Dataset Overview

This dataset contains a set of rasters of percent basal area by species (balsam fir, red maple, sugar maple, birch spp., American beech, red spruce, eastern white pine, cottonwood, red oak, and eastern hemlock) for the northern forest region of Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont from 1985 to 2015.

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Data Collection Status

Data collection for this dataset is ongoing

Start date

1985-01-01

Anticipated end date

2015-12-31

DOI

10.18125/938HTK (https://doi.org/10.18125/938HTK)

Data Availability

Available for download

Data License

CC BY - Attribution license logo

Preferred Citation

Gudex-Cross D., J. Pontius, A. Adams (2019) Northeastern Forest Species Composite by Percent Basal Area. FEMC. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/northeast-forest-species-mapping-from-landsat/dataset/species-composite-by-percent-basal-area

Update Frequency

Not planned

Maintenance Plan

Not provided

Links

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      • Version 1 - v1 (created 2019-04-10 by Mike Finnegan)