Validating the 2011 and 2016 NLCD Tree Canopy Cover Products using Crowdsourced Interpretations


Jill M. Derwin1, Valerie A Thomas2, Randolph Hamilton Wynne2, S. Seth Peery3, John Coulston4, Kurt Luther5, Greg Liknes6 and Stacie Bender7, (1)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (2)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Blacksburg, United States, (3)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (4)US Forest Service Asheville, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (5)Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Computer Science, Blacksburg, VA, United States, (6)USDA Forest Service, St. Paul, MN, United States, (7)Organization Not Listed, NOAA/NWS Colorado Basin River Forecast Center, Washington, DC, United States