LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
20201016
LANDFIRE Remap 2016 Biophysical Settings (BPS) CONUS
LF Remap
raster digital data
Sioux Falls, SD
Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
https://www.landfire.gov
LANDFIRE's (LF) Biophysical Settings (BPS) product (https://www.landfire.gov/bps.php) represents the vegetation system that may have been dominant on the landscape prior to Euro-American settlement. BPS is based on both the current biophysical environment and an approximation of the historical disturbance regime. Map units are based on NatureServe's Ecological Systems classification and represent the natural plant communities that may have been present during the reference period. Each BPS map unit is matched with a model of vegetation succession and both serve as key inputs to the LANDSUM landscape succession model (Keane et al. 2006). The actual time period for this data set is determined by historical context provided by the fire regime, vegetation system dynamics modeling, and the recent field and geospatial inputs used to create it. Weather data from the Daily Surface Weather and Climatological Summaries database [(DAYMET) https://daymet.ornl.gov/) were compiled from 1980 to 1997. LF uses BPS to depict reference conditions of vegetation systems across landscapes and should not be regarded as a representation of existing vegetation. LF Remap BPS is unchanged from LF Nationals BPS except for updates made to water, barren and snow classes (additions or removal), so that not vegetated cover types within the spatial BPS product matches LF existing vegetation and fuel products.
LF Remap is a comprehensive mapping effort that uses recent data to create a new base map product suite that better represents contemporary conditions. LF Remap represents circa 2016 ground conditions and is designed to produce vegetation, disturbance, and fuels products that inform wildland fire and ecological decision systems. LF Remap has improved past methodologies and processes to incorporate current satellite imagery, contemporary data sources, and the latest software and hardware technologies. Final LF Remap products offer significant improvements to all previous LF versions (read more about versions here https://www.landfire.gov/lf_schedule.php).
LF Remap products are designed to facilitate national and regional level strategic fire and resource management planning and reporting of management activities. The principal purposes of the products include providing, 1) national level, landscape scale geospatial products to support fire and fuels management planning, and 2) consistent fuels products to support fire planning, analysis, and budgeting to evaluate fire management alternatives.
Products are created at a 30 meter raster; however, the applicability of products varies by location and specific use. LF products were designed to support 1) national (all states) strategic planning, 2) regional (single large states or groups of smaller states), and 3) strategic/tactical planning for large sub regional landscapes and Fire Management Units (FMUs) (such as significant portions of states or multiple federal administrative entities). The applicability of LF products to support fire and land management planning on smaller areas will vary by product, location, and specific use. Managers and planners must evaluate LF products according to the scale and requirements specific to their needs.
None.
2016
ground condition
Biennially
-127.9878
-65.2544
51.6497
22.7654
ISO 19115 Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
biota
USGS Thesaurus
fires
hazard preparedness
remote sensing
image collections
geospatial datasets
geographic information systems
None
raster digital data
Biophysical Settings
BPS
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
LANDFIRE Remap
LANDFIRE 2016
Common geographic areas
US
CONUS
United States
Conterminous United States
Continental U.S.
None
None
LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
Customer Service Representative
physical
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls
SD
57198
U.S.
605-594-6151
helpdesk@landfire.gov
These products were created by the LF team at USGS EROS, Sioux Falls, SD. Refer to the contact information throughout this metadata to contact the LF team.
None in place
Unclassified
If there is ever doubt, contact the LF Help Desk at helpdesk@landfire.gov
Microsoft Windows 10; ESRI ArcCatalog 10.6.1
USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
2006
Simulating historical landscape dynamics using the landscape fire succession model LANDSUM version 4.0
publication
USFS
USDA
Keane et al. 2006
https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-171
https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/22355
Products were tested to ensure that each attribute is represented consistently across all data sets. Attributes were not validated against in person observations.
The products were pixel "truth" tested for consistency of land or water characteristics across all products.
Products were formally tested to ensure that valid data was produced for all pixels. Each product was then validated and tested for duplicates, omissions, and errors.
Beginning in 2016 LF Remap products were created using recent advances in image compositing, tiling algorithms, and faster computing hardware to ensure that LF products remained relevant. LF Remap leveraged the Landsat archive, lidar data, and user contributed field plot data compiled into the LF Reference Database (LFRDB), to create new base map vegetation products. Reference resources included, but were not limited to, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program plot data (USFS https://fia.fs.fed.us/), Landsat Dynamic Surface Water Extent [(DSWE) USGS https://www.usgs.gov/land-resources/nli/landsat/], the National Land Cover Dataset [(NLCD) USGS https://www.mrlc.gov/data], and National Agricultural Statistics Service [(NASS) USDA - https://www.nass.usda.gov/]. To read more about LF reference resources go to https://www.landfire.gov/reference.php. Information about LF Remap product testing is available by request or via the website at https://www.landfire.gov.
20201016
Raster
Grid Cell
20729
24853
Albers Conical Equal Area
29.5
45.5
-96.0
23.0
0
0
row and column
30
30
meters
North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83)
Geodetic Reference System 1980
6378137.000000
298.257222
BPS
LF Remap BPS attributes spreadsheet.
LF Remap
VALUE
Unique ID. Combination of BPS_Code and Zone.
LF Remap
-9999
No Data
LF Remap
11
2726
BPS_CODE
Code representing the natural plant communities that may have been present during the reference period.
LF Remap
-9999
No Data
LF Remap
11
18280
ZONE
Map zone.
LF Remap
Map zone.
BPS_MODEL
BPS code followed by zone.
LF Remap
na
No Data
LF Remap
BPS Model. More information available in the ADD.
BPS_NAME
Name.
LF Remap
No Data
No data
LF Remap
BPS name
GROUPVEGCategorization of BpS grouping.LF Remap
No Data
No Data
LF Remap
Open Water
Open water
LF Remap
Perennial Ice/Snow
Ice/snow
LF Remap
Barren-Rock/Sand/Clay
Barren
LF Remap
Shrubland
Shrubland
LF Remap
Sparse
Sparse
LF Remap
Grassland
Grassland
LF Remap
Hardwood
Hardwood
LF Remap
Conifer
Conifer
LF Remap
Riparian
Riparian
LF Remap
Hardwood-Conifer
Hardwood-conifer
LF Remap
Savanna
Savanna
LF Remap
FRI_REPLAC
FRI Replacement Fire.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
2
14266
FRI_MIXED
FRI Mixed Fire.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
3
19530
FRI_SURFAC
FRI Surface.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
2
4603
FRI_ALLFIR
FRI All Fire.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
1
9719
PRC_REPLAC
Percent of fires , replacement fires.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
1
100
PRC_MIXED
Percent of fires, mixed fire.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
1
100
PRC_SURFAC
Percent of fires, surface fire.
LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
1
100
FRG_NEWFRG new.LF Remap
NA
No Data
LF Remap
IV-B
IV-B
LF Remap
II-B
II-B
LF Remap
V-A
V-A
LF Remap
III-A
III-A
LF Remap
II-C
II-C
LF Remap
V-B
V-B
LF Remap
I-B
I-B
LF Remap
IV-A
IV-A
LF Remap
I-C
I-C
LF Remap
III-B
III-B
LF Remap
II-A
II-A
LF Remap
I-A
I-A
LF Remap
R
Red color value/255
LF Remap
0
255
G
Green color value/255
LF Remap
0
255
B
Blue color value/255
LF Remap
0
255
RED
Red color value.
LF Remap
0.0
1.0
GREEN
Green color value.
LF Remap
0.0
1.0
BLUE
Blue color value.
LF Remap
0.0
1.0
LANDFIRE (LF) Remap Biophysical Settings (BPS). An Attribute Table is included with each product download as a .dbf and embedded in the metadata. The Attribute Data Dictionary (ADD) can be found at https://www.landfire.gov/.
https://www.landfire.gov/bps.php
LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
Customer Service Representative
physical
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls
SD
57198
U.S.
605-594-6151
helpdesk@landfire.gov
This product is reproduced from geospatial information prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) USGS EROS. By removing the contents of this package or taking receipt of these files via electronic file transfer methods, you understand that the data stored on this media can be updated at any time. Represented features may not be in an accurate geographic location. USGS EROS makes no expressed or implied warranty, including warranty of merchantability and fitness, with respect to the character, function, or capabilities of the data or their appropriateness for any user's purposes. USGS EROS reserves the right to correct, update, modify, or replace this geospatial information without notification.
ARCG
20201016
LF Remap
https://www.landfire.gov
none
20201016
LANDFIRE, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center (EROS), U.S. Geological Survey
Customer Service Representative
physical
47914 252nd Street
Sioux Falls
SD
57198
U.S.
605-594-6151
helpdesk@landfire.gov
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
FGDC-STD-001-1998
local time
None
Unclassified
None