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5/4/23, 3:28 PM <br />IPaC: Explore Location resources <br />The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level <br />information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of <br />fii: b. tidua a inirgitte4oWeatialticishydrdlegyiand geography. A <br />margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on -the -ground inspection of any particular <br />fii#tiomaajstabiittlied-thisiaglo rtlagevaitialydihoundaries or classi <br />The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image <br />fiatityiw,obtIe amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth veri <br />conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any <br />mapping problems. <br />itifeltkandistinedier mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery or <br />ririndessbiat lbiimfadara orct $died <br />on the map and the actual conditions on site. <br />Data exclusions <br />Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of <br />aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or <br />submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and <br />fielambionereemtlatwatisp. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuber <br />been excluded from the inventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial <br />imagery. <br />Data precautions <br />,N.5"1/4) <br />fiedrdlPeband local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may de <br />firmlitanrclarinercthan that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or <br />fiecidileclbsrriiifslbilspnmeritmayytjoldEdiction of any Federal, state, or local <br />government or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies. <br />tiatisarmsviiittlinctingdOeegagev kailitidit ins,/ aglmodi <br />fielairgthwyattia:latfarppropriate Federal, state, or local agencies concerning speci <br />fefctgrettinactikdtiEsDprietaryjurisdictions that may a <br />Nc <br />https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/project/E6A7BU6IJJEKZCMBS5BYI6U2EY/resources#endangered-species 13/13 <br />