Data from: Assessing accuracy of GAP and LANDFIRE land cover datasets in winter habitats used by greater sage-grouse in Idaho and Wyoming, USA
	Dataset DOI: 10.7923/9CFT-9G84

Dataset published to support the following peer-reviewed manuscript:
	Title: Assessing accuracy of GAP and LANDFIRE land cover datasets in winter habitats used by greater sage-grouse in Idaho and Wyoming, USA
	Journal: Journal of Environmental Management
	Manuscript DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111720 

Data use:
	License: CC-BY 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
	Recommended Citation: Fremgen-Tarantino, M. R., Olsoy, P., Frye, G. G., Connelly, J. W., Krakauer, A. H., Patricelli, G. L., Child, A. W., & Sorensen Forbey, J. (2022). Data from: Assessing accuracy of GAP and LANDFIRE land cover datasets in winter habitats used by greater sage-grouse in Idaho and Wyoming, USA [Data set]. University of Idaho. https://doi.org/10.7923/9CFT-9G84

Data Files (master_data directory):				
	GF1.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate student Graham Frye on his data collection in a specific datum/projection, used to create and extract data from shapefiles		
		Header Key:
			SAMPLE_TYP: Describes if the point was a used (browsed) or available (random) site; categorical	
			FORAGING_P: Unique identifier for each forage patch; integer	
			YEAR: Year in which data were collected; integer	
			MONTH: Month in which data were collected; integer	
			DAY: Day of the month in which data were collected; integer	
			CP: Crude protein of vegetation samples (%); continuous numerical	
			SPECIES: Species of vegetation collected at the used or available patch (DWARF or ATW); categorical	
			TOTAL_MONO: Total AUMs of monoterpene chemical at each patch from the lab analysis of vegetation samples; continuous numerical 	
			EASTING: Easting UTM; integer	
			NORTHING: Northing UTM; integer	
			ZONE: Projection zone; integer	
			DATUM: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			RASTERVALU: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_FUEL: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_NAME: Ecological Systems name in the LANDFIRE EVT legend; categorical	
			EVT_LF: Vegetation lifeform (e.g., Tree, Shrub, Herb, Sparse); categorical	
			SYSTEMGROU: Landfire system group number	
			SYSTMGRPPH: Landfire system group physiognomy	
			SYSTMGRPNA: Landfire system group name	
			SAF_SRM: Society of American Foresters/Society for Range Management cover type; categorical	
			NVCSORDER: Vegetation Physiognomic Order (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSCLASS: Vegetation Class (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSSUBCLA:	Vegetation Subclass (FGDC Classes); categorical	
				
	GF2.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate student Graham Frye on his data collection in a specific datum/projection, used to create and extract data from shapefiles		
		Header Key:
			CLUSTER: Unique identifier for foraging or available site	
			FORAGING_P: Unique identifier for each forage patch; integer	
			SITE: Study area	
			COLLECTION: Date sagebrush samples were collected	
			EASTING: Easting UTM; integer	
			NORTHING: Northing UTM; integer	
			Zone: Projection zone; integer	
			Datum: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			CSI_NUMBER: Unique identifier for each forage patch; integer	
			SAMPLE_TYP: Describes if the point was a used (browsed) or available (random) site; categorical	
			CP: Crude protein of vegetation samples (%); continuous numerical	
			TOTAL_MONO: Total AUMs of monoterpene chemical at each patch from the lab analysis of vegetation samples; continuous numerical 	
			CHEMOTYPE: Species of vegetation collected at the used or available patch (DWARF or ATW); categorical	
			RASTERVALU: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_FUEL: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_NAME: Ecological Systems name in the LANDFIRE EVT legend; categorical	
			EVT_LF: Vegetation lifeform (e.g., Tree, Shrub, Herb, Sparse); categorical	
			SYSTEMGROU: Landfire system group number	
			SYSTMGRPPH: Landfire system group physiognomy	
			SYSTMGRPNA: Landfire system group name	
			SAF_SRM: Society of American Foresters/Society for Range Management cover type; categorical	
			NVCSORDER: Vegetation Physiognomic Order (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSCLASS: Vegetation Class (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSSUBCLA: Vegetation Subclass (FGDC Classes); categorical	
				
	GF3.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate student Graham Frye on his data collection in a specific datum/projection, used to create and extract data from shapefiles		
		Header Key:
			CLUSTER: Unique identifier for foraging or available site	
			FORAGING_P: Unique identifier for each forage patch; integer	
			SITE: Study area	
			COLLECTION: Date sagebrush samples were collected	
			LATITUDE: Latitude of point (decimal degrees north of the equator)	
			LONGITUDE: Longitude of point (decimal degrees west of the principal meridian)	
			Datum: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			CSI_NUMBER: Unique identifier for each forage patch; integer	
			SAMPLE_TYP: Describes if the point was a used (browsed) or available (random) site; categorical	
			CP: Crude protein of vegetation samples (%); continuous numerical	
			TOTAL_MONO: Total AUMs of monoterpene chemical at each patch from the lab analysis of vegetation samples; continuous numerical 	
			CHEMOTYPE: Species of vegetation collected at the used or available patch (DWARF or ATW); categorical	
			RASTERVALU: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_FUEL: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_NAME: Ecological Systems name in the LANDFIRE EVT legend; categorical	
			EVT_LF: Vegetation lifeform (e.g., Tree, Shrub, Herb, Sparse); categorical	
			SYSTEMGROU: Landfire system group number	
			SYSTMGRPPH: Landfire system group physiognomy	
			SYSTMGRPNA: Landfire system group name	
			SAF_SRM: Society of American Foresters/Society for Range Management cover type; categorical	
			NVCSORDER: Vegetation Physiognomic Order (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSCLASS: Vegetation Class (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSSUBCLA: Vegetation Subclass (FGDC Classes); categorical	
				
	MF1.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate student Marcella Fremgen on her data collection in a specific datum/projection, used to create and extract data from shapefiles	Header key:	
			site_id: Unique identifier for each forage patch; letter and integer combination	
			year: Year in which data were collected	
			month: Month in which data were collected	
			day: Day of the month when data were collected	
			time: Time of day when sagebrush samples were collected	
			use: Patch use or non-use by Greater Sage-Grouse	
			study_peri: Study period, dividing winter into different timeframes based on duration of winter	
			study_site: Study area 	
			datum: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			zone: Projection zone; integer	
			easting: Easting UTM; integer	
			northing: Northing UTM; integer	
			elevation: Elevation where data were collected (in feet)	
			cloud_cove: Cloud cover when data were collected (%)	
			precipitat: Precipitation when data were collected	
			recent_pre: Recent precipitation when data were collected, as a description	
			snow_depth: Average snow depth at the sample collection site	
			percent_sn: Percent snow cover (ocular estimate) at the sample collection site	
			snow_condi: Snow condition at the sample collection site	
			wind_speed: Estimated wind speed at the sample collection site	
			bird_id: Bird identification number from Idaho Fish and Game	
			sex: Bird sex (from either capture data or observation of a flock opportunistically flushed)	
			frequency: Frequency of radio collar affixed to birds by Idaho Fish and Game (null values for opportunistic flushing events)	
			listen_fre: Frequency of radio collar affixed to birds - adjusted for the best frequency to listen to the radio collar	
			distance_a: Distance birds flushed from the observer	
			flock: Number of birds in a flock	
			juniper_re: Sample collection site description of if juniper removal occurred recently or not	
			burned: Sample collection site description of if a fire had occurred recently or not	
			location: Rough written location description based off of local features	
			Small_Arb: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Wyo: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_3Tip: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Sheet1__Me: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscla plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Nova: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia nova plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_3Tip: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Wyo: Number of browsed large (<45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_3Tip: Number of browsed large (<45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Arb1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_3T_1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia triparitita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Sheet1___1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Nova1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia nova plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_3Tip1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_3T_1: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Basi: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata tridentata plants collected for chemical analyses	
			comments: Comments and observations from data collection	
			RASTERVALU: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_FUEL: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_NAME: Ecological Systems name in the LANDFIRE EVT legend; categorical	
			EVT_LF: Vegetation lifeform (e.g., Tree, Shrub, Herb, Sparse); categorical	
			SYSTEMGROU: Landfire system group number	
			SYSTMGRPPH: Landfire system group physiognomy	
			SYSTMGRPNA: Landfire system group name	
			SAF_SRM: Society of American Foresters/Society for Range Management cover type; categorical	
			NVCSORDER: Vegetation Physiognomic Order (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSCLASS: Vegetation Class (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSSUBCLA: Vegetation Subclass (FGDC Classes); categorical	
				
	MF2.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate student Marcella Fremgen on her data collection in a specific datum/projection, used to create and extract data from shapefiles	Header Key:	
			site_id: Unique identifier for each forage patch; letter and integer combination	
			year: Year in which data were collected	
			month: Month in which data were collected	
			day: Day of the month when data were collected	
			time: Time of day when sagebrush samples were collected	
			study_peri: Study period, dividing winter into different timeframes based on duration of winter	
			study_site: Study area 	
			datum: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			zone: Projection zone; integer	
			easting: Easting UTM; integer	
			northing: Northing UTM; integer	
			elevation: Elevation where data were collected (in feet)	
			cloud_cove: Cloud cover when data were collected (%)	
			precipitat: Precipitation when data were collected	
			recent_pre: Recent precipitation when data were collected, as a description	
			snow_depth: Average snow depth at the sample collection site	
			percent_sn: Percent snow cover (ocular estimate) at the sample collection site	
			snow_condi: Snow condition at the sample collection site	
			wind_speed: Estimated wind speed at the sample collection site	
			bird_id: Bird identification number from Idaho Fish and Game	
			sex: Bird sex (from either capture data or observation of a flock opportunistically flushed)	
			frequency: Frequency of radio collar affixed to birds by Idaho Fish and Game (null values for opportunistic flushing events)	
			listen_fre: Frequency of radio collar affixed to birds - adjusted for the best frequency to listen to the radio collar	
			distance_a: Distance birds flushed from the observer	
			flock: Number of birds in a flock	
			juniper_re: Sample collection site description of if juniper removal occurred recently or not	
			burned: Sample collection site description of if a fire had occurred recently or not	
			location: Rough written location description based off of local features	
			Small_Arb: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Wyo: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_3Tip: Number of browsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Sheet1__Me: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscla plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Nova: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia nova plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_3Tip: Number of browsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Wyo: Number of browsed large (<45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_3Tip: Number of browsed large (<45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Arb1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Small_3T_1: Number of unbrowsed small (<15 cm tall) Artemisia triparitita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Sheet1___1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15 - 45 cm tall) Artemisia arbuscula plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_Nova1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia nova plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Med_3Tip1: Number of unbrowsed medium (15-45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Wyo1: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_3T_1: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tripartita plants collected for chemical analyses	
			Large_Basi: Number of unbrowsed large (>45 cm tall) Artemisia tridentata tridentata plants collected for chemical analyses	
			comments: Comments and observations from data collection	
			RASTERVALU: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_FUEL: Raster value from the LANDFIRE or GAP dataset, which provides a numeric code to describe the vegetation classification; integer	
			EVT_NAME: Ecological Systems name in the LANDFIRE EVT legend; categorical	
			EVT_LF: Vegetation lifeform (e.g., Tree, Shrub, Herb, Sparse); categorical	
			SYSTEMGROU: Landfire system group number	
			SYSTMGRPPH: Landfire system group physiognomy	
			SYSTMGRPNA: Landfire system group name	
			SAF_SRM: Society of American Foresters/Society for Range Management cover type; categorical	
			NVCSORDER: Vegetation Physiognomic Order (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSCLASS: Vegetation Class (FGDC Classes); categorical	
			NVCSSUBCLA: Vegetation Subclass (FGDC Classes); categorical	
				
	All_ActualOutput.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate students Graham Frye and Marcella Fremgen on the data extracted from combined shapefiles, focused on the actual output from LANDFIRE data extractions		
		Header key:
			Page: Original tab data were from (GF1, GF2, GF3, MF1, or MF2)	
			Patch ID: Unique identifier for each forage patch; letter and integer combination	
			Site: Study area	
			"Field Data: Species Present": Species present at the field site, determined from site visits and canopy gap transects	
			"Field Data: Translated to LANDFIRE": Species present at the field site, determined from site visits and canopy gap transects and translated into a matching LANDCOVER vegetation type description
			LANDFIRE: LANDFIRE existing vegetation type as extracted from the landfire raster data cell overlapping the point data	
			Comments: Comments and observations	
			"New LANDFIRE Categories: SPECIES": LANDFIRE existing vegetation type defined from field observations and re-categorized to include an "other" category for points with different land cover types than the primary vegetation types observed	
			"New Field Data Categories: SPECIES": LANDFIRE existing vegetation type defined from LANDFIRE data extraction, re-categorized to include an "other" category for points with different land cover types than the primary vegetation types observed	
				
	All_BySpecies(Big_Dwarf).csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate students Graham Frye and Marcella Fremgen on the data extracted from combined shapefiles, focused on separating actual data into functional/structural groups of sagebrush		
		Header Key:
			Page: Original tab data were from (GF1, GF2, GF3, MF1, or MF2)	
			Patch ID: Unique identifier for each forage patch; letter and integer combination	
			Site: Study area	
			"Field Data: Species Present": Species present at the field site, determined from site visits and canopy gap transects	
			"Field Data: Translated to LANDFIRE": Species present at the field site, determined from site visits and canopy gap transects and translated into a matching LANDCOVER vegetation type description	
			LANDFIRE: LANDFIRE existing vegetation type as extracted from the landfire raster data cell overlapping the point data	
			Comments: Comments and observations	
			"New LANDFIRE Categories: SPECIES": LANDFIRE existing vegetation type defined from field observations and re-categorized to include an "other" category for points or "big sagebrush" or "dwarf sagebrush" 	
			"New Field Data Categories: SPECIES": LANDFIRE existing vegetation type defined from LANDFIRE data extraction, re-categorized to include an "other" category or "big sagebrush" or "dwarf sagebrush"	
				
	All_GAP_Data.csv:
	Summarizes all data provided by graduate students Graham Frye and Marcella Fremgen on the data extracted from combined shapefiles, focused on GAP data		
		Header key:
			FID: Unique identifier assigned by ArcGIS in attribute table	
			SITE: Study area	
			PATCH: Unique identifier for each forage patch; letter and integer combination	
			PATCH USE: Describes if the point was a used (forage) or available (random) site; categorical	
			SPECIES: Species of sagebrush identified during vegetation sampling	
			CANOPY_COV: Percent canopy cover of sagebrush shrubs measured at the field site based on canopy gap protocol	
			DENSITY__p: Sagebrush density, measured along 1 m belt transects at the field site	
			HEIGHT: Average sagebrush height measured for every plant along the canopy gap transect	
			Use: Use of sagebrush plants/patch	
			datum: Datum of data collected; categorical	
			zone: Projection zone; integer	
			easting: Easting UTM; integer	
			northing: Northing UTM; integer	
			us_105evh: Existing vegetation height extracted from LANDFIRE data	
			us_105evc: Existing vegetation cover extracted from LANDFIRE data	
			gaplndcov_: GAP land cover classification extracted from GAP data	
			FieldMeasured_GAP_ClassName: Translation of field collected data (species, cover, etc) to an appropriate GAP ecological system based on descriptions (see 2 columns later)	
			Extracted_GAP_ClassName: GAP land cover classification extracted from GAP data	
			Description of Ecological System or Land use class: GAP ecological systems description from GAP database	
			FieldMeasured_LANDFIRE: Species present at the field site, determined from site visits and canopy gap transects and translated to a LANDFIRE category	