National Park Service. 2011. NPScape pattern measure – Phase 2 National Land Cover Data pattern metrics processing SOP. Forest and grassland density
NPS-IMD. 2011. National Park Service. 2011. NPScape pattern measure – Phase 2 National Land Cover Data pattern metrics processing SOP. Forest and grassland density. NRPC-FC
This SOP provides guidance on how to process NPScape outputs for National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) based forest and grassland density metrics used in NPScape. Six metrics are calculated for both forest and grassland areas based on the moving window size used to calculate the cover type density.The purpose of this SOP is threefold. First, this SOP provides detailed documentation on methods the NPS Landscape Dynamics Project (NPScape) used to calculate these measures. Second, this SOP provides any user with the ability to re-create NPScape results. Finally, if a Park or Network has a need to generate results using a different area of analysis, this SOP provides a template that will permit others to quickly and efficiently modify the methods to meet these needs.
- Type
- Standard Operating Procedure
- Authors
- NPS-IMD
- Date of Issue
- 2011-04-12
- Publisher
- NRPC-FC
- Units
- NRSS
- Keywords
- NPScape NLCD Pattern Metrics Processing SOP