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

Following development of vegetation classifications after plot sampling, the preliminary vegetation map was further edited and refined in 2005. Using ArcGIS 9.0, polygon boundaries were revised on-screen based on plot data and additional field observations collected during 2004 field visits. Field notes and limited field mapping supplemented GIS mapping. Each polygon was attributed with a map class name that is the common name of a USNVC association, a park-specific map class name representing a variant of an association, or an Anderson Level II use/land cover map class based on plot data, field observations, aerial photography signatures, and topographic maps. Map units in the 2005 vegetation map were equivalent to the association level with few exceptions. The overall 2005 map accuracy and Kappa index was 76%, which fell below the USGS/NPS vegetation mapping protocol requirement of 80%. Revisions were subsequently made to the 2005 vegetation map to increase the accuracy of the final product. The final 2007 vegetation map accuracy was 85.7% and Kappa index was 84.6%.