Northwest Territories Land Cover Classifications from Landsat MSS

Northwest Territories, Canada, land cover classifications derived from Landsat MSS satellite data. The dataset is organized into 5 records and spatially referenced by 50-meter grid cells, keyed to 1:250,000 scale quadrangles. It was provided by the CEOS_EXTRA organization and the data was last updated in 1987.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical land cover classifications derived from Landsat MSS data for the Northwest Territories.
• Map land cover types across 50-meter grid cells for regional environmental studies.
• Study land cover patterns keyed to 1:250,000 Canadian topographic quadrangles.
• Investigate baseline environmental conditions from 1980s satellite imagery for change detection.

Strengths

• Spatial referencing at a 50-meter grid cell resolution.
• Data is organized and keyed to standard 1:250,000 scale Canadian topographic quadrangles.

Limitations

• Very small data volume indicated by only 5 records.
• Data is temporally stale, last updated in 1987.
• Limited documentation is noted in the source description.

Provenance

Source

CEOS_EXTRA, derived from Landsat MSS data.

Collection Method

Classifications derived from Landsat Multispectral Scanner (MSS) satellite imagery.

Freshness

1987-12-31

Geography

Northwest Territories, Canada.