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Use to group types that need to be transfered to Land Cover domain. It should be added as an included type for any type that has a property set to a land cover related type property. This way, when new topics are created through that type property, they are automatically co-typed as LC and can...
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| x Floristic alliance |
Alliances represent an aggregation of floristic associations and are characterized by one or a group of diagnostic species which, as a rule, occur in the dominant or uppermost stratum of the vegetation. The diagnostic species used to determine both...
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| x Soil classification |
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Soil classification deals with the systematic categorization of soils based on distinguishing characteristics as well as criteria that dictate choices in use.
Soil classification is a dynamic subject, from the structure of the system itself, to the...
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| x USDA soil taxonomy |
USDA Soil Taxonomy developed by United States Department of Agriculture and the National Cooperative Soil Survey provides an elaborate classification of soil types according to several parameters (most commonly their properties) and in several...
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| x Floristic association |
A floristic unit which is characterized by diagnostic species that occur in all strata (overstory and understory) of the vegetation, which may be aggregated into floristic alliances.
The diagnostic species used to determine both the Alliance and...
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| x Vegetation community |
In overly simple terms, a community is a set of plant taxa that live adjacent to one another within a set of physical conditions. This community of co-occurring plants may be seen to repeat itself in a predictable pattern. One may classify (or...
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| x Classification publication |
Use this type to link classification systems to the documents that describe their creation, classes and use.
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| x Classification code |
Defined codes that describe classes of things with a property to link them to their classification systems.
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| x Land cover classification system |
A classification system for land cover attributes of a raster or vector map.
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| x Classification system |
A published or other formal method for defining and naming entities.
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| x Satellite image product |
*** Break properties off to describe a product type.This type is used to document the formal descriptions of specific satellite image products.
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| x Satellite imagery |
This type is used to document specific satellite images
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| x Earth orbiting satellite |
Any satellite orbiting the Earth regardless of its mission. Use in association with the Satellite sensor type if it contains a sensor payload.
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| x Satellite mission |
A common term used to describe a specific program to launch one or more crafts into outer space. No formal definition has yet been found.
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| x MISR |
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Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer is a scientific instrument on the Terra satellite launched by NASA on December 18, 1999. The device is designed to measure the solar radiation reflected by the Earth system (planetary surface and atmosphere) in...
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| x Satellite sensor |
A mechanical device on a satellite sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or
the like, and its associated measuring or control instrument.
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| x MODIS |
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*Terra* MODIS
(Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific
instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASAÂ in 1999 on board the Terra
(EOS AM) Satellite.The instruments capture data in 36 spectral bands ranging in...
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| x Thematic Mapper Landsat 4 |
One of the Earth observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A Thematic Mapper (TM) was first placed aboard Landsat 4 (decommissioned in 2001), and one is still operational aboard Landsat 5 as of May 2007. TM sensors feature seven bands of...
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| x Landsat 4 |
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Landsat 4 is the fourth satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on July 16th, 1982, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite photos. Although the Landsat Program is managed by NASA, data from Landsat 4 was collected...
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| x Spy satellite |
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A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
These are essentially space telescopes that are pointed toward...
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| x SPOT 3 | ||
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| x IKONOS |
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IKONOS is a commercial earth observation satellite, and was the first to collect publicly available high-resolution imagery at 1- and 4-meter resolution. It offers multispectral (MS) and panchromatic (PAN) imagery. The IKONOS launch was called in...
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| x Aqua |
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Aqua (EOS PM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in orbit around the Earth, studying the precipitation, evaporation, and cycling of water. It is the second major component of the Earth Observing System (EOS) preceded by Terra ...
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| x Terra |
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Terra (EOS AM-1) is a multi-national NASA scientific research satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit around the Earth. It is the flagship of the Earth Observing System (EOS).
The name "Terra" comes from the Latin word for earth. The satellite was...
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| x Landsat 1 |
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Landsat 1, originally named "Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1", was the first satellite of the United States' Landsat program. It was a modified version of the Nimbus 4 meteorological satellite and was launched on July 23, 1972 by a Delta 900...
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| x Landsat 2 |
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Landsat 2 is the second satellite of the Landsat program. The spacecraft originally carried a designation of ERTS-B (Earth Resource Technology Satellite B) but was renamed "Landsat 2" prior to its launch on January 22, 1975. Despite having a design...
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| x Landsat 3 |
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Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5th, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite photos. Unlike later Landsats, Landsat 3 was managed solely by NASA. Landsat 3 is no longer...
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| x SPOT 1 | ||
| x Open Water |
NLCD 1992 11. Open Water - All areas of open water, generally with less than 25%
cover of vegetation or soil.
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| x 1992 National Land Cover Data |
Mapping methodologies are discussed more fully in Vogelmann et al. (1998)(PDF)(11pp, 2MB, About PDF).
NLCD 1992 was completed about December 2000, and is supported by a
paper that describes the project and main results (Vogelmann et al.
2001)
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| x Regional land cover characterization using Landsat Thematic Mapper data and ancillary data sources |
Mapping methodologies are discussed more fully in Vogelmann et al. (1998)(PDF)(11pp, 2MB, About PDF).
NLCD 1992 was completed about December 2000, and is supported by a
paper that describes the project and main results (Vogelmann et al.
2001)
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| x Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands |
92. Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands - Areas where perennial herbaceous
vegetation accounts for 75-100 percent of the cover and the soil or
substrate is periodically saturated with or covered with water.
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| x Low Intensity Residential | ||
| x High Intensity Residential | ||
| x Commercial/Industrial/Transportation | ||
| x Bare Rock/Sand/Clay | ||
| x Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel Pits | ||
| x Transitional | ||
| x Evergreen Forest | ||
| x Mixed Forest |
NLCD 1992. Areas dominated by trees generally greater than 5 meters tall, and greater than 20% of total vegetation cover. Neither deciduous nor evergreen species are greater than 75 percent of...
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| x Shrubland |
1992 NLCD. Areas characterized by natural or semi-natural woody vegetation with aerial stems, generally less than 6 meters tall, with individuals or clumps not touching to interlocking. Both evergreen and deciduous species of true...
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| x Orchards/Vineyards/Other | ||
| x Grassland/Herbaceous | ||
| x Pasture/Hay | ||
| x Row Crops | ||
| x Small Grains | ||
| x Fallow | ||
| x Urban/Recreational Grasses |
1992 NLCD 85. Urban/Recreational Grasses - Vegetation (primarily grasses)
planted in developed settings for recreation, erosion control, or aesthetic
purposes. Examples include parks, lawns, golf courses, airport grasses,
and...
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| x Woody Wetlands |
NLCD 1992. 91. Woody Wetlands - Areas where forest or shrubland vegetation
accounts for 25-100 percent of the cover and the soil or substrate is
periodically saturated with or covered with water.
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| x MODIS |
*Aqua* MODIS
(Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific
instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 2002 on board the Aqua (EOS PM) satellite.
The instruments capture data in 36 spectral bands ranging in wavelength...
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| x Thematic Mapper Landsat 5 |
One
of the Earth observing sensors introduced in the Landsat program. A
Thematic Mapper (TM) was first placed aboard Landsat 4 (decommissioned
in 2001), and one is still operational aboard Landsat 5 as of May 2007.
TM sensors feature seven bands of...
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| x Landsat 5 |
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Landsat 5 is the fifth satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 1, 1984, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite photos. The Landsat Program is managed by USGS, and data from Landsat 5 is collected and...
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| x ETM+ | ||
| x ASTER |
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ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer) is one of five remote sensory devices on board the Terra satellite launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999. The instrument has been collecting surficial data since February...
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| x SPOT 5 | ||
| x 2001 National Land Cover Data | ||
| x Ecological Systems of the United States: A Working Classification of U.S. Terrestrial Systems |
Comer, P., D. Faber-Langendoen, R. Evans, S. Gawler, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, M. Pyne, M. Reid, K. Schulz, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2003. Ecological Systems of the United States: A Working Classification of U.S....
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| x USGS National Vegetation Characterization Standard | ||
