Productivity of U.S. Rangelands, Annual Data Z-scores Albers Projection (Image Service)

Note: To download this raster dataset, go to <a href="https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/productivity-of-u-s-rangelands-annual-data-z-scores-image-service" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ArcGIS Open Data Set</a> and click the download button, and under additional resources select any of the download options. Data can also be downloaded from the <a href="https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FSGeodata Clearinghouse</a>.<div><br></div>More information about rangeland productivity and the effects of drought are available in this <a href="https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=d1a449c69c9e4538ad26a37d6daa6e0a" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">StoryMap</a>; additional drought and rangeland products from the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/sc" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Office of Sustainability and Climate</a> are available in our <a href="https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MinimalGallery/index.html?appid=46e069c721bb49c6abe5a9d57e3a365f" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate Gallery</a>.<div><br></div><div>Time enabled image service showing estimates of annual production of rangeland vegetation.</div><div><br></div><div>Production data were generated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from the Thematic Mapper Suite from 1984 to 2023 at 250 m resolution. The NDVI is converted to production estimates using two regression formulas depending on the level of the NDVI; there is one equation for lower values (and thus lower production values) and one for higher values. This raster dataset yields estimates of annual production of rangeland vegetation and should be useful for understanding trends and variability in forage resources. These results were then converted to Z-scores for easier comparison of annual relative productivity in coterminous U.S. rangelands, and for rapid display in online time-enabled applications. This Z-scores dataset as well as the raw lbs/acre data that the Z-scores were derived from can be downloaded from: <a href="https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>More information about rangeland productivity and the effects of drought are available in this <a href="https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=d1a449c69c9e4538ad26a37d6daa6e0a" rel="nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">story map</a>.</div><div><br>This record was taken from the USDA Enterprise Data Inventory that feeds into the <a href="https://data.gov">https://data.gov</a> catalog. Data for this record includes the following resources:</div><ul><li> <a href="https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/dbfef5abb22f4501a2720d4b5e604590/info/metadata/metadata.xml?format=iso19139 "> ISO-19139 metadata</a></li><li> <a href="https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::productivity-of-u-s-rangelands-annual-data-z-scores-albers-projection-image-service "> ArcGIS Hub Dataset</a></li><li> <a href="https://apps.fs.usda.gov/fsgisx01/rest/services/RDW_LandscapeAndWildlife/RangelandProductivity_ZScores_Albers/ImageServer "> ArcGIS GeoService</a></li></ul><div> For complete information, please visit <a href="https://data.gov">https://data.gov</a>.</div>