Landsat MSS-derived land-cover map of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska

This land cover map of the Seward Peninsula is based on a classification of Multi-Spectral Scanner (MSS) data. The Landsat multiple scene mosaic was furnished by the USGS, EROS Data Center, and an Isoclass clustering algorithm used to arrive at 10 broad land-cover classes.

References

Raynolds, M.K., Martin, C.R., Walker, D.A., Moody, A., Wirth, D., Thayer-Snyder, C. 2002. ATLAS Vegetation Studies: Seward Peninsula, Alaska, 2000: Vegetation, Soil, and Site Information, with Seward Vegetation Map. AGC Data Report, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, 125 pp.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Maintainer Donald A. (Skip) Walker
Last Updated December 17, 2019, 10:09 (AKST)
Created December 17, 2019, 10:09 (AKST)
Status Complete
Data Types GIS
Other Agencies National Science Foundation
Other Contacts Alaska Geobotany Center (AGC) (Email: uaf-agc@alaska.edu)
ISO Topics biota, geoscientificInformation
Geo-keywords Alaska