Vegetation Publications, Protocols and Standards

A Shared Vision for the Survey of California Vegetation (PDF)(opens in new tab) (business case and overview)

Online Manual of California Vegetation(opens in new tab)

Vegetation Protocols

• Rapid Assessment and Relevé Protocol (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Rapid Assessment and Relevé Field Form (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Survey of California Vegetation Classification and Mapping Standards

• Vegetation Classification and Mapping Standards (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Classification and Mapping Project Deliverables and Report Outline (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Guidelines for Creating a Vegetation Report (Word)(opens in new tab)
• VegCAMP ADA Report Template (Word)(opens in new tab)

Geodatabase

Here is a geodatabase template that conforms to the mapping standards above:

• Geodatabase template (zipped ArcGIS File Geodatabase)