Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
Forest is a polygon featureclass which depicts the extent of forest cover in the geographic vicinity of the City of Bellingham. Originally created through heads-up digitizing of forest cover from 2002 color orthophotos (6" resolution). Criteria were to capture contiguous forest canopy cover, and individual groupings of 3 or more trees, or particularly large individual trees. Smaller street-trees and landscaping/ornamental trees were not included. Dataset has been partially updated with 2004, and 2006 ortho-imagery and with 2013 LiDAR data. Attributes are limited to a binary forested/not forested value.
The purpose of the Forest data is to show the location of forest cover within the geographic vicinity of the City of Bellingham.
Ground condition
None.
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Tests for integrity have not been performed.
Features represent all of the forested areas as of the last date of publication within the City of Bellingham city and urban growth area limits.
Data were collected using methods that are accurate to within 6-25 meters (EPA National Geospatial Data Policy [NGDP] Accuracy Tier 3). For more information, please see EPA's NGDP at http://epa.gov/geospatial/policies.html)
Metadata created
Attributes are limited to a binary forested/non forested value.
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