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Vegetation - Sonoran Mojave Desert [ds3199]

Published by California Department of Fish and Wildlife | State of California | Catalog Last Checked: July 31, 2026 at 08:42 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 01, 2026 at 05:16 PM
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) contracted Aerial Information Systems (AIS) to create a fine-scale vegetation map of portions of the Mojave Desert and Sonoran desert ecoregions that are not currently covered by existed fine-scale vegetation mapping, an area of 4,399,242 acres. The mapping area encompasses multiple counties including Inyo County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 10 acres for desert types and 1 acre for non-desert types. For special stands including: wetlands, riparian, and rock outcrop; the mmu is 1 acres or ¼ for non-desert types. Landuse types had an mmu of 2.5 acres. Wash types were mapped with a 5 acre mmu. The vegetation map adheres to the 2008 National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) and the Manual of California Vegetation (MCV). The project was conducted in 3 phases. Field Recon performed by CDFW, AIS, and CNPS. Accuracy assessments were performed by California Native Plant Society and Ironwood staff during 2025. The overall Fuzzy Accuracy Assessment score for the final vegetation map is 89.4 percent. The vegetation map was produced using 2022 NAIP imagery 60 cm and 2022 Hexagon 15 cm imagery. More information can be found in the project report here: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=245070. The vegetation map is available for download here: https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3199.zip.

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accessLevel public
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description <div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p><span style='font-size:10pt'>California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) contracted Aerial Information Systems (AIS) to create a fine-scale vegetation map of portions of the Mojave Desert and Sonoran desert ecoregions that are not currently covered by existed fine-scale vegetation mapping, an area of 4,399,242 acres. The mapping area encompasses multiple counties including Inyo County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County. The minimum mapping unit (MMU) is 10 acres for desert types and 1 acre for non-desert types. For special stands including: wetlands, riparian, and rock outcrop; the mmu is 1 acres or ¼ for non-desert types. Landuse types had an mmu of 2.5 acres. Wash types were mapped with a 5 acre mmu. The vegetation map adheres to the 2008 National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) and the Manual of California Vegetation (MCV). </span></p><p><span style='font-size:10pt'>The project was conducted in 3 phases. Field Recon performed by CDFW, AIS, and CNPS. </span></p><p><span style='font-size:10pt'>Accuracy assessments were performed by California Native Plant Society and Ironwood staff during 2025. The overall Fuzzy Accuracy Assessment score for the final vegetation map is 89.4 percent. The vegetation map was produced using 2022 NAIP imagery 60 cm and 2022 Hexagon 15 cm imagery. </span></p><p><span style='font-size:10pt'>More information can be found in the project report here: </span><a href='https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=245070' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:10pt'>https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=245070</span></a><span style='font-size:10pt'>. </span></p><p><span style='font-size:10pt'>The vegetation map is available for download here: </span><a href='https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3199.zip' target='_blank' style='text-decoration:underline;' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='font-size:10pt'>https://filelib.wildlife.ca.gov/Public/BDB/GIS/BIOS/Public_Datasets/3100_3199/ds3199.zip</span></a><span style='font-size:10pt'>. </span></p></div></div></div>
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identifier 701c16f8-98ad-4642-b6d5-e6fb95b1c777
issued 2026-07-01T16:27:17.000Z
keyword 
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  "CDFW",
  "California Department of Fish And Wildlife",
  "California Department of Fish and Wildlife",
  "California Native Plant Society",
  "California Natural Resources Agency",
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  "Manual of California Vegetation",
  "NVCS",
  "National Vegetation Classification Standard",
  "Riverside County",
  "San Bernardino County",
  "california department of fish and wildlife"
]
license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
modified 2026-07-01T17:16:06.123Z
publisher 
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  "name": "California Department of Fish and Wildlife",
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}
theme 
[
  "Natural Resources"
]
title Vegetation - Sonoran Mojave Desert [ds3199]

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