Vegetation field plots at Scotts Bluff National Monument were visited, described, and documented in a digital database. The database consists of three parts: Physical Descriptive Data, Species Listings, and Strata Descriptive Data. Information for this metadata was obtained from a USGS site and put into NASA Directory Interchange Format.
Use Cases
- Classify vegetation types based on the Standardized National Vegetation Classification System.
- Prepare for photointerpretation and mapping of monument vegetation types.
- Manage natural resources using field plot data.
- Analyze species composition and strata structure from releve plots.
Strengths
- Database is structured into three distinct parts: Physical Descriptive Data, Species Listings, and Strata Descriptive Data.
- Field sampling was conducted using releve plots, a standardized ecological method.
Limitations
- Last updated 1995-08-15 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA
- Collection Method
- Field sampling conducted using releve plots.
- Geography
- Scotts Bluff National Monument