Landuse / Landcover Map of Los Planes Watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico
This landuse / landcover (LULC) map displays a basic depiction of the Los Planes watershed in Baja California Sur, Mexico. This simplified, 7-class LULC map displays classes that are useful for hydrologic modeling and broad vegetation mapping in the region. It was created from analysis of six Sentinel-2 satellite images and other existing geospatial datasets. These satellite images are provided at 10-meter spatial resolution and were calibrated for topographic illumination effects to enhance its accuracy in rugged, mountainous terrain like that seen in the watershed. A novel filtering methodology was also applied to minimize the "salt-and-pepper effect" from the principle component analysis (PCA) and image classification methodology. See "lulc_los_planes_watershed_final_2_legend.jpg" for a low-resolution overview of the image and legend.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2024 |
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Title | Landuse / Landcover Map of Los Planes Watershed, Baja California Sur, Mexico |
DOI | 10.5066/P13ZGDRG |
Authors | Barry R Middleton, Laura M Norman |
Product Type | Data Release |
Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
USGS Organization | Western Geographic Science Center - Main Office |
Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |