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:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Path 63 Row 17 acquired August 5, 2002 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------A shapefile is included to identify mosaicking lines between classified images.
115F_lc_utm7_1.shp - provides mosaic lines in NAD83 UTM Zone 7Satellite Image Data: Path 63 Row 17 - Landsat-7 ETM+
Satellite Image Source: EarthSat Maximum Suitable Scale for Use: 1:100,000 Orthocorrection Agency: EarthSat 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 8Calibration/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
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