Effigy Mounds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project - Spatial Vegetation Data

The vegetation spatial database coverage (vegetation map) is a product of the Effigy Mounds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project, USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program (VMP). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (UMESC) in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and the Minneapolis Office of NatureServe in Minneapolis, Minnesota, have completed mapping and classification of existing plant communities of Effigy Mounds National Monument (EFMO) and extended surroundings. Photointerpreters, ecologists, and botanists collaborated to describe National Vegetation Classification System (NVCS) plant communities (associations) and determine how best to map them using aerial photographs. --- Two...

Tags: Allamakee County, Clayton County, Digital Spatial Database, EFMO, Effigy Mounds National Monument, All tags... Effigy Mounds National Monument Vegetation Mapping Project, Harpers Ferry, International Vegetation Classification, Iowa, Land Cover, Land Use, Marquette, NVCS, National Park, National Vegetation Classification Standard, National Vegetation Classification System, Photo Interpretation, Photointerpretation, Sny Magill, U.S. National Vegetation Classification, USA, USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, USNVC, Vegetation, Vegetation Map, Vegetation Mapping, Yellow River, Fewer tags

Protected Areas of Belize

This dataset depicts protected areas of Belize, created using the various issues of the Government Gazette Statutory Instruments.

Tags: archaeological reserve, bird sanctuary, conservation, forest reserve, marine reserve, All tags... national park, natural monument, nature reserve, private reserve, protected areas, spawning aggregation, wildlife sanctuary, Fewer tags

Wind Cave National Park Vegetation Mapping Project - Spatial Vegetation Data

This geospatial database covers vegetation land cover and land use for Wind Cave National Park and surrounding areas and is authorized as part of the USGS/NPS Vegetation Mapping Program http://www.usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/vip/index.html. The program is administered by the Biological Resources Division (BRD) of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). This mapping effort was performed by the US Bureau of Reclamation's (USBR) Remote Sensing and GIS Group, Technical Service Center, Denver, CO. The vegetation mapping program is part of a larger Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) program started by the National Park Service (NPS) http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/. I&M goals are, among others, to map the vegetation...

Tags: National Park, National Park Service, Pringle, South Dakota, Wind Cave, All tags... Wind Cave National Park, alliance, association, land cover, land use, vegetation, Fewer tags

San Francisco Vegetation (GGNRA, 2009)

High resolution vegetation polygons mapped by the National Park Service. The vegetation units of this map were determined through stereoscopic interpretation of aerial photographs supported by field sampling and ecological analysis. The vegetation boundaries were identified on the photographs by means of the photographic signatures and collateral information on slope, hydrology, geography, and vegetation in accordance with the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System (October 1995). The mapped vegetation primarily reflects conditions that existed during 1994 and 1995. Several sets of aerial photography were utilized for this project: 1) NOAA 1:24,000 March 1994 Natural Color Prints (Leaf Off) covering...

Tags: accuracy assessment, aerial photography, alliances, associations, community association, All tags... digital orthophoto, digital spatial database, doq, doqq, field data, flight line, gis, gps, habitat mapping, inventory projects, landcover, landscape, national park, national park service inventory, national vegetation classification standard, national vegetation classification system, nvcs, orthophoto, plots, u.s. national vegetation classification, usnvc, usnvcs, vegetation inventory, vegetation inventory report, vegetation map report, vegetation mapping, vegetation plots, Fewer tags

Uganda protected areas

Gazetted areas of Uganda as of 2007.

Tags: africa, afrique, forest reserve, national park, protected areas, All tags... wildlife reserve, Fewer tags

Responses of wind erosion to climate-induced vegetation changes on the Colorado Plateau

Projected increases in aridity throughout the southwestern United States due to anthropogenic climate change will likely cause reductions in perennial vegetation cover, which leaves soil surfaces exposed to erosion. Accelerated rates of dust emission from wind erosion have large implications for ecosystems and human well-being, yet there is poor understanding of the sources and magnitude of dust emission in a hotter and drier climate. Here we use a two-stage approach to compare the susceptibility of grasslands and three different shrublands to wind erosion on the Colorado Plateau and demonstrate how climate can indirectly moderate the magnitude of aeolian sediment flux through different responses of dominant plants...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: arid, horizontal flux, land use, national park, threshold shear velocity

Climate and drought adaptation: historical and projected future exposure metrics for Southeastern Utah Group National Parks

These data were compiled to evaluate the magnitude and direction of change from historical conditions in climate metrics across the Southeastern Utah Group (SEUG) of National Parks. Objective(s) of our study were to quantify the magnitude and direction of change from historical conditions in climate metrics across SEUG parks at a meaningful scale for land managers and practitioners. These data represent the historical and projected future average temperatures for two emission scenarios and 12 global circulation models. Included are the annual average temperatures and the average temperatures for each season. These data were created by sampling representative locations across each National Park unit and simulating...

Tags: Arches National Park, Botany, Canyonlands National Park, Climatology, Colorado Plateau, All tags... Ecology, Forestry, Geography, Hovenweep National Monument, Information Sciences, National Monument, National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, SOILWAT2, Soil Sciences, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, air temperature, atmospheric and climatic processes, atmospheric circulation, baseline conditions, biota, climate change, climate metrics, climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere, data release, ecosystem management, effects of climate change, emission scenarios, environment, future climate conditions, geoscientificInformation, global circulation models, historical average temperatures, historical climate variables, historical conditions, land managers, mathematical modeling, mathematical simulation, modeling, natural resource management, point sampling, projected future average temperatures, projected future climate variables, representative concentration pathway 4.5, representative concentration pathway 8.5, seasons, southcentral Utah, southeast Utah, Fewer tags

Hemlock forest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. 1909.

Album caption: Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, 1909, by Pearson Chapman. In the hemlock forest on the west side of park. Handwritten notes on album caption: Klamath County Index card: In the hemlock forest on the west side of park. Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon. 1909. (Photo by Pearson Chapman).

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chapman, Pearson Collection, Crater Lake National Park Collection, Klamath County, Oregon, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. North end of Cliff Palace. 1910.

Album caption: Cliff Palace, from north end. Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park. Taken by R.W. Berry, 1910. Handwritten notes on album caption: Montezuma County. Index card: Near view of Cliff Palace. Mesa Verde National Park. Montezuma County, Colorado. 1910.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Berry R.W., Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, National Park, Photographers, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Red Cone from the northwest, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. 1909.

Album caption: Crater Lake National Park, Oreg., 1909, by Pearson Chapman. Red Cone from the northwest. Handwritten notes on album caption: Klamath County Index card: Red Cone from the northwest. Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon. 1909. (Photo by Pearson Chapman). Note on photograph: Negative destroyed by authority of administrative geologist, July 20, 1916.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chapman, Pearson Collection, Crater Lake National Park Collection, Klamath County, Oregon, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Tuolumne River, viewed from the center of Hetch Hetchy Valley. Yosemite National Park, California.

Album caption and index card: General view in center of valley Hetch Hetchy showing smooth river. Yosemite quad. by J.N. LeConte. n.d. Handwritten notes on album caption: Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne County

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: LeConte J.N., National Park, Photographers, Topography A, Tuolumne County, California, All tags... Yosemite National Park Collection, photo print, Fewer tags

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. North End of Balcony House. 1910.

Album caption: Balcony House, north end. Colorado. Mesa Verda National Park. Taken by R.W. Berry, 1910. Handwritten notes on album caption: Montezuma County. Index card: Balcony House, north end. Mesa Verde National Park. Montezuma County, Colorado. 1910.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Berry R.W., Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, Colorado, National Park, Photographers, All tags... photo print, Fewer tags

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon on west slope of Mount Mazama. 1909.

Album caption: Crater Lake National Park, 1909, by Pearson Chapman, Park on west slope of Mount Mazama. Handwritten notes on album caption: Klamath County Index card: Park on west slope of Mt. Mazama. Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon. 1909. (Photo by Pearson Chapman).

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Chapman, Pearson Collection, Crater Lake National Park Collection, Klamath County, Oregon, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Looking southwestward through North Window. Arches National Park, Utah. 1973.

Album caption: Looking southwestward through North Window, from fin shown beyond left side of North Window in photo no. 83cp. Turret Arch (photo no. 86cp) is seen at right middle ground, south rim of Moab Valley to left of arch, Colorado River canyon forms left skyline. Arches National Park. Grand County, Utah. September 1973. No index card. Note: Published as figure 38 in U.S. Geological Survey. Bulletin 1393. 1975. See also: lsw00087_ct

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Arches National Park, Arches National Park Collection, Lohman, S.W. Collection, National Park, Photographers, All tags... color photo print, Fewer tags

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Point Lookout, viewed from the valley. Photo by R.W. Berry, 1911.

Album caption: Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Point Lookout, from the valley. Picture by R.W. Berry, topographer, 1911. Handwriten notes on album caption: Montezuma County Index card: Point Lookout from the valley. Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. 1911.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Berry R.W., Mesa Verde National Park Collection, Montezuma County, Colorado, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Grand Canyon, Coconino County, Arizona. 1910.

Album caption: Grand Canyon (Arizona) picture 1910 by R.B. Marshall. Handwritten notes on album caption: Bright Angel quad., Coconino County, Arizona. No index card.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Coconino County, Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park Collection, Marshall, Robert B. Collection, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Cascade of Swift Current at McDermott Lake, Glacier National Park, Montana. 1901.

Album caption: Glacier Nat. Park, Mont., Chief Mtn. Quad. Cascade of Swift Current at McDermott Lake with Mt. Gould beyond. Picture by Bailey Willis (#257) July 5, 1901. Handwritten notes on album caption: Glacier County No index card

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Glacier County, Montana, Glacier National Park Collection, National Park, Photographers, Topography A, All tags... Willis, Bailey Collection, photo print, Fewer tags

Yosemite Falls, Yosemite quadrangle, California. 1899.

Album caption: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite quadrangle, Calif. picture by R.B. Marshall, Chief Geographer, June 25, 1899. Lantern slide made March, 1911. Handwritten notes on album caption: Mariposa County No index card Note on photograph: Negative destroyed by authority of administrative geologist.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Mariposa County, California, Marshall, Robert B. Collection, National Park, Photographers, Topography A, All tags... Yosemite National Park Collection, photo print, Fewer tags

Concrete boundary monument at Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon. 1910.

Album caption: Crater Lake National Park, concrete boundary monument on road of south entrance of park, 1910. Picture by R.B. Marshall. Handwritten notes on album caption: Crater Lake National Park, Klamath County, Oregon Index card: Monument on south line of Crater Lake Nat. Pk. Klamath County, Oregon. 1910.

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Crater Lake National Park Collection, Klamath County, Oregon, Marshall, Robert B. Collection, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags

Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Cliff Canyon, viewed from Cliff Palace. 1910.

Album caption and index card: Cliff Canyon as seen from Cliff Palace. Colorado. Mesa Verde National Park. Taken by R.W. Berry, 1910. Handwritten notes on album caption: Montezuma County

Categories: Image; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Berry R.W., Mesa Verde National Park Collection, Montezuma County, Colorado, National Park, Photographers, All tags... Topography A, photo print, Fewer tags