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GISS
Global Vegetation Data Set |
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Available at: |
http://www.giss.nasa.gov/data/landuse/vegeem.html |
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Data reference: |
NASA
GISS |
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Year: |
1971-1983 |
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Available data products: |
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Products |
Global Distribution of Vegetation at 1x1 degree Resolution |
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Scale/spatial resolution: |
1x1 degree |
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Classification system: |
Unesco Vegetation: UNESCO classification system (32 vegetation classes) , but only the highest hierarchical levels of this classification are used Land-use/cultivation intensity: classification system developed by Matthews (author of the datsaset) (6 classes) |
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Remote sensing data: |
Considered time period circa 1950's through 1970's |
| Interpretation
process: |
Digitized
from approximately 100 published sources and a large collection of
satellite imagery |
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Projection: |
Geographic (lat/long) |
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Minimum Mapping Unit: |
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Land Cover Classes: |
32 |
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Objective: |
To support studies of climate and climate change |
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Format: |
ASCII, GIF, PS |
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Data release policy: |
Open access |
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Costs: |
For free |
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Updates: |
No information |
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Contact: |
Elaine
Matthews, NASA/GISS (ematthews@giss.nasa.gov) |
