Ecological Assessment of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Volume III. Environmental Planning System.

Abstract

This third volume of a three volume report contains a description and documentation of the computer-based Environmental Planning System (EPS) developed for Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. The environmental inventory of VAFB provided the basic data, in computer-compatible form, for the EPS presented in this volume. The GRID computer graphics program and other computer programs used in the EPS are described. A detailed users manual is presented which describes the specific procedures for operating the computer programs with the computerized data base developed for VAFB. A complete description of the quantitative ecological data base upon which the EPS operates is provided. A series of case studies show how to apply the EPS to VAFB. An evaluation of manual and automated methods for determining areas of vegetation is presented using statistical tests to compare the various methods. Complete documentation is given for all computer programs used in the EPS. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA040462

Entities

People

  • Charles F. Cooper
  • Frederick P. Stutz
  • Richard M. Reilly

Organizations

  • San Diego State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Case Studies
  • Cell Count
  • Cell Size
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Graphics
  • Grids
  • Habitats
  • Magnetic Tape

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computer Science.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.