Paraguay Forest Change Product


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    • Overview
    This product shows where deforestation occurred in Paraguay during 1990-2000. It is derived from Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery at a resolution of 28.5 meters for the two time periods. Six classes such as Atlantic forest, Chaco woodland, water, non-forest, and deforestation are identified. The product can be used as an example to assess land cover change quantitatively and to help determine the process and pattern of forest cover change.

    Code Values
    Value Label Suggested Colors
    1 Atlantic Forest Green
    2 Chaco Light Green
    3 Non-forest White
    4 Water Blue
    5 Atlantic Forest Loss Red
    6 Chaco Woodland Loss Light Purple

    How to Cite This Data Set
    Citation Format: Author (Publication Date), Collection Name, Processing Level, Publisher, Publisher Location, Product Coverage Date.

    Citation Parameters Example:
    • Author: The Global Land Cover Facility
    • Publication Date: 2006
    • Collection Name: Forest Cover Change in Paraguay
    • Version: 1.0
    • Publisher: University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies
    • Publisher Location: College Park, Maryland
    • Product Coverage Date: 1990-2000
    Full Example Citation: The Global Land Cover Facility (2006), Forest Cover Change in Paraguay, Version 1.0, University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, College Park, Maryland, 1990-2000.

    Intellectual Property Rights
    University of Maryland; Institute for Advanced Computer Studies; use is free to all if acknowledgment is made. UMD holds ultimate copyright.


    Source
    As a courtesy, please credit the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) as the source for this data set in some manner. Our suggestion: Source for this data set was the Global Land Cover Facility, www.landcover.org.