Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Appendices - USGS

USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
Instructions for filling out Fields in the PLOT SURVEY FORM (Glacier version, 1999)
(Partially reformatted/edited for this project report)
Plot Code
Code indicating the specific plot within the vegetation polygon. For the 1999 field season, the codes will
be “GLAC.XXX”. Begin with GLAC.1 and go from there. If another team is working, decide with them
which plot numbers each team will use to identify the data they gather. For example, if a second team is
working one week and approximately 100 plots have already been collected, they may get plots
GLAC.100 through GLAC.115.
BPU Code
The biophysical unit identified—will be provided by your Field Coordinator. This is a less important field
this year and can be filled in based on a post processing of GIS data from the GIS analysts (Mike Schindel
and/or Richard Menicke).
Provisional Community Name
Using the provisional classification of the Park with which you’ve been provided, assign the name of the
vegetation type which most closely resembles this type. Enter the finest level of the classification
possible. What you put here may or may not agree with the photo interpretation. In fact, none of the
names may be a good fit; you may have found a new type. The Field Coordinator will review the
‘provisional community name’ in light of the data you collect and her knowledge of the Park vegetation
and of the classification. The ‘provisional community name’ that is assigned will be used to update the
tally of types x number of plots needed.
MT
GLACIER NP
State
Park Name
Park Site Name
Provisional name assigned by field worker that describes where the data were collected. It should
represent an identifiable feature on a topographic map.
Quad Name
Appropriate name/scale from survey map used; use 7.5-minute quadrangle if possible.
Appendix C: Plot Sampling Form and Field Manual C-12