Figure 1: The Riegl Q560 laser scanner mounted in the underwing pod.
Link to the data
Data licence and Access rights
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Rights | Rights owned by the Airborne Research Australia (ARA). Rights licensed subject to Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY). |
| Licence | Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0. |
| Access | These data can be freely downloaded and used subject to the CC BY licence. Attribution and citation is required as described at http://www.auscover.org.au/citation. We ask that you send us citations and copies of publications arising from work that use these data. |
Abstract or Summary
Spatial and Temporal extents
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Spatial resolution (metres) | 0.3 m |
| Spatial coverage (degrees) |
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| Temporal resolution | 1 day |
| Temporal coverage | 2012-02-01, ongoing |
| Sensor & platform | airborne lidar |
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Spatial representation type | grid and vector |
| Spatial reference system | WGS 84 |
| Item | Detail |
|---|
| Name | Rebecca Trevithick |
| Organisation | Remote Sensing Centre - Queensland Department of Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts |
| Position | Scientist |
| Email | rebecca.trevithick@qld.gov.au |
| Role | pointOfContact |
| Address | Remote Sensing Centre, DSITIA, EcoSciences Precinct |
| Telephone | (07) 3170 5679 |
Keywords
| Thesauri | Keyword |
|---|
| GCMD | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER |
| CF | vegetation_area_fraction |
| FoR | Environmental Sciences > Ecological Applications = 0501 |
There are three main thesauri that AusCover recommends:
- Global Change Master Directory (http://gcmd.nasa.gov)
- Climate and Forecast (CF) convention standard names (http://cfconventions.org/standard-names.html).
- Fields of Research codes (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/6BB427AB9696C225CA2574180004463E?opendocument).
Data quality
Validation status
References
Sampling strategy
Product version history
| Version label | Detail
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|---|
| 1.0 | Initial release |
Metadata history
| Date | Detail |
|---|
| 2013-03-14 | Metadata creation date |
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