Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service's 1:100 000 Scale Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, Raster Digital Data, Version 2.0, September 2003

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS), Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA), United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS).

Publication_Date: 20030930
Title:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service's 1:100 000 Scale Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, Raster Digital Data, Version 2.0, September 2003.
Edition: Version 2.0
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster digital data
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Champaign, Illinois
Publisher:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources , Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey
Other_Citation_Details:
Please use this hyperlink for additional citation information.

<http://www.agr.state.il.us/gis/landcover.html>

Description:
Abstract:
The Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000 is a raster, geo-referenced, categorized land cover data layer produced using satellite imagery from the Thematic Mapper (TM) instrument on Landsat 5 and the Enhanced Thematic Mapper (ETM+) on Landsat 7. The data are geospatial and georeferenced to UTM Zone 16 NAD 83 GRS 1980. The data were derived from 1999 and 2000 Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 TM satellite imagery acquired between the dates of April 30, 1999 and October 10, 2000. The approximate scale is 1:100,000 with a ground resolution of 30 meters by 30 meters. The Illinois Gap Analysis layer is aggregated to 29 standardized categories for display purposes.
Purpose:
This database was completed as an integral part of the Illinois Interagency Landscape Classification Project.  The purpose of this inventory is to provide a statewide characterization of land cover for Illinois.  These data are intended for geographic display and analysis at the state level. The land cover data layer is provided "as is". IDNR/INHS/ISGS does not warrant results you may obtain using the data. 
 
Supplemental_Information:
In addition to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, and Illinois State Geological Survey, other agencies participated and assisted in the creation of this dataset. These agencies include: Illinois Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service, and the Illinois GAP Analysis Project.

ERDAS Imagine 8.5 is used as the Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000's main image processing software.

Additional information about the Erdas Imagine .img formats can be found at: <http://www2.erdas.com/SupportSite/documentation/files/erdas7xfiles.pdf>

Additional information about EarthSat Inc's ortho-rectified GeoCover Stock used to georegister the Illinois Gap Analysis Layer can be found at: <http://www.geocover.com/>.>

Satellite images are georeferenced and identified by path and row.

NOTE: The publication dates listed for the satellite imagery may or may not represent the actual date that the satellite acquired the ground data.

Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1999
Ending_Date: 2000
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -91.5131
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -87.4952
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 42.5083
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 36.9703
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None

Theme_Keyword: land cover
Theme_Keyword: classification
Theme_Keyword: vegetation cover
Theme_Keyword: GAP Analysis
Theme_Keyword: land use
Theme_Keyword: Landsat
Theme_Keyword: NVCS
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the Identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the Outlying Areas of The United States, and Associated Areas (FIPS 5-2): Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Place_Keyword: Illinois
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
Reproduction or redistribution of copyrighted digital data sets or products derived there from outside of licensees' organization or entity is expressly forbidden. The only exception is redistribution to consultants working for the licensee, and then only for purposes, related to work for the licensee. Such consultants may not further reproduce or redistribute these data sets. None of these data shall be electronically duplicated on magnetic or optical media for use by others, in whole or in part, without permission of the appropriate custodial division of Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), or the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS).

Any hardcopies utilizing IDNR/INHS/ISGS data sets shall clearly indicate their source. The following source citation must be included: "Source: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service's 1:100 000 Scale Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, Raster Digital Data, Version 2.0, September 2003."

If the licensee has modified the data in any way they are obligated to describe the types of modifications they have performed on the hardcopy map. Licensee specifically agrees not to misrepresent INHS/ISGS/IDNR data sets, nor to imply that changes they made were approved by Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

These data are not to be used for commercial profit.

 
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Illinois State Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Donald Luman
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 615 E. Peabody Drive

City: Champaign
State_or_Province: Illinois (IL)
Postal_Code: 61820
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-244-2179
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dluman@isgs.uiuc.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Central Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: email, phone, fax, or mail
 
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Illinois Natural History Survey
Contact_Person: Tari Tweddale
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 607 E. Peabody Drive

City: Champaign
State_or_Province: Illinois (IL)
Postal_Code: 61820
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-265-0583
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 217-265-0374
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tweicher@uiuc.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Central Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: email, phone, fax, or mail
 
Data_Set_Credit:
Brooke Bahnsen, Linda Schwab, Tari Weicherding, Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois Christopher Goldsmith, Donald Luman, and Christopher Stohr, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, Illinois Jay D. Davis, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois Patrick Willis, National Agriculture Statistics Service, Springfield, Illinois, Illinois Department of Agriculture staff, Springfield, Illinois
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Image processing is performed by ERDAS Imagine version 8.4 and later, 8.5 using UNIX and PC hardware. The land cover was prepared in *.img format.


Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Classification accuracy is generally between 85% to 95% correct for agricultural-related land cover categories.

Land cover codes have been reviewed by INHS, ISGS, IDNR, and NASS experts and are believed to be "good" at the time of satellite over flight.

Agricultural land cover names were conceived by the National Agriculture Statistics Service.

For a complete list of attributes, see the Data Dictionary located in the Entity and Attribute Information section of this metadata.

Quantitative_Attribute_Accuracy_Assessment:
Attribute_Accuracy_Value:
Classification accuracy is generally between 85% to 95% correct for agricultural-related land cover categories.

This map has not been quantitatively assessed for accuracy, but the goal of the final product is to be 80% accurate for each category.

 
Attribute_Accuracy_Explanation:
Agricultural classes were derived from known ground point locations and a supervised classification was performed on the agricultural classes.
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Publication_Place: Thornton, Colorado, USA
Publication_Date: 19991001
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LANDSAT TM Path 24, Rows 31 and 32. 30 meter by 30 meter pixel resolution, EOSAT Fast Format.

Additional information about Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellite imagery can be obtained from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center.

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Publication_Information:
Publisher: Space Imaging EOSAT
Publication_Place: Thornton, Colorado, USA
Publication_Date: 19991001
Other_Citation_Details:
LANDSAT TM Path 24, Rows 31 and 32. 30 meter by 30 meter pixel resolution, EOSAT Fast Format.

Additional information about Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellite imagery can be obtained from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) EROS Data Center.

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Ten Landsat TM/ETM+ scenes which cover the state of Illinois were ordered with three dates of each scene. The three dates of each scene from spring-summer-fall were layer stacked to make one image composed of 18 bands. The satellite imagery for four of the TM scene areas was acquired in 1999, and the remaining six scene areas were acquired in 2000.
Process_Date: 20001001
Process_Step:
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All of the TM/ETM+ satellite imagery were geometrically corrected and co-registered to a transverse Mercator projection with a UTM zone 16 grid and NAD83 datum. The 1999 TM/ETM+ imagery is a mixture of simple geometric correction and terrain correction, while all of the 2000 imagery was terrain corrected using USGS 3 arc-second digital elevation model (DEM) data to correct relief displacement.
Process_Date: 20001101
Process_Step:
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250 spectral classes were derived using an unsupervised classification. The labeling and reduction of the spectral classes from the unsupervised classification procedures into the final information classes (water, wetland, etc.) was accomplished by photo-interpretation of NAPP 3 aerial photography.
Process_Date: 20001201
Process_Step:
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The supervised classification of agricultural lands, which used USDA-NASS ground reference data as training data collected the same year for 425 sites across the state, directly resulted in information classes and therefore no additional class labeling was necessary.
Process_Date: 20010101
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
After class labeling was finished, forests were made into a raster mask. These masks pulled the 18 band raw data from each of the ten scenes. Slope Aspect Index (SAI) of the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) was added to the raw data within the forested areas to make 19 bands. The SAI was used to distinguish between upland and floodplain forests.
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Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Masks were made of the wetlands areas. The wetland delineation was accomplished through a combination of unsupervised classification of same year, spring-summer-fall Landsat TM/ETM+ imagery and photo-interpretation of 1998-1999 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP 3) photographic prints.
Process_Date: 20010701
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Upon completion of the integrated classifications for each of the ten TM Path/Row scene areas, a seamless mosaic was created using image processing software developed by the USDA-NASS. Careful attention was made to develop the mosaic along county boundaries to ensure that the land cover information within each county area was derived from the same Landsat TM/ETM+ triplicate. Non-Agricultural classes were derived from an unsupervised classification and visual interpretation by analysts was made to determine categories.
Process_Date: 20021001

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The accuracy of the agricultural land cover classifications are evaluated using the extensive training data collected in the annual NASS June Agricultural Survey (JAS). The accuracy of the non-agricultural land cover classifications are evaluated using a stratified random sample of points and interpreted through aerial photographs.
Completeness_Report: The entire state of Illinois is included in this data set.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
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The categorized images are co-registered to EarthSat Inc's ortho-rectified GeoCover Stock Mosaic images using automated block correlation techniques. The block correlation is run against band two of each original raw satellite image and band two of the GeoCover Stock Mosaic. The resulting correlations are applied to each categorized image, and then added to a master image or mosaic using PEDITOR. The EarthSat images were chosen as they provide the best available large area ortho-rectified images as a basis to register large volume Landsat images with.
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Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Value: 50 meters root mean squared error overall
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The GeoCover Stock Mosaics are within 50 meters root mean squared error overall. See EarthSat's <http://www.geocover.com/> website for further details.

Cloud_Cover: 10 <=


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Grid_Coordinate_System:
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UTM_Zone_Number: 16 North
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Overview_Description:
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 Data Dictionary: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, 
 Illinois Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service 1:100 000 Scale 
 Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, Raster Digital Data, Version 2.0, September 2003.
 
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   5     COUNT              4    10     B     -
   9     RED                8    12     F     3
  17     GREEN              8    12     F     3
  25     BLUE               8    12     F     3
  33     CLASS_NAMES      128   128     C     0
 161     OPACITY            8    12     F     3

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 Attribute Definition: A numeric code associated with each land cover
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 Attribute Definition: The count of the number of 30-meter pixels in
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 Attribute Definition Source: User
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 Attribute Definition Source: ERDAS
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 Attribute Definition Source: ERDAS
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 Attribute Definition: The brightness value
 Attribute Definition Source: ERDAS
 Attribute Domain Values:
   Range Domain: > 0 < 255

 CLASS_NAMES
 Attribute Definition: Land cover classifications. This classification
                       represents the LCOI_99-00 classification values and categories. The
                       first name in capital letters is a Level 1
                       classification, representing major land classes.
                       The second name represents the land cover of
                       Illinois, 99-00 inventory (a pseudo-Level 2).
 Attribute Definition Source: User
 Attribute Domain Values:
   Enumerated Domain:"0" = Background
		     "11" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Corn
                     "12" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Soybeans
                     "13" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Winter Wheat
                     "14" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Other Small Grains and Hay
                     "15" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Winter Wheat/Soybeans
                     "16" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Other Agriculture
                     "17" = AGRICULTURAL LAND: Rural Grassland
                     "21" = FORESTED LAND: Upland
                     "25" = FORESTED LAND: Partial Canopy/Savanna Upland
                     "26" = FORESTED LAND: Coniferous
                     "31" = URBAN AND BUILT-UP LAND: High Density
                     "32" = URBAN AND BUILT-UP LAND: Low/Medium Density
                     "35" = URBAN AND BUILT-UP LAND: Urban Open Space
                     "41" = WETLAND: Shallow Marsh/Wet Meadow
                     "42" = WETLAND: Deep Marsh
                     "43" = WETLAND: Seasonally/Temporarily Flooded
                     "44" = WETLAND: Floodplain Forest
                     "48" = WETLAND: Swamp
                     "49" = WETLAND: Shallow Water
                     "51" = OTHER: SURFACE WATER
                     "52" = OTHER: BARREN AND EXPOSED LAND
                     "53" = OTHER: Clouds
                     "54" = OTHER: Cloud Shadows
OPACITY
 Attribute Definition: The measure of how opaque, or solid a color is
                       displayed in the raster layer.
 Attribute Definition Source: ERDAS
 Attribute Domain Values:
   Range Domain: > 0 < 1

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Illinois State Geological Survey
Contact_Person: Donald Luman
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 615 E. Peabody Drive

City: Champaign
State_or_Province: Illinois (IL)
Postal_Code: 61820
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-244-2179
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dluman@isgs.uiuc.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Central Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: email, phone, fax, or mail
 
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Illinois Natural History Survey
Contact_Person: Tari Tweddale
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 607 E. Peabody Drive

City: Champaign
State_or_Province: Illinois (IL)
Postal_Code: 61820
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-265-0583
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 217-265-0374
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tweicher@uiuc.edu
Hours_of_Service: 0800-1700 Central Standard Time
Contact_Instructions: email, phone, fax, or mail
 
Resource_Description:
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service 1:100 000 Scale Land Cover of Illinois 1999-2000, Raster Digital Data, Version 2.0, September 2003.

Standard_Order_Process:
Digital_Form:
Digital_Transfer_Information:
Format_Name: ERDAS
Format_Version_Date: 1999
File_Decompression_Technique: unknown
Transfer_Size: 75
Digital_Transfer_Option:
Online_Option:
Access_Instructions:
This data can be downloaded from this website address: <http://www.agr.state.il.us/gis/landcover.html>
Offline_Option:
Offline_Media: CD-ROM
Recording_Capacity:
Recording_Density: 650
Recording_Density_Units: Megabytes
Recording_Format: DOS Copy
Compatibility_Information: Format compatibility is the user's responsibility.
Fees:
This dataset is available free to download. For a CD-ROM version, if there is a cost for this data, it includes transaction and media costs.
Technical_Prerequisites:
The hardware requirements for processing this data set are as follows: for digitizing/ground truth editing, any of the 32 bit Microsoft OS's will work. For computationally intensive jobs including; scene processing, clustering, classification, estimation and "mosaicking" a batch type system is utilized where jobs can be queued on different devices and the minimum requirements are NT/2000/XP.
Available_Time_Period:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 2003
Ending_Date: Unknown

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20030523
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Illinois Natural History Survey
Contact_Person: Tari Tweddale
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing address
Address: 607 E. Peabody Dr.
City: Champaign
State_or_Province: Illinois
Postal_Code: 61820
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 217-265-0583
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 217-265-0374
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: tweicher@uiuc.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata.
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints:
No restrictions on the distribution or use of the metadata file.
Metadata_Use_Constraints:
No restrictions on the distribution or use of the metadata file.

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