Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra land cover and forest formations circa 2000
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posted on 2025-01-22, 02:22authored byTodd A. Kennaway, Eileen H. Helmer
This data publication contains one spatial land cover raster dataset, provided in multiple formats, representing land cover and forest formations circa 2000 for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra. This raster dataset differentiates cloud forest into two classes and was created from previously published Landsat satellite image mosaics dated 1991 and 2000 for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra. Also included is a land cover map showing the distributions of land cover and forest formations for Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra that do not differentiate cloud forest into two classes. Two images are also provided that show the land cover and forest formations that 1) do differentiate cloud forest into two classes and 2) do not differentiate cloud forest into two classes. Estimate and analyze trends in forest types, forest age since last disturbance (i.e., forest regrowth age), land use and land cover, and quantify the forest ages cleared for land development, across Puerto Rico. These data are the original basis for the 2001 National Land Cover Database (NLCD) data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). For more information about these data see Kennaway and Helmer (2007). See Helmer et al. (2002), the source from which these data were generated, for additional details.
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 citations:
Kennaway, Todd A.; Helmer, Eileen H. 2023. Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra land cover and forest formations circa 2000. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0022
The Caribbean islands of Puerto Rico, Vieques and Culebra (17°45' N, 66°15' W) encompass an area of about 8900 square kilometers. Forest types range from subtropical drought deciduous, semi-decidu...