Land Cover - Genesee/Finger Lakes Region

Metadata:

Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Publication_Date: January 2002
Title: Land Cover - Genesee/Finger Lakes Region
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Rochester, NY
Publisher: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Online_Linkage: www.gflrpc.org
Description:
Abstract:
These files contain Land Cover Data of the Genesee/Finger Lakes Region. This dataset includes 4 generalized categories of Land Cover as well as an Area attribute for each Land Cover category. The Land Cover categories are Water, Urban / Built Up (includes developed areas as well as medium to large sized impervious surfaces such as major roads, parking lots, etc...), Forest (includes large forests as well as areas of moderate to low concentrations of tree cover) and Field (includes agricultural fields, pasture land, grassland and other areas of non-forest vegetation).
Bounding Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -78.488
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.586
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 43.684
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.459
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: City Place - 50 W. Main Street - Suite 8107
City: Rochester
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 14614
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 585-454-0190
Contact_FAX: 585-454-0191


Data_Quality_Information:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Originator: U.S. Geological Survey
Publication_Date:
Title:
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Sioux Falls, SD
Publisher:
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Type_of_Source_Media: CD-ROM

Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An unsupervised classification algorithm was performed on the original 1985, 1988 and 1999 Landsat TM data from USGS using ENVI Version 3.5 (Environment for Visualizing Images). For each year, a mosaic operation created a single image of the two classified Landsat scenes that cover the Genesee/Finger Lakes Region. The images were exported to raster GRID themes using ArcView 3.2 and Spatial Analyst. Area calculations were performed using Spatial Analyst and finally the GRID themes were converted to shapefiles.
Process_Date: 2001-2002


Spatial_Reference_Information:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Datum: North American - 1983
Resolution: 30 Meter
Distribution_Information:
Distributor: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization: Genesee/Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing Address
Address: City Place - 50 W. Main Street - Suite 8107
City: Rochester
State_or_Province: NY
Postal_Code: 14614
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 585-454-0190
Contact_FAX: 585-454-0191
File Format:
Geographic Files: Shapefile
Data Files: dBASE, Excel Spreadsheet
 
Attribute Information:
Shapefiles:
Attribute_Name: Gridcode
Attribute_Value:
1 = Water
2 = Urban / Built Up
3 = Forest
4 = Field
Attribute_Name: Area
Attribute_Value:
Land Area (Square Meters)
Attribute_Name: Land_cover
Attribute_Value:
Water
  • Areas covered by water
    • Urban / Built Up
  • Areas that are developed (Residential, Commercial, Industrial, etc...)
    • Forest
  • Areas that are tree covered
    • Field
  • Areas that are Agriculture, Pasture or Grassland



    • Data Files:
    Attribute_Name: County
    Attribute_Value:
    Indicates the County for which the data corresponds and will be as follows:
  • Regional-Level data - County attribute is "All"
  • County-Level data - County attribute will indicate the appropriate County
  • Town-Level data - County attribute will indicate the County emcompassing the Town
  • City-Level data - County attribute will be blank
    • Attribute_Name: Town
    Attribute_Value:
    Indicates the Town for which the data corresponds and will be as follows:
  • Regional_Level data - Town attribute is blank
  • County-Level data - Town attribute is blank
  • Town-Level data - Town attribute will indicate the appropriate Town
  • City-Level data - Town attribute will be blank
    • Attribute_Name: City
    Attribute_Value:
    Indicates the City for which the data corresponds and will be as follows:
  • Regional_Level data - City attribute is blank
  • County-Level data - City attribute is blank
  • Town-Level data - City attribute is blank
  • City-Level data - City attribute will indicate the appropriate City

    • 1985 - Data Attributes
    Attribute_Name: Wat_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Water Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: For_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Forest Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Field Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Wat_85_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Water Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_85_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: For_85_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Forest Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_85_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Field Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_wat85
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Percent Water Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_urb85
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Percent Urban / Built Up Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_for85
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Percent Forest Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_fld85
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1985 - Percent Field Area

    • 1988 - Data Attributes
    Attribute_Name: Wat_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Water Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_88_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: For_88_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Forest Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_88_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Field Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Wat_88_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Water Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_88_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: For_88_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Forest Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_88_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Field Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_wat88
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Percent Water Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_urb88
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Percent Urban / Built Up Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_for88
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Percent Forest Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_fld88
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1988 - Percent Field Area

    • 1999 - Data Attributes
    Attribute_Name: Wat_85_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Water Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_99_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: For_99_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Forest Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_99_m2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Field Area (Square Meters)
    • Attribute_Name: Wat_99_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Water Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_99_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Urban / Built Up Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: For_99_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Forest Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_99_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Field Area (Square Miles)
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_wat99
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Percent Water Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_urb99
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Percent Urban / Built Up Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_for99
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Percent Forest Area
    • Attribute_Name: Pct_fld99
    Attribute_Value:
  • 1999 - Percent Field Area


    • Attribute_Name: Area_mi2
    Attribute_Value:
  • Total Area (Square Miles)


    • Percent Change Data Attributes
    Attribute_Name: Wat_85_88
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Water Area from 1985 to 1988
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_85_88
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Urban Area from 1985 to 1988
    • Attribute_Name: For_85_88
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Forest Area from 1985 to 1988
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_85_88
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Field Area from 1985 to 1988


    • Attribute_Name: Wat_88_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Water Area from 1988 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_88_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Urban Area from 1988 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: For_88_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Forest Area from 1988 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_88_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Field Area from 1988 to 1999


    • Attribute_Name: Wat_85_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Water Area from 1985 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: Urb_85_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Urban Area from 1985 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: For_85_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Forest Area from 1985 to 1999
    • Attribute_Name: Fld_85_99
    Attribute_Value:
  • Percent Change in Field Area from 1985 to 1999

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    Summary Land Cover Data

    Last Revised 09/15/10