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Mapping the Vegetation of Texas - GPS.gov

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3-date TM<br />

Satellite Imagery<br />

(30m resolution)<br />

Land use data (NRCS<br />

Common Land Units)<br />

Training data from<br />

air photos plus<br />

ground data<br />

Classify Land Cover<br />

(e.g. evergreen forest)<br />

Draft <strong>Mapping</strong> Targets<br />

(NatureServe Ecological<br />

Systems)<br />

Assign Information using soils,<br />

ecoregions, geology, ecological site<br />

type, hydrology,slope, aspect,&<br />

elevation (“modeling”)<br />

Create Map with Named <strong>Mapping</strong> Units<br />

(e.g. Bastrop )<br />

Provide Interpretation <strong>of</strong> <strong>Mapping</strong> Units<br />

(booklet, summary statistics by ecoregion, etc.)<br />

Design and Execute Presentation

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