Yukon Forest And Vegetation Stands Inventory At 1:40,000 Scale

Forest and vegetation stands in the Yukon are delineated at a management-level scale of 1:40,000. The inventory was created in stages, with delineation from hardcopy photographs from 1987 to 2002 and recent digital collection using scanned photos and elevation models.

Use Cases

• Map forest stand boundaries and vegetation types for land management planning at the 1:40,000 scale
• Analyze changes in vegetation delineation between the hardcopy (1987-2002) and digital collection periods
• Integrate stand delineation with digital elevation models for terrain and vegetation correlation studies

Strengths

• Management-level inventory designed for analysis and mapping at a consistent 1:40,000 scale
• Data collection spans multiple methodologies over a long period, from 1987 to recent digital updates

Limitations

• Analysis and mapping are not effective at scales larger than the intended 1:40,000
• Specific row count, column structure, and sample data are unavailable for review

Provenance

Source

Government of Yukon, distributed via GeoYukon

Collection Method

Delineation from hardcopy black and white photographs (1987-2002) and recent digital methodology using scanned photographs and digital elevation models

Time Range

Inventory completed in stages from 1987 to recent updates

Freshness

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Geography

Yukon, Canada