National Capital Region Network Remote Sensing and Landscape Pattern Protocol for Land-Cover Monitoring of Parks: Version 2.0
Townsend PA, Gardner RH, Lookingbill TR, Kingdon CC. 2012. National Capital Region Network Remote Sensing and Landscape Pattern Protocol for Land-Cover Monitoring of Parks: Version 2.0. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NCRN/NRR—2012/575. National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
This protocol describes the application of remote sensing imagery for monitoring spatially explicit ecological indicators (vital signs) of landscape pattern that have been identified for the National Capital Region Network (NCRN). The protocols employ land-cover data from multiple remote sensing platforms, including aerial photography, IKONOS satellite imagery, SPOT Imagery, and Landsat ETM+ imagery. The multi-scale approach facilitates the acquisition of fine-scale data suitable for detailed analyses of small areas (1-m resolution or smaller) and coarser data (e.g., up to 15 and 30m resolution) for repeat characterization of larger areas. For most applications, the coarser scale data are adequate for characterizing landscape pattern, although ultimately data from multiple sensors may be appropriate or necessary based on different objectives of landscape monitoring and the scale at which a resource of interest interacts with the larger landscape.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Townsend, Phillip; Gardner, Robert; Lookingbill, Todd; Kingdon, Clayton
- Date of Issue
- 2012-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- IMDP , NCRN , NRSS
- Keywords
- change detection, graph theory, image classification, Landcover, land-cover, Landscape, NCRN Protocol, NCRN Remote Protocol, Pattern, Remote Sensing
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Landscape Dynamics | Land Cover and Use