Rangeland Analysis Platform - vegetation cover 2016

Rangeland Analysis Platform vegetation cover 2016

These data represent rangeland cover estimates determined by Jones et al. (2018)
and as accessible on the Rangeland Analysis Platform (https://rangelands.app).
Values are percent aerial cover of the following rangeland functional groups:

Band 1 - annual forbs and grasses
Band 2 - bare ground
Band 3 - litter
Band 4 - perennial forbs and grasses
Band 5 - shrubs
Band 6 - trees
No Data value = 255

Although these data were produced across a broad region, they are primarily
intended for rangeland ecosystems. Cover estimates may not be suitable in other
ecosystems, e.g., forests, agricultural lands.

Data are in WGS84 Geographic Coordinate System (EPSG:4326); spatial resolution
is approximately 30m.

Please attribute these data to:
Jones, M. O., B. W. Allred, D. E. Naugle, J. D. Maestas, P. Donnelly, L. J.
Metz, J. Karl, R. Smith, B. Bestelmeyer, C. Boyd, J. D. Kerby, and J. D. McIver.
2018. Innovation in rangeland monitoring: annual, 30 m, plant functional type
percent cover maps for U.S. rangelands, 1984-2017. Ecosphere 9:e02430.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2430