Forest Cover Type [Pine County] [Minnesota] {2021} Full Details

Full Details

Title:

Forest Cover Type [Pine County] [Minnesota] {2021}

Description:

This data represents the forest cover type of Pine County. It was developed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR). It was developed in fall of 2021 using sentinel-2 imagery and cover type samples collected using MN DNR Forest Inventory Module stands, MN DNR Parcel Based Inventory plots, United States Forest Service Forest Inventory Analysis plots, and digitized points using aerial imagery. In total 14 classes were mapped using 264 training plots. Google Earth Engine was used to conduct the randomForest classification and produce the cover type map. This information can provide foresters a better understanding of the landscape and how it should be managed. Update frequency: None planned

Creator:

MN Dept. of Natural Resources

Provider:

Natural Resources Research Institute

Resource Class:

Datasets and Web services

Theme:

Biota

Temporal Coverage:

2021

Place:

Minnesota--Pine County, Minnesota

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Interactive map layer

Language:

English

Date Added:

2022-05-20