Development of a land-cover characteristics database for the conterminous U.S.
Information regarding the characteristics and spatial distribution of the Earth's land cover is critical to global environmental research. A prototype land-cover database for the conterminous United States designed for use in a variety of global modelling, monitoring, mapping, and analytical endeavors has been created. The resultant database contains multiple layers, including the source AVHRR data, the ancillary data layers, the land-cover regions defined by the research, and translation tables linking the regions to other land classification schema (for example, UNESCO, USGS Anderson System). The land-cover characteristics database can be analyzed, transformed, or aggregated by users to meet a broad spectrum of requirements. -from Authors
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1991 |
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| Title | Development of a land-cover characteristics database for the conterminous U.S. |
| Authors | Thomas R. Loveland, J.W. Merchant, D.O. Ohlen, Jesslyn F. Brown |
| Publication Type | Article |
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Series Title | Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing |
| Index ID | 70014989 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |