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Spatial Vegetation Data for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Vegetation Mapping Project

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Release Date
15 March 2013
Modified Date
18 March 2015
Update Frequency
notPlanned
Publishers
National Park Service, Department of the Interior
Identifier
spatial-vegetation-data-for-apostle-islands-national-lakeshore-vegetation-mapping-project
Landing Page
http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/spatial-vegetation-data-for-apostle-islands-national-lakeshore-vegetation-mapping-project

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Description

The geographic information system (GIS) format spatial data set of vegetation for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS) was created for the National Park Service (NPS) Vegetation Inventory Program (VIP). The APIS covers an area of approximately 28,972 ha (71,591 acres). The map classification scheme used to create the vegetation data set is designed to represent local vegetation types at the finest level possible using the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) Standard (Vr 2). Physiognomic information was also recorded, including height (woody vegetation), canopy density, and coverage patterns. The vegetation data set was developed by interpreting aerial photographs collected in 2004 and extensive field surveys. Individuals who cooperated in this project include; USGS Center for Biological Informatics, NPS Biological Resources Management Division, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, NPS Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and NatureServe. The vegetation data are distributed as an ESRI format file geodatabase, stored in Universal Transverse Mercator zone 15 mapping coordinates, North American Datum 1983.

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