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snippet:	Development of the 2010/11 Land Cover/Land Use (LCU) Geographic Information System (GIS) database will provide a third systemic dataset to compare the 1989 and the 2000 systemic coverages. Though a crosswalk was needed to compare 1989 and 2000 since different vegetation classification systems were used, the 2000 and 2010/11 LCU datasets will use the same classification and classifiers, making them directly comparable. Once completed, the 2010/11 dataset will be invaluable in assessing and evaluating long-term vegetation trends and habitat changes over the past 20 years, and in assessing the current state of floodplain vegetation. The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center administers the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program's Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) element, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662). The mission of the LTRM is to provide decision makers with information to maintain the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) as a viable large river ecosystem given its multiple-use character. The long-term goals of the element are to understand the system, determine resource trends and impacts, develop management alternatives, manage information, and develop useful products. The creation and distribution of high-resolution land cover/use data for the UMRS aids the Center in meeting these goals.
summary:	Development of the 2010/11 Land Cover/Land Use (LCU) Geographic Information System (GIS) database will provide a third systemic dataset to compare the 1989 and the 2000 systemic coverages. Though a crosswalk was needed to compare 1989 and 2000 since different vegetation classification systems were used, the 2000 and 2010/11 LCU datasets will use the same classification and classifiers, making them directly comparable. Once completed, the 2010/11 dataset will be invaluable in assessing and evaluating long-term vegetation trends and habitat changes over the past 20 years, and in assessing the current state of floodplain vegetation. The Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center administers the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program's Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) element, authorized under the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662). The mission of the LTRM is to provide decision makers with information to maintain the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) as a viable large river ecosystem given its multiple-use character. The long-term goals of the element are to understand the system, determine resource trends and impacts, develop management alternatives, manage information, and develop useful products. The creation and distribution of high-resolution land cover/use data for the UMRS aids the Center in meeting these goals.
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accessInformation:	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Mississippi River Resoration Program Long Term Resource Monitoring Element
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typeKeywords:	["Data","Service","Map Service","ArcGIS Server"]
description:	<div style=''><div><p><span>Aerial photographs for Pools 1-13 Upper Mississippi River System and Pools, Alton-Marseilles, Illinois River were collected in color infrared (CIR) in August of 2010 at 8”/pixel and 16”/pixel respectively using a mapping-grade Applanix DSS 439 digital aerial camera. In August 2011, CIR aerial photographs for Pools 14-Open River South, Upper Mississippi River and Pools Dresden-Lockport, Illinois River were collected at 16”/pixel with the same camera. All CIR aerial photos were orthorectified, mosaicked, compressed, and served via the UMESC Internet site. The CIR aerial photos were interpreted and automated using a 31-class LTRMP vegetation classification. The 2010/11 LCU databases were prepared by or under the supervision of competent and trained professional staff using documented standard operated procedures and are subject to rigorous quality control (QC) assurances (NBS, 1995). </span></p><p><span>Full metadata available at:</span></p><p><span>http://umesc.usgs.gov/data_library/umesc_metadata/land_cover/umrs_ltrmp_2010_lcu_mapping.html</span></p><p><span /></p></div></div>
licenseInfo:	<div style=''><div><p><span>none</span></p></div></div>
catalogPath:
title:	umrr_ltrm_2010_lcu_7class
type:	Map Service
url:	http://umesc-gis01-int:6080/arcgis/services/LTRM/umrr_ltrm_2010_lcu_7class/MapServer
tags:	["2010 2011 Land Cover Mississippi River"]
culture:	en-US
name:	umrr_ltrm_2010_lcu_7class
guid:	9B6227F1-63F5-44AE-95DB-64A83D5475C1
spatialReference:	NAD_1983_UTM_Zone_15N