Modeled Moss Health Percentage Map for Robinson Ridge, 2011

NASA EarthData hosts a map of modeled moss health as a percentage, derived from multi-sensor data collected in February 2011 over the Robinson Ridge moss bed. Data was gathered by sensors aboard a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flying a grid pattern at 50m above ground level. The dataset is provided by the organization AU_AADC and was last updated in 2013.

Use Cases

• Assessing vegetation health changes over time based on modeled health percentage data.
• Calibrating or validating other remote sensing products using high-resolution (3 cm) UAS-derived data.
• Studying the impact of environmental factors on moss beds using georeferenced spatial health data.
• Creating baseline maps for ecological monitoring programs in specific geographic areas like Robinson Ridge.

Strengths

• Provides very high spatial resolution data at 3 cm per pixel.
• Data is georeferenced using ground control points measured with RTK GPS for positional accuracy.
• Model output is a continuous variable (0.0-100.0%) representing moss health.

Limitations

• Last updated 2013-02-12 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset's spatial and temporal scope is limited to a single location (Robinson Ridge) and time (February 2011).

Provenance

Source

AU_AADC via NASA EarthData

Collection Method

Data collected via multi-sensor payload on a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) flying a grid pattern at 50m AGL, processed into a modeled health percentage map.

Time Range

February 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2013-02-12 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Robinson Ridge moss bed area