Got San Jacinto?

[CCBB]

The VTM data by Quad includes only a portion of the originally
collected VTM data. One quarter of the San Jacinto vegetation map's
area is posted. The file names, however, do not follow the standard
naming convention and the three images actually conjoin to form the
northeast (A) quadrant of the map.

Recent inquiries to knowledgeable individuals, either solicited no
response or one suggesting these data have been misplaced since at
least the early 1970's.

I am interested in communicating with anyone who has knowledge of the
whereabouts of the balance of the original (or facsimile) San Jacinto
VTM dataset.

[Ken-ichi Ueda]

Hi Robert,

We had a question about San Jacinto a few weeks ago, and here's what I
wrote:

> My quick answer is that if it's not there, we don't have it. Checking
> the inventory database, we should have two section for that quad, A and
> D. These are the notes Jim Thorne recorded for those sections:
>
> A: "legend on margin. Note says top of this strip matches the south side
> of the San Gorgonio Quad.; 33 50 00 is on the eastern edge of this fragment"
>
> D: "legend glued on, partial polys on this map fragment.; 33 45 is on
> the eastern edge of this fragment"
>
> So, I suspect the remaining sections simply aren't in the collection.
> If Jim Thorne says differently, we can go and look for the physical copies.

If you don't know Jim, he's a researcher at UC Davis who has been in
charge of digitizing the VTM vegetation maps. He has extensive
knowledge both about the current inventory and the history of the
collection. If no one else on this list can help you, you might try
getting in touch with him. You can find his contact information on
his website: http://ice.ucdavis.edu/people/jhthorne.

Hope this helps.

Ken-ichi Ueda
Kelly Research and Outreach Lab (http://kellylab.berkeley.edu)
University of California, Berkeley
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Berkeley, CA 94720
e-mail: ku...@nature.berkeley.edu