RLC Forest Cover Map of the Former Soviet Union, 1990

Description

This data set is a 1:2.5 million scale forest cover map for the land area of the Former Soviet Union that was completed in 1990 (Garsia 1990). There are forty-five classes distinguished in this data set, of which 38 are forest cover classes. The purpose of this map was to create a generalized and up-to-date map of forest cover for the USSR. This map should not be viewed as a detailed forest cover map but more like an economic forestry map. The most important tree species of a region are highlighted rather than the dominant trees species or tree cover. Very few tree species are defined. In many cases, of course, the dominant and the most important trees species are the same.

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21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/
22 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/fmap90.jpg
33 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/fmap90_legend-4.pdf
21 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/fmap90_readme.txt
33 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/RLC_forest90.pdf
34 Browse Image https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/project/square/vegetation_logo_square.png
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/691
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/RLC/guides/RLC_forest90.html
21 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/fmap90_projection.txt
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F691
10 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/global_vegetation/rlc_forest_map_1990/comp/fmap90_legend.doc

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  • ecosystems
  • land-use-land-cover
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • earth-science

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