Jamie L. McBeth (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande Ecoregions, Texas, 2001–2011 Land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande Ecoregions, Texas, 2001–2011
Urban growth and other land-use changes were examined in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Alluvial Floodplain ecoregions in Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. The analysis focused on understanding the types and causes of land change as well as the recovery of natural land-cover types between years 2001 and 2011. The purpose was to develop improved capabilities for understanding land...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Jamie L. McBeth
Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011 Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011
The causes of land change from 2001 through 2011 for the Interior Highlands region of the south-central United States were assessed using satellite imagery, historical land-use and land-cover data, and digital orthophotos. The study was designed to develop improved regional land-use and land-cover change information, including identification of the proximate causes of change. The four...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Jamie L. McBeth, Roger F. Auch, Janis L. Taylor, Jodi L. Riegle
Understanding recurrent land use processes and long-term transitions in the dynamic south-central United States, c. 1800 to 2006 Understanding recurrent land use processes and long-term transitions in the dynamic south-central United States, c. 1800 to 2006
Forests have historically been under significant land use pressures that cause periods of degradation, clearance, and recovery. To understand these changes, studies are needed that place trends in a historical landscape context and also examine recent dynamics. Here, we use historical investigation (c. 1800) and an examination of land use and land cover change between 1973 and 2006 to...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Glenn E. Griffith, Roger F. Auch, Michael P. Stier, Janis L. Taylor, D. J. Hester, Jodi L. Riegle, Jamie L. McBeth
Assessing landscape change and processes of recurrence, replacement, and recovery in the Southeastern Coastal Plains, USA Assessing landscape change and processes of recurrence, replacement, and recovery in the Southeastern Coastal Plains, USA
The processes of landscape change are complex, exhibiting spatial variability as well as linear, cyclical, and reversible characteristics. To better understand the various processes that cause transformation, a data aggregation, validation, and attribution approach was developed and applied to an analysis of the Southeastern Coastal Plains (SECP). The approach integrates information from...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Roger F. Auch, Janis L. Taylor, Glenn E. Griffith, D. J. Hester, Jodi L. Riegle, Christopher E. Soulard, Jamie L. McBeth
Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming: 2012 update Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming: 2012 update
The recent proliferation of oil and natural gas energy development in the Greater Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming has accentuated the need to understand wildlife responses to this development. The location and extent of surface disturbance that is created by oil and natural gas well pad scars are key pieces of information used to assess the effects of energy infrastructure on...
Authors
Steven L. Garman, Jamie L. McBeth
Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming
The recent proliferation of oil and natural gas energy development in southwest Wyoming has stimulated the need to understand wildlife responses to this development. Central to many wildlife assessments is the use of geospatial methods that rely on digital representation of energy infrastructure. Surface disturbance of the well pad scars associated with oil and natural gas extraction has...
Authors
Steven L. Garman, Jamie L. McBeth
Mapping surface disturbance of energy-related infrastructure in southwest Wyoming--An assessment of methods Mapping surface disturbance of energy-related infrastructure in southwest Wyoming--An assessment of methods
We evaluated how well three leading information-extraction software programs (eCognition, Feature Analyst, Feature Extraction) and manual hand digitization interpreted information from remotely sensed imagery of a visually complex gas field in Wyoming. Specifically, we compared how each mapped the area of and classified the disturbance features present on each of three remotely sensed...
Authors
Stephen S. Germaine, Michael S. O’Donnell, Cameron L. Aldridge, Lori Baer, Tammy S. Fancher, Jamie McBeth, Robert R. McDougal, Robert Waltermire, Zachary H. Bowen, James Diffendorfer, Steven Garman, Leanne Hanson
Wildfire building destruction and exposure in the conterminous United States, 2002-2022 Wildfire building destruction and exposure in the conterminous United States, 2002-2022
Wildfires pose a major threat to human life and property, but there is limited information for assessing numbers or precise locations of building losses at a national scale. This geospatial dataset was developed to identify point locations of all buildings destroyed by or exposed to major wildfire disasters from 2002-2022. The data include all wildfire events in the conterminous United...
Data release for land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande ecoregions, Texas (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals) Data release for land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande ecoregions, Texas (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals)
These data were created to describe the causes of land cover change that occurred in the Lower Rio Grande (LRG) Valley and Alluvial Floodplain ecoregions of Texas for the time intervals of 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011. The study area covers approximately 600,000 hectares at the southernmost tip of Texas and is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. Some of the largest...
Geologic Map of the valley corridor of the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska Geologic Map of the valley corridor of the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
This release of digital geologic map data covers the Niobrara National Scenic River, a 76-mile stretch of river at the northern edge of the Nebraska Sand Hills. The mapped area includes the National Park Service unit of the Niobrara National Scenic River and the adjoining Middle Niobrara Preserve of The Nature Conservancy, and the Fort Niobrara Wildlife Refuge of the U.S. Fish and...
Data release for the Land Change Causes for the United States Interior Highlands (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals) Data release for the Land Change Causes for the United States Interior Highlands (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals)
These data were created to describe the causes of land cover change that occurred in the Interior Highland region of the United States for the time intervals of 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011. This region, which covers approximately 17.5 million hectares, includes portions of the U.S. states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Most of the area is covered by gently rolling hills...
Science and Products
Land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande Ecoregions, Texas, 2001–2011 Land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande Ecoregions, Texas, 2001–2011
Urban growth and other land-use changes were examined in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and Alluvial Floodplain ecoregions in Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. The analysis focused on understanding the types and causes of land change as well as the recovery of natural land-cover types between years 2001 and 2011. The purpose was to develop improved capabilities for understanding land...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Jamie L. McBeth
Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011 Causes of land change in the U.S. Interior Highlands, 2001–2011
The causes of land change from 2001 through 2011 for the Interior Highlands region of the south-central United States were assessed using satellite imagery, historical land-use and land-cover data, and digital orthophotos. The study was designed to develop improved regional land-use and land-cover change information, including identification of the proximate causes of change. The four...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Jamie L. McBeth, Roger F. Auch, Janis L. Taylor, Jodi L. Riegle
Understanding recurrent land use processes and long-term transitions in the dynamic south-central United States, c. 1800 to 2006 Understanding recurrent land use processes and long-term transitions in the dynamic south-central United States, c. 1800 to 2006
Forests have historically been under significant land use pressures that cause periods of degradation, clearance, and recovery. To understand these changes, studies are needed that place trends in a historical landscape context and also examine recent dynamics. Here, we use historical investigation (c. 1800) and an examination of land use and land cover change between 1973 and 2006 to...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Glenn E. Griffith, Roger F. Auch, Michael P. Stier, Janis L. Taylor, D. J. Hester, Jodi L. Riegle, Jamie L. McBeth
Assessing landscape change and processes of recurrence, replacement, and recovery in the Southeastern Coastal Plains, USA Assessing landscape change and processes of recurrence, replacement, and recovery in the Southeastern Coastal Plains, USA
The processes of landscape change are complex, exhibiting spatial variability as well as linear, cyclical, and reversible characteristics. To better understand the various processes that cause transformation, a data aggregation, validation, and attribution approach was developed and applied to an analysis of the Southeastern Coastal Plains (SECP). The approach integrates information from...
Authors
Mark A. Drummond, Michael P. Stier, Roger F. Auch, Janis L. Taylor, Glenn E. Griffith, D. J. Hester, Jodi L. Riegle, Christopher E. Soulard, Jamie L. McBeth
Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming: 2012 update Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming: 2012 update
The recent proliferation of oil and natural gas energy development in the Greater Green River Basin of southwest Wyoming has accentuated the need to understand wildlife responses to this development. The location and extent of surface disturbance that is created by oil and natural gas well pad scars are key pieces of information used to assess the effects of energy infrastructure on...
Authors
Steven L. Garman, Jamie L. McBeth
Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming Digital representation of oil and natural gas well pad scars in southwest Wyoming
The recent proliferation of oil and natural gas energy development in southwest Wyoming has stimulated the need to understand wildlife responses to this development. Central to many wildlife assessments is the use of geospatial methods that rely on digital representation of energy infrastructure. Surface disturbance of the well pad scars associated with oil and natural gas extraction has...
Authors
Steven L. Garman, Jamie L. McBeth
Mapping surface disturbance of energy-related infrastructure in southwest Wyoming--An assessment of methods Mapping surface disturbance of energy-related infrastructure in southwest Wyoming--An assessment of methods
We evaluated how well three leading information-extraction software programs (eCognition, Feature Analyst, Feature Extraction) and manual hand digitization interpreted information from remotely sensed imagery of a visually complex gas field in Wyoming. Specifically, we compared how each mapped the area of and classified the disturbance features present on each of three remotely sensed...
Authors
Stephen S. Germaine, Michael S. O’Donnell, Cameron L. Aldridge, Lori Baer, Tammy S. Fancher, Jamie McBeth, Robert R. McDougal, Robert Waltermire, Zachary H. Bowen, James Diffendorfer, Steven Garman, Leanne Hanson
Wildfire building destruction and exposure in the conterminous United States, 2002-2022 Wildfire building destruction and exposure in the conterminous United States, 2002-2022
Wildfires pose a major threat to human life and property, but there is limited information for assessing numbers or precise locations of building losses at a national scale. This geospatial dataset was developed to identify point locations of all buildings destroyed by or exposed to major wildfire disasters from 2002-2022. The data include all wildfire events in the conterminous United...
Data release for land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande ecoregions, Texas (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals) Data release for land-use and land-cover change in the Lower Rio Grande ecoregions, Texas (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals)
These data were created to describe the causes of land cover change that occurred in the Lower Rio Grande (LRG) Valley and Alluvial Floodplain ecoregions of Texas for the time intervals of 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011. The study area covers approximately 600,000 hectares at the southernmost tip of Texas and is one of the fastest growing regions in the United States. Some of the largest...
Geologic Map of the valley corridor of the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska Geologic Map of the valley corridor of the Niobrara National Scenic River, Nebraska
This release of digital geologic map data covers the Niobrara National Scenic River, a 76-mile stretch of river at the northern edge of the Nebraska Sand Hills. The mapped area includes the National Park Service unit of the Niobrara National Scenic River and the adjoining Middle Niobrara Preserve of The Nature Conservancy, and the Fort Niobrara Wildlife Refuge of the U.S. Fish and...
Data release for the Land Change Causes for the United States Interior Highlands (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals) Data release for the Land Change Causes for the United States Interior Highlands (2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011 time intervals)
These data were created to describe the causes of land cover change that occurred in the Interior Highland region of the United States for the time intervals of 2001 to 2006 and 2006 to 2011. This region, which covers approximately 17.5 million hectares, includes portions of the U.S. states of Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Most of the area is covered by gently rolling hills...