The Ecobot platform uses data collected from many sources and integrates with devices from GNSS manufacturers. The Ecobot team prides itself on maintaining updated and accurate data. A full list of resources and citations is listed below for reference.
Resource Citations
NWPL Vegetation Tool
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2022, National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6,
https://nwpl.sec.usace.army.mil/species/
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer Research and Development Center
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH
In App Citation
Ecobot vegetation lookup data is a combination of the 2020 USACE National Wetland Plant List (NWPL) effective November 2, 20211, with common names and symbols added from the USDA PLANTS Database2. Also includes 24 frequently observed species not found on the NWPL.
Following USACE best practices, species without an assigned indicator status are not included in hydrophytic vegetation indicator calculations.
1Federal Register Notice, 86 FR 60449, November 2, 2021
2USDA, NRCS, 2021. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 09/28/2021). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Landform Lookup Tool
Schoeneberger, P.J., and Wysocki, D.A. 2017. Geomorphic Description System, Version 5.0. Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
Hydric Soil Indicators
Schoeneberger, P.J., D.A. Wysocki, E.C. Benham, and Soil Survey Staff. 2012. Field book for describing and sampling soils, Version 3.0. Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, NE.
USACE Wetland Delineation Manual
Environmental Laboratory. (1987). "Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual," Technical Report Y 87-1, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, Miss.
Regional Supplements
Alaska Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2007.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Alaska Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble.
ERDC/EL TR-07-24. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Arid West Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2008.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Arid West Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-08-28. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-10-20. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Caribbean Islands Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2011.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Caribbean Islands Region (Version 2.0). ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, C. V. Noble, and J. F. Berkowitz. ERDC/EL TR-11-4. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2012.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Eastern Mountains and Piedmont Region Version 2.0, ed. J. F. Berkowitz, J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-12-9. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Great Plains Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Great Plains Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-10-1. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2012.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Hawai‘i and Pacific Islands Region Version 2.0, ed. J. F. Berkowitz, J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-12-5. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Midwest Region
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-10-16. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Northcentral and Northeast Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2011.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral and Northeast Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, C. V. Noble, and J. F. Berkowitz. ERDC/EL TR-12-1. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010.Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Region (Version 2.0), ed. J. S. Wakeley, R. W. Lichvar, and C. V. Noble. ERDC/EL TR-10-3. Vicksburg, MS: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
GNSS Information
Ecobot has been authorized by these accessory manufacturers to work with their MFi accessories:
com.junipersys.geode
249713-0004
com.eos-gnss.positioningsource
217322-0005, -0006, -0007, -0008, -0009
com.geneq.sxbluegpssource
149280-0013
com.bad-elf.gps
220641-361905
com.leica-geosystems.zeno.gnss
241764-0001