Hazard & Disaster Risk - Tree Canopy Cover (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024}
{'name': 'Department of the Interior'}
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2024
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- Title
- Hazard & Disaster Risk - Tree Canopy Cover (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024}
- Description
- Definition This indicator identifies the vulnerability of communities to impacts of hazards and other community-level stressors, which can include natural or human-caused disasters. It prioritizes areas based on tree canopy cover need in populated areas based on existing tree canopy, surface temperature, socioeconomic factors, and health factors. Pixels can take the following values: 1 - Moderate tree canopy need, not a natural asset 2 - Moderate tree canopy need, natural assets 3 - High tree canopy need, not a natural asset 4 - High tree canopy need, natural assets 5 - Highest tree canopy need, not a natural asset 6 - Highest tree canopy need, natural assets Selection This indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values. Input Data & Mapping Steps This indicator originates from American Forests Tree Equity Score. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, converted the polygon layer to a 30m raster, and classified the raster into four classes: NoData - Most equitable areas, low tree canopy need (Tree Equity Score of 90-100), 1 - Moderate need (Tree Equity Score of 80-89), 3 - High need (Tree Equity Score of 70-79), 5 - Highest need (Tree Equity Score of 0-69). Next, we emphasized natural assets within each Tree Equity need category, resulting in a raster with values ranging from 1-6. Finally, we removed highly altered areas using our Highly Altered Areas mask. For full mapping details, please refer to theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Development Process. For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Data Download.
- Creator
- {'name': 'Department of the Interior'}
- Temporal Coverage
- 2024
- Date Issued
- 2024-10-30
- Rights
- The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.
- Access Rights
- Public
- Format
- Imagery
- Language
- English
- Date Added
- November 04, 2024
