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National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) - Vegetation Map, USGS
Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_USGS_AK_NPRA_veg1

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Summary
Abstract: A vegetation/land cover raster digital data set for the entire
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) was generated from
Landsat multispectral data sets. Included are eleven categories
of vegetation and land cover which are derived from all or
portions of 10 Landsat MSS scenes. The data set covers all or
part of thirteen 1:250,000-scale topographic ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 75.0   S: 53.0   E: -132.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Title: National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) - Vegetation Map, USGS
Online Resource: http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1975-01-01
Stop Date: 1977-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
GROUND STATIONS Ancillary Description
LANDSAT Ancillary Description
Instrument
MSS > Multispectral Scanner Ancillary Description
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
USGS/NMD
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: L. GAYDOS
Phone: (415) 694-6368
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey/National Mapping Division
345 Middlefield Road
Mail Stop 531
City: Menlo Park
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 94025
Country: USA
Publications/References
Morrissey, L.A. and R.A. Ennis, 1981, Vegetation Mapping of
the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska using Landsat Digital
Data, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 81-315, Reston, VA,
25 p.

U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Vegetation and Land Cover Series
1-0211.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-01-21

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