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NLCD Tree Canopy (Analytical), New York, 2011
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- Data Quality Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Publication Date
- 20160131
- Title
- NLCD Tree Canopy (Analytical), New York, 2011
- Edition
- 2011 Edition
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Collection Title
- NLCD 2011
- Series Information
- Series Name
- National Land Cover Database
- Issue Identification
- 2011 Tree Canopy (Analytical)
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details
- References: Benton et al., (In Preparation). A strategy for estimating tree canopy cover using Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) images over large areas. Brand, Gary J.; Nelson, Mark D.; Wendt, Daniel G.; Nimerfro, Kevin K. 2000. The hexagon/panel system for selecting FIA plots under an annual inventory. In: McRoberts, Ronald E.; Reams, Gregory A.; Van Deusen, Paul C., eds. Proceedings of the First Annual Forest Inventory and Analysis Symposium; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-213. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 8-13. Breiman, L. 2001. Random forests. Machine Learning 45:15-32. Chander, G.; Markham, B.L.; Helder, D.L. 2009. Summary of current radiometric calibration coefficients for Landsat MSS, TM, ETM+, and EO-1 ALI sensors. Remote Sensing of Environment 113(2009): 893-903. Chavez, P.S. 1988. An improved dark-object subtraction technique for atmospheric scattering correction of multispectral data. Remote Sensing of Environment 24(1988): 459-479. Coulston, John W.; Jacobs, Dennis M.; King, Chris R.; Elmore, Ivey C. 2013. The influence of multi-season imagery on models of canopy cover: a case study. Photogrammetric Engineering Remote Sensing 79(5):469-477. Coulston, John W.; Moisen, Gretchen G.; Wilson, Barry T.; Finco, Mark V.; Cohen, Warren B.; Brewer, C. Kenneth. 2012. Modeling percent tree canopy cover: a pilot study. Photogrammetric Engineering Remote Sensing 78(7): 715-727. Cutler, R.D.; Edwards, T.C.; Beard, K.H.; Cutler, A.; Hess, K.T.; Gibson, J.; Lawler, J.J. 2007. Random forest for classification in ecology. Ecology 88 (11):2783-2792. Huang, C.; Yang, L.; Wylie, B.; Homer, C. 2001. A strategy for estimating tree canopy density using Landsat 7 ETM+ and high resolution images over large areas. In: Third International Conference on Geospatial Information in Agriculture and Forestry; November 5-7, 2001; Denver, Colorado. CD-ROM, 1 disk. Moisen, Gretchen G.; Coulston, John W.; Wilson, Barry T.; Cohen, Warren B.; Finco, Mark V. 2012. Choosing appropriate subpopulations for modeling tree canopy cover nationwide. In: McWilliams, Will; Roesch, Francis A., eds. 2012. Monitoring Across Borders: 2010 Joint Meeting of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium and the Southern Mensurationists. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-157. Asheville, NC: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 195-200. Tipton, John; Moisen, Gretchen; Patterson, Paul; Jackson, Thomas A.; Coulston, John. 2012. Sampling intensity and normalizations: Exploring cost-driving factors in nationwide mapping of tree canopy cover. In: McWilliams, Will; Roesch, Francis A., eds. 2012. Monitoring Across Borders: 2010 Joint Meeting of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium and the Southern Mensurationists. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-157. Asheville, NC: US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 201-208. Zhu, Z.; Woodcock, C.E. 2012. Object-based cloud and cloud shadow detection in Landsat imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 118(2012): 83-94.
- Online Linkage
- https://cugir.library.cornell.edu/catalog/cugir-009007
- Abstract
- The National Land Cover Database 2011 (NLCD2011) percent tree canopy cover (TCC 2011) layer was produced through a cooperative project conducted by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium (www.mrlc.gov). The MRLC Consortium is a partnership of federal agencies, consisting of the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, NASA, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. One of the primary goals of the project was to generate a current, consistent, and seamless national land cover, percent tree canopy cover, and percent impervious cover at medium spatial resolution. TCC 2011 is the NLCD tree canopy cover dataset for CONUS at medium spatial resolution (30 m). It was produced by the USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC). The TCC 2011 dataset has two layers: percent tree canopy cover and standard error. For the tree canopy cover layer, the pixel values range from 0 to 100 percent. For the standard error layer, the pixel values range from 0 to 45 percent. The standard error represents the model uncertainty associated with the corresponding pixel in the tree canopy cover layer. The tree canopy cover layer was produced using a Random Forests™ regression algorithm and the standard error layer was calculated from the variance of the canopy cover estimates from the random forest regression trees.
- Purpose
- The goal of this project is to provide the Nation with complete, current and consistent public domain information on its tree canopy cover.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- Ground condition
- Time Instant
- 2011
- Bounding Box
- West
- -80.035689
- East
- -70.516534
- North
- 45.847801
- South
- 40.086438
- Theme Keyword
- Percent Tree Canopy
- Tree Canopy Cover
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Theme Keyword
- ImageryBaseMapEarthCover
- environment
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- ISO 19115 Category
- Theme Keyword
- environment
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- CUGIR Category
- Place Keyword
- New York
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Temporal Keyword
- Access Restrictions
- None
- Use Restrictions
- Any hardcopy or electronic products utilizing these datasets will clearly indicate their source. If the user has modified the data in any way, they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent these data sets, nor to imply that the MRLC approved the changes. Any data downloaded must be properly cited.
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- As needed
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Delivery Point
- USGS/EROS
- Delivery Point
- 47914 252nd Street
- City
- Sioux Falls
- State
- SD
- Postal Code
- 57198-0001
- Country
- US
- Contact Telephone
- 605/594-6151
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- 605/594-6589
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- custserv@usgs.gov
- Hours of Service
- 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
- Credit
- USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center
- Native Data Set Environment
- Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; ESRI ArcGIS 10.0.5.4400
- Collection
- Publication Date
- 20160131
- Title
- NLCD 2011
- Edition
- 4.0
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- raster digital data
- Series Information
- Series Name
- none
- Issue Identification
- none
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- Publisher
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Other Citation Details
- References: Fry, J.; Xian, G.; Jin, S.; Dewitz, J.; Homer, C.; Yang, L.; Barnes, C.; Herold, N.; Wickham, J. 2011. Completion of the 2006 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States, Photogrammetric Engineering Remote Sensing 77(9):858-864. Homer, C.; Gallant, A. 2001. Partitioning the conterminous United States into mapping zones for Landsat TM land cover mapping, USGS Draft White Paper. http://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/homer.pdf Homer, C.; Huang, C.; Yang, L.; Wylie, W.; Coan, M. 2004. Development of a 2001 National Land-Cover Database for the United States. Photogrammetric Engineering Remote Sensing 70(7): 829-840.
- Online Linkage
- http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd2006.php
- Data Quality Information
- Attribute Accuracy Report
- No formal independent accuracy assessment of TCC 2011 has been made. The Random Forests™ regression algorithm (Breiman 2001; Cutler et al. 2007) employed in TCC 2011 mapping calculates the mean of squared residuals along with percent variability explained by the model for assessing prediction reliability. The Random Forests™ models consisted of 500 decision trees, which were used to determine the final response value. The response of each tree depended on a randomly chosen subset of predictor variables chosen independently (with replacement) for evaluation by that tree. The responses of the trees were averaged to obtain an estimate of the dependent variable. The standard error is the square root of the variance of the estimates given by all trees. A summary of the Random Forests™ models is available in the supplemental metadata.
- Completeness Report
- This CONUS TCC 2011 product is the percent tree canopy layer version 1, dated 2014. The CONUS TCC 2011 dataset consists of two main data products: (1) per-pixel tree canopy cover and (2) per-pixel standard error for the predicted tree canopy cover. A summary of all the Landsat images and the predictor variables that were used for modeling tree canopy cover using the Random Forests™ regression algorithm is available in the supplemental metadata. For detailed information, please refer to http://www.mrlc.gov.
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- Title
- Photo-interpreted Canopy Cover (FIA)
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- Type of Source Media
- None
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- canopy cover estimate (training/validation)
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- U.S. Geological Survey
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- U.S. Geological Survey
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- Online Access
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- Contact Organization
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- Contact Address
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- Albert R. Mann Library
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