Probability of Land Cover Classification Estimates for the Kenai Peninsula Lowlands; 1973, 2002, and 2017
The raster image represents a continuous surface of estimated land cover type probabilities for the western Kenai Peninsula circa 1973, circa 2002, and circa 2017. The estimated land cover types (Needleleaf Forest, Mixed Forest, Broadleaf Forest, Herbaceous, Wetland, Alpine, Barren, Shrub, Water) were derived from a random forest classifier executed in R (version 3.5.0). Predictor variables from training data included known landcover types deduced from high resolution aerial imagery, summer and winter spectral indices obtained from historical Landsat scenes, and topographic parameters derived from a digital elevation model. For each era (c. 1973, c. 2002, and c. 2017) 3,600 training points (400 points for each land cover type) were randomly distributed within training areas and training areas were opportunistically distributed to capture the regional and geomorphic extent of each land cover type to the extent possible given availability of aerial imagery. Each training point was assigned feature list values from the Landsat mosaics and a digital elevation model while land cover was manually interpreted using high-resolution areal imagery. Model output included predicted landcover type and a corresponding probability score and were rasterized for each era with the raster image featuring land cover type probability. For the 1973 era, these raster images are at a 60 meter resolution. For the 2002 and 2017 era, raster image resolution is 30 meters.
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| description | The raster image represents a continuous surface of estimated land cover type probabilities for the western Kenai Peninsula circa 1973, circa 2002, and circa 2017. The estimated land cover types (Needleleaf Forest, Mixed Forest, Broadleaf Forest, Herbaceous, Wetland, Alpine, Barren, Shrub, Water) were derived from a random forest classifier executed in R (version 3.5.0). Predictor variables from training data included known landcover types deduced from high resolution aerial imagery, summer and winter spectral indices obtained from historical Landsat scenes, and topographic parameters derived from a digital elevation model. For each era (c. 1973, c. 2002, and c. 2017) 3,600 training points (400 points for each land cover type) were randomly distributed within training areas and training areas were opportunistically distributed to capture the regional and geomorphic extent of each land cover type to the extent possible given availability of aerial imagery. Each training point was assigned feature list values from the Landsat mosaics and a digital elevation model while land cover was manually interpreted using high-resolution areal imagery. Model output included predicted landcover type and a corresponding probability score and were rasterized for each era with the raster image featuring land cover type probability. For the 1973 era, these raster images are at a 60 meter resolution. For the 2002 and 2017 era, raster image resolution is 30 meters. |
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| title | Probability of Land Cover Classification Estimates for the Kenai Peninsula Lowlands; 1973, 2002, and 2017 |
