Title:Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Superior basin, USA, 1985-2008 GIS Label

Author:

Housman, Ian W. ;  Nelson, Mark D. ;  Perry, Charles H. ;  Stueve, Kirk M. ;  Huang, Chengquan

Publication Year:

2014

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Housman, Ian W.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Stueve, Kirk M.; Huang, Chengquan. 2014. Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Superior basin, USA, 1985-2008. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0014

Abstract:

Recent and previous disturbance of forest canopy, persisting forest cover, persisting nonforest, and water were mapped within Lake Superior basin, USA, 1985-2008. Landsat Time Series Stacks and a regionally optimized vegetation change tracker algorithm were used for modeling a 30-meter spatial resolution dataset with a minimum mapping unit of 4 pixels (0.88 acres). 

Keywords:

Forest Canopy Disturbance; Disturbance Mapping; Change Detection; Vegetation Change Tracker; VCTw; Landsat Time Series Stack; Map; biota; imageryBaseMapsEarthCover; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Geography; United States; Michigan; Wisconsin; Indiana; Illinois; Great Lakes; Lake Superior; Canada

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