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Beechey Point, Alaska Vegetation and Land Cover, USGS, Alaska
Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_USGS_AK_B_Landcover1

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Summary
Abstract: Vegetation and land cover for Beechey Point 1:250,000-scale topographic quadrangle. Derived from a single Landsat MSS scene. Printed map: AK Vegetation and Land Cover Series l-0211. Digital raster data set also available. Seven categories. Data stored as 50 meter UTM-referenced pixels.

Information available as map or digital data set. Map unit coverage within each township printed on back of map. Map printed using Scitex laser printer. Documentation - Walker, D.A. and W. Acevedo, 1987, Vegetation and a Landsat-derived Land Cover Map of the Beechey Point Quadrangle, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report 87-5, 63 p.
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Description: USGS maps and digital data products.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 71.0   S: 66.0   E: -141.0   W: -168.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1979-01-01
Location Keywords
Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 50 m
Longitude Resolution: 50 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > WETLANDS Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER Parameter Definition
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
LANDSAT Ancillary Description
Instrument
MSS > Multispectral Scanner Ancillary Description
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
USGS-MAP
Data Center
Western Region Geography, Geography Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://geography.wr.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WILLIAM ACVEDO
Phone: (415) 694-5299
Email: wacevedo at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
345 Middlefield Road
Mail Stop 531
City: Menlo Park
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 94025
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: digital data set
Distribution Format: UTM-referenced pixels
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Publications/References
Walker, D.A. and W. Acevedo, 1987, Vegetation and a Landsat-derived Land Cover Map of the Beechey Point Quadrangle, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, CRREL Report 87-5, 63 p.

U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Vegetation and Land Cover Series
1-0211.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-08-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-07-01

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