Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Michigan basin, USA, 1985-2008
dataset
posted on 2025-01-22, 00:01 authored by Ian W. Housman, Mark D. Nelson, Charles H. Perry, Kirk M. Stueve, Chengquan HuangRecent and previous disturbance of forest canopy, persisting forest cover, persisting nonforest, and water were mapped within Lake Michigan 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).
The dataset was designed and produced to support Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) assessments of water quality. Possible additional purposes include, but are not limited to: monitoring areal forest change across time, forest succession monitoring, forest fragmentation monitoring, and land management planning at a scale of 1:24000 scale or coarser.
A corresponding Research Map cartographically portrays this dataset. A companion dataset and map have been produced for Lake Superior basin, USA and Canada. See references below. Original metadata date was 08/01/2014. Minor metadata updates on 12/13/2016 and 10/03/2019.
The dataset was designed and produced to support Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) assessments of water quality. Possible additional purposes include, but are not limited to: monitoring areal forest change across time, forest succession monitoring, forest fragmentation monitoring, and land management planning at a scale of 1:24000 scale or coarser.
A corresponding Research Map cartographically portrays this dataset. A companion dataset and map have been produced for Lake Superior basin, USA and Canada. See references below. Original metadata date was 08/01/2014. Minor metadata updates on 12/13/2016 and 10/03/2019.
Funding
USDA-FS
History
Data contact name
Ian W. HousmanData contact email
ian.housman@usda.govPublisher
Forest Service Research Data ArchiveUse limitations
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation: Housman, Ian W.; Nelson, Mark D.; Perry, Charles H.; Stueve, Kirk M.; Huang, Chengquan. 2014. Forest canopy disturbance geospatial data for Lake Michigan basin, USA, 1985-2008. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0013Temporal Extent Start Date
1985-01-01Temporal Extent End Date
2008-12-31Theme
- Not specified
Geographic Coverage
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Lake Michigan basin, USAISO Topic Category
- biota
- imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
Forestry, Wildland ManagementOMB Bureau Code
- 005:96 - Forest Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:059 - Management Activities
Pending citation
- No
Public Access Level
- Public
