Parks Canada

7 datasets found for "Elk Island National Park"
Annually  remote sensing 
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    Forest primary productivity - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park monitors primary productivity to determine the health of forest vegetation throughout the park. This measure relies on remotely-sensed multispectral satellite imagery, specifically, the Landsat Shortwave Infrared (SWIR2) and Near Infrared (NIR) bands. Analysis is...
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    Grassland primary productivity - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park monitors primary productivity to determine the health of grassland vegetation throughout the park. This measure relies on remotely-sensed multispectral satellite imagery, specifically, the Landsat Shortwave Infrared (SWIR2) and Near Infrared (NIR) bands. Analysis is...
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    Parks Canada
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    Forest area burned - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park uses the Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC) method to evaluate the ecological impact of fire on the landscape and the success of utilizing fire to maintain a mosaic of vegetative composition and structure for healthier populations of native species. Area burned is derived...
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    Parks Canada
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    Grassland area burned - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park uses the Area Burned Condition Class (ABCC) method to evaluate the ecological impact of fire on the landscape and the success of utilizing fire to maintain a mosaic of vegetative composition and structure for healthier populations of native species. Area burned is derived...
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    Parks Canada
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    • CSV
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    Open water areal extent and distribution - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park monitors spatial changes to open water features throughout the park. This measure relies on an unsupervised classification of remotely-sensed multispectral satellite imagery (Landsat). Analysis is performed roughly every five years, using images from mid-July.
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    Parks Canada
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    Grassland vegetation community areal extent and distribution - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park uses land cover classification to determine spatial changes of grassland vegetation throughout the park. This measure relies on a supervised classification of remotely-sensed multispectral satellite imagery (Landsat). Analysis is performed roughly every five years, using...
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    Parks Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV
  • Open Data

    Forest vegetation community areal extent and distribution - Elk Island

    Elk Island National Park uses land cover classification to determine spatial changes of forest vegetation throughout the park. This measure relies on a supervised classification of remotely-sensed multispectral satellite imagery (Landsat). Analysis is performed roughly every five years, using...
    Organization:
    Parks Canada
    Resource Formats:
    • CSV