Inventory/Survey - Managing Invasive Plants: Concepts, Principles, and Practices
Developed by the Center for Invasive Plant Management for USFWS National Refuge System staff, this online learning module defines inventory, survey, and monitoring; discusses the purpose and different types of inventories/surveys; and presents considerations for conducting inventories/surveys.

California Weed Mapping Handbook. Provides information on (1) shared data standards, so that different data sets will be compatible, and (2) "how to" instructional information on mapping techniques. Its aim is to help those working on weed issues to develop mapping systems that will support project goals on both a local and state level. PDF (2 MB) download on website.

A field manual for surveying and mapping nationally significant weeds (pdf). I McNaught, R Thackway, L Brown & M Parsons; published by Australia's Bureau of Rural Sciences, 2006. A 52-page manual explaining standardized, systematic procedures for collecting core weed infestation data for mapping those plants that are Australia's 20 "weeds of national significance."

Introduction to Mapping Noxious Weeds in Montana.

Inventory and Survey Methods for Nonindigenous Plant Species. MSU Extension Publications, Sept. 2006. Practical information for sites of any size, staffing level, or budget. Color photos, maps, and diagrams; 80 p. $20 includes shipping and handling. For discounts on orders of 25 or more, email dbrokke@montana.edu. Order Publication EB 0171 from MSU Extension Publications, P.O. Box 172040, Bozeman, MT 59717-2040. Phone: 406-994-3273; email: orderpubs@montana.edu

Map Important Weeds for A Living Inventory, part of the War on Weeds series from University of Nevada Extension Publications.

Mapping Standards from NAWMA (the North American Weed Management Association).

Montana Noxious Weed Survey and Mapping System - Guidelines for a statewide mapping project. 

Nevada Weed Mapping Data Standards (draft) The intent is to have a statewide standard that offers maximum flexibility in accommodating different data collection protocols, yet captures all of the data essential to compiling a uniform, high-quality statewide data set.

Non-native Plants of the Kenai Peninsula: Summary of a 2-year Roadside Inventory Example of a baseline inventory, conducted across the Kenai Peninsula by the KP-CWMA.

Remote sensing of invasive plants, on the TNC Invasive Species Initiative website. An introduction intended to help land managers decide if remote sensing could be a useful tool for them.

Weed Manager's Guide to Remote Sensing and GIS from the USDA Forest Service.

Vegetation Mapping Program from NPS.

YST Mapping Project. Detailed methods, forms, and sample maps used in Cooperative Western Sierra Nevada Yellow Starthtistle Mapping & Assessment Project.

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