Identification

Title

Annual Forest Loss at 15m resolution in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar, 2006-2014

Abstract

The dataset delineates annual forest loss in the CAZ digitized from annual 15 metre resolution LANDSAT imagery. This dataset creates a baseline for possible long-term, near real-time monitoring of encroachment and illegal logging within the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor (CAZ), Madagascar. This analysis includes a summary of suspected encroachment and illegal logging from June 2006 to December 2010 within the "protected area," which consists of zones such as priority for conservation, sustainable use, and controlled settlements. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c63c543f-3e95-4c1c-8c69-12f942271813

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/c63c543f-3e95-4c1c-8c69-12f942271813

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/c63c543f-3e95-4c1c-8c69-12f942271813.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c63c543f-3e95-4c1c-8c69-12f942271813

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

forest clearing

protected area

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

48.202

East bounding longitude

49.152

North bounding latitude

-17.434

South bounding latitude

-18.989

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2006-06-01

End position

2014-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-03-14

date type

creation

effective date

2017-02-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Landsat 7 SLC-off imagery at a resolution of 15 m was compared to Landsat 2005 imagery and the Change in Natural Forest Cover from 1990 to 2005 developed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Conservation International and the Madagascar Ministry of Environment, Water, Forests and Tourism. The imagery was acquired from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Global Visualization Viewer (Glovis), available at http://glovis.usgs.gov/. ENVI 4.7 was used for processing and gap filling of the imagery. Visual interpretation based on shape, color, proximity to features and texture was used to digitize suspected forest encroachment using ArcGIS 9.3.1. The data have not been validated; therefore some of the clearings are likely due to natural disturbances such as landslides, flooding, natural fires or tree falls.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Shapefile

version of format

unknnown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Cano, C.A. (2017). Annual Forest Loss at 15m resolution in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar, 2006-2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c63c543f-3e95-4c1c-8c69-12f942271813

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International

email address

ktabor@conservation.org

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science, Conservation International

email address

ccano@conservation.org

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-13T14:30:49

Metadata language