What are the LANDFIRE design criteria for developing vegetation map units?
“, and ecological systems are either aggregated or split into mappable NVCS alliances. The final sequence table for each mapping zone is implemented in the LANDFIRE reference database, and the plots with EVT assignments in addition to a suite of QA/QC information are compiled as map attribute tables (MATs). It is important to note that, although LANDFIRE EVT map units may prove useful in other applications, such as wildlife habitat modeling or hydrologic modeling, they are crafted specifically to meet the requirements of the LANDFIRE wildland fuel and fire regime products. 2) Assignment of the LANDFIRE existing vegetation structure (height and cover) map units to plots in the LANDFIRE reference database Height — Height information is compiled from the LFRDB and binned into classes (see table below) by dominant life form. LANDFIRE relies on the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) database and other agency monitoring data for vegetation height and cover data. Binned height classes are us
