Services Directory Login

GCWA_habitat_model_MORAP (Map Service)


View In:    ArcGIS JavaScript   ArcGIS.com   WMTS  

Current Version: 10.81

Service Description: The Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan seeks to provide information to obtain a permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service in compliance with the Endangered Species Act.The Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCW) is one of the species of concern in this regard. Land management practices and development for urban infrastructure result in loss of GCW habitat throughout the range. Several versions of GCW habitat have been delineated. Most have been modeled based on satellite remote sensing information, while one, completed for TXDOT, was based on human interpretation and delineation from air photos. The remote sensing classifications have generally relied on both the location of woodland and forest, and on the overall amount of woodland and forest within a neighborhood (circular area around a given pixel). The remote sensing based classifications have largely resulted in similar delineations of habitat. Based on input from the Biological Advisory Team (BAT), we focused on a satellite remote sensing model called "new model C live oak as deciduous."The original model C live oak as deciduous model was done on a 10-meter resolution, image object based land cover classification provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. We used change in forest land cover at 30 meter resolution provided here to create a revised GCW habitat model at 30 meter resolution using methods developed for model C. This model is not directly comparable with "new model C live oak as deciduous," but does represent yet one more revision of the GCW habitat model – this time using 2010 data. Overall, we do not feel that use of this model will significantly impact planning efforts, and risks adding some confusion, given all of the different models available and the multitude of caveats attached to each.

Map Name: Layers

Legend

All Layers and Tables

Layers: Tables: Description: The Southern Edwards Plateau Habitat Conservation Plan seeks to provide information to obtain a permit from the US Fish and Wildlife Service in compliance with the Endangered Species Act.The Golden-cheeked Warbler (GCW) is one of the species of concern in this regard. Land management practices and development for urban infrastructure result in loss of GCW habitat throughout the range. Several versions of GCW habitat have been delineated. Most have been modeled based on satellite remote sensing information, while one, completed for TXDOT, was based on human interpretation and delineation from air photos. The remote sensing classifications have generally relied on both the location of woodland and forest, and on the overall amount of woodland and forest within a neighborhood (circular area around a given pixel). The remote sensing based classifications have largely resulted in similar delineations of habitat. Based on input from the Biological Advisory Team (BAT), we focused on a satellite remote sensing model called "new model C live oak as deciduous."The original model C live oak as deciduous model was done on a 10-meter resolution, image object based land cover classification provided by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. We used change in forest land cover at 30 meter resolution provided here to create a revised GCW habitat model at 30 meter resolution using methods developed for model C. This model is not directly comparable with "new model C live oak as deciduous," but does represent yet one more revision of the GCW habitat model – this time using 2010 data. Overall, we do not feel that use of this model will significantly impact planning efforts, and risks adding some confusion, given all of the different models available and the multitude of caveats attached to each.

Copyright Text: David D. Diamond, Lee F Elliot, Ronnie Lea, Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership, University of Missouri, Columbia MO

Spatial Reference:
102100

Single Fused Map Cache: true

Capabilities: Map,TilesOnly

Tile Info:
Initial Extent:
Full Extent:
Min Scale: 5.91657527591555E8
Max Scale: 72223.819286

Min LOD: 0
Max LOD: 13

Units: esriMeters

Supported Image Format Types: PNG

Export Tiles Allowed: false
Max Export Tiles Count: 100000

Document Info: