Aniakchak National Monument Vegetation Inventory with 24 Earth Cover Classes

A 2010 vegetation inventory for Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, produced by the National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program. The map delineates 24 vegetated earth cover classes using 30-meter TM imagery and a two-tiered classification system. The associated technical report was published in 2012 by the National Park Service.

Use Cases

• Classifying coarse-scale vegetation patterns based on the 24 earth cover classes.
• Analyzing plant community associations based on the fine-scale classification standard.
• Mapping landcover change over time using the 2008 base imagery clipped to the monument boundary.

Strengths

• Inventory includes 24 distinct vegetated earth cover classes.
• Data is based on a two-tiered classification system aligning with national and Alaskan standards.
• A full technical report is available for detailed methodology and context.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Park Service Vegetation Inventory Program, produced by the AK Natural Heritage Program.

Collection Method

Created by clipping and amending the 2008 AK Peninsula Map from USFWS, BLM, and Ducks Unlimited to the monument boundary.

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-04 01:03:29.474546; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alaska