Hello!
I am working with four datasets, this includes 2 land cover raster files at the county level and two BLM/USFS allotment shape files. I am trying to calculate the percentage of each vegetation type in each of my allotments. I've read about the overlay intersect analysis tool and the zonal tabulate area tool but I am not sure if either of these tools is appropriate to use. So if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations please contact me.
-Stef
I am working with four datasets, this includes 2 land cover raster files at the county level and two BLM/USFS allotment shape files. I am trying to calculate the percentage of each vegetation type in each of my allotments. I've read about the overlay intersect analysis tool and the zonal tabulate area tool but I am not sure if either of these tools is appropriate to use. So if anyone has any suggestions or recommendations please contact me.
-Stef
If you convert the shapefiles to raster, the Tabulate Area tool may do what you want.
Another option is the NAWQA Area-Characterization Toolbox (NACT). In that toolbox I've developed some flexible tools to calculate weight tables and percentages, even if your tabulation areas overlap.