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Metadata for Classified Thematic Mapper (TM) Landsat Vegetation Data
Table of Contents
Identification_Information
Abstract
Purpose
Supplemental Information
Data_Quality_Information
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed Description
Overview
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Section
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Identification_Information
Citation_Information
Originator: USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Remote Sensing Lab
Publication_Date:
Title:
Description
Abstract
Existing vegetation coverage derived from classified Landsat Thematic
Mapper data for areas west and south of the Six Rivers and Mendocino National
Forests, refered to as the Non-Forest (NOFO) or North Coast (Nocoast) Project.
Purpose
Used for National Forest planning and assessment and other natural
resource applications.
Supplemental_Information
Procedures_Used
PROJECT: North Coast California Baseline Mapping and Existing Map
Updating(NOFO)
PROJECT DATE: 1995-1999
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A multi phase project intended to develop existing
vegetation maps on National Forest lands and adjancent non-agency lands in
order to develop vegetation data for the entire Northwest Forest Plan area.
Phase 1 developed maps on the Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests.
Phase 2 developed maps on the Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National Forests and
immediately adjacent private lands. Phase 3 developed maps for non-USFS lands
within the Northwest Forest Plan area not previously mapped in phases 1 and 2.
New map products were developed via image classification, terrain based
modeling and field/photo review. Accuracy assessments of the vegetation
map attributes have been generated for the National Forest, Non-USFS, and
combined acreages.
TILE DESCRIPTION: The majority of tile 1 was originally mapped under the third
phase of the NOFO project. A small portion of the tile was mapped during the
first phase within the Six Rivers NF. Baseline CALVEG map products were
derived through image classification, ecological modeling, and field/photo
review. Extensive on-screen editing was performed to minimize anomolous
classification and modeling error. Vegetation data for tile 1 were
assembled, integrated and/or generated by the Region 5 Remote Sensing Lab and
its contractors.
DATA SOURCES: Landsat TM - Path 46 Row 31 07/15/1994
Path 46 Row 32 07/15/1994
ANCILLARY DATA: 1994 NAPP B&W 1:40000 Aerial Photography
1990 color 1:15840 Forest Resource Photography
1997 panchromatic 5 meter spatial res. IRS Imagery
1994 DOQQ
Revisions
PROJECT: North Coast-California Existing Map Updating (Nocoast)
PROJECT DATE: 1998-2002
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A project intended to update existing vegetation maps
on adjancent non-FS lands in order to maintain
vegetation data for the entire Northwest Forest Plan area. Data created during
the original three phases of the NOFO project (see above) are updated according
to the change data generated by Change Detection Team. This data
spectrally compares the baseline Landsat TM source imagery from 1994 to the
update Landsat TM imagery from 1998. New segments were generated from the
1998 TM imagery for the change areas and to correct deficiencies in the
original polygons. Any polygon that has a minimum of 25% of its area
classified as change is targeted for updating. Updates to COVERTYPE, VEGTYPE
and VEGTYPE2 were done with edits from photo interpretation. Structural
attributes were completely re-classified spectrally and edited.
TILE DESCRIPTION: All of tile 1 was part of the North coast update and improveme
project.
DATA SOURCES: Landsat TM - Path 46 Row 31 07/15/1998
Path 46 Row 32 07/15/1998
ANCILLARY DATA: 1994 NAPP B&W 1:40000 Aerial Photography
1999 color 1:15840 Forest Resource Photography
2000 WACCORP B&W 1:24000 Aerial Photography
Reviews_Applied_to_Data
Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets
References_Cited
Notes
Northwest Size spectral classification completed by Steven Haynes, Space
Imaging Inc.
Canopy (density) spectraal classification completed by Mark Riley, Space
Imagine Inc.
Vegetation edits completed by Rodney Hart, North State Resources, Inc.
Structure edits completed by Rodney Hart, Steven Haynes and Brian
Schwind (USFS).
Time_Period_of_Content
Currentness_Reference
Status
Progress:
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency
Baseline based on 1994 Landsat TM imagery. Updates based on 1998 Landsat TM
imagery.
Spatial_Domain
Bounding_Coordinates
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.44573389
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.52544239
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.01908789
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39.99379883
Keywords
Theme
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: existing vegetation, veg, calveg, eveg
Place
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: North Coast and Montane Zone
Stratum
Stratum_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Stratum_Keyword:
Temporal
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Temporal_Keyword:
Access_Constraints
Use_Constraints
Not recommended for use at scales greater than 1:24000.
Point_of_Contact: See Distribution_Information for contact information.
Data_Set_Credit
Security_Information
Security_Classification_System: None
Security_Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Security_Handling_Description: None
Native_Data_Set_Environment: AIX UNIX, ARC/INFO version 7.2.1
Cross_Reference
Originator: USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region Remote Sensing Lab
Publication_Date:
Publication_Time:
Title: CALVEG 2000
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:
Series_Information
Series_Name:
Issue_Identification:
Publication_Information
Publication_Place:
Publisher:
Other_Citation_Details:
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Data_Quality_Information
Attribute_Accuracy
Attribute_Accuracy_Report: See Entity_Attribute_Information
Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment
Attribute_Accuracy_Value: See Explanation
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
Attribute accuracy is described, where present, with each
attribute defined in the Entity and Attribute Section.
Logical_Consistency_Report: Polygon topology present.
Completeness_Report
Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Quantitative_Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Assessment:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 1 hectare mmu
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Explanation: Resolution as reported
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lineage: See Supplemental_Information for overview.
Process_Steps
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND UNION NTILE1_A ../NOCOAST/TILE01_A NTILE1_A2 1 JOIN
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1649
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND BUILD NTILE1_A2 LINE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1653
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND IDEDIT NTILE1_A2 LINE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1654
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND ELIMINATE NTILE1_A2 NTILE1_A3 NOKEEPEDGE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1655
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND ELIMINATE NTILE1_A3 NTILE1_A4 NOKEEPEDGE
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1657
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND RENAME NTILE1_A4 CT01EVEG_A
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020210
Process_Time: 1702
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: EXTERNAL CT01EVEG_A
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020212
Process_Time: 821
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: PDALIPAR LABELERRORS CT01EVEG_A
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020213
Process_Time: 1004
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND LABELERRORS CT01EVEG_A
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020221
Process_Time: 903
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: RHART RENAME CT01EVEG_A CT01EVEG_2
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020305
Process_Time: 811
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: RHART DOCUMENT CT01EVEG_2 COPY /FSFILES/REF/LIBRARY/GIS/CALCOVS/CALVEG/N_COA
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020305
Process_Time: 814
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: RHART DOCUMENT CT01EVEG_2 UPDATE RHART
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020305
Process_Time: 1114
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: RHART DOCUMENT CT01EVEG_2 UPDATE RHART
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020305
Process_Time: 1206
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND DOCUMENT CT01EVEG_2 UPDATE BSCHWIND
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020419
Process_Time: 1308
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: BSCHWIND DOCUMENT CT01EVEG_2 UPDATE BSCHWIND
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020419
Process_Time: 1321
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: EXTERNALALL
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020506
Process_Time: 1556
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Process_Step
Process_Description: KEEPER EXPORT COVER CT01EVEG_2 $EXPORTS/VEGCOVS/N_COAST/CT01EVEG_2
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:None
Process_Date: 20020506
Process_Time: 1559
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation: None
Cloud_Cover
Slight patchey cover south of Humboldt Bay that effected segmentation of
polygons.
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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information
SDTS_Terms_Description
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 90862
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 273026
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: GT-polygon composed of chains'
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 90863
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Spatial_Reference_Information
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition
Planar
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: ALBERS
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0
Latitude_of_First_Standard_Parallel: 34
Latitude_of_Second_Standard_Parallel: 40.5
False_Easting: 0.00000
False_Northing: -4000000.00000
Geodetic Model
Horizontal_Datum_Name:
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening: 294.98
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Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Detailed_Description
Entity_Type
Entity_Type_Label: CT01EVEG_2.PAT
Entity_Type_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: -
Attribute_Definition: Polygon Attribute Table
Attribute_Definition_Source: ARC/INFO
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: -
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: AREA
Attribute_Definition: Area of poly/region in square coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERIMETER
Attribute_Definition: Perimeter of poly/region in coverage units
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Positive real numbers
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CT01EVEG_2#
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: Computed
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Sequential unique positive integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CT01EVEG_2-ID
Attribute_Definition: User-assigned feature number
Attribute_Definition_Source: User-defined
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: Integer
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VEGZONE
Attribute_Definition: Vegetation Zone
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-8
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ECOTILE
Attribute_Definition: Ecological Units used to tile Existing Vegetation
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-68
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COVERTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Vegetation Cover Type (Lifeform & Land Cover of Vegetation Type)
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CON,SHB,BAR,HDW,WAT,MIX,AGR,URB,HEB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VEGTYPE
Attribute_Definition: Primary Vegetation Alliance (Based on CALVEG Classification System)
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SIZE
Attribute_Definition: Tree Size Description
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N,0-5,X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DENSITY
Attribute_Definition: Tree Density (Percent Crown Closure)
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-9, X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ORIGIN
Attribute_Definition: Stand Condition / Origin (Date of Establishment)
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: YY,SW,NS,OR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PROD
Attribute_Definition: Timberland Productivity
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: P,N,O
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: VEGTYPE2
Attribute_Definition: Secondary Vegetation Alliance (Based on CALVEG Classification System)
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SIZE2
Attribute_Definition: Tree Size
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: N, 0-5, X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DENSITY2
Attribute_Definition: Tree Density in VegType2
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 0-9,X
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: DEN_TOTAL
Attribute_Definition: Tree Density ( Total of Density1 and Density2 )
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
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Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHRTYPE
Attribute_Definition: California Wildlife Habitat Relationships - Habitat Type
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHRSIZE
Attribute_Definition: California Wildlife Habitat Relationships - Tree Size
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1-6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHRDENSITY
Attribute_Definition: California Wildlife Habitat Relationships - Tree Density
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S,P,M,D
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WHR_RANGE
Attribute_Definition: California Wildlife Habitat Relationships - Percent Canopy Closure
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value: 10-24,25-39,40-59,60-100
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPDATE_DATE
Attribute_Definition: Date of Most Recent Data Update
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
Enumerated_Domain
Enumerated_Domain_Value:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source:
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: UPDATE_CAUSE
Attribute_Definition: Cause for Data Update
Attribute_Definition_Source: RSL FRDB Data Dictionary
Attribute_Domain_Values
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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition
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Overview_Description
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview
LAYER DESCRIPTION FROM FRDB DATA DICTIONARY:
Existing Vegetation (rev. 09/30/99)
The existing vegetation map layer is the source for CALVEG types. The CALVEG
Classification System is a statewide system developed by the USDA Forest Service
in Region 5 to serve as a standard for existing vegetation maps.
(USDA Forest Service. 1981. CALVEG: A Classification of California Vegetation.
Pacific Southwest Region, Regional Ecology Group, San Francisco CA. 168 pp.).
The following are the general mapping and classification rules for the existing
Vegetation Mapping Criteria:
Minimum Mapping Size
2.5 acres for contrasting vegetation conditions based on vegetation
type, tree canopy closure, and overstory tree size
(see tables 38, 40, and 39)
No minimum mapping unit for lakes and conifer plantations
Life Form Classification Rules. Life Forms are initially generated from
classification of Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery into the following
hierarchical classes:
Conifer - greater than 10 percent conifer cover as the dominant type
Mix - greater than 10 percent conifer cover and greater than 20 percent
hardwood cover
Hardwood - greater than 10 percent hardwood cover as the dominant type
Shrub - greater than 10 percent shrub cover as the dominant type
Grass - greater than 10 percent grass cover as the dominant type
Barren - less than 10 percent cover of any natural vegetation
Agriculture
Urban
Ice/snow
Water
Subsequently, the following items are mapped within Life Form classes:
Vegetation Type (CALVEG): Rules have been developed by Vegetation Zone
for setting parameters for CALVEG mapping. Complete CALVEG mapping keys
can be obtained from the Remote Sensing Lab. Contact Hazel Gordon
(916-454-0812) for specific Zone keys for the CALVEG classification
stystem.
Tree Density: Conifer and hardwood tree density is mapped as a function
of canopy closure in ten- percent classes. In conifer/hardwood mixtures,
relative density of each is mapped as well as total tree canopy closure,
with conifer tree density stored in item DENSITY, hardwood tree density
stored in DENSITY2, and total tree density store in DEN_TOTAL.
Overstory Tree Size: Overstory tree size is mapped as a function of crown
diameters of overstory trees as interpreted from aerial photography and
satellite imagery. The plurality size condition of the predominant,
dominant, and co-dominant trees in a stand is assigned a Regional size
class (tables 39A and 39B).
Additional Coverage Items:
Ecological Tile: The basic units used to store existing vegetation layers
within a statewide existing vegetation library. Source is from
Goudey and Smith (1994), Ecological Units of California-Subsections (map),
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region,
San Francisco CA. Scale 1:1,000,000.
WHR Type, Size, Density, and Range: Corresponding
parameters from the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships classification
system.
Northwest Size, Northwest Structure: Size and structural attributes specific
to monitoring requirements for the Northwest Forest Plan and not present in
Forest vegetation layers outside the Klamath Province.
FIELD ITEM NAME COLUMN WIDTH&TYPE VALID CODES
VEGETATION ZONE VEGZONE 1 NUMERIC TABLE 36A
ECOLOGICAL TILE ECOTILE 3 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 36B
VEGETATION COVER TYPE COVERTYPE 3 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 37
PRIMARY CALVEG VEGTYPE 2 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 38
TREE SIZE CLASS SIZE 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 39A, 39B
TREE DENSITY DENSITY 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 40
STAND COND/ORIGIN ORIGIN 2 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 42
PRODUCTIVITY PROD 1 ALPHA TABLE 43
SECONDARY CALVEG VEGTYPE2 2 ALPHA TABLE 38
TREE SIZE CLASS SIZE2 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 39A, 39B
TREE DENSITY DENSITY2 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 40
TOTAL TREE DENSITY DEN_TOTAL 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 40
WHR TYPE WHRTYPE 3 INTEGER TABLE 114A
WHR SIZE WHRSIZE 1 ALPHA TABLE 114B
WHR DENSITY WHRDENSITY 1 INTEGER TABLE 114C
WHR RANGE WHR_RANGE 10 ALPHA TABLE 114C
NORTHWEST SIZE NWSIZE 2 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 39C
NORTHWEST STRUCTURE STRUCT 1 ALPHA/NUMERIC TABLE 165
UPDATE SOURCE DATE UPDATE_DATE 8 DATE TABLE 164A
UPDATE SOURCE UPDATE_CAUSE 1 ALPHA TABLE 164B
COVERAGE ITEMS:
COLUMN ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE N.DEC ALTERNATE NAME INDEXED?
1 AREA 4 12 F 3 -
5 PERIMETER 4 12 F 3 -
9 COVER# 4 5 B - -
13 COVER-ID 4 5 B - -
17 VEGZONE 1 1 I - -
18 ECOTILE 3 3 I - -
21 COVERTYPE 3 3 C - -
24 VEGTYPE 2 2 C - -
26 SIZE 1 1 C - -
27 DENSITY 1 1 C - -
28 ORIGIN 2 2 C - -
30 PROD 1 1 C - -
31 VEGTYPE2 2 2 C - -
33 SIZE2 1 1 C - -
34 DENSITY2 1 1 C - -
35 DEN_TOTAL 1 1 C - -
36 WHRTYPE 3 3 C - -
39 WHRSIZE 1 1 I - -
40 WHRDENSITY 1 1 C - -
41 WHR_RANGE 10 10 C - -
51 UPDATE_DATE 8 8 D - -
59 UPDATE_CAUSE 1 1 C - -
ITEM DEFINITIONS:
TABLE 36 - VEGETATION ZONES
Size = 1; type = numeric
CODE PROVINCE
1 North Coast and Montane
2 North Interior
3 North Sierran
4 South Sierran
5 Central Valley
6 Central Coast and Montane
7 South Coast and Montane
8 South Interior
No NFs are in the Code 5 - Central Valley or
the Code 8 - South Interior Vegetation Zones
TABLE 36B - ECOLOGICAL TILE
Size = 3; type = alpha/numeric
CODE ECOLOGICAL SUBSECTIONS
1 262Aa,263Ab,263Ad,263Ae
2 M261Aa,M261Ab,M261Ad,M261Af,M261As,M261Au
3 M261Ag,M261Aj,M261Ap,M261Aq,M261At
4 M261Ae,M261Ah,M261Al,M261An,M261Ao
5 M261Da,M261Db,M261Dc,M261De,M261Df,M261Dg,M261Dh,M261Di,M261Dk
6 M261Ga,M261Gb,M261Gc,M261Ge,M261Gf,M261Gg,M261Gh
7 342Ba,342Bb,342Bc,342Bd,342Be
8 M261Ac,M261Ai,M261Ak,M261Am,M261Ar
9 M261Dd,M261Dj,M261Dl,M261Dm
10 M261Gd,M261Gi,M261Gj,M261Gj,M261Gk,M261Gl,M261Gm,M261Gn,M261Go,M261Gp
11 263Ag,263Ah,263Ai
12 M261Bb
13 M261Ba,M261Bc,M261Bd,M261Be,M261Bf
14 M261Ca,M261Cb,M261Cc
15 M261Fa
16 M261Ed,M261Ee,M261Ef
17 341Dk,M261Ea,M261Eb,M261Ec,M261Ei,M261Ej,M261El,M261En
18 262Aa,262Ab,262Ac,262Ad,262Ae,262Af,262Ah,262An
19 M261Fb
20 M261Eg,M261Em,M261Eh
21 M261Ek,M261Em
22 263Ac,263Aj,263Ak,263Al,263Am
23 262Ai,262Aj,262Ak,262Al,261Am,261Ap
24 261Aa,261Ac
25 261Af,261Ah
26 261Ab,261Ad,261Ae,261Ag,261Ai
27 M262Aa,M262Ab,M262Ac
28 M262Ad,M262Ag
29 262Aq,262Ar,262As,262At,262Aw
30 262Ao
31 261Aj,261Ak,261Al
32 M262Af,M262Ah,M262Ai,M262Aj,M262Ak
33 262Au,262Av
34 262Ag
35 M261Fc,M261Fd,M261Fe
36 M261Ep,M261Eq
37 M261Es,M261Eu
38 322Aa
39 341Fb,341Fe
40 341Fc,341Ff
41 M261Eo
42 M262Ae
43 262Ay,262Az,M262Ae
44 322Ag
45 322Ab,322Ae,322Af
46 322Ac,322Ad
47 261Ba,261Bb,261Bd,261Be,261Bf
48 M262Ba,M262Bb,M262Bc
49 322Ah
50 322Ai,322Aj,322Ak
51 261Bg,261Bi,261Bj
52 M262Bd,M262Be
53 M262Bf,M262Bj,M262Bk,M262Bl
54 M262Bg,M262Bh,M262Bi
55 322An
56 322Ao,322Ap
57 322Al
58 322Am
59 M262Bm,M262Bn,M262Bo,M262Bp
60 322Ca,322Cb,322Cc
61 322Cd
62 322Bb,322Bc,322Bd,322Be
63 322Ba
64 341Da,341Db,341Dc,341Dd,341De,341Df,341Dg,341Dh,341Di,341Dj,341Dk,341Dl,341Dm
65 341Fa,341Fd
66 261Bc,261Bh
67 M261Eh,M261Ek,M261Em,M261En
68 M261Eg
* Mapping tiles based on Ecological Subsections (Goudey and Smith, 1994)
TABLE 37 - VEGETATION COVER TYPE
Veg_Type is a three-letter code, the same as Covertype in Table 38
with one exception. Covertypes (or life forms, as they are often called)
are identified according to those given under Life Form Classification Rules
in the Existing Vegetation section. Description is a general category linked
to Veg_Type describing the units. The code MIX is used for the combination
of primary vegetation layers (conifer) and secondary vegetation layers (hardwood
in a conifer and hardwood vegetation mixture. Primary and secondary vegetation
types use the same CALVEG nomenclature in Table 38.
Size = 3; type = alpha
VEG_TYPE DESCRIPTION
CON conifer forest/woodland
HDW hardwood forest/woodland
MIX mixed conifer/hardwood woodland
SHB shrub
HEB herbaceous
BAR barren, rock, snow
WAT water
AGR agriculture
URB urban/residential
SNW snow/ice
All covertype labels are derived directly from CALVEG labels
Updated 6/20/01
TABLE 38 - CALVEG TYPE
Fields in this table refer to the CALVEG classification system. Vegtype
is a two-letter code designating primary (or dominant) vegetation alliances.
Description is a short phrase that lists either the common vegetation name of
the primary vegetation alliance or the land-use category linked to Vegtype.
Covertype is a three-letter code describing land-use ( AGR, BAR, URB, WAT)
and land-cover (CON, HDW, SHB) categories. Refer to Table 37 for the
Covertype names. Note that MIX does not occur in this table. Prod refers
to productivity of the site as determined to be either a productive forest site
a non-productive site (N), or a non-forested site (O). Timberland productivity
for these codes is further described in Table 43.
Size = 2; type = alpha
VEGTYPE DESCRIPTION (updated January 2002)
AA Noble Fir
AB Santa Lucia Fir
AC Cushion Plant
AD White Bursage
AG Agricultural
AN Mendocino Manzanita
AX Mixed Alpine Scrub
BA Barren/Rock
BB Bitterbrush
BC Saltbush
BG Black Greasewood
BL Low Sagebrush
BM Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
BP Bristlecone Pine
BR Rabbitbrush
BS Basin Sagebrush
BT Big Tree
BX High Desert / Montane Chaparral Transition
C1 Ultramafic Mixed Shrub
CA Chamise
CB Salal - California Huckleberry Shrub
CC Ceanothus Mixed Chaparral
CD Southern Mixed Chaparral
CG Greenleaf Manzanita
CH Huckleberry Oak
CI Deerbrush
CJ Brewer Oak
CK Coyote Brush
CL Wedgeleaf Ceanothus
CM Upper Montane Mixed Shrub
CN Pinemat Manzanita
CQ Lower Montane Mixed Chaparral
CR Red Shanks Chaparral
CS Scrub Oak
CT Tucker Scrub Oak
CV Snowbrush
CW Whiteleaf Manzanita
CX Montane Mixed Chaparral
CZ Semi-Desert Chaparral
DA Blackbush
DB Desert Buckwheat
DC Cholla
DD Croton
DE Arrowweed
DF Pacific Douglas-Fir
DG Douglas-Fir - Grand Fir
DL Creosote Bush
DM Bigcone Douglas-Fir
DO Ocotillo
DP Douglas-Fir - Pine
DQ Douglas-Fir - Canyon Live Oak (obsolete)
DS Shadscale
DT Douglas-Fir - Tanoak (obsolete)
DU Dune
DV Mixed Desert Succulent
DW Douglas-Fir - White Fir
DX Mixed Desert Shrub
EA Engelmann Spruce
EP Eastside Pine
ET Elephant Tree
FM Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
FP Foxtail Pine
GF Grand Fir
GR Unknown Grass (obsolete)
HC Pickleweed - Cord Grass
HG Annual Grass/Forbs
HJ Wet Meadows (Grass/Sedge/Rush)
HM Perennial Grass/Forbs
HS Cheesebush
HT Tule - Cattail - Sedge
IA Non-Native/Invasive Grass
IC Non-Native/Ornamental Conifer
IG Non-Native/Ornamental Grass
IH Non-Native/Ornamental Hardwood
IM Non-Native/Ornamental Conifer/Hardwood Mixture
IS Non-Native/Ornamental Shrub
JC California Juniper
JP Jeffrey Pine
JU Utah Juniper
KP Knobcone Pine
LP Lodgepole Pine
LS Scalebroom
MA Alaska Yellow-cedar
MB Mixed Conifer - Giant Sequoia
MC Cuyamaca Cypress
MD Incense-cedar
MF Mixed Conifer - Fir
MG Gowen Cypress
MH Mountain Hemlock
MI Piute Cypress
MK Klamath Mixed Conifer
ML Baccharis (Riparian)
MM Monterey Cypress
MN McNab Cypress
MO Baker Cypress
MP Mixed Conifer - Pine
MS Sargent Cypress
MT Tecate Cypress
MU Ultramafic Mixed Conifer
MY Pygmy Cypress
MZ Santa Cruz Cypress
NB Mixed Desert Wash Scrub
NC Northern Coast Mixed Shrub
NR Mixed Riparian Hardwoods
NX Lower Montane Mixed Hardwoods
PB Brewer Spruce
PC Coulter Pine
PD Gray Pine
PJ Singleleaf Pinyon Pine
PL Limber Pine
PM Bishop Pine
PO Port Orford Cedar
PP Ponderosa Pine
PQ Fourneedle Pinyon Pine
PR Monterey Pine
PS Shore Pine
PT Torrey Pine
PW Ponderosa Pine - White Fir
Q1 Live Oak - Madrone
QA Coast Live Oak
QB California Bay
QC Canyon Live Oak
QD Blue Oak
QE White Alder
QF Fremont Cottonwood
QG Oregon White Oak
QH Madrone (Black Oak)
QI California Buckeye
QJ Cottonwood/Alder
QK California Black Oak
QL Valley Oak
QM Bigleaf Maple (Dogwood)
QN Engelmann Oak
QO Willow
QP California Sycamore
QQ Quaking Aspen
QR Red Alder
QS Willow - Aspen
QT Tanoak (Madrone)
QV Black Walnut
QW Interior Live Oak
QX Black Cottonwood
QY Willow - Alder
QZ Eucalyptus
RD Redwood - Douglas-Fir
RF Red Fir
RS Alluvial Fan Sage Scrub
RW Redwood
SA Subalpine Conifers
SB Buckwheat (White Sage)
SC Blueblossom Ceanothus
SD Manzanita Chaparral
SE Encelia
SG Sitka Spruce - Grand Fir
SH Coastal Bluff Scrub
SK Sitka Spruce
SL Coastal Lupine
SM Sumac (Rhus)
SN Snow/Ice
SO Coastal Cactus
SP Sage (Salvia)
SQ Mixed Soft Scrub Chaparral
SR Sitka Spruce - Redwood
SS California Sagebrush
TA Mountain Alder
TC Tree Chinquapin
TM Cottonthorn
TX Montane Mixed Hardwood
UB Urban/Undeveloped
UD Desert Willow
UI Desert Ironwood
UJ Joshua Tree
UL Catclaw Acacia
UM Mesquite
UP Palo Verde
UT Tamarisk
UW Fan Palm
UX Smoke Tree
WA Water
WB Whitebark Pine
WD Dogwood
WF White Fir
WH Western Hemlock
WJ Western Juniper
WL Willow (riparian scrub)
WM Birchleaf Mountain Mahogany
WP Washoe Pine
WW Western White Pine
Updated 6/20/01
TABLE 39A - TREE SIZE CLASS - CONIFER TYPES
Size=1;type=alpha-numeric
CODE TREE SIZE DESCRIPTION AVERAGE VISIBLE CROWN DIAMETER
N Non-Stocked (Areas Not Reforested)
0 Seedlings (Derived From Plantation Age)
1 Saplings (Derived From Plantation Age)
2 Poles Crown Diameter Less Than 12 Feet
3 Small Crown Diameter From 12 To 24 Feet
4 Medium Crown Diameter From 24 To 40 Feet
5 Large Crown Diameter Greater Than 40 Feet
X Not Determined
- Non-tree Veg Type
05/11/2000
TABLE 40 - TREE DENSITY CLASS
Size = 1; type = alpha-numeric
CODE PERCENT CROWN CLOSURE
0 0 - 9 Percent Cover
1 10 - 19 Percent Cover
2 20 - 29 Percent Cover
3 30 - 39 Percent Cover
4 40 - 49 Percent Cover
5 50 - 59 Percent Cover
6 60 - 69 Percent Cover
7 70 - 79 Percent Cover
8 80 - 89 Percent Cover
9 90 - 100 Percent Cover
X Not Determined
- No Density Class (Non-tree veg types)
TABLE 42 - STAND CONDITION/ORIGIN
Size = 2; type = alpha-numeric
CODE DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT
YY Year Of Initial Planting
SW Shelterwood Cut - Overwood Present Code Size Class 3, Density 1
NS Non-Stocked Timberland
OR Overstory Removal-Overwood Not Present Code Size Class 1 Or 2, Density X
05/11/2000
TABLE 43 TIMBERLAND - PRODUCTIVITY
Size = 1; type = alpha
CODE DESCRIPTION
P Productive Forest Site, Capable Of Growing 10 Percent Cover Of Industrial
Wood Tree Species
N Non-Productive Site,Not Capable Of Growing 10 Percent Cover Of Industrial
Wood Tree Species
O Non-Forest Types
05/11/2000
Table 114A - Wildlife Habitat Relationships Vegetation Type, WHRTYPE
Draft
Size = 3; type = alpha
CODE TYPE DESCRIPTION
ADS ALPINE DWARF SHRUB
AGR AGRICULTURE
AGS ANNUAL GRASS
ASC ALKALI SCRUB
ASP ASPEN
BAR BARREN
BBR BITTERBRUSH
BOP BLUE OAK FOOTHILL PINE
BOW BLUE OAK WOODLAND
CHP UNKNOWN SHRUB TYPE
CON UNKNOWN CONIFER TYPE
COW COASTAL OAK WOODLAND
CPC CLOSED CONE PINE-CYPRESS
CRC CHAMISE-REDSHANK CHAPARRAL
CRP AGRICULTURE-CROPS
CSC COASTAL SCRUB
DFR DOUGLAS FIR
DRI DESERT RIPARIAN
DRY DRY LAKE BED
DSC DESERT SCRUB
DSS DESERT SUCCULENT SCRUB
DSW DESERT WASH
EPN EASTSIDE PINE
EST ESTUARINE
FEW FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLAND
FWT FORESTED WETLAND
GRS UNKNOWN GRASS TYPE
JPN JEFFREY PINE
JST JOSHUA TREE
JUN JUNIPER
KMC KLAMATH MIXED CONIFER
LAC LACUSTRINE
LPN LODGEPOLE PINE
LSG LOW SAGEBRUSH
MAR MARINE
MCH MIXED CHAPARRAL
MCN MIXED CONIFER
MCP MONTANE CHAPARRAL
MHC MONTANE HARDWOODS CONIFER
MHW MONTANE HARDWOOD
MRI MONTANE RIPARIAN
NWT NONFORESTED WETLAND
OVN AGRICULTURE-ORCHARD-VINYARD
PGS PERENNIAL GRASS
PJN PINYON-JUNIPER
POS PALM OASIS
PPN PONDEROSA PINE
RDW REDWOOD
RFR RED FIR
RIV RIVERINE
ROG REDWOOD OLDGROWTH
RYG REDWOOD SECONDGROWTH
SCN SUBALPINE CONIFER
SEW SALINE EMERGENT WETLAND
SGB SAGEBRUSH
SMC SIERRAN MIXED CONIFER
UAG URBAN-AGRICULTURE
URB URBAN
VFH VALLEY FOOTHILL HARDWOOD
VOW VALLEY OAK WOODLAND
VRI VALLEY FOOTHIL RIPARIAN
WAT WATER
WFR WHITE FIR
WTM WET MEADOW
XXX BARREN/ROCK/OTHER
Table 114B - Wildlife Habitat Relationships, Tree Size
Size = 1; type = alpha/numeric
WHRSIZE SIZE CLASS AVERAGE VISIBLE CROWN DIAMETER
1 Seedling Less Than 1 inch
2 Sapling 1 to 6 inches
3 Pole 6 to 11 inches
4 Small Tree 11 to 24 inches
5 Medium/Large Tree Greater Than 24 inches
6 Multi Layered Size 5 Over Size 4 Or 3; Total Tree Crown
Closure Greater Than 60 percent
Table 114C - Wildlife Habitat Relationships, Tree Density
Size = 1; type = alpha
WHRDENSITY WHR_RANGE
S 10 to 24 percent
P 25 to 39 percent
M 40 to 59 percent
D 60 to 100 percent
TABLE 39B - NORTHWEST SIZE
Size = 2; type = alpha/numeric
CODE TREE SIZE DESCRIPTION AVERAGE OVERSTORY STEM DIAMETER
2 Saplings 1 - 4.9 inches
7 Poles 5 - 11.9 inches
15 Small 12 - 19.9 inches
25 Medium 20 - 29.9 inches
35 Large 30 - 39.9 inches
45 Large+ 40 - 49.9 inches
55 Giant Greater Than 50 inches
TABLE 39C - TREE SIZE CLASS - NWSIZE
Size = 2; type = alpha-numeric
CODE SIZE_MAPPED R5 SIZE_MAPPED Region 5 SIZE
N Non stocked Non stocked N [N = Non Forest]
0 0 - 1" 0 - 1" 0 [0 = Seedlings]
02 1 - 4.9" 1 - 4.9" 1 [2 = Saplings]
07 5 - 11.9" 5 - 11.9" 2 [7 = Small Trees]
15 12 - 19.9" ----/12 - 23.9" 3 [15 = Small/Medium Trees(12"-20" DBH)]
25 split class{20 - 23.9" 3 [25 = Medium/Large Trees (20"-30" DBH)]
{24 - 29.9 -------/24 - 39.9
35 30 - 39.9" ------/ 4 [35 = Large Trees (30"-40" DBH)]
45 40 - 49.9" -----------/40+ 5 [45 = Very Large Trees]
55 50"+ ----------/ 5 [55 = Giant Trees]
TABLE 165 - NORTHWEST STRUCTURE
Size = 1; Type = alpha/numeric
CODE DESCRIPTION
1 Single-storied canopy
2 Multi-storied canopy
TABLE 164A - UPDATE SOURCE DATE
Size = 8; type = date
CODE DESCRIPTION
mm/dd/yy Month,day, year of source date or most recent update
TABLE 164B - UPDATE CAUSE
Size = 1; Type = alpha
CODE DESCRIPTION
F Fire related update
A Accuracy assessment related update
R Plantation related update
C Update cause unkown
H Harvest related update
S Source image
D Change detection related update
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