Peel Plateau Project earth cover classification : Ducks Unlimited, Inc. user's guide /
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TextPublication details: Rancho Cordova, CA : Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 2004.Description: 73 p. : col. ill. , col. maps ; 28 cmOnline resources: Abstract: As part of Ducks Unlimited Canada's Western Boreal Forest Program, earth cover mapping of the Peel Plateau region in northeastern Yukon Territory / northwestern Northwest Territories was undertaken cooperatively by Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Gwich 'in Reneweble Resources Board, Government of the Northwest Territories (Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development), the Yukon Territory Government (YTG), and Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service.The project involved the classification of 3.2 million hectares (8 million acres) from two Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite scenes from Path 62/Row 13-14, acquired July 7, 2000. The classification scheme was based on Viereck et al. (1992) and has been utilized successfully by Ducks Unlimited for earth cover mapping in boreal Alaska and Canada.This initial classification scheme was modified slightly to better represent the sparser vegetation communities of the Taiga Plains ecozone of Canada. Fie
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-42).
As part of Ducks Unlimited Canada's Western Boreal Forest Program, earth cover mapping of the Peel Plateau region in northeastern Yukon Territory / northwestern Northwest Territories was undertaken cooperatively by Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Gwich 'in Reneweble Resources Board, Government of the Northwest Territories (Department of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development), the Yukon Territory Government (YTG), and Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service.The project involved the classification of 3.2 million hectares (8 million acres) from two Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite scenes from Path 62/Row 13-14, acquired July 7, 2000. The classification scheme was based on Viereck et al. (1992) and has been utilized successfully by Ducks Unlimited for earth cover mapping in boreal Alaska and Canada.This initial classification scheme was modified slightly to better represent the sparser vegetation communities of the Taiga Plains ecozone of Canada. Fie