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Completion of the 1990s National Land Cover Data set for the conterminous United States from Landsat Thematic Mapper data and ancillary data sources Completion of the 1990s National Land Cover Data set for the conterminous United States from Landsat Thematic Mapper data and ancillary data sources
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James E. Vogelmann, Stephen M. Howard, Limin Yang, Charles R. Larson, Bruce K. Wylie, J. Nicholas Van Driel
Thematic accuracy of MRLC land cover for the eastern United States Thematic accuracy of MRLC land cover for the eastern United States
One objective of the MultiResolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium is to map general land-cover categories for the conterminous United States using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data. Land-cover mapping and classification accuracy assessment are complete for the eastern United States. The accuracy assessment was based on photo-interpreted reference data obtained from a stratified
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Limin Yang, Stephen V. Stehman, Jonathan H. Smith, James D. Wickham
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Tom DeFelice, Robert F. Cahalan
Elastic rebound following the Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey, recorded using synthetic aperture radar interferometry Elastic rebound following the Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey, recorded using synthetic aperture radar interferometry
A basic model incorporating satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry of the fault rupture zone that formed during the Kocaeli earthquake of August 17, 1999, documents the elastic rebound that resulted from the concomitant elastic strain release along the North Anatolian fault. For pure strike-slip faults, the elastic rebound function derived from SAR interferometry is...
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Larry Mayer, Zhong Lu
The Landsat 7 mission: terrestrial research and applications for the 21st century The Landsat 7 mission: terrestrial research and applications for the 21st century
The Landsat Earth observation approach introduced in 1972 created a new way of monitoring land cover and land use globally. The Landsat 7 mission, successfully launched on April 15, 1999, continues those observations and demonstrates significant progress in precise numerical radiometry, spectral differentiation, and seasonally repetitive monitoring. Substantial improvements in...
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Samuel N. Goward, Jeffrey G. Masek, Darrel L. Williams, James R. Irons, R.J. Thompson
Methods used to create the North American soil organic Carbon digital database— Assessment methods for soils C pools Methods used to create the North American soil organic Carbon digital database— Assessment methods for soils C pools
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R. Lacelle, S. Waltman, N.B. Bliss, F. Orozco-Chavez
National digital elevation program (NDEP) National digital elevation program (NDEP)
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K. Osborn, J. List, D.B. Gesch, J. Crowe, G. Merrill, E. Constance, J. Mauck, C. Lund, V. Caruso, J. Kosovich
A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences; applications and systems enhancements A parallel-processing approach to computing for the geographic sciences; applications and systems enhancements
The overarching goal of this project is to build a spatially distributed infrastructure for information science research by forming a team of information science researchers and providing them with similar hardware and software tools to perform collaborative research. Four geographically distributed Centers of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are developing their own clusters of low...
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Michael Crane, Dan Steinwand, Tim Beckmann, Greg Krpan, Shu-Guang Liu, Erin Nichols, Jim Haga, Brian Maddox, Chris Bilderback, Mark Feller, George Homer
Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study: Baseline mapping, land surface dynamics and predictive modeling, and hazards vulnerability studies Tampa Bay Integrated Science Pilot Study: Baseline mapping, land surface dynamics and predictive modeling, and hazards vulnerability studies
Tampa Bay and its environs have experienced phenomenal urban growth and significant changes in land cover and land-use practices over the past 50 years. This trend is expected to continue, with the impact of human activity broadening geographically and intensifying throughout the region. One of the immediate impacts of urban growth is the creation of additional impervious surfaces, which...
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Michael Crane, Kimberly Yates, Robert Clark, Dean Gesch, Kurt Hess, John Koehmstedt, Dennis Milbert, Bruce Parker, Dan Sechrist, Janet Tilley, Robert E. Wilson
Toward a national fuels mapping strategy: Lessons from selected mapping programs Toward a national fuels mapping strategy: Lessons from selected mapping programs
The establishment of a robust national fuels mapping program must be based on pertinent lessons from relevant national mapping programs. Many large-area mapping programs are under way in numerous Federal agencies. Each of these programs follows unique strategies to achieve mapping goals and objectives. Implementation approaches range from highly centralized programs that use tightly...
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Thomas R. Loveland
Seven-year phenological record of the Alaskan ecoregions derived from advanced very high resolution radiometer normalized difference vegetation index data Seven-year phenological record of the Alaskan ecoregions derived from advanced very high resolution radiometer normalized difference vegetation index data
Seasonal properties of vegetation covering northern boreal and arctic landscapes are considered important as input to numerous climate change studies. In this study, multitemporal phenological characteristics of Alaskan vegetation were studied for the State as a whole, and 19 of 20 ecoregions were studied using seasonally truncated, composited advanced very high resolution radiometer...
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Carl J. Markon
A Landsat 7 scene selection strategy for a national land cover database A Landsat 7 scene selection strategy for a national land cover database
A strategy for selecting Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery for development of a new generation national land cover database of the United States has been developed. This strategy is formulated to target Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes based on land cover and land use, vegetation phenology and image quality (cloudiness, haze). Criteria based on phenology and scene quality provide a national baseline for...
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Limin Yang, Collin G. Homer, K. Hegge, Chengquan Huang, Bruce K. Wylie, Bradley C. Reed