National Park Service Humboldt State University 20090101 vector digital data https://wildlife.ca.gov/Data/BIOS https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/900_999/ds986.zip High resolution vegetation polygons mapped by the National Park Service. These data describe vegetation for the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area through the formation of polygons of similar vegetation cover. The desired minimum mapping unit was 0.5 hectares in size. However polygons as small as 0.1 hectares are included. Vegetation is classified according to the US National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/FGDC-standards-projects/vegetation/NVCS_V2_FINAL_2008-02.pdf) to the association level when possible (31 classes), to the alliance level. A "Barren" class and a "Disturbed" class are also included for a total of 38 categories. Vegetation maps of National Parks and National Monuments were developed to support natural resources management, planning, research and interpretation. Data were imported to a file geodatabase by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program/Colorado State University. Parks had the flexibility to map vegetation down to the map class or to the association. The complete reports for this dataset, Vegetation alliances and associations of the Whiskeytown National Recreational Area (Steward et al. 2003), is available here: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=16311 and Using high resolution satellite imagery and feature extraction software for vegetation mapping at the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Redding, California (Fox et al. 2006) is available here: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=16313 20050101 publication date Complete None planned -122.730503 -122.477086 40.715813 40.539183 ISO 19115 Topic Category environment biota None Vegetation None Trinity County California Shasta County It is strongly recommended that these data are directly acquired from U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service servers and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The complete dataset may only be accessed and downloaded at http://www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/vip/parks/whis.html The National Park Service shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. These data and related tables are not legal documents and are not intended to be used as such. The information contained in these data is dynamic and may change over time. The data are not better than the original sources from which they were derived. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data appropriately and consistent within the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. The National Park Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of these data. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data. Mention of trade names or commercial products in this metadata report does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use by the U. S. Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey and National Park Service.Disclaimer: The State makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or adequacy of these data and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in these data. No warranty of any kind, implied, expressed, or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from computer virus, is given with respect to these data. USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator USGS-NPS Vegetation Characterization Program Coordinator (303) 202-4220 (303) 202-4219 gs-b-npsveg@usgs.gov National Park Service Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.5.1.7333 Vector GT-polygon composed of chains 4148 WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere PROJCS["WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",0.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",0.0],PARAMETER["Auxiliary_Sphere_Type",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0],AUTHORITY["EPSG",3857]] coordinate pair 0.0001 0.0001 meter D WGS 1984 WGS 1984 6378137.0 298.257223563 ds986 Vegetation - Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Vegetation Mapping Project [ds986] OBJECTID Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. Shape Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. NVCSName The standardized name of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/nvcs.html). Since the NVCS does not have categories for human land use or otherwise unvegetated land, those descriptions were drawn from the California Wildlife Habitat Relationship. NVCSLevel The standardized level of the vegetation description used in the National Vegetation Classification System (see http://biology.usgs.gov/npsveg/nvcs.html). MapClass The finest level of vegetation type mapped (alliance, association, group or macrogroup); or land use for polygons that are not natural vegetation, per the mapping classification. MapClassID Code used to represent the MapClass. X_Centroid X Coordinate (UTM Easting) of the centroid of the polygon National Park Service Easting coordinate. Y_Centroid Y Coordinate (UTM Northing) of the centroid of the polygon National Park Service Northing coordinate. Poly_ID Unique identifier for each polygon National Park Service Unique plot code. CALVEGName A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192. CALVEGCode A crosswalk to the CalVeg vegetation system. Note that there may be a one-to-many relationship between CalVeg and NVCS. See http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192. CWHRType A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/. CWHRCode A crosswalk to the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. Note that there is usually a one-to-many relationship between CWHR and NVCS. See http://www.dfg.ca.gov/biogeodata/cwhr/. GlobalRank The global rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance. See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp. StateRank The state rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). The state rarity rank of the plant community mapped (only for alliances). G1 and S1: Fewer than 6 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000 acres; G2 and S2: 6-20 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 2000-10,000 acres; G3 and S3: 21-100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or 10,000-50,000 acres; G4 and S4: Greater than 100 viable occurrences worldwide and/or greater than 50,000 acres; G5 and S5: Community demonstrably secure due to secure worldwide and statewide abundance. See: http://www.natureserve.org/publications/ConsStatusAssess_RankMethodology.jsp. Rare Rarity of the vegetation type. Alliances and associations with state ranks of S1-S3 are considered rare. Y Rare N Not Rare CaCode California Natural Community Codes - unique code assigned to alliances and associations. NVCSAlliance The standardized name for the alliance within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/. NVCSGroup The standardized name for the group within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/. NVCSMG The standardized name for the macrogroup within the National Vegetation Classification System. See http://usnvc.org/. Acres GIS-calculated area measurements of each mapped polygon. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Hectares GIS-calculated area measurements of each mapped polygon. ESRI Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape_Length Length of feature in internal units. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Shape_Area Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real numbers that are automatically generated. Note: certain fields have been added by the Department of Fish and Game's Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program. 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