WHITEHORSE, YT - 105D_lc_1

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre
Publication_Date: 20051222
Title: WHITEHORSE, YT - 105D_lc_1
Edition: 1
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Raster
Series_Information:
Series_Name: EOSD Land Cover Classification
Issue_Identification: 1.0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Victoria, British Columbia
Publisher: Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre
Other_Citation_Details:
Each land cover product is based on the 1:250,000 National Topographic Series Map Sheets. The title contains the map name and the digital file name (e.g. 093F_lc_1). The filename consists of a map sheet identifier_producttype_version. A "lc" product type refers to land cover.
Online_Linkage: <http://eosd.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.html>
Description:
Abstract:
A priority of the Canadian Forest Service and Canadian Space Agency joint project, Earth Observation for Sustainable Development of Forests (EOSD) is the production of a land cover map of the forested area of Canada. The land cover map will be based on Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) data and represent circa year 2000 conditions. Land cover will be produced through a partnership of federal, provincial, and territorial governments, universities and industry. Products generated will follow the 1:250,000 National Topographic Series Map Sheet tiles and naming convention. The land cover products are expected to be completed by early 2006.
Purpose: Land Cover Mapping of Canada
Supplemental_Information:
This classification has been subjected to a post-classification processing (filtering). Minimal Mapping Unit (MMU) is 1 hectare.

Classification scheme: Index or Pixel Value = EOSD Class - EOSD Definition.

The following is a list of classes and digital values in the accompanying tiff file.
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0 =  No Data
11 = Cloud
12 = Shadow
20 = Water: Lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams, or salt water.
31 = Snow/Ice - includes glacier, snow, ice
32 = Rock/Rubble: Bedrock, rubble, talus, blockfield, rubbley mine spoils, or lava beds.
33 = Exposed Land: River sediments, exposed soils, pond or lake sediments, reservoir margins, beaches, landings,
     burned areas, road surfaces, mudflat sediments, cutbanks, moraines, gravel pits, tailings, railway surfaces,
     buildings and parking, or other non-vegetated surfaces.
40 = Bryoids: Bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) and lichen (foliose or fruticose; not crustose);
     minimum of 20% ground cover or one-third of total vegetation must be a bryophyte or lichen.
51 = Shrub Tall: At least 20% ground cover which is at least one-third shrub; average shrub height greater than
     or equal to 2 m.
52 = Shrub Low:  At least 20% ground cover which is at least one-third shrub; average shrub height less than 2 m.
81 = Wetland-Treed:  Land with a water table near/at/above soil surface for enough time to promote wetland or
     aquatic processes; the majority of vegetation is coniferous, broadleaf, or mixed wood.
82 = Wetland-Shrub:  Land with a water table near/at/above soil surface for enough time to promote wetland or
     aquatic processes; the majority of vegetation is tall, low, or a mixture of tall and low shrub.
83 = Wetland-Herb:  Land with a water table near/at/above soil surface for enough time to promote wetland or
     aquatic processes; the majority of vegetation is herb.
100 = Herb:  Vascular plant without woody stem (grasses, crops, forbs, gramminoids); minimum of 20% ground cover
     or one-third of total vegetation must be herb.
211 = Coniferous Dense:  Greater than 60% crown closure; coniferous trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
212 = Coniferous Open:  26-60% crown closure; coniferous trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
213 = Coniferous Sparse:  10-25% crown closure; coniferous trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
221 = Broadleaf Dense:  Greater than 60% crown closure; broadleaf trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
222 = Broadleaf Open:  26-60% crown closure; broadleaf trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
223 = Broadleaf Sparse: 10-25% crown closure; broadleaf trees are 75% or more of total basal area.
231 = Mixedwood Dense: Greater than 60% crown closure; neither coniferous nor broadleaf tree account for 75% or
     more of total basal area.
232 = Mixedwood Open: 26-60% crown closure; neither coniferous nor broadleaf tree account for 75% or more of
     total basal area.
233 = Mixedwood Sparse: 10-25% crown closure; neither coniferous nor broadleaf tree account for 75% or more
     of total basal area.

Class colours:

No Data             RGB:0 0 0
Cloud               RGB:255 255 254
Shadow              RGB:51 51 51
Water               RGB:51 51 255
Snow / Ice          RGB:204 255 255
Rock / Rubble       RGB:204 204 204
Exposed land        RGB:153 102 51
Bryoids             RGB:255 204 255
Shrub tall          RGB:255 255 51
Shrub low           RGB:255 255 153
Wetland-tree        RGB:153 51 204
Wetland-shrub       RGB:204 102 255
Wetland-herb        RGB:204 153 255
Herb                RGB:204 255 51
Coniferous Dense    RGB:0 102 0
Coniferous Open     RGB:0 153 0
Coniferous Sparse   RGB:0 204 102
Broadleaf Dense     RGB:0 204 0
Broadleaf Open      RGB:153 255 153
Broadleaf Sparse    RGB:204 255 153
Mixedwood Dense     RGB:204 153 0
Mixedwood Open      RGB:204 204 102
Mixedwood Sparse    RGB:204 204 153

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NFI Classification Level: 4

Class list reference document: Wulder, M., and T. Nelson, 2001. EOSD legend: characteristics, suitability, and compatibility. Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC, 74p. <http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/eosd/cover/eosd_report_e.html>

Overall Accuracy of the Classification = Under review.

Images Mosaicked:

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Path 57 Row 18 acquired August 3, 1999
Path 59 Row 18 acquired August 1, 1999
Path 59 Row 17 acquired August 1, 1999
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A shapefile is included to identify mosaicking lines between classified images.
105D_lc_utm8_1.shp - provides mosaic lines in NAD83 UTM Zone 8
Satellite Image Data: Path 57 Row 18 - Landsat-7 ETM+
Satellite Image Source: Yukon Government
Maximum Suitable Scale for Use:  1:100,000
Orthocorrection Agency: Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre
Image Positional Accuracy:  Not available
Geometric Correction Type:  Orthorectification using orbital model
Geometric Resampling Type:  Cubic Convolution
Source of Ground Control:  National Topographic Database (1:50,000)
DEM source:  Canadian Digital Elevation Data, 100m grid.
Satellite Image Data: Path 59 Row 18 - Landsat-7 ETM+
Satellite Image Source: Yukon Government
Maximum Suitable Scale for Use:  1:100,000
Orthocorrection Agency: Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre
Image Positional Accuracy:  Not available
Geometric Correction Type:  Orthorectification using orbital model
Geometric Resampling Type:  Cubic Convolution
Source of Ground Control:  National Topographic Database (1:50,000)
DEM source:  Canadian Digital Elevation Data, 100m grid.
Satellite Image Data: Path 59 Row 17 - Landsat-7 ETM+
Satellite Image Source: Yukon Government
Maximum Suitable Scale for Use:  1:100,000
Orthocorrection Agency: Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre
Image Positional Accuracy:  Not available
Geometric Correction Type:  Orthorectification using orbital model
Geometric Resampling Type:  Cubic Convolution
Source of Ground Control:  National Topographic Database (1:50,000)
DEM source:  Canadian Digital Elevation Data, 100m grid.
Classification Inputs:
Satellite Bands: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8
Derived Data:  NDVI, Intrapixel Texture for Band 8
Calibration/Labeling Source Data:
Data sources varied by image and may include Provincial/Territorial DEM,
forest cover inventory and thematic mapping [ie. BC BTM], as well as NTDB,
aerial photography, field data and Ducks Unlimited data.
Validation Source Data:
Not Available.  See Attribute_Accuracy_Report section
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Multiple_Dates/Times:
Calendar_Date: 19990803
Calendar_Date: 19990801
Calendar_Date: 19990801
Currentness_Reference: Data are circa 2000. See shape files.
Status:
Progress: Complete.
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed.
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -136.037
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -133.962
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 61.002
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.997
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE
Theme_Keyword: LANDSAT
Theme_Keyword: THEMATIC MAPPER
Theme_Keyword: LAND COVER
Theme_Keyword: FORESTRY
Theme_Keyword: SUSTAINABLE
Access_Constraints:
Copyright 2005 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Department of Natural Resources. All rights reserved. By using this product, the recipient or user agrees to the terms specified in the user agreement (see Distribution_Liability).2004
Use_Constraints:
The classification is not without error. There are aspects of satellite classification that introduce uncertainty ie. spatial resolution and spectral mixing into the results. Not to be used for legal purposes. Use at own risk.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre
Contact_Person: Morgan Cranny
Contact_Position: EOSD Remote Sensing Data and Product Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 506 West Burnside Road
City: Victoria
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8Z 1M5
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250-363-0600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 250-363-0775
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mcranny@nrcan.gc.ca
Hours_of_Service: 0830 - 1600 PST
Data_Set_Credit:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre.
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 2;


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
This is a final dataset that has NOT been subject to quality control by the Canadian Forest Service. The classification is not without error. There are many aspects of satellite classification that introduce uncertainty in the final product ie. spatial resolution and spectral mixing.
Logical_Consistency_Report: See Attribute_Accuracy_Report
Completeness_Report: See Attribute_Accuracy_Report
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Not available.
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: not applicable.
Publication_Date: not applicable.
Publication_Time: not applicable.
Title: not applicable.
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information: see "Supplimental Information".
Source_Currentness_Reference: none.
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: not applicable.
Source_Contribution: not applicable.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Wulder, M., M. Cranny, J. Dechka, and J. White, 2004; An illustrated methodology for land cover mapping of Forests with Landsat-7 ETM+ data: Methods in Support of EOSD Land Cover, Version 3, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC, 35p. <http://www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/eosd/cover/nfiguide_e.html>
Process_Date: 20051222


Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Raster
Raster_Object_Information:
Raster_Object_Type: Pixel
Row_Count: 4480
Column_Count: 4488


Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 8
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian:
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin 0.000000 False_Easting 500000.000000 False_Northing 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 25.000000
Ordinate_Resolution: 25.000000
Planar_Distance_Units: meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983
Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222


Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Land Cover
Entity_Type_Definition: See "Supplemental_Information"
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: See "Supplemental_Information"
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: See "Supplemental Information"
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See "Supplemental Information"


Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre
Contact_Person: Morgan Cranny
Contact_Position: EOSD Remote Sensing Data and Product Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 506 West Burnside Road
City: Victoria
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8Z 1M5
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250-363-0600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 250-363-0775
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mcranny@nrcan.gc.ca
Hours_of_Service: 0830 - 1600 PST
Resource_Description: Downloadable Data
Distribution_Liability:
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Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service - Pacific Forestry Centre
Contact_Person: Morgan Cranny
Contact_Position: EOSD Remote Sensing Data and Product Coordinator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 506 West Burnside Road
City: Victoria
State_or_Province: British Columbia
Postal_Code: V8Z 1M5
Country: Canada
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 250-363-0600
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 250-363-0775
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mcranny@nrcan.gc.ca
Hours_of_Service: 0830 - 1600 PST
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

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