Title: National Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring System (NTEMS) for Canada
Citation: Hermosilla, T., M.A. Wulder, J.C. White, N.C. Coops, G.W. Hobart, L.B. Campbell, 2016. Mass data processing of time series Landsat imagery: pixels to data products for forest monitoring. International Journal of Digital Earth 9(11), 1035-1054 (Hermosilla et al. 2016).
Study Site: Canadian forests
Purpose: The National Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring System (NTEMS) was developed by the Canadian Forest Service to provide national-scale baseline information on Canada's forested ecosystems. Based largely on data from the Landsat series of satellites, free and open access to analysis ready data, and utilization of high performance computing, NTEMS enabled the recreation of the history of Canada's forests at a higher level of spatial and categorical detail than ever before. Through NTEMS research, methods have been developed for image compositing, change detection, and change attribution using Landsat time series data. NTEMS outputs have subsequently enabled the characterization of post-disturbance recovery, an annual land cover data cube, and national representations of forest structure.
Abstract: Canada Image Composite 2022, Satellite-Based Canada Forest Inventory 2020, CA Forest Wildfire 1985-2022, CA Wildfire dNBR 1985-2022, Canada 2023 Fires, CA Forest Harvest 1985-2022, Land cover 1984-2022 Version 2, Annual Tree Species 1984-2022, CA Forest Age 2022, FAO Forest 2022, Canada Water 2022, Treed Area in Canada 1984-2022, CA Forest Structure 2022, Canada Forest Post-Disturbance Recovery Rate, Projected Tree Species 2100, Projected Burn Probability 2020-2100, Northern Forest Limit, Wetlands 2000-2016, Wetlands 84-16, BC Tree Species Map/Likelihoods 2015, Canada Harmonized Agriculture Forest Land Cover 2015, Canada Urban Greenness Score, Dynamic Habitat Index 2000-2006, Canadian Ecological Domain Classification
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Further Info: Hermosilla, T., Wulder, M. A., White, J. C., Coops, N. C., Hobart, G. W., & Campbell, L. B. (2016). Mass data processing of time series Landsat imagery: pixels to data products for forest monitoring. International Journal of Digital Earth, 9(11), 1035–1054. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2016.1187673
Status: Complete
Keywords:
land-use,
effects of disturbance,
mapping,
remote sensing,
wildfire,
Geographical coordinates: North: 69.71, South: 41.909 East: -52.619 West: -141.010
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