a0fe8398-92c4-4c7f-aec3-96feae1fa595 SANBI The Metadata Manager +27 21 799 8738 Kirstenbosch Research Centre Cape Town Claremont 7735 South Africa bgishelp@sanbi.org.za 2017-07-11T11:54:25 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 WGS 1984 FSP: Integrated Vegetation Witzenberg 2007 (witzenberg_fsp_integrated_vegetation.shp) 2007 1.0 Integrated Vegetation Layer for the Witzenberg Municipality. Original extent of vegetation types mapped for the Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning Domains: Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld, Bokkeveld and the Upper Breede River Valley patched into the South African Vegetation Map and enhanced using other vegetation data layers. This layer represents is an integration of the fine-scale vegetation map of the Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld, Bokkeveld and Upper Breede River Valley mapping domain in the Western Cape; fine-scale mapped wetland vegetation types for Saldanha and Sandveld; the South African Vegetation map (NSBA 2004 updated to 2006 where name and spatial changes were found), Nieuwoudtville Conservation Farming Project Vegetation Map and extracts from Barry Low’s Dune Ecosystem Layer. Fine-scale vegetation categories were based on the South African vegetation types of Mucina & Rutherford (2006), but it was necessary to describe a several new, previously unrecognised vegetation types in the FineScale Planning Domains. Certain vegetation boundaries were substantially redrawn from those presented in Mucina & Rutherford (2006). The major objective of this fine-scale vegetation study was to produce a defensible vegetation classification system and vegetation map suitable for analysis for the defined planning domain. The integrated vegetation map is used within the conservation planning processes as biodiversity surrogate for which targets are set. Kerry Te Roller/BGIS unit CapeNature/SANBI Project Coordinator/ BGIS Manager 021 483 0000/021 799 8731/8738 Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Rhodes Avenue, Newlands, Claremont, Cape Town 7735 South Africa teroller@sanbi.org; bgishelp@sanbi.org.za Vegetation Witzenberg South Africa Western Cape Nick Helme (Nick Helme Botanical Surveys) and the Freshwater Consulting Group mapped wetlands and vegetation for the fine-scale mapping domains. The dataset was improved using polygons from Barry Low’s Dune Ecosystem Map and the vegetation map of the Conservation Farming Project. The South African Vegetation Map was used to fill the remaining area of the planning domain. Tracy Timmins from CapeNature completed the digitising, edge-matching and cleaning of the dataset Reference for dataset: Integrated Vegetation Map for the Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld, Bokkeveld and Upper Breede River Planning Domains (Helme, N. A. and Freshwater consulting Group, 2007), Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning Project 2007, CapeNature This dataset should only be distributed via the official distribution channels. No part of this data may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the SANBI-Biodiversity GIS Unit or CapeNature 50000 environment 2016-01-01 18.81316991873974 20.683082068899516 -33.246955540633365 -32.559558529135046 SANBI bgishelp@sanbi.org.za ZIP 1 http://bgis.sanbi.org/SpatialDataset/Detail/294 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related A list of spatial data-sets are available at this URL. BGIS Spatial Datasets The vegetation was mapped by Nick Helme Botanical Surveys in the field on SPOT 5 space maps georeferenced to Landsat 7 Pan band and printed by GeoTerraImage. These maps were printed at a variable scale smaller than 1:50 000. The hardcopy maps were digitised from a tablet in ArcView. Some mapping was done by the Nick Helme on-screen with the SPOT 5 image backdrop (pan-merged at 2.5 m resolution). Additional polygons from Barry Low's Dune Ecosystems Layer (mobile duneveld) and the Nieuwoudtville Conservation Farming Project (renosterveld vegetation types) were added where appropriate. Wetland vegetation types were broadly identified by Nick Helme and then refined and added to by the Fresh Water Consulting Group. The edges of the fine-scale map were matched against the SA Vegetation map, but in many cases the boundaries do not align. Reference for Dataset: Integrated Vegetation Map for the Saldanha Peninsula, North West Sandveld, Bokkeveld and Upper Breede River Planning Domains (Helme, N. A. and Freshwater consulting Group, 2007), Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning Project 2007, CapeNature File Type: Arc View Shapefile List of formats: No alternative formats Dataset Size: 53.2 Mb Supplemental Information: N. Helme, 2007, BOTANICAL REPORT : FINE SCALE VEGETATION MAPPING IN THE SALDANHA PENINSULA. Client: CapeNature N. Helme, 2007,BOTANICAL REPORT : FINE SCALE VEGETATION MAPPING IN THE SANDVELD Client: CapeNature N. Helme, 2007, BOTANICAL REPORT : FINE SCALE VEGETATION MAPPING OF THE BOKKEVELD ESCARPMENT Client: CapeNature N. Helme, 2007, BOTANICAL REPORT : FINE SCALE VEGETATION MAPPING IN THE UPPER BREEDE RIVER VALLEY. Client: CapeNature TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE CREATION OF THE INTEGRATED VEGETATION MAP USED FOR THE FINE-SCALE PLANNING PROJECT, C.A.P.E. Fine-Scale Biodiversity Planning Project