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USGS FCT Democratic Republic of Congo
Entry ID: USGS_FCT_Democratic_Republic_of_Congo

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Summary
Abstract: The Forest Carbon Tracking Task (GEO FCT) has been established to support countries wanting to establish national forest-change, carbon estimation and reporting systems. It will facilitate access to long-term satellite, airborne and in situ data, provide the associated analysis and prediction tools, and create the appropriate framework and technical standards for a global network of national forest carbon tracking systems. The task follows the guidelines set out by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Its outputs will be available to support interested countries in their efforts to implement the Convention. The task is being carried out by a partnership of GEO member governments, key UN bodies, space agencies, the science community and the private sector.

Purpose: The GEO Forest Carbon Tracking Task seeks to:

1) Define a set of standards, methods and requirements that future spatially explicit National Forest Monitoring and Carbon Accounting Systems could adopt, to provide the most accurate results relying on the full potential of existing observational and processing capabilities.
2) Coordinate the use of data from current and planned Earth ... View entire text
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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Forest Carbon Tracking (FCT) home page.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 6.82   S: -14.01   E: 32.92   W: 10.24

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Dataset Title: Forest Carbon Tracking - Borneo Island
Dataset Release Date: 2010
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Online Resource: http://lsiexplorer.cr.usgs.gov
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1972-07-27
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 30m
Longitude Resolution: 30m
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Platform
LANDSAT Ancillary Description
LANDSAT-1 Ancillary Description
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Instrument
ETM+ > Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus Ancillary Description
TM > Thematic Mapper Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
USGS EROS Center
Data Center
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://eros.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHN FAUNDEEEN
Phone: 6055946092
Email: faundeen at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey, 47914-252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
Province or State: SD
Postal Code: 57198
Country: United States
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2009-04-23
SERF Last Revision Date: 2009-09-23

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