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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,...
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| Floristic alliance | Type |
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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Soil classification deals with the systematic categorization of soil 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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| USDA soil taxonomy | Classification system |
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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| Floristic association | Type |
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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| Vegetation community | Type |
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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| Classification publication | Type |
Use this type to link classification systems to the documents that describe their creation, classes and use.
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| Classification code | Type |
Individual classification codes linked to their classification systems.
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| Land cover classification system | Type |
A classification system for land cover attributes of a raster or vector map.
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| Classification system | Type |
A published or other formal method for defining and naming entities.
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| Satellite image product | Type |
*** 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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| Satellite imagery | Type |
This type is used to document specific satellite images
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| Earth orbiting satellite | Type |
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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| Satellite mission | Type |
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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| MISR |
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Satellite sensor |
MISR (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...
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| Satellite sensor | Type |
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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| MODIS |
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Satellite sensor |
*Terra* MODIS
(Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a payload scientific
instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA in 1999 on board the Terra
(EOS AM) Satellite.The instruments capture data in 36 spectral bands ranging in...
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| Thematic Mapper Landsat 4 | Satellite sensor |
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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| Landsat 4 |
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Satellite |
Landsat 4 is the fourth satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on July 16, 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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Satellite type |
A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications. The first generation type (i.e. Coronaand Zenit) took...
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| SPOT 3 | Earth observing satellite | ||
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| SPOT 4 | Earth observing satellite | ||
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| IKONOS |
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Earth orbiting satellite |
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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| Aqua |
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Satellite mission |
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) following on Terra ...
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| Terra |
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Satellite mission |
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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| Landsat 1 |
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Satellite |
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 Thor Delta...
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| Landsat 2 |
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Satellite |
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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| Landsat 3 |
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Satellite |
Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5, 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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| SPOT 2 | Earth observing satellite | ||
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| SPOT 1 | Earth observing satellite | ||
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| Open Water | Classification code |
NLCD 1992 11. Open Water - All areas of open water, generally with less than 25%
cover of vegetation or soil.
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