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[dataset] GFCC30TCv003 Townsend Tree cover

The Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) archives and distributes Global Forest Cover Change (GFCC) data products through the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) Program. The GFCC Tree Cover Multi-Year Global dataset is available for four epochs centered on the years 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. The dataset is derived from the GFCC Surface Reflectance product (GFCC30SR), which is based on enhanced Global Land Survey (GLS) datasets. The GLS datasets are composed of high-resolution Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) images at 30 meter resolution. GFCC30TC provides tree canopy information and can be used to understand forest changes. Each tree cover product features four files associated with it; a tree cover layer with an embedded color map, a tree cover error (uncertainty) file, and an index (provenance) file, plus a list of path/rows that relate to the Surface Reflectance input files. Note that the index file and file list were not generated for the 2015 epoch. Data follow the Worldwide Reference System-2 tiling scheme. Additional details regarding the methodology used to create the data are available in the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD).

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Identifier gfcc30tcv003-townsend-tree-cover
Documentation
Contact Point Townshend, J.
Contact Point - ORCID iD or e-mail adress
Dataset DOI https://doi.org/10.5067/MEaSUREs/GFCC/GFCC30TC.003
Information Website https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/gfcc30tcv003/
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Coordinate Reference System
Spatial Resolution 30
Spatial Resolution Measured In meters
Temporal Coverage 2000-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Temporal Resolution 5 years

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