Vegetation Points : Marks of Vegetation Description, Escuintla Region, Guatemala, 1988

Description:

Vegetation points : marks of vegetation description for the Escuintla region, Guatemala. This layer was vectorized from original hard copy 1:50,000 topographic maps produced from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. Hurricane Mitch devastated Central America during the months of October-November of 1998. From 1998 to 2001 the US Geological Survey was involved along with other federal agencies in the reconstruction effort. The source CD consists of a compilation of GIS data layers and computer applications focused on hazard prevention and useful in municipal planning. Each dataset includes layers for a base area of one hundred square kilometers around the urban center of each municipality in the Hurricane Mitch project.

Creator:

Geological Survey (U.S.), Chirico, Pete., and United States. Agency for International Development

Publisher:

US Geological Survey, Hurricane Mitch Program

Provider:

Harvard

Collection:

Municipal GIS Database of Guatemala and U.S. Geological Survey open-file report

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Point data

Subject:

Plants and biota

Temporal Coverage:

1976-1988

Date Issued:

2002-04-09

Spatial Coverage:

Guatemala, Escuintla, Departamento de, and Escuintla

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Shapefile