Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, A. Cully, K. Schulz, and S. Hutchinson 2008 zip shapefile, vector http://www1.usgs.gov/vip/pefo/pefo.zip K.A., M.L. McTeague, A. Cully, K. Schulz, and S. Hutchinson 2009 report Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/SCPN/NRTR- 2009/273 Fort Collins, CO National Park Service doi:10.5066/F7M906MV The Petrified Forest National Park Vegetation Map Database was developed as a primary product in the Petrified Forest National Park Vegetation Classification, Distribution, and Mapping project. The map database maps vegetation at four levels of thematic organization at the park: the base, group, macro-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: Petrified Forest National Park, 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 Petrified Forest National Park 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 Petrified Forest National Park and environs -109.914031 -109.670846 35.181068 34.781882 None USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program National Park Service Vegetation Map Land Cover None Petrified Forest National Park Arizona Northeast Arizona Painted Desert, Arizona None Standardized National Vegetation Classification System vegetation classification alliance community association Kingdom Plantae None None Southern Colorado Plateau Network Lisa Thomas 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, Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, A. Cully, K. Schulz, and S. Hutchinson 2008 text file Thomas, K.A., M.L. McTeague, A. Cully, K. Schulz, and S. Hutchinson 2008 report DVD The base map classes have an accuracy of 40.6% (Kappa 42.2%, +/- .22). The group map classes have an accuracy of 55.7% (Kappa 49.9, +/- .02). The management map classes have an accuracy of 68.6% (Kappa 64.1, +/- .02). The macro-group map classes have an accuracy of 73.5% (Kappa 62.9, +/- 0.02). None Shapefile covers Park and an approximately 1 kilometer buffer. Base map units were initially delineated on transparent polyester sheets using photointerpretation of 1:6000 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 1996 (186 releves), new field data collected for this project (149 releves), and observations made in the field during photointerpretation were used to identify plant communities (alliances, associations and park specials) that were assigned to base map classes. Forty-six base map classes were defined and each polygon was labeled with a base map class. Six hundred thirty field-collected accuracy assessment observations were used to determine the base map class accuracy. Group map classes (15 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 (24 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. An additional midlevel grouping in the NVCS version 2, one level above the group, was used to create 13 macro-group map classes. The field collected accuracy assessment data was used to also determine the accuracy of the group, management, and macro-group map classes. unknown Kathryn A. Thomas USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Sonoran Desert Research Station Vegetation Ecologist mailing address

USGS Sonoran Desert Research Station

520 N Park Ave.

Tucson Arizona 85719 USA 520-670-5534 520-670-5001 kathryn_a_thomas@usgs.gov Vector G-polygon 6989 Universal Transverse Mercator 12 0.999600 -111.000000 0.000000 500000.000000 0.000000 coordinate pair 0.000064 0.000064 meters North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137.000000 298.257222 National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1983 0.000010 Unknown Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates pefo Shapefile attribute table. Vegetation map database. Producer defined FID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Perimeter Perimeter of feature in internal units. Producer defined. 18.399238 183342.323413 Meters Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Producer defined. 12.975134 17236561.579 Meters squared BaseClass Map classes consisting of one or more plant associations, park specials, land use or geologic cover. Forty-six are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. GroupClass Map classes consisting of one or more plant associations, park specials, land use or geologic cover. Group map classes are intended to represent the group level of the NVCS version2. NatureServe ecological systems were used as a first approximation. Fifteen are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. MgmtClass Map classes consisting of one or more plant associations, park specials, land use or geologic cover. Management map classes were developed with the Petrified Forest National Park staff to maintain map classes of interest and maximize map accuracy. Twenty-four are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. MacroGroup Map classes consisting of one or more plant associations, park specials, land use or geologic cover. Macrogroup map classes are based on the macrogroup level in the NVCS version 2. Thirteen are defined. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Vegetation Classification and Distribution Mapping Report: Petrified Forest National Park Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. Acres Acre measurement of the polygon. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. 0.003206 4259.247124 Acres Hectares Hectare measurement of the polygon. Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. 0.001298 1723.656158 Hectares DENSITY Modifier characterizing vegetation density, applied by photointerpreters Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. A Open vegetation/discontinuous (25-60% cover) Producer defined. B Dispersed vegetation (10-25% cover) Producer defined. C Sparse vegetation (2-10% cover) Producer defined. D Barren (<2% cover) Producer defined. PATTERN Modifier characterizing vegetation pattern, applied by photointerpreters Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. 0 No data Producer defined. 1 Clumped/bunched Producer defined. 2 Linear Producer defined. 4 Regularly alternating Producer defined. 5 Homogeneous (default) Producer defined. HEIGHT Modifier characterizing vegetation height, applied by photointerpreters Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. H 5-15 meters for forest/woodland vegetation Producer defined. I 1-5 meters for forest/woodland vegetation Producer defined. J <1 meter for forest/woodland vegetation Producer defined. K 1-5 meters for shrubland/herbaceous/sparse vegetation Producer defined. L 0.5-1 meters for shrubland/herbaceous/sparse vegetation Producer defined. M 0-0.5 meters for shrubland/herbaceous/sparse vegetation Producer defined. EnvCond Modifier characterizing environmental conditions surrounding vegetation, applied by photointerpreters Producer defined, U.S. Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center. a Altered, applies when some alteration is evident, but the type is indistinquishable Producer defined. c Vegetated sand dunes Producer defined. d Chained Producer defined. e Other vegetation treatments, altered by natural or human features Producer defined. f Spring Producer defined. g an upland vegetation map class occurring in wash Producer defined. p Prairie dog town Producer defined. t Pave road Producer defined. u Gravel/dirt road Producer defined. w Pipeline corridor Producer defined z Vegetation at the time of photo appears dead, probably due to drought impacts Producer defined USGS/CSS/Core Science Analytics and Synthesis USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator mailing and physical address

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