Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, L. Ogden, K. Schulz, T. Fancher, R. Waltermire, and A. Cully 2009 executable vector shapefile http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/cach/cach.zip http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&q=http%3A%2F%2Fgis1.usgs.gov%2Farcgis%2Frest%2Fservices%2Fnvcp%2FCanyon_De_Chelly_NM%2FMapServer&x=-12171643.41285&y=4320360.9967&l=11&v= http://gis1.usgs.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nvcp/Canyon_De_Chelly_NM/MapServer Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, L. Ogden, K. Schulz, T. Fancher, R. Waltermire, and A. Cully 2009 report doi:10.5066/F7H70CR3 The Canyon de Chelly National Monument Vegetation Map Database was developed as a primary product in the Canyon de Chelly National Monument Vegetation Classification, Distribution, and Mapping project. The map database represents vegetation at three levels of thematic organization at the park: the base, group, and management map classes. Most of the base map classes represent plant communities identified to National Vegetation Classification associations. The associated report, Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument, describes in detail the methods used to develop the map database and map classes. The project was sponsored by the USA-National Vegetation Mapping Program and the National Park Service (NPS) Southern Colorado Plateau Network and the work was executed by a multi-agency and organizational team. The vegetation map database covers the park and an approximately 1 kilometer buffer around the park boundary. The vegetation map database is developed to provide current vegetation description and distribution information to Canyon de Chelly National Monument management, the NPS Southern Colorado Plateau Network, and interested resource managers and scientists. This spatial information can be used for management, planning, monitoring, and comparison of the park's vegetation resources to regional vegetation. 2003-2006 ground condition Complete None planned Canyon de Chelly National Monument and environs -109.558420 -109.119848 36.307649 35.980046 None USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program National Park Service Vegetation Map Land Cover None Canyon de Chelly National Monument CACH Cortez Apache County northeast Arizona Four Corners Region Arizona AZ Southwestern United States Western United States United States North America None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae plants None None Lisa Thomas Southern Colorado Plateau Network Coordinator/Ecologist mailing address

SCPN National Park Service

Northern Arizona University

PO Box 5765

Flagstaff Arizona 86011-5765 USA 928-523-9280 Lisa_thomas@nps.gov Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, L. Ogden, K. Schulz, T. Fancher, R. Waltermire, and A. Cully 2009 report The base map classes have an accuracy of 50.8% (Kappa 53.1%, +/- 0.02). The group map classes have an accuracy of 79.9% (Kappa 77.1%, +/- 0.02). The management map classes have an accuracy of 69.0% (Kappa 68.2%, +/- 0.02) Unknown Shapefile covers the entire park and an approximately 1 kilometer buffer. Base map units were delineated on transparent polyester sheets using photointepretation of 1:12,000 true color aerial photography. These map units were transferred to digital format using digital ortho-photoquadrangles to geographically register the map units. Existing vegetation field data from a 2001 through 2003 field survey (96 releves), new field data collected for this project in 2004 (145 releves), and observations made in the field during photointerpetation were used to identify plant communities (alliances, associations and park specials) that were assigned to base map classes. Fifty-three base map classes were defined and each of the 4,718 polygons were labeled with a base map class label. Six hundred thirty-six field-collected accuracy assessment observations were used to determine the base map class accuracy. Group map classes (16 total) were formed through combinations of base map classes so as to represent the group level of version 2 of the National Vegetation Classification Standard. Management map classes (28 total) were also formed from base map classes. In this case, they represented aggregations of base map classes that preserved map accuracy and maintained base map classes of importance to park managers. The field collected accuracy assessment data was also used to determine the accuracy of the group and management map classes. unknown Kathryn A. Thomas USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Research Station Vegetation Ecologist mailing address

USGS Sonoran Desert Research Station

University of Arizona

Family and Consumer Science, Room 123

Tucson Arizona 85721 USA 520-670-5534 520-670-5001 kathryn_a_Thomas@usgs.gov Vector G-polygon 4718 Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 1.0 1.0 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 cach Current distribution and descriptions of vegetation within Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Producer defined. U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. FID Internal feature number. ESRI Unknown Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Producer defined. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. AREA Area of feature in internal units squared. Producer defined. Numerical in meters. PERIMETER Perimeter of feature in internal units. Producer defined. Numerical in meters. BaseClass Map classes consisting of one or more plant associations, park specials, land use or geologic cover. Fifty-three are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. GroupClass Map classes consisting of one or more base map classes. Terrestrial ecological systems, as defined by NatureServe, were used as a first approximation of the group level. Sixteen are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. MgmtClass Map classes consisting of one or more base map classes developed in consultation with park staff with the intent of preserving high map accuracy while maintaining base map classes that are of importance to park managers. Twenty-eight are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Acres Acre measurement of the polygon. Producer defined. Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Hectares Hectare measurement of the polygon. Producer defined. Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Density Code assigned describing percent of sagebrush canopy cover in polygon. Vegetation polygons without sagebrush are not considered. Producer defined. See Table 3.1.3.2 of Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Density of sagebrush. Pattern Code assigned describing pattern of polygon vegetation cover. Producer defined. See Table 3.1.3.2 of Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Numerical polygon pattern. Height Code assigned describing height of polygon vegetation. See Table 3.1.3.2 of Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Producer defined. Polygon height. Modifier Code assigned describing natural or man-made impacts to the environment of the polygon. See Table 3.1.3.2 of Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Canyon de Chelly National Monument. Producer defined. Text. USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

Denver Federal Center, Building 810, MS 302

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