The Community Map (World Edition) web map provides a customized world basemap that is uniquely symbolized and optimized to display special areas of interest (AOIs) that have been created and edited by Community Maps contributors. These special areas of interest include landscaping features such as grass, trees, and sports amenities like tennis courts, football and baseball field lines, and more. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the Community vector tile layer. The vector tile layer in this web map is built using the same data sources used for other Esri Vector Basemaps. For details on data sources contributed by the GIS community, view the map of Community Maps Basemap Contributors. Esri Vector Basemaps are updated monthly.Use this MapThis map is designed to be used as a basemap for overlaying other layers of information or as a stand-alone reference map. You can add layers to this web map and save as your own map. If you like, you can add this web map to a custom basemap gallery for others in your organization to use in creating web maps. If you would like to add this map as a layer in other maps you are creating, you may use the layer items referenced in this map.
At https://learn.arcgis.com, users find scenario-based tutorials, using specific tools, built by Esri and users. Explore filters at top left of the gallery. K12 students and educators may explore tutorials that engage software in the ArcGIS School Bundle -- ArcGIS Online (includes Map Viewer, Scene Viewer, Survey123, Field Maps, QuickCapture, Dashboard, Story Maps, Experience Builder, Hub, Instant Apps, Web AppBuilder), Business Analyst, Community Analyst, GeoPlanner, Insights, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Urban, and Drone2Map.These tutorials rely on the user having a proper license. K12 students and teachers may use these tutorials via their assigned school Org login, which should prevent sharing personally identifiable information.
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Contents: This is an ArcGIS Pro zip file that you can download and use for creating map books based on United States National Grid (USNG). It contains a geodatabase, layouts, and tasks designed to teach you how to create a basic map book.Version 1.0.0 Uploaded on May 24th and created with ArcGIS Pro 2.1.3 - Please see the README below before getting started!Updated to 1.1.0 on August 20thUpdated to 1.2.0 on September 7thUpdated to 2.0.0 on October 12thUpdate to 2.1.0 on December 29thBack to 1.2.0 due to breaking changes in the templateBack to 1.0.0 due to breaking changes in the template as of June 11th 2019Updated to 2.1.1 on October 8th 2019Audience: GIS Professionals and new users of ArcGIS Pro who support Public Safety agencies with map books. If you are looking for apps that can be used by any public safety professional, see the USNG Lookup Viewer.Purpose: To teach you how to make a map book with critical infrastructure and a basemap, based on USNG. You NEED to follow the steps in the task and not try to take shortcuts the first time you use this task in order to receive the full benefits. Background: This ArcGIS Pro template is meant to be a starting point for your map book projects and is based on best practices by the USNG National Implementation Center (TUNIC) at Delta State University and is hosted by the NAPSG Foundation. This does not replace previous templates created in ArcMap, but is a new experimental approach to making map books. We will continue to refine this template and work with other organizations to make improvements over time. So please send us your feedback admin@publicsafetygis.org and comments below. Instructions: Download the zip file by clicking on the thumbnail or the Download button.Unzip the file to an appropriate location on your computer (C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\ArcGIS\Projects is a common location for ArcGIS Pro Projects).Open the USNG Map book Project File (APRX).If the Task is not already open by default, navigate to Catalog > Tasks > and open 'Create a US National Grid Map Book' Follow the instructions! This task will have some automated processes and models that run in the background but you should pay close attention to the instructions so you also learn all of the steps. This will allow you to innovate and customize the template for your own use.FAQsWhat is US National Grid? The US National Grid (USNG) is a point and area reference system that provides for actionable location information in a uniform format. Its use helps achieve consistent situational awareness across all levels of government, disciplines, and threats & hazards – regardless of your role in an incident.One of the key resources NAPSG makes available to support emergency responders is a basic USNG situational awareness application. See the NAPSG Foundation and USNG Center websites for more information.What is an ArcGIS Pro Task? A task is a set of preconfigured steps that guide you and others through a workflow or business process. A task can be used to implement a best-practice workflow, improve the efficiency of a workflow, or create a series of interactive tutorial steps. See "What is a Task?" for more information.Do I need to be proficient in ArcGIS Pro to use this template? We feel that this is a good starting point if you have already taken the ArcGIS Pro QuickStart Tutorials. While the task will automate many steps, you will want to get comfortable with the map layouts and other new features in ArcGIS Pro.Is this template free? This resources is provided at no-cost, but also with no guarantees of quality assurance or support at this time. Can't I just use ArcMap? Ok - here you go. USNG 1:24K Map Template for ArcMapKnown Limitations and BugsZoom To: It appears there may be a bug or limitation with automatically zooming the map to the proper extent, so get comfortable with navigation or zoom to feature via the attribute table.FGDC Compliance: We are seeking feedback from experts in the field to make sure that this meets minimum requirements. At this point in time we do not claim to have any official endorsement of standardization. File Size: Highly detailed basemaps can really add up and contribute to your overall file size, especially over a large area / many pages. Consider making a simple "Basemap" of street centerlines and building footprints.We will do the best we can to address limitations and are very open to feedback!
Geoform is a configurable app template for form based data editing of a Feature Service. This application allows users to enter data through a form instead of a map's pop-up while leveraging the power of the Web Map and editable Feature Services. This app geo-enables data and workflows by lowering the barrier of entry for completing simple tasks. Use CasesProvides a form-based experience for entering data through a form instead of a map pop-up. This is a good choice for users who find forms a more intuitive format than pop-ups for entering data.Useful to collect new point data from a large audience of non technical staff or members of the community.Configurable OptionsGeoform has an interactive builder used to configure the app in a step-by-step process. Use Geoform to collect new point data and configure it using the following options:Choose a web map and the editable layer(s) to be used for collection.Provide a title, logo image, and form instructions/details.Control and choose what attribute fields will be present in the form. Customize how they appear in the form, the order they appear in, and add hint text.Select from over 15 different layout themes.Choose the display field that will be used for sorting when viewing submitted entries.Enable offline support, social media sharing, default map extent, locate on load, and a basemap toggle button.Choose which locate methods are available in the form, including: current location, search, latitude and longitude, USNG coordinates, MGRS coordinates, and UTM coordinates.Supported DevicesThis application is responsively designed to support use in browsers on desktops, mobile phones, and tablets.Data RequirementsThis web app includes the capability to edit a hosted feature service or an ArcGIS Server feature service. Creating hosted feature services requires an ArcGIS Online organizational subscription or an ArcGIS Developer account. Get Started This application can be created in the following ways:Click the Create a Web App button on this pageShare a map and choose to Create a Web AppOn the Content page, click Create - App - From Template Click the Download button to access the source code. Do this if you want to host the app on your own server and optionally customize it to add features or change styling.
To create this app:
This database contains generic feature classes (polygons, lines, points) for basic mapping projects. The database is intended for use with ArcGIS Field Maps. Copied 8/31/2022 by Robert Taylor from content created on 2/5/2018 by Denise Kamradt. Creator and editor tracking was enabled on 8/11/22 by Denise Kamradt. All records previously collected will show this date until updated. Any collected data will be stored in WGS 1984 Web Mercator (auxiliary sphere).
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In order to use the Romanian color standard for soil type map legends, a dataset of ESRI ArcMap-10 files, consisting of a shapefile set (.dbf, .shp, .shx, .sbn, and .sbx files), four different .lyr files, and three different .style files (https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/map/ : saving-layers-and-layer-packages, about-creating-new-symbols, what-are-symbols-and-styles-), have been prepared. The shapefile set is not a “real” georeferenced layer/coverage; it is designed only to handle all the instants of soil types from the standard legend.
This legend contains 67 standard items: 63 proper colors (different color hues, each of them having, generally, 2 - 4 degrees of lightness and/or chroma, four shades of grey, and white color), and four hatching patterns on white background. The “color difference DE*ab” between any two legend colors, calculated with the color perceptually-uniform model CIELAB, is greater than 10 units, thus ensuring acceptably-distinguishable colors in the legend. The 67 standard items are assigned to 60 main soils existing in Romania, four main nonsoils, and three special cases of unsurveyed land. The soils are specified in terms of the current Romanian system of soil taxonomy, SRTS-2012+, and of the international system WRB-2014.
The four different .lyr files presented here are: legend_soilcode_srts_wrb.lyr, legend_soilcode_wrb.lyr, legend_colorcode_srts_wrb.lyr, and legend_colorcode_wrb.lyr. The first two of them are built using as value field the “Soil_codes” field, and as labels (explanation texts) the “Soil_name” field (storing the soil types according to SRTS/WRB classification), respectively, the “WRB” field (the soil type according to WRB classification), while the last two .lyr files are built using as value field the “color_code” field (storing the color codes) and as labels the soil name in SRTS and WRB, respectively, in WRB classification.
In order to exemplify how the legend is displayed, two .jpg files are also presented: legend_soil_srts_wrb.jpg and legend_color_wrb.jpg. The first displays the legend (symbols and labels) according to the SRTS classification order, the second according to the WRB classification.
The three different .style files presented here are: soil_symbols.style, wrb_codes.style, and color_codes.style. They use as name the soil acronym in SRTS classification, soil acronym in WRB classification, and, respectively, the color code.
The presented file set may be used to directly implement the Romanian color standard in digital soil type map legends, or may be adjusted/modified to other specific requirements.
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Navigator for ArcGIS is a mobile app that gets your field workforce where it needs to be, unlocking efficiency gains and improving reliability. Learn how it works offline in seamless interaction with ArcGIS field apps. Experience how to use the data provided, your own custom data, or both to search and navigate directly to your organization's assets.This seminar was developed to support ArcGIS Online and Navigator for ArcGIS.
All data displayed on this map is near real-time. There are two ways in which this happens: Web service based data and a mobile mapping application called Field Maps. Web services are updated regularly ranging from every minute to once a month. All web services in this map are refreshed automatically to ensure the latest data being provided is displayed. Data collected through the use of Field Maps is done so by firefighters on the ground. The Field Maps application is consuming, creating, and editing data that are stored in ArcGIS Online. These data are then fed directly in to this map. To learn more about these web mapping technologies, visit the links below:Web ServicesArcGIS Field MapsArcGIS OnlineWeb Services used in this map:(visit link to learn more about each service)IRWIN - A central hub that orchestrates data between various fire reporting applications. When a new incident is created and/or updated by a dispatch center or other fire reporting system, it is then displayed on the map using the Integrated Reporting of Wildland-Fire Information (IRWIN) service. Automatically refreshes every five minutes:Fires by Cause - Any incident that has occurred year to date displayed by cause.ArcGIS Online/Field Maps - Part of the Esri Geospatial Cloud, ArcGIS Online and Collector enables firefighters to use web maps created in ArcGIS Online on mobile devices using the Collector application to capture and edit data on the fireline. Data may be captured and edited in both connected and disconnected environments. When data is submitted back to the web service in ArcGIS Online, it is then checked for accuracy and approved for public viewing.Fire Perimeter - Must be set to 'Approved' and 'Public' to be displayed on the map. Automatically refreshes every five minutes.
An ArcGIS Field Maps map used by mobile workers to collect and edit active transportation data.
As one of iCorridor applications, MEPDG web map provides site specific traffic data (Level 1) such as AADTT, vehicle class distribution, number of axle per truck, and axle load distribution for AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design. This program can generate the following three data files for any specific LHRS sections: Traffic data input file in XML format that contains the AADTT, vehicle class distribution, axle per truck, and axle spacing & configuration. Axle load spectrum file in ALF format that contains the axle load spectrum tables of single, tandem, tridem and quad axle types. A summary file in spreadsheet format that contains the above traffic data. The above XMF and ALF files can be directly input into AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design to run the analysis. If traffic data is insufficient within the LHRS section, the tables for Southern or Northern Ontario will be generated.NON-DIRECTIONAL option will provide an overall AADT and AADTT of the selected LHRS section in both directions. The pavement designer should enter the corresponding percent split of traffic volume for the design direction (typical 50%) to the ‘Percent trucks in design direction’ field. DIRECTIONAL option will provide the AADT and AADTT of the specific direction of the selected LHRS section, and the designer requires to enter 100% to the ‘Percent trucks in design direction’ field. Note that the designer requires to zoom in very close to the map in order to identify which direction to be chosen. Under rare circumstances should the designer require to select this option. If necessary, the data for AADT and AADTT as provided in iCorridor shall be overridden by the latest data provided by other sources, and the number of lanes at the design section should be verified with the designer or owner
Geoform is a configurable app template for form based data editing of a Feature Service. This application allows users to enter data through a form instead of a map's pop-up while leveraging the power of the Web Map and editable Feature Services. This app geo-enables data and workflows by lowering the barrier of entry for completing simple tasks. Use CasesProvides a form-based experience for entering data through a form instead of a map pop-up. This is a good choice for users who find forms a more intuitive format than pop-ups for entering data.Useful to collect new point data from a large audience of non technical staff or members of the community.Configurable OptionsGeoform has an interactive builder used to configure the app in a step-by-step process. Use Geoform to collect new point data and configure it using the following options:Choose a web map and the editable layer(s) to be used for collection.Provide a title, logo image, and form instructions/details.Control and choose what attribute fields will be present in the form. Customize how they appear in the form, the order they appear in, and add hint text.Select from over 15 different layout themes.Choose the display field that will be used for sorting when viewing submitted entries.Enable offline support, social media sharing, default map extent, locate on load, and a basemap toggle button.Choose which locate methods are available in the form, including: current location, search, latitude and longitude, USNG coordinates, MGRS coordinates, and UTM coordinates.Supported DevicesThis application is responsively designed to support use in browsers on desktops, mobile phones, and tablets.Data RequirementsThis web app includes the capability to edit a hosted feature service or an ArcGIS Server feature service. Creating hosted feature services requires an ArcGIS Online organizational subscription or an ArcGIS Developer account. Get Started This application can be created in the following ways:Click the Create a Web App button on this pageShare a map and choose to Create a Web AppOn the Content page, click Create - App - From Template Click the Download button to access the source code. Do this if you want to host the app on your own server and optionally customize it to add features or change styling.
This vector tile layer provides a detailed basemap layer for the world. The vector tile layer is a custom variation of the World Street Map (Night) tile layer, which was downloaded and the style was edited. In this example, the World Street Map (Night) tile layer was updated simply by changing the "text-field" value for a few layers in the map. text-field entry for all instances of 'name_global' changed to 'name_local' "text-field": "{_name_local}",Cities, parks, landuse, and road labels are among several different feature classes capable of displaying local language in certain areas.Certain languages require a font different from just the Arial family. The Esri basemap font resouces have Arial Unicode MS Regular and Bold available that can be edited in the root.json style file.Use this MapThis map is designed to be used as a basemap for overlaying other layers of information or as a stand-alone reference map. You can add layers to this web map and save as your own map. If you like, you can add this web map to a custom basemap gallery for others in your organization to use in creating web maps. If you would like to add this map as a layer in other maps you are creating, you may use the tile layer item referenced in this map.Customize this MapBecause this map includes a vector tile layer, you can customize the map to change its content and symbology. You are able to turn on and off layers, change symbols for layers, switch to alternate local language (in some areas), and refine the treatment of disputed boundaries. For details on how to customize this map, please refer to these articles on the ArcGIS Online Blog and view the Esri Vector Basemaps Reference Document.Fonts available for use in the style resource directory are under the OFL, Open Font License.
IDPR's Idaho Trails App Dataset, Web Map, and Web App have been extensively retooled for 2024.
Feature Service
The new App is served by this Hosted Feature Layer dataset which can be updated more frequently and on-the-fly-- changes will appear on the App and through the feature Service in real time. The newest web presentation technology under AGOL, Experience Builder, served by this dataset, will make possible several extended features to come in future updates to the App. This packaged release replaces the App created with predecessor technology Web App Builder. Web App Builder technology is scheduled to be phased out by Esri by the end of 2024.
Under the hood
Linear routes, closure routes and areas, and boundary area data are ported through a Web Map from the underlying Hosted Feature Service (HFS). In addition to view settings for attributes popups set in the Web Map, additional visibility option not available directly included in the HFS data or controllable in the Web Map will be further processed in the Experience App presentation.
Underlaying Classes in the Dataset:
One single linear class "Idaho Routes" contains all road and trail features (60,000+ route segments):
Routes characterized as recreational in nature include "High Clearance" (previously "Jeep" treated as a road type, now as a full-width "trail" type): High-clearance, Special Vehicle Designation (mostly OHVs >50"), OHVs 50" and under, and single-track (each width class separated by seasonal and not); E-Bike; and, non-motorized and non-mechanized. Routes where vehicles either must be highway-legal (OHVs prohibited; typically paved roads), or routes requiring Restricted plate for legal OHV travel (mostly JURISDICTION = County); combined from previously-separate Layers: Highway-legal, Automobile, Other Roads (each with subcategories for seasonal access restrictions).
(Note: Different route types are no longer kept in separate layers as with the legacy Map Service dataset. Route symbology, and selectable visibility will be filtered based on the value in the SYMBOL attribute from the above linear class within the Web Map and Experience-based App. If dynamically consuming the Feature Service, provisions will need to be made to filter to select visibility by road and trail types based on the value in the SYMBOL field.)
"Points of Interest" (point
type data) is comprised of a layer previously titled "Trailheads"
and now includes the flexibility of other types of lat/lon point-based information
such as links to external maps and "attractions" information such
as site seeing destinations not previously included in IDPR's map presentation.
"Emergency Route Closures"
contains linear route Closures (overlays any route where a Closure Order applies in web map)
"Area Restrictions" is
added for areas such as defined by human exclusion Orders (polygon; usually
planned annual human or vehicle exclusion areas, but can be emergency closure
as well)
Multiple "Boundary" polygon
classes contain boundary outlines and attributes information for IDPR Regions
(3), Counties (44), Wildernesses (42), National Forests and Ranger Districts
(39), and BLM District and Field Offices (12), and BLM land units (700+). These
separate classes reduce the data footprint of the Routes data and are joined
in App popups by geographic Intersection logic.
Bonus Material:
Added to the App are several optional, dynamic layers via publicly-available REST services selectable for visibility:
Idaho Department of Lands- Lands Available
for Recreational Use (visible by-default)
Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Hunting Units boundaries and numbers
BLM Surface Management Agency layer
for all local, state, and federal agencies which manage public lands (accessible,
and not)
US Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use
Map, National Dataset (mirrors local MVUM paper and GeoPDF maps, where data
available, lags local data when changes are made)
National Park Service (NPS) Parks
and Monuments areas and boundaries
NOAA Snow Depth
Other REST Services to be added based
on utility in researching recreational access
This dataset is published for the use of the individuals who fund this Program. Organizations wishing to consume this Feature Service into their own application should inquire to IDPR to obtain a use agreement and schema information to aid in development.AGOL Experience App here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/97a42a2a73c944ba918042faf518c689
Inquire to maps@idpr.idaho.gov
Uses the Soil Data Development Toolbox for Gridded National Soil Survey Geographic Database (gNATSGO). Other Documents to Reference:gSSURGO FactsheetgSSURGO User Guide ArcMap version 2.4Soil Data Development Toolbox User Guide v5 for ArcMapgSSURGO Mapping Detailed GuidegSSURGO Valu1 table column descriptionsNotes:.A GeoTIFF version of the gNATSGO CONUS raster is availableThe USDA-NRCS-SPSD refreshes all published soil databases annually. gNATSGO will be included in the refresh cycle, which will provide a new up-to-date version of the database each year.gNATSGO is an ESRI file geodatabase.In the state and island territory databases, the soil map units are delivered only as a 10-meter raster version.In the CONUS database, the raster is 30-meter.No vectorized version of the soil map units is included in gNATSGO.The soil map units are uniquely identified by the mukey, which is included in the attribute table.The database has 70 tables that contain soil attributes, and relationship classes are built into the database to define relationships among tables.The raster can be joined to the Mapunit and Muaggatt tables in the MUKEY field.The database contains a feature class called SAPOLYGON. The “source” field in this feature class indicates whether the data was derived from SSURGO, STATSGO2, or an RSS.If you encounter an ArcMap error when working with a gNATSGO dataset that reads “The number of unique values exceeds the limit” try increasing the maximum number of unique values to render in your Raster ArcMap Options. Specific instructions can be obtained here: https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000010117
IDPR's Idaho Trails App Dataset, Web Map, and Web App have been extensively retooled for 2024.
Feature Service
The new App is served by this Hosted Feature Layer dataset which can be updated more frequently and on-the-fly-- changes will appear on the App and through the feature Service in real time. The newest web presentation technology under AGOL, Experience Builder, served by this dataset, will make possible several extended features to come in future updates to the App. This packaged release replaces the App created with predecessor technology Web App Builder. Web App Builder technology is scheduled to be phased out by Esri by the end of 2024.
Under the hood
Linear routes, closure routes and areas, and boundary area data are ported through a Web Map from the underlying Hosted Feature Service (HFS). In addition to view settings for attributes popups set in the Web Map, additional visibility option not available directly included in the HFS data or controllable in the Web Map will be further processed in the Experience App presentation.
Underlaying Classes in the Dataset:
One single linear class "Idaho Routes" contains all road and trail features (60,000+ route segments):
Routes characterized as recreational in nature include "High Clearance" (previously "Jeep" treated as a road type, now as a full-width "trail" type): High-clearance, Special Vehicle Designation (mostly OHVs >50"), OHVs 50" and under, and single-track (each width class separated by seasonal and not); E-Bike; and, non-motorized and non-mechanized. Routes where vehicles either must be highway-legal (OHVs prohibited; typically paved roads), or routes requiring Restricted plate for legal OHV travel (mostly JURISDICTION = County); combined from previously-separate Layers: Highway-legal, Automobile, Other Roads (each with subcategories for seasonal access restrictions).
(Note: Different route types are no longer kept in separate layers as with the legacy Map Service dataset. Route symbology, and selectable visibility will be filtered based on the value in the SYMBOL attribute from the above linear class within the Web Map and Experience-based App. If dynamically consuming the Feature Service, provisions will need to be made to filter to select visibility by road and trail types based on the value in the SYMBOL field.)
"Points of Interest" (point
type data) is comprised of a layer previously titled "Trailheads"
and now includes the flexibility of other types of lat/lon point-based information
such as links to external maps and "attractions" information such
as site seeing destinations not previously included in IDPR's map presentation.
"Emergency Route Closures"
contains linear route Closures (overlays any route where a Closure Order applies in web map)
"Area Restrictions" is
added for areas such as defined by human exclusion Orders (polygon; usually
planned annual human or vehicle exclusion areas, but can be emergency closure
as well)
Multiple "Boundary" polygon
classes contain boundary outlines and attributes information for IDPR Regions
(3), Counties (44), Wildernesses (42), National Forests and Ranger Districts
(39), and BLM District and Field Offices (12), and BLM land units (700+). These
separate classes reduce the data footprint of the Routes data and are joined
in App popups by geographic Intersection logic.
Bonus Material:
Added to the App are several optional, dynamic layers via publicly-available REST services selectable for visibility:
Idaho Department of Lands- Lands Available
for Recreational Use (visible by-default)
Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Hunting Units boundaries and numbers
BLM Surface Management Agency layer
for all local, state, and federal agencies which manage public lands (accessible,
and not)
US Forest Service Motor Vehicle Use
Map, National Dataset (mirrors local MVUM paper and GeoPDF maps, where data
available, lags local data when changes are made)
National Park Service (NPS) Parks
and Monuments areas and boundaries
NOAA Snow Depth
Other REST Services to be added based
on utility in researching recreational access
This dataset is published for the use of the individuals who fund this Program. Organizations wishing to consume this Feature Service into their own application should inquire to IDPR to obtain a use agreement and schema information to aid in development.AGOL Experience App here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/97a42a2a73c944ba918042faf518c689
Inquire to maps@idpr.idaho.gov
Sierra Foothills area with Natureserve Ecological Systems overlaid on CNPS National Vegetation Classification System detailed vegetation vector mapping. Terrestrial ecological systems have formed the basis for map legends on national mapping efforts, including the inter-agency Landfire and Gap Analysis Program efforts. NatureServe ecologists have combined results of these efforts into a national map. Since terrestrial ecological systems are linked to the National Vegetation Classification, this national map information may be displayed at multiple levels of the National Vegetation Classification hierarchy. The CNPS dataset is a collaboration between the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) and the California Dept of Fish and Game (CDFG).NatureServe has developed a mid-scale ecological classification for uplands and wetlands, useful for conservation and environmental planning. Terrestrial Ecological Systems represent recurring groups of plant communities that are found in similar physical environments and are influenced by similar dynamic ecological processes, such as fire or flooding. Our classification describes over 800 upland and wetland ecological system types found in the United States, and in adjacent portions of Mexico and Canada.Current ecological systems descriptions can be accessed on our NatureServe Explorer website. Click on the “Ecological Communities and Systems” tab. Natureserve Ecological Systems is a national 30m raster. To permit it to be overlaid on other ecological data and to enable popup reports, it was rendered into a point raster with test symbology and popup configuration, and overlaid on precision vector maps of the Northern Sierra Foothills, based on the National Vegetation Classification Systems, from California Native Plant Society and California State Dept of Fish and GameThe CNPS Vegetation Program has worked for over 15 years to provide standards and tools for identifying and representing vegetation, as an important feature of our state’s natural heritage and biodiversity. Many knowledgeable ecologists and botanists support the program as volunteers and paid staff. Through grants, contracts, and grass-roots efforts, we collect field data and compile information into reports, manuals, and maps. We also amass and distribute pertinent knowledge about our state’s vegetation resources in order to better protect and manage them. We provide these services to governmental, non-governmental and other organizations, and we collaborate on vegetation resource assessment projects around the state.The CDFG Vegetation Classification and Mapping Program develops and maintains California's expression of the National Vegetation Classification System. We implement its use through assessment and mapping projects in high-priority conservation and management areas, through training programs, and through working continuously on best management practices for field assessment, classification of vegetation data, and fine-scale vegetation mapping.Vector Vegetation Maps: CNPS and California Dept of Fish & GameThe principal goals of the Vegetation Program are to develop, promote, and maintain a uniform vegetation classification that will be adopted by private, state, and federal resource agencies with jurisdiction over land management, and to develop defensible definitions of the rare vegetation of the state.The CNPS Vegetation Program and Aerial Information Systems were contracted to produce a fine-scale vegetation map of the northern Sierra Nevada foothills with funding from the California Department of Fish and Game’s Wildlife Conservation Board, Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy. The complete vegetation map, spanning across more than 2.6 million acres of the foothills from southern Shasta to northern Madera County, is now available. You can view the vegetation report here, or you can access it from the Reports page; You can also view this and other vegetation layers using the Department of Fish and Game’s BIOS Public Data Viewer. Directions for using this data viewer can be accessed hereNVC: National Vegetation Classification SystemThe Classification System is an FGDC standard through the physiognomic (first 5 levels). Work continues through the USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, in association with USGS/CSS (CBI), USGS/CSS (GAP), EPA (EMAP), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, NatureServe, The Nature Conservancy, Ecological Society of America (Vegetation Section), and the FGDC Vegetation Subcommittee on the floristic levels (lower 2 levels) of the standard. The lower levels of the Classification have several thousand cover types and associations to date. Work will continue for an indefinite period as new classes are proposed and existing classes are refined or aggregated. The previous NVC standard was adopted in 1997 (FGDC 1997) and the hierachy did not incorporate biogeography, but structure and phenology were emphasized at the highest levels. Officially the 1997 standard, the alliances and associations were not formally adopted, but the work on them has been supported through a variety or projects and NatureServe has worked intensively on those levels. NatureServe has maintained the hierarchy and serves that data through NatureServe Explorer.The new standard will bring over much of the content of the existing types, especially at the association level, but the hierachy is different enough that alliances will change. Groups and macrogroups in the new hierarchy will be closes to what you are interested in. The new structure incorporates biogeography indirectly through species composition shifts. So the new alliances will be informed by the existing alliances, but likely to split and be grouped. In fact that is likely to be the last level that settles down after the reworking from above and below. Associations should be most stable with changes occurring over time as new field data and analyses are run.
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The Community Map (World Edition) web map provides a customized world basemap that is uniquely symbolized and optimized to display special areas of interest (AOIs) that have been created and edited by Community Maps contributors. These special areas of interest include landscaping features such as grass, trees, and sports amenities like tennis courts, football and baseball field lines, and more. This basemap, included in the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, uses the Community vector tile layer. The vector tile layer in this web map is built using the same data sources used for other Esri Vector Basemaps. For details on data sources contributed by the GIS community, view the map of Community Maps Basemap Contributors. Esri Vector Basemaps are updated monthly.Use this MapThis map is designed to be used as a basemap for overlaying other layers of information or as a stand-alone reference map. You can add layers to this web map and save as your own map. If you like, you can add this web map to a custom basemap gallery for others in your organization to use in creating web maps. If you would like to add this map as a layer in other maps you are creating, you may use the layer items referenced in this map.