AAField

AAField

Revise Class.

Final Deliv

Final Deliv

PARA (GRCA-LAME)

Mike Kearsley

GRCA

Field Data

Field Data

Final Class.

Map Map AA Final Deliv

MANZ MOJN Field DataFinal

ClassifMap

Final Classif

AAField

No activit

y

Final Deliv

Final Deliv

GRBA MOJN PlanField Data

PlanField Data

PlanMappi

ng

MapAA

Field

AA Field?Final Deliv

Final Deliv

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Project

Manager

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

LAKE DEVA MOJA

MOJN PlanPrelimClassif

Plan Plan Final Classif

LAKE MOJN Field Data

Field Data

Map Map AA Field

Final Prdcts

MOJA MOJN Field Data

Field Data

-- Map Map AA Field

Final Prdcts

DEVA MOJN Field Data

Field Data

-- -- Map Map Map AA Field

Final Prdcts

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Phase = Final Reports and Deliverables Compile the final report – May 2012 Compile all project deliverables

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Phase = Mapping

◦ Begun July 2011

◦ Scheduled for completion June 2012

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Phase – Final Deliverables

◦ Contractor – Cogan to complete final draft of project report and products scheduled for completion by summer 2012

◦ Submit completed products to NVIP 2012

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Phase – Map Accuracy Assessment

◦ Draft Map received May 2011

◦ Map validation trip in June 2011

◦ Final map submitted July 2011

◦ Map accuracy assessment begun August 2011

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No. of map classes: 52

Target number of AA points: 900 (89% of total)

Logan Simpson Design Inc. = Total number 872 AA points

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BOR – David Salas, DenverKarl Brown and Tammy Cook – ATRs until

new Coordinator comes on board.2012 – 2013Colorado Natural Heritage Program –

Conduct the AA (2014)

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Classification report◦ Field data collection methods◦ Data analysis methods◦ Final vegetation classification

Appendices◦ Vegetation classification placed in the revised US NVC◦ Field key to vegetation associations◦ Field key to map classes (sometimes)◦ Vegetation descriptions◦ PLOTS database◦ Photo database

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Digital vegetation map◦ A vector map, fully attributed in ArcGIS shapefile

formatGeodatabase

◦ Linking geospatial data with plot data and plot photos

Base aerial photographyPhoto-interpretive key and map class

descriptionsMapping method report

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VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION and MAPPING PROJECT PARTICIPANTS

ParkCode Project Management Team Field Ecology Team Classification Team GIS Support Mapping

JOTR Tasha LaDoux, Botanist AIS/JOTR CDFG -- AIS

PARA (LAKE) Mike Kearseley, GRCA Veg Mapping Coordinator various NatureServe -- Kass Green Associates

MANZ MOJN VMC MOJN VMC MOJN VMC/NVIP -- USGS

GRBA MOJN VMCGRBA/

NatureServeLoganSSimpson Design

NatureServe -- Cogan Technology, Inc.

LAKE MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR BOR

MOJA MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR Not Begun

DEVA MOJN VMC UNLV CNPS BOR Not Begun

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