Dataset

Multi-source Land Cover Data

Commons Hosting
Climate Commons Hosting Status: 
Eligible
Basic Information
Full Title: 
Multi-source Land Cover Data (v02_2)

CDF-FRAP compiled the "best available" land cover data into a single data layer, to support the various analyses required for the 2002 Forest and Range Assessment. Typically the most current and detailed data were collected for various regions of the state or for unique mapping efforts (farmland, wetlands, riparian vegetation). Decision rules were developed that controlled which layers were given priority in areas of overlap. Cross-walks were used to compile the various sources into the common California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) system classification. Data sources had unique scale/resolution, multi-source data provided as 100m GRID. The original 1/2002 data used to support the Asessment is also available from the FRAP site - this record corresponds to the most recent updated version of the data (10/2002), which incorporates better data for the Mojave & NE Colorado Desert areas.

Creator: 
org: Fire and Resource Assessment Program, org: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Publisher: 
Fire and Resource Assessment Program, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Subjects:
Data Type:
Spatial Resolution: 
100 meters
URL: 
http://frap.cdf.ca.gov/data/frapgisdata/download.asp?rec=fveg02_2
Temporal Coverage: 
1980-2002
Date Issued: 
2002
Parameters / Choices
A dataset often contains many geodata layers representing the same kind of measurement, but for different values of some parameters - time periods, models or scenarios, different species, etc. A value must be chosen for each such parameter in order to select a specific layer or raster which associated a single value with each geographic location (cell). The parameters or choices relevant to selecting layers from this dataset are described here.
Raster Grids available: 
(Other Grid) - described in Supplemental Info