| Central American Vegetation / Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status | |
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| Geography : | Central America |
| Description : | This report assesses the degree to which both existing and proposed terrestrial protected area networks protect/would protect landscape-level biodiversity, which we represent as vegetation types delineated from remotely-sensed imagery. A comprehensive, standardized, and thematically appropriate map of [Central-American] vegetation and landcover types was developed by classifying AVHRR imagery (advanced very high resolution radiometer imagery -- 1 km2 resolution) using advanced digital image processing routines and expertise provided by a Central America Vegetation Working Group. The map identifies 17 remaining natural vegetation types. The classification accuracy of the map is estimated to exceed 80%. |
| Accessing the Data : | Complete form to request data |
| Use Restriction: | None |
| Permissions : | Proper Citation is required. |
| Type of Data : | vector |
| Link to ESRI Shapefile Viewer: | Download ArcExplorer |
| Procedure: | Link to Procedure |
| Format: | Zip, E00 |
| File Size : | 3.5 MB |
| Data Creator: | Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University |
| Publisher: | Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University |
| Copyright Owner: | Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University |
| Contact Person: | librdata@ryerson.ca |
| Citation Format: | Link to Citation Examples |
| Subject: | Vegetation Land Cover |