The datasets used in the creation of the predicted Habitat Suitability models includes the CWHR range maps of Californias regularly-occurring vertebrates which were digitized as GIS layers to support
A Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was applied to the source NAIP 2012 imagery. NDVI=(NearIR-Red)/(NearIR+Red). The color ramp (produced by ESRI) goes from brown (less healthy vegetation)
