Thomas Loveland (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products
Since the establishment of the first national park (Yellowstone National Park in 1872) and the first wildlife refuge (Pelican Island in 1903), dramatic changes have occurred in both ecological and cultural landscapes across the U.S. The ability of these protected areas to maintain current levels of biodiversity depend, at least in part, on the integrity of the surrounding landscape. Our...
Authors
Leona K. Svancara, J. M. Scott, Thomas R. Loveland, Anna Pidgorna
Monitoring land use on military installations Monitoring land use on military installations
The US Geological Survey's Land Cover Trends is a research projects aimed to understand the rates, trends, causes, and consequences of contemporary US land use and land-cover change. The project is using the EPA Level III eco-regions as a geographic framework to process geospatial data collected between 1973 and 2000 to characterize ecosystem responses to land-use changes. The results...
Authors
K.A. Karstensen, Thomas R. Loveland
Influences of specific land use/land cover conversions on climatological normals of near-surface temperature Influences of specific land use/land cover conversions on climatological normals of near-surface temperature
Quantification of the effects of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on proximal measurements of near-surface air temperature is crucial to a better understanding of natural and anthropogenically induced climate change. In this study, data from stations utilized in deriving U.S. climatological temperature normals were analyzed in conjunction with NCEP-NCAR 50-Year Reanalysis (NNR)...
Authors
Robert C. Hale, Kevin P. Gallo, Thomas R. Loveland
Land-cover observations as part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Progress, activities, and prospects Land-cover observations as part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Progress, activities, and prospects
The international land-cover community has been working with GEO since 2005 to build the foundations for land-cover observations as an integral part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The Group on Earth Observation (GEO) has provided the platform to elevate the societal relevance of land cover monitoring and helped to link a diverse set of global, regional, and...
Authors
M. Herold, C. E. Woodcock, Thomas R. Loveland, J. Townshend, M. Brady, C. Steenmans, C. C. Schmullius
Landsat still contributing to environmental research Landsat still contributing to environmental research
Landsat data have enabled continuous global monitoring of both human-caused and other land cover disturbances since 1972. Recently degraded performance and intermittent service of the Landsat 7 and Landsat 5 sensors, respectively, have raised concerns about the condition of global Earth observation programs. However, Landsat imagery is still useful for landscape change detection and this
Authors
Thomas R. Loveland, Mark A. Cochrane, Geoffrey M. Henebry
Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss
Estimation of forest cover change is important for boreal forests, one of the most extensive forested biomes, due to its unique role in global timber stock, carbon sequestration and deposition, and high vulnerability to the effects of global climate change. We used time-series data from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to produce annual forest cover loss hotspot...
Authors
P. Potapov, Matthew C. Hansen, S.V. Stehman, Thomas R. Loveland, K. Pittman
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 143
Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products
Since the establishment of the first national park (Yellowstone National Park in 1872) and the first wildlife refuge (Pelican Island in 1903), dramatic changes have occurred in both ecological and cultural landscapes across the U.S. The ability of these protected areas to maintain current levels of biodiversity depend, at least in part, on the integrity of the surrounding landscape. Our...
Authors
Leona K. Svancara, J. M. Scott, Thomas R. Loveland, Anna Pidgorna
Monitoring land use on military installations Monitoring land use on military installations
The US Geological Survey's Land Cover Trends is a research projects aimed to understand the rates, trends, causes, and consequences of contemporary US land use and land-cover change. The project is using the EPA Level III eco-regions as a geographic framework to process geospatial data collected between 1973 and 2000 to characterize ecosystem responses to land-use changes. The results...
Authors
K.A. Karstensen, Thomas R. Loveland
Influences of specific land use/land cover conversions on climatological normals of near-surface temperature Influences of specific land use/land cover conversions on climatological normals of near-surface temperature
Quantification of the effects of land use/land cover (LULC) changes on proximal measurements of near-surface air temperature is crucial to a better understanding of natural and anthropogenically induced climate change. In this study, data from stations utilized in deriving U.S. climatological temperature normals were analyzed in conjunction with NCEP-NCAR 50-Year Reanalysis (NNR)...
Authors
Robert C. Hale, Kevin P. Gallo, Thomas R. Loveland
Land-cover observations as part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Progress, activities, and prospects Land-cover observations as part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS): Progress, activities, and prospects
The international land-cover community has been working with GEO since 2005 to build the foundations for land-cover observations as an integral part of a Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The Group on Earth Observation (GEO) has provided the platform to elevate the societal relevance of land cover monitoring and helped to link a diverse set of global, regional, and...
Authors
M. Herold, C. E. Woodcock, Thomas R. Loveland, J. Townshend, M. Brady, C. Steenmans, C. C. Schmullius
Landsat still contributing to environmental research Landsat still contributing to environmental research
Landsat data have enabled continuous global monitoring of both human-caused and other land cover disturbances since 1972. Recently degraded performance and intermittent service of the Landsat 7 and Landsat 5 sensors, respectively, have raised concerns about the condition of global Earth observation programs. However, Landsat imagery is still useful for landscape change detection and this
Authors
Thomas R. Loveland, Mark A. Cochrane, Geoffrey M. Henebry
Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss Combining MODIS and Landsat imagery to estimate and map boreal forest cover loss
Estimation of forest cover change is important for boreal forests, one of the most extensive forested biomes, due to its unique role in global timber stock, carbon sequestration and deposition, and high vulnerability to the effects of global climate change. We used time-series data from the MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to produce annual forest cover loss hotspot...
Authors
P. Potapov, Matthew C. Hansen, S.V. Stehman, Thomas R. Loveland, K. Pittman