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Vegetation Mapping of St. Vincent National Wildife Refuge
Entry ID:
usgs_nwrc_stvincentrefuge
Summary
Abstract:
The natural resource management staff at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St.
Vincent National Wildlife Refuge determined the need for an updated map of plant communities on the refuge including the main island (St. Vincent Island) and the Pig Island unit (located in St. Joe Bay). A vegetation map was developed from 1:32,500 scale color infrared aerial photography acquired in December 1992. The ... 
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Wetlands Research Center
Dataset Title:
Vegetation Mapping of St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge
Dataset Release Date:
1999
Dataset Release Place:
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dataset Publisher:
USGS, BRD, National Wetlands Research Center
Data Presentation Form:
Digital vector data
Online Resource:
http://sdms.cr.usgs.gov/pub/fl/stvin/stvinvg.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1992-01-01
Stop Date:
1992-12-31
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Quality
Interpreted photos were quality checked by two photointerpreters for attribute
classification. Field verification was performed to assure signatures. The mylar-based maps were checked by cartographic personnel for line and labelwork. The attribute accuracy for the digital data is tested by manually comparing hard copy plots with the source materials. ...
Access Constraints
It is strongly recommended that this data is directly acquired from the
distributor described above or from another USGS Biological Resources Division server and not indirectly through other sources which may have changed the data in some way. The distributor makes no claims as to the data's suitability for other purposes.
Use Constraints
Acknowledgement of the U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research
Center as a data source would be appreciated in products developed from these data, and such acknowledgment as is standard for citation and legal practices for data source is expected by users of this data. Sharing new data layers developed directly from these data would also ... Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
337 266-8500
Fax:
337 266-8513
Email:
sue_grace at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
National Wetlands Research Center
City:
Lafayette
Province or State:
Louisiana
Postal Code:
70506
Country:
USA
Publications/References
U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center March, 2000; Final
Report of the Vegetation Survey and Map Project St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge, Apalachicola, Florida U.S. Geological Survey, National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-06-27
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-06-25
Future DIF Review Date:
2004-06-27
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