Full screen map : Vegetation Map

[table width=”100%” colwidth=”30%|70%”]
LAYER NAME, Gróðurkort af miðhálendi Íslands
METADATA LANGUAGE, Icelandic
DATA MAKER, The Icelandic Institute of Natural History ~~ www.ni.is
DATE OF CREATION, 1999-2009 (map edition 2014)
REPRESENTATION TYPE, Vector (SHP)
SPATIAL RESOLUTION, 1:25.000
SPATIAL EXTENT, 42.700 km2 ~~ 41% of the country ~~ It covers only partially the Hekluskogar area (see map above)
ABSTRACT, The vegetation is classified into 100 different vegetation types and 14 other land types (glaciers\, lakes\, rivers\, barrens\, etc.) based on a specific vegetation legend. Vegetation is also divided into four classes based on the coverage. ~~
Detailed descriptions of the methods and results can be found in the Icelandic report “Vistgerðir á miðhálendi Íslands Flokkun\, lýsing og verndargildi”\, see references below (NI-09008.pdf). ~~
A second phase of mapping habitat types in the lowland has started in 2012 and is still on going: see dedicated page. ~~

LEGAL CONSTRAINTS, Sækja skilmála á pdf sniðmáti. ~~ General Terms. English.
REFERENCES, Detailed descriptions of the methods: NI-09008.pdf ~~ ~~ Brief description of the project in English given at the conference “Mapping and  Monitoring of Nordic Vegetation and Landscapes” held September 2009 in Selfoss\, Iceland: Classification and mapping of habitat types in Central Iceland.pptx
CONTACT, Sigurður H. Magnússon ~~ sigurdur@ni.is
DATA SOURCE, English version ~~ Icelandic version
GIS LAYER, Hekluskogar_NI_G25v_midhalendi.zip
[/table]