Seasonal cover deciles - Landsat, JRSRP algorithm, Australia Coverage

Ver: 1.0

Status of Data: superseded

Update Frequency: notPlanned

Security Classification: unclassified

Dataset Published: 2021-04-15

Dataset Last Modified: 2026-08-18

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Metadata Created: 2013-11-25

Metadata Last Modified: 2026-08-19

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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland Government & Joint Remote Sensing Research Program (2021). Seasonal cover deciles - Landsat, JRSRP algorithm, Australia Coverage. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/7d3cd98f-32da-40d4-9a3f-d89eb76347f9

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This product has been superseded and will not be processed from early 2023. Please find the updated version 3 of this product at https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TERN/169dbb12-846f-4536-9dab-e31378d16b41. Two fractional cover decile products, green cover and total cover, are currently produced from the historical timeseries of seasonal fractional cover images. These products compare, at the per-pixel level, the level of cover for the specific season of interest against the long term cover for that same season. For each pixel, all cover values for the relevant seasons within a baseline period (1988 to 2013) are classified into deciles. The cover value for the pixel in the season of interest is then classified according to the decile in which it falls.

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We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Purpose

These decile datasets are an excellent way of identifying areas of low or high cover, relative to what is typical for that location and season.

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Spatial Description

Australia

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From 1987-12-01 to on going

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Data Quality Assessment Scope

1) The input imagery was processed to level L1T by the USGS. Geodetic accuracy of the product depends on the image quality and the accuracy, number, and distribution of the ground control points. 2) The fractional cover model was compared to samples drawn from 1500 field reference sites.

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Data Quality Assessment Outcome

1) The USGS aims to provide image-to-image registration with an accuracy of 12m. Refer to the L8 Data Users Handbook for more detail. 2) The fractional cover model achieved an overall model Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of 11.6% against field reference sites.

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Seasonal cover deciles - Landsat, JRSRP algorithm, Australia Coverage

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