LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey 20210225 LF Remap raster digital data Sioux Falls, SD Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey https://www.landfire.gov LANDFIRE's (LF) 2016 Remap (Remap) Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) represents the current distribution of the terrestrial ecological systems classification developed by NatureServe for the western hemisphere. In the context, a terrestrial ecological system is defined as a group of plant community types that tend to co-occur within landscapes with similar ecological processes, substrates, and/or environmental gradients. EVT also includes ruderal or semi-natural vegetation types within the U.S. National Vegetation Classification [(NVC) http://usnvc.org/]. See the EVT product page (https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php) for more information about ecological systems and NVC. EVT is mapped using decision tree models, field data, Landsat imagery, elevation, and biophysical gradient data. Decision tree models are developed separately for tree, shrub, and herbaceous lifeforms which are then used to produce a lifeform specific EVT product. These models are generated for each Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Level III Ecoregion (https://www.epa.gov/eco-research/ecoregions). Riparian, alpine, sparse and other site-specific EVTs are constrained by predetermined masks. Urban and developed areas are derived from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), whereas agricultural lands originate from the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) and Common Land Unit (CLU) database. Developed ruderal classes are identified by combining wildland-urban-interface (WUI) data with population density information from the US Census Bureau. Annual Disturbance products are included to describe areas that have experienced landscape change within the previous 10-year period. EVT is then reconciled through QA/QC measures to ensure lifeform is synchronized with both Existing Vegetation Cover (EVC) and Height (EVH) products. LF 2016 Remap (LF Remap) is a comprehensive mapping effort that uses recent data to create a new base map product suite that better represents contemporary conditions. LF Remap represents circa 2016 ground conditions and is designed to produce vegetation, disturbance, and fuels products that inform wildland fire and ecological decision systems. LF Remap has improved past methodologies and processes to incorporate current satellite imagery, contemporary data sources, and the latest software and hardware technologies. Final LF Remap products offer significant improvements to all previous LF versions (read more about versions here https://www.landfire.gov/lf_schedule.php). LF Remap products are designed to facilitate national and regional level strategic fire and resource management planning and reporting of management activities. The principal purposes of the products include providing, 1) national level, landscape scale geospatial products to support fire and fuels management planning, and 2) consistent fuels products to support fire planning, analysis, and budgeting to evaluate fire management alternatives. Products are created at a 30 meter raster; however, the applicability of products varies by location and specific use. LF products were designed to support 1) national (all states) strategic planning, 2) regional (single large states or groups of smaller states), and 3) strategic/tactical planning for large sub regional landscapes and Fire Management Units (FMUs) (such as significant portions of states or multiple federal administrative entities). The applicability of LF products to support fire and land management planning on smaller areas will vary by product, location, and specific use. Managers and planners must evaluate LF products according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs. LF 2016 Remap Insular Areas (IA) were produced from the GMTED2010 data available on Earth Explorer (earthexplorer.usgs.gov). With the help of online shoreline data from (https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/benthic/e99us_pac/) and online FAS_GIS_Mosaics (https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/OAS/prd/accession/download/67475). During the production of the LF Remap IA products, shoreline data was buffered 3 Nautical Miles (American Samoa, Guam-Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, and Puerto Rico-U.S. Virgin Islands) and those extents were used. 2016 ground condition Complete Biennially -68.1956 -64.2952 19.5564 16.6276 ISO 19115 Topic Category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover biota USGS Thesaurus fires hazard preparedness remote sensing image collections geospatial datasets geographic information systems None raster digital data Existing Vegetation Type EVT U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) U.S. Forest Service (USFS) LANDFIRE 2016 Remap LF 2016 Remap USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:6463713a-6a7c-4626-9671-577e71db32df Common geographic areas US IA United States Insular Areas Puerto Rico OCONUS US Virgin Islands None None LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey Customer Service Representative physical

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Sioux Falls SD 57198 U.S. 605-594-6151 helpdesk@landfire.gov These products were created by the LF team at USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD. Refer to the contact information throughout the metadata to contact the LF team. None in place Unclassified If there is ever doubt, contact the LF Help Desk at helpdesk@landfire.gov Microsoft Windows 10; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.6.1 For LF Remap EVT the Auto-Keys process was re-designed. Auto-Keys are used to determine Existing Vegetation Type classification based on plot data in the LF Reference Database (LFRDB). A validation of the EVT product is conducted by comparing the EVT product for a pixel with the Auto-Key EVT assignment for a sample plot contained in that pixel. These agreement assessments have been developed for each LF IA GeoArea. To read more about EVT agreement assessments go to https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php The products were pixel "truth" tested for consistency of land or water characteristics across all products. Products were formally tested to ensure that valid data was produced for all pixels. Each product was then validated and tested for duplicates, omissions, and errors. Beginning in 2016 LF Remap products were created using recent advances in image compositing, tiling algorithms, and faster computing hardware to ensure that LF products remained relevant. LF Remap leveraged the Landsat archive, lidar data, and user contributed field plot data compiled into the LF Reference Database (LFRDB), to create new base map vegetation products. Reference resources included, but were not limited to, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program plot data (USFS https://fia.fs.fed.us/), Landsat Dynamic Surface Water Extent [(DSWE) USGS https://www.usgs.gov/land-resources/nli/landsat/], the National Land Cover Dataset [(NLCD) USGS https://www.mrlc.gov/data], and National Agricultural Statistics Service [(NASS) USDA - https://www.nass.usda.gov/]. To read more about LF reference resources go to https://www.landfire.gov/reference.php. Information about LF Remap product testing is available by request or via the website at https://www.landfire.gov. 20210225 Raster Grid Cell 6768 12846 1 Albers Conical Equal Area 29.5 45.5 -96.0 23.0 0.0 0.0 row and column 30.0 30.0 meters North_American_Datum_1983 GRS 1980 6378137.0 298.2572221010042 EVT LF Remap EVT attributes spreadsheet. LF Remap VALUE Code that identifies the vegetation and land cover types. LF Remap 7008 9994 EVT_Name Existing Vegetation Type name. LF Remap See the ADD for additional information. LFRDB LF Reference Database code. LF Remap 7008 9994 EVT_Fuel EVT fuel code. LF Remap 11 2969 EVT_Fuel_N EVT fuel name. LF Remap See the ADD for additional information. EVT_LF EVT lifeform. LF Remap Tree Tree lifeform. LF Remap Shrub Shrub lifeform. LF Remap Agriculture Agriculture. LF Remap Developed Developed. LF Remap Herb Herbaceous lifeform. LF Remap Sparse Sparse. LF Remap EVT_GP EVT group code. LF Remap 11 783 EVT_PHYS EVT physiognomy. LF Remap Hardwood Hardwood. LF Remap Grassland Grassland. LF Remap Shrubland Shrubland. LF Remap Conifer Conifer. LF Remap Riparian Riparian. LF Remap Conifer-hardwood Conifer hardwood. LF Remap Exotic Herbaceous Exotic herbaceous. LF Remap Exotic Tree-shrub Exotic tree shrub. LF Remap Sparsely vegetated Sparse LF Remap Developed-High intensity High development. LF Remap Developed-low intensity Low development. LF Remap Developed-medium intensity Moderate development. LF Remap Developed-roads Roads. LF Remap Agricultural Agriculture. LF Remap Developed Developed. LF Remap Snow-ice Snow or ice. LF Remap Open water Water. LF Remap Quarries-strip mines-gravel pits-well and wind pads Quarries, strip mines, gravel pits, or wind pads. LF Remap Ruderal wet meadow and marsh Ruderal. LF Remap EVT_GP_N EVT group name. LF Remap See ADD for additional information. SAF_SRM Crosswalk to Society of American Foresters and Society for Range Management cover type. LF Remap Crosswalk to Society of American Foresters and Society for Range Management cover type. EVT_ORDER EVT physiognomic order from FGDC classification. LF Remap Tree-dominated Tree dominated. LF Remap Shrub-dominated Shrub dominated. LF Remap Herbaceous/Nonvascular-dominated Herbaceous dominated. LF Remap No dominant lifeform No dominant lifeform. LF Remap Non-vegetated Non-vegetated. LF Remap EVT_CLASS EVT physiognomic class from FGDC classification. LF Remap Closed tree canopy Closed canopy. LF Remap Herbaceous-shrub-steppe Herbaceous shrub steppe. LF Remap Herbaceous-grassland Grassland. LF Remap Shrubland Shrubland. LF Remap Sparse tree canopy Sparse canopy. LF Remap Open tree canopy Open canopy. LF Remap Dwarf-shrubland Dwarf shrub. LF Remap No dominant lifeform No dominant lifeform. LF Remap Sparsely vegetated Sparsely vegetated. LF Remap Non-vegetated Non-vegetated. LF Remap EVT_SBCLS EVT physiognomic subclass from FGDC classification. LF Remap See ADD for additional information. R Red color value/255 LF Remap 0 255 G Green color value/255 LF Remap 0 255 B Blue color value/255 LF Remap 0 255 RED Red color value. LF Remap 0.0 1.0 GREEN Green color value. LF Remap 0.0 1.0 BLUE Blue color value. LF Remap 0.0 1.0 LANDFIRE (LF) Remap Existing Vegetation Type (EVT). An Attribute Table is included with each product download as a .dbf and embedded in the metadata. The Attribute Data Dictionary (ADD) can be found at https://www.landfire.gov/. https://www.landfire.gov/evt.php LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey Customer Service Representative physical

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Sioux Falls SD 57198 U.S. 605-594-6151 helpdesk@landfire.gov the product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) USGS EROS. By removing the contents of the package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on the media can be updated at any time. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. USGS EROS makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. USGS EROS reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace the geospatial information without notification. ARCG 20210225 LF Remap https://www.landfire.gov none 20230111 LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey Customer Service Representative physical

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Sioux Falls SD 57198 U.S. 605-594-6151 helpdesk@landfire.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time None Unclassified None