Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Rhode Island Cropland and Forest Data Layer: RGIS Forest Habitat

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  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    FEMC partners at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) expressed interest in using spatial data currently available to better characterize riparian areas in Rhode Island. Specifically, RI DEM is interested in a usable data layer that identifies forest cover in riparian buffers near agricultural lands. To achieve this, FEMC overlayed forest-type raster data, agricultural land data, and riparian buffer zones. The products provide RI DEM with an analysis to inform decision-making for conservation planning, land management, and water quality stewardship efforts in Rhode Island.

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  • Alana Russell: Content Provider

  • Soren Donisvitch: Content Provider

  • Jacob Peterson: Content Provider

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    • Title: RGIS Forest Habitat
    • Start Date: 2023-10-12
    • Description: Published as a tile layer, the 2020 Forest Habitat layer for Rhode Island was created to help in forest management for wildlife. Raster data is available for download. View More for options. This is a statewide digital 1 m resolution dataset of land cover for the State of Rhode Island based on NOAA CCAP 2016 land cover enhanced with additional forest classes including upland and wetland evergreen and mixed forests. The 2020 Forest Habitat Map for Rhode Island was created to help in forest management for wildlife.

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    • Object Name: VMC.1810.3997

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Rhode Island Cropland and Forest Data Layer: RGIS Forest Habitat, 2023-10-12

    • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/rhode-island-cropland-and-forest-data-layer/dataset/rgis-forest-habitat-1

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