State Reports - Tennessee Land Cover Classification and Mapping The statewide coverage of the Anderson Level II land use/land cover for Tennessee is complete. Classification of the forest classes is also complete for the entire state. Computer-generated accuracy assessment of the detailed vegetation layer and the application of the aggregation algorithm will be performed in January 1998. Predicted Animal Distributions Distributions for the state’s terrestrial vertebrate species have been mapped by county and physiographic province and translated to the EPA hexagonal grid. Habitats for vertebrate species have been associated with the land cover classification. Review and accuracy assessment of vertebrate distributions are not complete. Land Stewardship This data layer is completed and includes the addition of newly acquired lands with assigned land management status. Analysis of gaps based on public land stewardship and land management status overlaid with species richness is pending completion of previously listed phases. Metadata and Final Report Using the GAP-approved Metamaker software, final metadata development for land cover is 50% complete. Metadata for vertebrate species distributions is 15% complete. Metadata for the land stewardship data layer has not been developed yet. Approximately 20% of the final report has been written in draft format using the template provided by National GAP. Anticipated project completion date is spring 1998. |