2015-2017 C-CAP Derived 30 meter Forest Canopy Land Cover - BETA
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: 2015-2017 C-CAP Derived 30 meter Forest Canopy Land Cover - BETA Date: Date: Date: 2019-08-15 Date type: Date type code: publication Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57107 title: InPort Catalog ID 57107 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57107 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Full Metadata Record Description: View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/landcover/search/where:ID=8802 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Data Access Viewer Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccaphighres Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Citation URL Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/Beta/ Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Citation URL Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Role: inapplicable Presentation form: Presentation form code: imageDigital Abstract: The NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) produces national standardized land cover and change products for the coastal regions of the U.S. C-CAP products inventory coastal intertidal areas, wetlands, and adjacent uplands with the goal of monitoring changes in these habitats. The timeframe for this data is 2015, 2016, or 2017 (depending on the exact date of imagery used). These maps are developed through the automated classification of high resolution National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery, available Lidar digital elevation data, and assorted ancillary information.
          
While produced as part of the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP), these products should not be compared directly to past dates of 30-meter C-CAP to identify change, as there will be vast differences caused by the different methods and the classes mapped.
          
These data should be considered to be BETA-level or draft products. They are based on 1-meter land cover mapping that were entirely automated and the relationship of those data to existing wetlands data. As such, there may be issues that result from the different vintages of these products, as well as the errors included in each. While not perfect, the data should provide an example of what level of detail would be possible through such higher-resolution mapping.
          
These data are not jurisdictional or intended for use in litigation. NOAA does not assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. Purpose: C-CAP is dedicated to the development, distribution, and application of land cover and change data for the coastal regions of the U.S. This effort is being conducted in close coordination with state coastal management agencies, the interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium, and the National Land Cover Database (NLCD). Status: Progress code: onGoing Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: missing Maintenance note: 5 years Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.0 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: CAMERAS Type: Keyword type code: instrument Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.2 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Airplane > Airplane Type: Keyword type code: platform Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords Date: missing Edition: 17.2 Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Forest Canopy Keyword: Land Cover Keyword: Land Cover Analysis Keyword: Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos Type: Keyword type code: theme Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Coastal Zone Type: Keyword type code: place Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Type: Keyword type code: dataCentre Thesaurus name: Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e6-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2017-04-24 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 8.5 Cited responsible party: xlink: https://data.noaa.gov/docucomp/1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 title: GCMD Landing Page Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: C-CAP Type: Keyword type code: project Thesaurus name: Citation: Title: InPort Date: inapplicable Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Cite As: Office for Coastal Management, [Date of Access]: 2015-2017 C-CAP Derived 30 meter Forest Canopy Land Cover - BETA [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57107. Resource constraints: Constraints: Use limitation: NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Access Constraints: None Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Use Constraints: These data should be considered to be BETA-level or draft products. They are based on 1-meter land cover mapping that were entirely automated and the relationship of those data to existing wetlands data. As such, there may be issues that result from the different vintages of these products, as well as the errors included in each. While not perfect, the data should provide an example of what level of detail would be possible through such higher-resolution mapping.
              
These data are not jurisdictional or intended for use in litigation. NOAA does not assume liability for any damages or misrepresentations caused by inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data used on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. Resource constraints: Legal constraints: Use limitation: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other constraints: Distribution Liability: Users must assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. Resource constraints: Security constraints: Classification: Classification code: unclassified Classification system: missing Handling description: missing Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Date: unknown Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA/NMFS/EDM Date: inapplicable Code: 57107 Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: inapplicable Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/57107.pdf Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) Description: NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Association Type: Association type code: crossReference Language: eng; US Topic category: Topic category code: imageryBaseMapsEarthCover Environment description: Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 3; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.2.2.1350 Extent: Extent: Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -125.479 East bound longitude: -66.933 South bound latitude: 29.153 North bound latitude: 49.689 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Description: | Currentness: Acquisition date of the NAIP imagery Begin date: 2015 End date: 2017 Supplemental Information: Recommended Citation. NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Regional Land Cover Database. Data collected 1995-present. Charleston, SC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. Data accessed at coast.noaa.gov/landcover.
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Distribution info: Distribution: Distributor: Distributor: Distributor contact: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Contact info: Contact: Phone: Telephone: Voice: (843) 740-1202 Address: Address: Delivery point: 2234 South Hobson Ave City: Charleston Administrative area: SC Postal code: 29405-2413 Country: missing Electronic mail address: coastal.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website Description: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: distributor Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/landcover/search/where:ID=8802 Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: Data Access Viewer Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccaphighres Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccaphighres Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download Transfer options: Digital transfer options: Online: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/Beta/ Protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Name: https://chs.coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/Beta/ Description: Online Resource Function: Online function code: download
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Conceptual consistency: Name of measure: Conceptual Consistency Evaluation method description: Tests for logical consistency indicate that all row and column positions in the selected latitude/longitude window contain data. Conversion and integration with vector files indicates that all positions are consistent with earth coordinates covering the same area. Attribute files are logically consistent. Result: missing Lineage: Lineage: Statement: missing Process step: Process step: Description: This dataset was created by NOAA's Ocean Service, Office for Coastal Management
                  
Process_Description:
                          This dataset was created by the NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM).  It was based on the simplification and resampling of a 6 category land cover that was produced using a random forest classifier and Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) processing framework. That classification was performed by EarthDefine LLC (under contract to NOAA OCM), as part of NOAA’s Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) efforts. This classification is based on high resolution National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery, available Lidar digital elevation data, and assorted ancillary information.
                  
Random Forest Classification:
                           The initial 1m spatial resolution 6 class high resolution land cover product was developed using a Geographic Object-Based Image Analysis (GEOBIA) processing framework. This involves taking each image to be classified and grouping the pixels based on spectral and spatial properties into regions of homogeneity called objects. The resulting objects are the primary units for analysis. Additionally, these objects introduce additional spectral, shape, textural and contextual information into the mapping process and are utilized as independent variables in a supervised classification. Each object is labeled using a Random Forest Classifier which is ensemble version of a Decision Tree. Training data for the initial 6 classes (Herbaceous, Bare, Impervious, Water, Forest and Shrub) were generated through photo interpretation. The resulting Random Forest model was applied to the input data sets to create the initial automated map.
Resampling: Simplification and Resampling:
                         The resulting 1-meter land cover was then resampled to a 10-meter raster. This was done using a 10x10 focal pixel window to compute the percent value associated with either the impervious or tree classes, for each land cover type in the 100 pixel neighborhood around each target pixel, and subsequently performing a nearest neighbor resampling of the resulting values.  The output values were then coded to the appropriate percentage (between 0 and 100). This 10-meter raster was resampled a second time, using the average of values within a 3x3 focal pixel window in order to obtain the appropriate values over each 30-meter pixel area. Output values between 0 and 100 represent the appropriate percentage mapped within each pixel. Class 127 identifies areas not included in this mapping, or no data areas.
Date and time: 2019-08-15T00:00:00
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