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Voyageurs National Park

Products available:

  • Aerial Photography
    • Aerial Photo Flight Line Index (538K)
    Photo Interpretive Signature Key - (imbedded in the Photos of Map Classes)
  • Vegetation Information
    • Vegetation Sampling and Classification Scheme (5.0M) (Full Document)
    Vegetation Class Field Key
    Vegetation Descriptions
    Photos of Map Classes ( 20K)
    Classification Matrix (651K)
    Excel format file of Classification Matrix "class_matrix.xls" (32k)
    Field Photo Album ( 15M)
  • Field Data (7.3K)
    • Metadata
  • Geospatial Vegetation Information
    • Browse Graphic of Vegetation Communities "voyaveg.pdf" (346K)
    Large Browse Graphic of Vegetation Communities "voyaveg_large.pdf" (3.6M)
    Self extracting files containing Arc files "voya.exe" (75.7M)
    Spatial Vegetation Data Metadata ( 77K)
    Self extracting files containing Arc files for Park Boundary "voyabdy.exe" (92.6k)
    Boundary Metadata ( 31K)
  • Accuracy Assessment Information
    • Methods for Accuracy Assessment
    Results for Accuracy Assessment
    Plot of Accuracy Assessment Points "voyaaa.pdf" (363K)
    Self extracting files containing Arc files for accuracy assessment points "voyaaa.exe"(174k)
    Accuracy Assessment Contingency Table (315K)
    Excel format file of Contingency Table "aa_matrix.xls" (363k)
    Accuracy Assessment Metadata ( 49K)
  • Mapping Report
    • Photo Interpretation and Map Generation Procedures ( 13M) (Full Document)
  • Program Tools

    • Please note: PDF versions of Voyageurs National Park documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view them. Users should download a free copy of Acrobat Reader.

    National Park Service Information about Voyageurs

    Field Guide to the Plant Community Types of Voyageurs National Park - 2007



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