Datasets > Pennsylvania > 2010-2014

Landcover - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania]

Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA) · 2010 Full Details

Full Details

Title
Landcover - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania]
Description
High resolution land cover dataset for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Seven land cover classes were mapped: (1) tree canopy, (2) grass/shrub, (3) bare earth, (4) water, (5) buildings, (6) roads, and (7) other paved surfaces. The primary sources used to derive this land cover layer were 2009 imagery and LiDAR. Ancillary data sources included planimetric GIS data provided. This land cover dataset is considered current as of summer 2009. Object-based image analysis techniques (OBIA) were employed to extract land cover information using the best available remotely sensed and vector GIS datasets. OBIA systems work by grouping pixels into meaningful objects based on their spectral and spatial properties, while taking into account boundaries imposed by existing vector datasets. Within the OBIA environment a rule-based expert system was designed to effectively mimic the process of manual image analysis by incorporating the elements of image interpretation (color/tone, texture, pattern, location, size, and shape) into the classification process. A series of morphological procedures were employed to insure that the end product is both accurate and cartographically pleasing. No accuracy assessment was conducted, but the dataset was subject to a thorough manual quality control. More than 30,000 corrections were made to the classification.
Creator
University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory
Publisher
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Date Issued
2010
Access Rights
Public
Format
File
Language
English
Date Added
February 22, 2023
Provenance Statement
The metadata for this resource was last retrieved from PASDA on 2025-11-16.

Resource Class

Place

Location

Links

Cite and Reference

  • Citation
    University of Vermont Spatial Analysis Laboratory (2010). Landcover - Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania]. Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA). https://www.pasda.psu.edu/uci/DataSummary.aspx?dataset=3154 (dataset)
  • BTAA Geoportal Link

View more items like this one...

Landcover - The Abingtons, Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania]

2008

Landcover - State College, Pennsylvania [Pennsylvania]

2006

Landcover - Baltimore County/metro area, Maryland [Pennsylvania]

2007

Landcover - Prince Georges County, Maryland [Pennsylvania]

2011

Land Cover Raster 2018 [Pennsylvania--Philadelphia] {2018}

2018

Landcover - Delaware River Basin NY and PA [Pennsylvania]

2010

Forest Patch Classification, Delaware River Basin, Northern Section, 2010-2011 [Pennsyl...

2010

Forest Type Classification, 2010-2011, Delaware River Basin, Northern Section [Pennsylv...

2010

Landcover - State of Delaware [Pennsylvania]

2014

Land Cover Raster 2008 [Pennsylvania--Philadelphia] {2008}

2008