Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Manitoba Conservation Department, Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre Publication Date: 20021031 Publication Time: Unknown Title: Land Use/Land Cover Landsat TM Maps - PROVISIONAL Edition: 2000 - 2001 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map Publication Information: Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba Publisher: Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre Description: Abstract: This dataset contains coverage of various size, depicting land use / land cover features, which were compiled based on Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery. The pixel resolution of this data is 30 meters. Upon classification, sixteen land classes are mapped, these being agricultural crop land, forage crops, grassland, open deciduous, deciduous, coniferous, mixed wood forests, treed rock, bogs, marsh, fen, bare rock, burnt areas, forest cutovers, open water, cultural features, roads and trails. Purpose: To display land use / land cover features used by earth resources management agencies and for environmental monitoring. Supplemental Information: Land Use/Land Cover Mapping of Manitoba 1. Agricultural Cropland; All lands dedicated to the production of annual cereal, oil seed and other specialty crops. This class can be further sub-divided into three crop residue classes; 0%-33%, 34%-66%, 67%-100%. 2. Deciduous Forest; 75%-100% of the forest canopy is deciduous. Dominant species include trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), and white birch (Betula papyrifera). May include small patches of grassland, marsh or fens less than two hectares in size. 3. Water; Consists of all open water - lakes, rivers, streams, wetland ponds and lagoons. 4. Grassland/Rangeland; Lands of mixed native and/or tame prairie grasses and herbaceous vegetation. May also include scattered stands of associated shrubs such as willow, choke-cherry, saskatoon and pincherry. Areas may also be used for the cutting of hay while others are grazed. Both upland and lowland meadows fall into this class. There is normally less than 10% shrub or tree cover. 5. Mixedwood Forests; Forest lands where 25% to 75% of the canopy is coniferous. May include patches of treed bogs, marsh or fens less than two hectares. 6. Marsh*; Wetland vegetation of a multitude of different herbaceous species. These marshes range from Intermittently inundated (temporary, seasonal, semi-permanent) to permanent depending on the current annual precipitation regime. Common vegetation species include; sedge (Carex spp.), whitetop (Scolochloa festucacea), giant reed grass (Phragmites australis), prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata), mannagrass (Glyceria spp.), spikerush (Eleocharis spp.), reedgrass (Calamagrotis spp.), wild barley (Hordeum jubatum), bluegrass (Poa spp.), cattail (Typha spp.), and bulrush (Scirpus spp.) depending on the depth of water. This zone can have water tolerant shrub component (i.e. willow, Salix spp.) where the shrubs do not dominate the area, but there is clear evidence of wetland indicators. 7. Treed and Open Bogs: Bogs are peat lands typically covered by peat mosses (Sphagnum spp.) and ericaceous shrubs (heath family; eg. Labrador tea, Ledum spp.) although other mosses and lichens thrive here as well. Tamarack (Larix laricina) and black spruce (Picea mariana) are also found in boggy landscapes in the boreal forest, the transition zone and in agro-Manitoba. 8. Treed Rock: Lands of exposed bedrock with less than 50% tree cover. The dominant species is jack pine and/or black spruce and occasional areas of shrub. 9. Coniferous Forest: Forest lands where 75% to 100% of the canopy is coniferous. Jack pine and spruce are combined under this class. May include patches of treed bogs, marsh or fens less than two hectares in size. 10. Wildfire areas: Forest lands that have been recently burned (wildfires less than 5 years old) with sporadic regeneration and can include pockets of unburned trees. 11. Open Deciduous / Shrub: Lands characterized by shallow soils and/or poor drainage which supports primarily a cover of shrubs such as willow, alder, saskatoon and/or stunted trees such as trembling aspen, balsam poplar and birch. An area could contain up to 50% scattered tree cover. 12. Forage Crops: Agricultural lands used in the production of forage such as alfalfa and clover or blends of these with tame species of grass. Fall seeded crops such as winter wheat or fall rye may be included here. 13. Cultural Features: Cities, towns, villages and communities with place names. Also includes peat farms, golf courses, cemeteries, shopping centres, large recreation sites, auto wreckyards, airports, cottage areas, race tracks and rural residential. 14. Forest Cutovers: Forest lands where commercial timber has been completely or partially removed by logging operations. Includes areas which have been replanted (plantations less than 10 years old). 15. Bare Rock, Sand and Gravel: Lands of exposed bedrock, gravel and/or sand, sand dunes and beaches with less than 10% vegetation. Also includes gravel quarry/pit operations, mine tailingsm, borrow pits and rock quarries. 16. Roads and Trails: Highways, secondary roads, trails and cut survey lines or right-of-ways such as railway lines and transmission lines. 17. Fen*: Fens are peatlands with nutrient-rich, minerotrophic water, and organic soils composed of the remains of sedges and/or moss, where sedges, grasses, reeds and moss predominate but could include shrubs and sparse tree cover of black spruce and/or tamarack. Much of the vegetative cover composition of fens would be similar to the vegetation zones of marshes. *Marsh and Fen can be rolled up into larger land use class of Wetlands. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Single_Date/Time: Calendar_Date: 20000914 Currentness_Reference: Publication Date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial Domain: Bounding Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -101.651737 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -99.957317 North_Bounding_Coordinate: +50.032520 South_Bounding_Coordinate: +48.994183 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Theme_Keyword: Land Use Theme_Keyword: Land Cover Theme_Keyword: Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) Theme_Keyword: Satellite Imagery Theme_Keyword: Land Classification Theme_Keyword: remote sensing Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None Place_Keyword: Manitoba Place_Keyword: Oak Lake Place_Keyword: Hartney Place_Keyword: Souris Place_Keyword: Brandon Place_Keyword: Virden Place_Keyword: Melita Place_Keyword: Deloraine Place_Keyword: Boissevain Place_Keyword: Whitewater Lake Place_Keyword: Reston Place_Keyword: R.M. Wallace Place_Keyword: R.M. Woodworth Place_Keyword: R.M. Daly Place_Keyword: R.M. Elton Place_Keyword: R.M. Cornwallis Place_Keyword: R.M. Whitehead Place_Keyword: R.M. Oakland Place_Keyword: R.M. Glenwood Place_Keyword: R.M. Sifton Place_Keyword: R.M. Pipestone Place_Keyword: R.M. Albert Place_Keyword: R.M. Cameron Place_Keyword: R.M. Whitewater Place_Keyword: R.M. Edward Place_Keyword: R.M. Arthur Place_Keyword: R.M. Brenda Place_Keyword: R.M. Winchester Place_Keyword: R.M. Morton Access Constraints: None Use Constraints: The data represent the results of data collection / processing for a specific activity and indicates the general existing conditions. As such, it is only valid for its intended use, content, time, and accuracy specifications. The user is responsible for the results of any application of the data for other than its intended purpose. Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Gerry Lux Contact_Organization: Manitoba Conservation Department Remote Sensing Contact Position: Manager Geomatics Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1007 Century Street City: Winnipeg State_or_Province: Manitoba Postal_Code: R3H 0W4 Country: Canada Contact_Voice_Telephone: (204) 945-6594 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (204) 945-1365 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Gerry.Lux@gov.mb.ca Hours_of_Service: 0800-1630 Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data Structure is Raster, 30 meter pixel resolution. Data Format is tif, pix, shp and other pci supported formats. Operating System is Windows NT. 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