California Vegetation (CALVEG)
- Source:
- USDA Forest Service
- Description:
- CALVEG is a USDA Forest Service product providing a comprehensive spatial dataset of existing vegetation cover over California. The data were created using a combination of automated systematic procedures, remote sensing classification, photo editing, field based observations. For more information on CALVEG: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5347192.
- Provenance:
- USDA Forest Service
- Subregion(s):
- Central Bay, Central Delta, Lower South Bay, North Delta, San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, South Bay, South Delta, and Suisun Bay
- Topic(s):
- plants
- Temporal Coverage:
- 2013
- Geometry Type:
- Polygon data, Point data, Line data, and Table data
- File Format:
- Geodatabase
- Citation:
- 2013. USDA Forest Service. California Vegetation (CALVEG).
- WRMP Primary Indicator:
- 7 - Percent cover, height, and patch characteristics of major dominant veg. groups within sub-basins.
- WRMP Secondary Indicator(s):
- 1 - Map of baylands habitat types and elements (vegetated tidal marshtidal flatsdiked marsh typesleveeschannelspannesetc); impact areas and projects., 4 - Map of "complete marshes" as defined by BEHGU and fluvial/upland/riparian connectivity., 8 - Direction and magnitude of changes in percent coverheightand patch characteristics of major dominant veg. groups within sub-basins., 10 - Distribution and abundance of selected non-native, invasive plant species.
- Operational Landscape Unit(s):
- Central Bay - Corte Madera, Central Bay - East Bay Crescent, Central Bay - Golden Gate, Central Bay - Mission - Islais, Central Bay - Point Richmond, Central Bay - Richardson, Central Bay - San Leandro, Central Bay - San Rafael, Central Bay - Yosemite - Visitacion, Lower South Bay - Mowry, Lower South Bay - San Francisquito, Lower South Bay - Santa Clara Valley, Lower South Bay - Stevens, San Pablo Bay - Carquinez North, San Pablo Bay - Carquinez South, San Pablo Bay - Gallinas, San Pablo Bay - Napa - Sonoma, San Pablo Bay - Novato, San Pablo Bay - Petaluma, San Pablo Bay - Pinole, San Pablo Bay - Wildcat, South Bay - Alameda, South Bay - Belmont - Redwood, South Bay - Colma - San Bruno, South Bay - San Lorenzo, South Bay - San Mateo, Suisun Bay - Montezuma Slough, Suisun Bay - Port Chicago, Suisun Bay - Suisun Slough, and Suisun Bay - Walnut
- Keyword(s):
- vegetation classification
- Documentation URL:
- https://www.fs.usda.gov/emc/rig/protocols/vegclassmapinv.shtml
- License:
- No License / License Unknown
- More details at:
- https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/edw/datasets.php
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