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St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada, and Barbados land cover and forest formations (1999-2003)

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Caribbean

Publication date: January 2, 2023

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This study provides detailed land‑cover and forest‑formation datasets for St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada, and Barbados. Using Landsat ETM+ and TM imagery collected between 1999 and 2003, the datasets map woody vegetation, land use, and forest structure to support conservation, planning, and ecological assessments across the Lesser Antilles.

Subject Tags

  • Forest
  • Ecosystem management
  • Land management

Abstract

This data publication contains six raster datasets detailing the land cover and forest structure of several Caribbean islands. These include the islands of St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada and Barbados. Each dataset represents land-cover and woody vegetation formations and is provided as an ERDAS IMAGINE georeferenced raster file and as a GeoTIFF raster file. Spatial land cover datasets for Barbados were created using Landsat ETM+ imagery from 2001 and 2002. Grenada datasets were created using Landsat ETM+ imagery from 2000 and 2001 and Landsat 5 TM imagery from 1986. Lastly, spatial land cover datasets for St. Kitts, Nevis, and St. Eustatius were created using Landsat ETM+ imagery dated between 1999 and 2003.

Citation

Helmer, E. H., Kennaway, T. A., Pedreros, D. H., Clark, M. L., Marcano-Vega, H., Tieszen, L. L., ... & Carrington, C. M. (2023). St. Kitts, Nevis, St. Eustatius, Grenada, and Barbados land cover and forest formations (1999-2003).

https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2022-0047

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