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Methods include publications about LANDFIRE (LF) product development and creation.

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2022

Integration of vegetation classification with land cover mapping: lessons from regional mapping efforts in the Americas [Project Report] New Window


2021

Quantifying the Representation of Plant Communities in the Protected Areas of the U.S.: An Analysis Based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification Groups [Journal Article] New Window

Changing the mapping approach for fuels in disturbed areas - LANDFIRE introduces "Capable" Fuel [Project Report] PDF
Vegetation dynamics models: a comprehensive set for natural resource assessment and planning in the United States [Journal Article] New Window

2018

Value of Georeferenced Vegetation Plots to LANDFIRE [Project Report] PDF

2017

GB-SW MoD-FIS White Paper [Project Report] PDF

LF Modeling Dynamic-Fuels with an Index (LF MoD-FIS) - Southeast U.S.

LF Modeling Dynamic-Fuels with an Index (LF MoD-FIS) - Southwest U.S.

LF Remap - Utilization of Remotely Sensed Data to Classify Existing Vegetation Type and Structure to Support Strategic Planning and Tactical Response - characterizing vegetation type, cover, and height with Earth observation data enhances wildland fuel modeling. [Journal Article]New Window

2016

LANDFIRE 2010-Updates to the national dataset to support improved fire and natural resource management [Government Report] New Window

2015

Modeling Dynamic-Fuels with an Index System: LANDFIRE Drought Based Fuel Dynamic in the Southeast United States [Project Report]PDF
A Landsat Data Tiling and Compositing Approach Optimized for Change Detection in the Conterminous United States [Journal Article]New Window
LANDFIRE Methods for Filling Landsat 7 ETM+ SLC-Off used by the 2011 and 2012 Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS) Data and Rapid Assessment of Vegetation Condition after Wildfire (RAVG) datasets [Project Report]PDF
Succession Class (SCLASS) added to the LANDFIRE (LF) Total Fuel Change (LFTFC) Toolbar
Biophysical Settings (BpS) What We Did, What You Did, Why It Matters

2014

Mapping Forest Height in Alaska Using GLAS, Landsat Composites, and Airborne LIDAR [Journal Article]New Window
LANDFIRE 2010 Existing Vegetation Type Legend Revisions [Project Report]PDF

2013

The LANDFIRE Refresh Strategy: Updating the National Dataset [Journal Article]New Window

2011

LANDFIRE 2008 comprehensive reports delineated by LANDFIRE Geographical Areas [Project Report]
Monitoring Landscape Change for LANDFIRE Using Multi-Temporal Satellite Imagery and Ancillary Data [Journal Article]PDF

2010

A Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Resources Inventory (NRI) / LANDFIRE Pilot Project - Montana 2010 [Project Report]PDF

2009

Equations to Convert Compacted Crown Ratio to Uncompacted Crown Ratio for Trees in the Interior West [Journal Article]PDF
LANDFIRE: a nationally consistent vegetation, wildland fire, and fuel assessment [Journal Article]PDF

2006

RMRS-GTR-175: Nationally Consistent and Locally Relevant Geospatial Data for Wildland Fire Management [Government Report]New Window

2003

Using simulation to map fire regimes: an evaluation of approaches, strategies, and limitations [Journal Article]New Window

2002

Integrating Ecosystem Sampling, Gradient Modeling, Remote Sensing, and Ecosystem Simulation to Create Spatially Explicit Landscape Inventories [Journal Article]PDF

 

 
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