Shifting cultivation and other forest disturbance drivers maps in Laos

This dataset includes maps of shifting cultivation and other forest disturbance drivers in Laos.

Annual map classes (numbers are class values):1. Forest,   2. Plantation,   3. Non-forest,    4. Subtle disturbances  5. Severe drought,   6. New Plantation,   7. Deforestation,  8. Shifting cultivation

The aggregate map classes (numbers are class values):

1.Stable forest, 2,Non-forest, 3.Shifting cultivation, 4.Deforestation, 5.New plantation

Please cite the two references if you use the datasets:

Chen, S., Woodcock, C. E., Saphangthong, T., & Olofsson, P. (2023). Satellite data reveals a recent increase in shifting cultivation and associated carbon emissions in Laos. Environmental Research Letters, 18(11), 114012.

Chen, S., Olofsson, P., Saphangthong, T., & Woodcock, C. E. (2023). Monitoring shifting cultivation in Laos with Landsat time series. Remote Sensing of Environment, 288, 113507.

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