posted on 2025-01-22, 02:21authored byJulian T. Dendy, Paul Collins, Dino Mesubed, Susan Cordell, Christian P. Giardina, Amanda L. Uowolo, Akiko Iida
This data publication contains vegetative land cover spatial data for Babeldaob Island, Palau for the years of 1921, 1947, 1954, 1976, 1992, 2001, 2006, and 2014. Land cover data were digitized using a variety of historical sources such as topographic maps, aerial photographs, and satellite imagery. Land cover products included in this publication consist of: five (5) Esri geodatabases containing landcover classifications for 1921, 1954, 1976, 1992, and 2006; three (3) landcover image raster files for 2001, 2006, and 2014; and one (1) Esri geodatabase containing roads around Babeldaob Island, Palau. These data were created to summarize historical vegetation cover change on Babeldaob Island, Palau. These data were originally published on 1/21/2022. Minor metadata updates were made on 06/06/2022 to include citation for newly published article.
For more information about these data, see Dendy et al. (2022).
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:
Dendy, Julian T.; Collins, Paul; Mesubed, Dino; Cordell, Susan; Giardina, Christian P.; Uowolo, Amanda L.; Iida, Akiko. 2022. Palau historical vegetation cover. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0020