The files linked to this reference are the geospatial data created as part of the completion of the baseline vegetation inventory project for American Memorial Park. Current format is ArcGIS file geodatabase but older formats may exist as shapefiles.

To produce the spatial database and map layer, 0.6-meter, 4-band Quickbird satellite imagery from 2006 was provided by PACN. By comparing the signatures on the imagery to field and ground data 27 map classes (16 vegetated, three barren, and eight land-use / land-cover) were developed and directly crosswalked or matched to their corresponding NVC plant associations. The interpreted and remotely sensed data were converted to Geographic Information System (GIS) databases and maps were printed, field tested, reviewed, and revised. The final map layer was accessed for thematic accuracy by overlaying 48 independent accuracy assessment points.