Title
Land Cover Data for the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands, 2010-2011 ArcGIS v10.3 Geodatabase
Document Type
Dataset
Publication Date
Summer 7-27-2016
Department
Geography and Geology
Abstract
Land cover on the Mississippi-Alabama barrier islands was surveyed in 2010-2011 as part of continuing research on island geomorphic and vegetation dynamics following the 2005 impact of Hurricane Katrina. Results of the survey include sub-meter GPS location, a listing of dominant vegetation species and field photographs recorded at 375 sampling locations distributed among Cat, West Ship, East Ship, Horn, Sand, Petit Bois and West Dauphin Islands. The survey was conducted in a period of intensive remote sensing data acquisition over the northern Gulf of Mexico by federal, state and commercial organizations in response to the 2010 Macondo Well (Deepwater Horizon) oil spill. The data are useful in providing ground reference information for thematic classification of remotely-sensed imagery, and a record of land cover which may be used in future research.
Recommended Citation
Carter, Gregory A.; Anderson, Carlton P.; Lucas, Kelly L.; and Hopper, Nathan L., "Land Cover Data for the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands, 2010-2011 ArcGIS v10.3 Geodatabase" (2016). Land Cover Data for the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier Islands, 2010-2011. 1.
https://aquila.usm.edu/ms_al_island_landcover_2010_2011/1
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Comments
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