Wetland Vegetation Classification for Peace-Athabasca Delta, 2019

July and September 2019 land cover classification maps for the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada. The dataset contains four 5-meter resolution maps with 10 classes, derived from AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR, and LiDAR data. The best-performing model, combining all three data sources, achieved an overall accuracy of 93.5%.

Use Cases

• Classifying wetland vegetation communities based on spectral and radar data
• Comparing classification accuracy of different sensor combinations (AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR, LiDAR)
• Monitoring changes in open water and emergent aquatic vegetation types
• Validating remote sensing models with field-collected ground truth data

Strengths

• High-resolution 5-meter classification maps
• High overall model accuracy of 93.5% for the combined sensor model
• Includes 10 distinct land cover classes, including water, vegetation, and forest

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single delta study area

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Derived from Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer-Next Generation (AVIRIS-NG), Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR), and historical LiDAR archive data.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-12 19:51:33.806954; freshness should be verified

Geography

Peace-Athabasca Delta, Canada