Al-Pac earth cover classification : Ducks Unlimited, Inc. user's guide May 27, 2004 final report /
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TextPublication details: Rancho Cordova, CA : Ducks Unlimited, Inc., 2004.Description: 80 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 Al-Pac Forest Management Area (FMA) in northeastern Alberta was undertaken cooperatively by Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Al-Pac, Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI), and the Government of Alberta (Sustainable Resource Development). The project involved the classification of 8.3 million hectares (20.5 million acres)from four Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite scenes from Paths 41-43, Rows 20-21, acquired August 3 & 17, 1999, and August 7 & 15,2001. For the Al-Pac FMA earth cover classification , the project area was classified into 40 earth cover categories. 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 Alberta Ground Cover Classification scheme and the boreal plains ecoz
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-41).
As part of Ducks Unlimited Canada's Western Boreal Forest Program, earth cover mapping of the Al-Pac Forest Management Area (FMA) in northeastern Alberta was undertaken cooperatively by Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ducks Unlimited, Inc., Al-Pac, Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI), and the Government of Alberta (Sustainable Resource Development). The project involved the classification of 8.3 million hectares (20.5 million acres)from four Landsat 7 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite scenes from Paths 41-43, Rows 20-21, acquired August 3 & 17, 1999, and August 7 & 15,2001. For the Al-Pac FMA earth cover classification , the project area was classified into 40 earth cover categories. 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 Alberta Ground Cover Classification scheme and the boreal plains ecoz