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TERN Litchfield Savanna SuperSite Five Photopoint Image Collection 

Ver: 1.0
Status of Data: onGoing
Update Frequency: annually
Security Classification: unclassified
Record Last Modified: 2025-01-28
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Accessed 7 times
Dataset Created: 2017-12-05
Dataset Published: 2021-09-17
Data can be accessed from the following links:
HTTPPoint-of-truth metadata URLHTTPTERN EcoImages REST APIHTTPTERN EcoImages PortalHTTPro-crate-metadata.json
How to cite this collection:
Hutley, L. & Northwood, M. (2021). TERN Litchfield Savanna SuperSite Five Photopoint Image Collection. Version 1.0. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. https://portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TERN/594804ef-cadd-4552-a81d-769de7177ac6 
High quality digital site reference images are captured for the core 1 hectare vegetation plot of the site on an annual basis to provide context for researchers to understand the general layout and vegetation of the study site, and as a visual reference to monitor any changes over time. Photopoints are taken annually using the five point photopoint method. The set of images for each year usually consists of twenty images: four images taken at each corner of the plot facing each of the four cardinal points, and four images taken from the centre of the plot facing each corner.
The Litchfield Savanna SuperSite was established in 2013 in Litchfield National Park. Site selection was influenced by the history of long-term monitoring work undertaken in this area by the Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research (formerly Bushfires NT). The core 1ha plot is dominated by Eucalyptus miniata. The site is representative of the dominant ecosystem type across northern Australia: frequently burnt tropical savanna in high rainfall areas. For additional site information, see https://www.tern.org.au/tern-observatory/tern-ecosystem-processes/litchfield-savanna-supersite/ .
Phenocam images are also collected at the site. 
Credit
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. Stakeholders of the Litchfield Savanna SuperSite include: Charles Darwin University, Maitec (Stefan Maier), CSIRO (Shaun Levick), OzFlux, TERN, Darwin Centre for Bushfire Research, Northern Territory Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) and the University of Western Australia. The SuperSite is managed by Charles Darwin University. 
Purpose
Data not provided. 
Lineage
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Method DocumentationData not provided.
Procedure Steps

1. SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocol: <ul> <li><a href="http://linked.data.gov.au/def/tern-cv/f405c219-8f90-48c1-83c8-043fe57b7c92">11.1 Five Photopoint Method</a></li></ul>

In Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory
Temporal Coverage
From 2017-12-05 to on going 
Spatial Resolution

Data not provided.

Vertical Extent

Data not provided.

ANZSRC - FOR
Forest biodiversity
Environmental management
GCMD Sciences
SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING - VISIBLE IMAGERY
BIOSPHERE - VEGETATION COVER
LAND SURFACE - LAND USE/LAND COVER
Horizontal Resolution
100 meters - < 250 meters
Instruments
Canon EOS 1100D
Parameters
flora occurrence
RGB values
vegetation community site context
Platforms
Litchfield Savanna
Temporal Resolution
Annual
Topic
environment
User Defined
TERN Ecosystem Processes
Eucalyptus miniata
lfld
Author
Hutley, Lindsay
Co-Author
Northwood, Matthew
Contact Point
Hutley, Lindsay
Publisher
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Karan, M. (2020). SuperSites Vegetation Monitoring Protocols v 1.21. TERN Australian SuperSite Network. Cairns, Australia. doi:10.4227/05/56134C1310F16
Litchfield Savanna SuperSite
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