Dataset Overview

Raster stacks containing LT-GEE outputs for the entire FEMC service region from 1985-2023, and their corresponding metadata, in a zipped folder. These 30m resolution maps represent historical disturbances that were detected in Landsat time-series imagery by Landtrendr on Google Earth Engine (LT-GEE) under three different algorithm configurations or 'tunings'. The 'combo6' and 'rt75' tunings included were developed via this project, and a 'defaults' tuning (which we slightly adjusted from actual LT-GEE defaults) is provided for reference. All were based on LT-GEE segmentation of the Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) spectral index as derived from Landsat c2. These tunings were selected to provide the 'best' overall range of results, based on an iterative cross-validation ('ground-truthing') procedure using extensive land use/harvesting records, time-series imagery (TimeSync) and field reconnaissance. Stacks are rasters (.tif files) with six bands, each band representing an output variable, including year of disturbance, magnitude, duration, rate of change and others (see metadata for detailed variable definitions). As such, they should be visualized and analyzed one variable or band at a time; combining two or more bands for GIS-based visualization is not recommended. Each of the three sets of LT-GEE outputs was further parsed into four geographic subregions within the FEMC service area: 1) NY, 2) ME, 3) MA, CT and RI, 4) VT and NH. This resulted in a total of 12 tif files.

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Purpose

To depict historical forest disturbances across the FEMC region, from 1985-2023, as detected by implementation of LT-GEE in three 'tuning' configurations.

Data Collection Status

Data collection for this dataset has been completed

Start date

1985-01-01

End date

2023-12-31

Data Availability

Available for download

Data License

Preferred Citation

Desrochers ML and Beier CM. (2024) LT GEE Historical Disturbance Maps. FEMC. Available online at: /femc/data/archive/project/change-detection-for-us-northeast-forests-1/dataset/lt-gee-historical-disturbance-maps-cafri

Update Frequency

Not planned

Maintenance Plan

None at this time.

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