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****** NOTE: DRAFT METADATA AND PRELIMINARY DISTRIBUTION FORMAT. Check back in first quarter 2016 for availability of final distribution package. *******This vector polygon dataset represents the vegetation for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and immediate vicinity. Vegetation units were determined by stereoscopic examination of color air photos flown 7/2001, by AIS, Redlands, CA, in collaboration with Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, National Park Service, Department of the Interior (NPS-SAMO). Vegetation classification developed by Todd Keeler-Wolf, State Vegetation Ecologist, and NPS-SAMO. Classification and air photo interpretation based on approximately 6,000 ground-based observations made by CNPS Rapid Assessment protocols. Vegetation classification is in accordance with standards of the U. S. National Vegetation Classification. This dataset is demonstrated to be in substantial compliance with U. S. National Map Accuracy Standards. Note that the accuracy of an individual class will vary from the overall accuracy figures, and that due to limited resources not all classes were fully evaluated using field data. Refer to the accuracy assessment section of the supporting documentation for detailed information and type specific accuracy results (pending). |
