LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005

Description

This data set contains field observations, corresponding GPS points, and point and polygons of deforested areas in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, for the period March 17-24,2005. Fieldwork was conducted in the regions surrounding Sinop, Mato Grosso, with specific emphasis on large clearings occurring in the Xingu Basin. The field campaign was designed to validate preliminary MODIS deforestation products designed to detect deforestation during the wet season. There are five data files with this data set: four shapefiles (.shp) and one comma-separated file (.csv).

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Name Format Description Link
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/LBA/guides/LC22_MODIS_Field_Val_2005.html
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1260
34 Browse Image https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/project/square/lba_logo_square.png
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/lba/grab_bag/LC22_MODIS_Field_Val_2005/
33 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/lba/grab_bag/LC22_MODIS_Field_Val_2005/comp/LC22_MODIS_Field_Val_2005.pdf
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F1260

Tags

  • ecosystems
  • land-use-land-cover
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • national-geospatial-data-asset
  • ngda
  • earth-science

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