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The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Project

Entry ID: NASA_MBC7

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Summary

Abstract: A three-year project developed to map and monitor land cover of the
Mesoamerican Biological Corridor. The project is divided into two components:
1) land cover/land use mapping and 2) the development of a web page to provide
project information and remote sensing data of Central America. Participants
include personnel from NASA, the Global Hydrology and Climate Center, ...

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Description: Main Web Site

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Description: JPL is one of the main NASA/CCAD project participants. 100-meter resolution
JERS radar imagery of Central America will be downloadable from this site.
There are also links to the JPL Imaging Radar page, which is dedicated to
informing the public about the work that NASA and JPL (and other institutions)
are conducting in radar remote sensing of the Earth's surface. It assists
interested users on how they may obtain, utilize, and analyze radar data and
images. (Source: GHCC/MSFC/NASA)

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Description: The University of Maine is another principal NASA/CCAD project collaborator.
The university's Maine Image Analysis Laboratory (MIAL) is a research facility
for the application of satellite remote sensing and geographic information
systems to natural resource management. One of the research areas of MIAL is
time series forest change and land cover/land use conversion in Petén,
Guatemala. Housed in the Department of Forest Management at the University of
Maine, the laboratory maintains facilities for digital image processing,
geographic information analysis and photo interpretation. (Source:
GHCC/MSFC/NASA)

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Description: A very useful site, PROCIG (Proyecto Centroamericano de Información Geográfica
para el Desarrollo) is a network of Central American organizations dedicated to
the development and advancement of Geographic Information Systems throughout
the region. (Source: GHCC/MSFC/NASA)

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Spatial coordinates

N: 27.0

S: 6.0

E: -70.0

W: -112.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Steven A. Sader, Daniel J. Hayes, Daniel E. Irwin, Sasan S. Saatchi,

Dataset Title: Preliminary Forest Cover Change Estimates for Central America (1990's), With Reference to the Proposed Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Dataset Release Place: GHCC/MSFC

Dataset Publisher: NASA

Online Resource: http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov

Dataset Originator/Creator: Daniel J. Hayes & Dr. Steven A. Sader

Dataset Title: Change Detection Techniques for Monitoring Forest Clearing and Regrowth in a Tropical Moist Forest

Dataset Release Place: GHCC/MSFC

Dataset Publisher: NASA

Online Resource: http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > BELIZE

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CENTRAL AMERICA > COSTA RICA

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR > WATER VAPOR

LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND COVER

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

BOUNDARIES

Platform

GOES-10 > Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 10

JERS-1 > Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1

Instrument

SAR > Synthetic Aperture Radar

MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer

Project

NASA/MBC > NASA Mesoamerican Biological Corridor

Use Constraints http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/policy/

Ancillary Keywords

Landscape metrics

Landscape Ecology

Forest fragmentation

Spatial Analysis

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

Global Hydrology and Climate Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA

Data Center URL: http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DR. JAMES E. ARNOLD Email: jim.arnold at msfc.nasa.gov Contact Address: National Space Science and Technology Center 320 Sparkman Drive City: Huntsville Province or State: AL Postal Code: 35805 Country: USA

Data Center Personnel
Name: COMISIÓN CENTROAMERICANA DE AMBIENTE Y DESARROLLO (CCAD) CENTRAL AMERICA Phone: (503) 2248-8800 Fax: (503) 2248-8899 Email: info.ccad at sica.int Contact Address: Boulevard Orden de Malta No. 470, Urbanización Santa Elena City: El Salvador, also known as Antiguo Cuscatlán Province or State: Central America Country: El Salvador

Personnel

DANIEL E. IRWIN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (256) 961-7945

Fax: (256) 961-7722

Email: Daniel.Irwin at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

National Space Science and Technology Center

320 Sparkman Drive

City: Huntsville

Province or State: AL

Postal Code: 35805

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF 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

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-05

Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-10-08

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