Abstract:Shennongjia region is located in the west of Hubei Province, between the Yangtze River and the Hanshui River. Its climate varies from that of a subtropical zone to warm-temperate. In this study, the vegetation maps (1∶200,000) of the region are produced based on field investigations and data collected using a combination of GPS, GIS, as well as TM image processing technologies.The mapped area is about 3476.67km~2, and contains 504 zones. The analysis shows that the forest of this region occupies about 2607....