LANDFIRE.US_140VTM
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- Citation:
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- Citation_Information:
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- Originator:
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Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Publication_Date: 20161031
- Publication_Time: unknown
- Title: LANDFIRE.US_140VTM
- Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
- Publication_Information:
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- Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
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Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Other_Citation_Details: United States Forest Service
- Online_Linkage: <https://landfire.cr.usgs.gov/viewer//>
- Online_Linkage: <https://www.landfire.gov>
- Description:
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- Abstract:
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Introduction: The LANDFIRE Vegetation Transition Magnitude (VTM) layer describes the relative magnitude of change applied to a particular pixel during the LANDFIRE vegetation updating process. Information about the disturbance type and the resulting change to vegetation life-form or tree canopy cover are used to characterize this change. This layer is generated concurrent with the updating process using tables and a series of database queries on a spatial overlay of vegetation and disturbance raster data. Data Summary: In order to keep LANDFIRE vegetation data products current, subsequent versions of these data are updated with mapped occurrences of known disturbance and severity. For LF2014 vegetation data, these mapped occurrences include a time period from 2003-2014. The mapping process integrates disturbances mapped using remote sensing of landscape change paired with user contributed polygons with management activities over this two year period. The effect of these disturbances on the vegetation are modeled or predicted using a series of tables that link pre-disturbance existing vegetation type, height, and cover and a range of possible disturbance types and severities with post-disturbance existing vegetation type, height, and cover. For forested vegetation, these tables are informed by computer simulations in the Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS, www.fs.fed.us/fmsc/fvs/) while for non-forest vegetation, they are informed by a series of simple rule-sets generated heuristically for each individual map zone. Final updating occurs when the tables are linked with a spatial overlay of vegetation and mapped occurrences of disturbance and used to assign LF2014 existing vegetation, height, and cover. Finally, a unique code is assigned to all pixels that associate them with a particular disturbance type as well as categories of change magnitude expressed either in a change in vegetation life-form or a change in tree cover.
- Purpose:
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LANDFIRE data products are designed to facilitate national- and regional-level strategic planning and reporting of management activities. Data products are created at a 30-meter grid spatial resolution raster data set; however, the applicability of data products varies by location and specific use. Principal purposes of the data products include providing, 1) national-level, landscape-scale geospatial products to support fire and fuels management planning, and, 2) consistent fuels data to support fire planning, analysis, and budgeting to evaluate fire management alternatives. Users are advised to evaluate the data carefully for their applications.
- Status:
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- Progress: Complete
- Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
- Spatial_Domain:
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- Bounding_Coordinates:
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- West_Bounding_Coordinate: -123.102404
- East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.431187
- North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.081407
- South_Bounding_Coordinate: 34.449763
- Keywords:
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- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
- Theme_Keyword: Raster digital data
- Theme_Keyword: LF_1.4.0
- Theme_Keyword: LANDFIRE
- Theme_Keyword: USFS
- Theme_Keyword: GIS
- Theme_Keyword: LANDFIRE 2014
- Theme_Keyword: United States Forest Service
- Theme_Keyword: USGS
- Theme_Keyword: Vegetation Transition Magnitude
- Theme_Keyword: VTM
- Theme_Keyword: U.S. Geological Survey
- Theme:
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- Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
- Theme_Keyword: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
- Theme_Keyword: environment
- Place:
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- Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
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U.S. Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, and their principal administrative divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard 10-4,): Washington, D.C., National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Place_Keyword: US
- Place_Keyword: United States
- Place_Keyword: U.S.
- Place_Keyword: Alaska
- Access_Constraints: None
- Use_Constraints:
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Although LANDFIRE products are delivered as 30-meter pixels, they should not be used at the individual pixel level or on small groups of pixels. LANDFIRE products were designed to support 1) national (all states) strategic planning, 2) regional (single large states or groups of smaller states), and 3) strategic/tactical planning for large sub-regional landscapes and Fire Management Units (FMUs) (such as significant portions of states or multiple federal administrative entities). The applicability of LANDFIRE products to support fire and land management planning on smaller areas will vary by product, location, and specific use. Further investigation by local and regional experts should be conducted to inform decisions regarding local applicability. However, it is the responsibility of the local user, using LANDFIRE metadata and local knowledge, to determine if and/or how LANDFIRE can be used for particular areas of interest. LANDFIRE products are not intended to replace local products, but rather serve as a back-up by providing wall-to-wall cross-boundary products. It is the responsibility of the user to be familiar with the value, assumptions, and limitations of LANDFIRE products. Managers and planners must evaluate LANDFIRE data according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs.
- Point_of_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization:
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Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198-0001
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: helpdesk@landfire.gov
- Data_Set_Credit:
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Data have been collected and analyzed by teams at both USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD and at the USFS, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, MT. Depending on the data set described primary responsibility may reside with USGS EROS or with USFS. Contact information will be listed in the Contact Section and in the Metadata Reference section with regards to the primary responsibility.
- Security_Information:
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- Security_Classification_System: None in place
- Security_Classification: Unclassified
- Security_Handling_Description:
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If there is ever doubt, contact the appropriate resource staff who has stewardship responsibility and the GIS Coordinator.
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722
- Data_Quality_Information:
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- Lineage:
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- Process_Step:
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- Process_Description:
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For a detailed definition and discussion on LANDFIRE, refer to <https://www.landfire.gov>
- Process_Date: 20140609
- Process_Contact:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position: Customer Service Representative
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- Address: USGS EROS
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198-0001
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 605/594-6933
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: custserv@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600, CT M-F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
- Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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- Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
- Raster_Object_Information:
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- Raster_Object_Type: Grid Cell
- Row_Count: 23553
- Column_Count: 7783
- Vertical_Count: 1
- Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
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- Detailed_Description:
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- Entity_Type:
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- Entity_Type_Label: vtm
- Entity_Type_Definition: Vegetation Transition Magnitude
- Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: ObjectID
- Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
- Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Value
- Attribute_Definition: Vegetation Transition Magnitude
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value:
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See attribute Overview List for value, magnitude, transition type
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
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See attribute Overview List for value, magnitude, transition type
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
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- Attribute_Label: Count
- Attribute_Definition: Number of pixels
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Unrepresentable_Domain:
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Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Magnitude
- Attribute_Definition: magnitude of disturbance
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Transition Modeled
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Transition Modeled
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +)
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lifeform change-Shrub to tree
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lifeform change-Shrub to tree
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lifeform change-Grass to tree
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lifeform change-Grass to tree
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lifeform change-Tree to Grass
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lifeform change-Tree to Grass
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Lifeform change-Shrub to grass
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Lifeform change-Shrub to grass
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: R
- Attribute_Definition: Red color value
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: G
- Attribute_Definition: Green color value
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: B
- Attribute_Definition: Blue color value
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 255
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Red
- Attribute_Definition: Red color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Green
- Attribute_Definition: Green color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: Blue
- Attribute_Definition: Blue color value/255
- Attribute_Definition_Source: Landfire
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Range_Domain:
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- Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
- Range_Domain_Maximum: 1
- Attribute:
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- Attribute_Label: TranType
- Attribute_Definition: transition type
- Attribute_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Attribute_Domain_Values:
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- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: No Transition Modeled
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: No Transition Modeled
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Succession
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Succession
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Fire
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Fire
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mechanical Remove
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mechanical Remove
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Mechanical Add
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Mechanical Add
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Wind
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Wind
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Insects and Disease
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Insects and Disease
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Enumerated_Domain:
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- Enumerated_Domain_Value: Chemicals-Herbicides
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Chemicals-Herbicides
- Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: LANDFIRE
- Overview_Description:
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- Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
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If the following table does not display properly, then please go to the LANDFIRE Data Distribution Site <https://landfire.cr.usgs.gov/viewer//viewer.html> and download the corresponding attribute table.
Value Magnitude TranType
0 No Transition Modeled No Transition Modeled
1 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Succession
2 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Fire
3 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Mechanical Remove
4 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Mechanical Add
5 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Wind
6 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Insects and Disease
7 Tree or Shrub Cover- Little to no change (< 10%) Chemicals-Herbicides
11 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Succession
12 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Fire
13 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Mechanical Remove
14 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Mechanical Add
15 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Wind
16 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Insects and Disease
17 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate increase (10-30%) Chemicals-Herbicides
21 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Succession
22 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Fire
23 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Mechanical Remove
24 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Mechanical Add
25 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Wind
26 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Insects and Disease
27 Tree or Shrub Cover- High increase in tree cover (40% +) Chemicals-Herbicides
51 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Succession
52 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Fire
53 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Mechanical Remove
54 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Mechanical Add
55 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Wind
56 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Insects and Disease
57 Tree or Shrub Cover- Moderate decrease (10-30%) Chemicals-Herbicides
61 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Succession
62 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Fire
63 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Mechanical Remove
64 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Mechanical Add
65 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Wind
66 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Insects and Disease
67 Tree or Shrub Cover- High decrease (40% +) Chemicals-Herbicides
31 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Succession
32 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Fire
33 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Mechanical Remove
34 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Mechanical Add
35 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Wind
36 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Insects and Disease
37 Lifeform change-Shrub to tree Chemicals-Herbicides
41 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Succession
42 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Fire
43 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Mechanical Remove
44 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Mechanical Add
45 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Wind
46 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Insects and Disease
47 Lifeform change-Grass to tree Chemicals-Herbicides
71 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Succession
72 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Fire
73 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Mechanical Remove
74 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Mechanical Add
75 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Wind
76 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Insects and Disease
77 Lifeform change-Tree to Shrub Chemicals-Herbicides
81 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Succession
82 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Fire
83 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Mechanical Remove
84 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Mechanical Add
85 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Wind
86 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Insects and Disease
87 Lifeform change-Tree to Grass Chemicals-Herbicides
91 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Succession
92 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Fire
93 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Mechanical Remove
94 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Mechanical Add
95 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Wind
96 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Insects and Disease
97 Lifeform change-Shrub to grass Chemicals-Herbicides
- Distribution_Information:
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- Distributor:
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- Contact_Information:
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- Contact_Organization_Primary:
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Position:
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Wildland Fire Science, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
- Contact_Address:
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- Address: USGS EROS
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webmapping@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600, CT M-F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
- Contact_Instructions:
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The USGS point of contact is for questions relating only to the data display and download from this web site. For questions regarding data content and quality, refer to the original metadata document.
- Distribution_Liability:
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This product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and USGS EROS. By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media is in draft condition. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. The Forest Service and USGS EROS make no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. The Forest Service and USGS EROS reserve the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification.
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- Network_Resource_Name: <https://landfire.cr.usgs.gov/viewer/>
- Fees: None
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- Beginning_Date: 20100101
- Ending_Date: unknown
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- Metadata_Date: 20070201
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- Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
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- Address_Type: mailing and physical
- Address: USGS EROS
- Address: 47914 252nd Street
- City: Sioux Falls
- State_or_Province: SD
- Postal_Code: 57198-0001
- Country: US
- Contact_Voice_Telephone: 605/594-6151
- Contact_TDD/TTY_Telephone: 605/594-6933
- Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 605/594-6589
- Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: custserv@usgs.gov
- Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1600 CT, M - F (-6h CST/-5h CDT GMT)
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