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Vegetation maps Comoé

 Download PDF document        Last update: 2008-01-28   Done by: Dr. Dethardt Goetze     Copy dataset as template

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DescriptionPrincipal Component Analysis of seven satellite images, multi-temporal unsupervised classification, verification by means of aerial photographs and field data, creation of GIS maps of selected single vegetation classes
Purpose Creation of generalized maps of the vegetation cover and selected ecosystems of the southern Comoé National Park and the adjacent utilized area south of the park. Differentiation of gallery forest, island forests and the principal savanna types.
Main theme(s)
  1. Conservation
  2. Landscape
  3. Vegetation
Subtheme(s)
  1. Ecosystem pattern
  2. Forest–savanna mosaic
  3. Landscape diversity
  4. Remote sensing
  5. Vegetation mapping
Biome(s) South Sudanian savanna woodland
Country(ies) Ivory coast
Administration unit(s) Préfecture Nassian
Locality(ies) Comoé National Park
BIOTA Observatory(ies)
  1. Comoé 1
  2. Comoé 2
  3. Comoé 3
Period(s) 2000-2002
Sampling method(s) Multi-temporal unsupervised classification of satellite images
Responsible person(s) Daniela Gurlin
Regional networks(s) BIOTA West Africa
Related subprojects / workpackages / topics CT3-WP4 Botanical collections in West Africa
Copyright holder Daniela Gurlin
Restrictions of dissemination (4) Data provider
Start time of protection January 2001
Duration of protection 10 years
Rationale / notes Ongoing utilization for further analyses and publications



Data
Format Erdas Imagine
File name(s) / size(s)
  1. Vegetationskarte.img / 22.3 MB, Vegetationskarte.rrd / 2MB, Waldkarte.img / 22.3 MB, Waldkarte.rrd / 2 MB
Software requirements Erdas Imagine, ArcView
Documentation  
    Format Adobe Acrobat Reader
    File name(s) Diploma thesis D Gurlin.pdf, Diploma thesis D Gurlin appendix.pdf
    Status completed
    Notes
    Related publications



Contact person
Goetze, Dr. Dethardt 
Dep. of Botany, University of Rostock 
Wismarsche Strasse 8 
18051 Rostock
Germany 
Phone: +49 381 498-6206 
Fax: +49 381 498-6202 
dethardt.goetze@uni-rostock.de

Position: Project coordinator

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