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Canada Land Inventory - Land Capability for Forestry
Entry ID: CANEMRCCRSLCF

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Summary
Abstract: The mapping of land capability for forestry is based on a national
classification system comparable with the other Canada Land Inventory sectors.
Land is rated according to seven classes on its capability to grow commercial
timber in areas stocked with the optimum number and species of trees. This
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 60.0   S: 42.0   E: -52.0   W: -128.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Government of Canada, National Archives of Canada, Visual and Sound Archives Division
Dataset Title: Canada Land Inventory - Land Capability for Forestry
Dataset Series Name: Land Capability Classification for Forestry
Dataset Release Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dataset Publisher: Government of Canada, National Archives of Canada, Visual and Sound Archives Division
Online Resource: http://geogratis.cgdi.gc.ca/CLI/index_forestry.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1966-01-01
Stop Date: 1985-11-30
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Project
Quality For more information on potential sensor-related anomalies, consult the following URL: http://landweb.nascom.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/QA_WWW/newPage.cgi?fileName=...
Access Constraints None
Use Constraints None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
USGS/EROS
Data Center
Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: MYD13Q1

Data Center Personnel
Name: LP DAAC USER SERVICES
Phone: (Toll Free) (866) 573-3222
Phone: (605) 594-6116
Fax: (605) 594-6963
Email: LPDAAC at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
LP DAAC User Services
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
47914 252nd Street
City: Sioux Falls
Province or State: SD
Postal Code: 57198-0001
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: ~30 MB
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS
Publications/References
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) publications written by the MODIS Science Team: [available online at http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci_team/pubs/]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000, MODIS data products catalog (EOS AM platform): [Greenbelt, Maryland], Goddard Space Flight Center, http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/index.php.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2000, EOS Reference Handbook, a Guide to NASA's Earth Science Enterprise and the Earth Observing System: Greenbelt, Maryland, Goddard Space Flight Center, 256 p. [available online in pdf format at http://eospso.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftp_docs/data_products_vol2.pdf].
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-03-24
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-01-31

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