Detecting Cheatgrass on the Colorado Plateau using Landsat data: A tutorial for the DESI software
Open-File Report
2010-1327
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Abstract
Invasive plant species disrupt native ecosystems and cause economic harm to public lands. In this report, an example of applying the Detection of Early Season Invasives software to mapping cheatgrass infestations is given. A discussion of each step of the DESI process is given, including selection of Landsat images. Tutorial data, covering a semi-arid area in southern Utah, are distributed with this report. Tips on deriving the inputs required to run DESI are provided. An approach for evaluating and adjusting detection parameters by examining interim products of DESI is discussed.
Suggested Citation
Kokaly, R., 2011, Detecting Cheatgrass on the Colorado Plateau using Landsat data: A tutorial for the DESI software: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2010-1327, vii, 81 p.; Appendices; Downloads Directory, https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20101327.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Detecting Cheatgrass on the Colorado Plateau using Landsat data: A tutorial for the DESI software |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2010-1327 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20101327 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center |
| Description | vii, 81 p.; Appendices; Downloads Directory |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |