The predictive MLCCS (Minnesota Land Cover Classification System)/NPC (Native Plant Communities) results of a Random Forest model in the 7 county metro area. The raw model results predicts an NPC Class across the entire metro area. Refined layers shows the MLCCS/NPC results only in natural areas. Please see the following links for more details: - <a href="https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/biota_mlccs_npc_model_results/metadata/MetroGIS MLCCS-NPC Model - Final Status Report - Dec 18.docx">Final Status Report (docx)</a> - <a href="https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/biota_mlccs_npc_model_results/metadata/NPC Random Forest Model.pptx">NPC Random Forest Model.pptx</a> - <a href="https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/biota_mlccs_npc_model_results/metadata/predicted NPC classes.pdf">predicted NPC classes.pdf</a> - <a href="https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/biota_mlccs_npc_model_results/metadata/NPC metro codes - accuracy.xlsx">accuracy assessment (xlsx)</a> See the related training data resource for more information on the training data used: https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/biota-mlccs-npc-model-training, Help determine the MLCCS/NPC classification code
Creator
Minnesota. Department of Natural Resources
Publisher
Minnesota Geospatial Commons
Temporal Coverage
2024-04-02
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None
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Public
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Files
Language
English
Date Added
June 17, 2024
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The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from the Minnesota Geospatial Commons on 2025-08-26.