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Early Estimates of Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) in the Sagebrush Biome, USA, 2024 (ver. 8.0, June 2024)

These datasets provide early estimates of 2024 fractional cover for exotic annual grass (EAG) species and one native perennial grass species on a weekly basis from April to late June. Typically, the EAG estimates are publicly released within 7-13 days of the latest satellite observation used for that version. Each weekly release contains five fractional cover maps along with their corresponding confidence maps for: 1) a group of 16 species of EAGs, 2) cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum); 3) Field Brome (Bromus arvensis); 4) medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae); and 5) Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda). These datasets were generated leveraging field observations from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) data plots; Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) based Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI); other relevant environmental, vegetation, remotely sensed, and geophysical drivers; and artificial intelligence/machine learning techniques. A total of 38,242 AIM plots from years 2016–2023 were used to train an ensemble of five-fold regression-tree models using a cross-validation approach (each observation was used as test data once and as training data four times) that developed all the fractional cover maps. The geographic coverage includes arid and semi-arid rangelands in the western U.S classified as shrubs or grassland/herbaceous by the 2021 National Land Cover Database at or below 2350-m elevation. Note: Maps of April 19th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than April 12. Maps of April 29th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than April 19. Maps of May 3rd, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than April 26. Maps of May 10th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than May 3. Maps of May 17th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than May 10. Maps of May 24th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than May 18. Maps of May 31st, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than May 24. Maps of June 7th, 2024, were developed using satellite observation data no later than June 1. Releases: First Release: April 19, 2024 (ver. 1.0) Revised: April 29, 2024 (ver. 2.0) Revised: May 03, 2024 (ver. 3.0) Revised: May 10, 2024 (ver. 4.0) Revised: May 17, 2024 (ver. 5.0) Revised: May 24, 2024 (ver. 6.0) Revised: May 31, 2024 (ver. 7.0) Revised: June 7, 2024 (ver. 8.0)

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Author(s) Devendra Dahal orcid, Stephen Boyte orcid, Sujan Parajuli orcid, Kory Postma, Neal J Pastick orcid, Logan J Megard orcid, Dinesh Shrestha orcid
Publication Date 2024-06-14
Beginning Date of Data 2024-04
Ending Date of Data 2024-06
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P1Y5TZBM
Citation Dahal, D., Boyte, S., Parajuli, S., Postma, K., Pastick, N.J., Megard, L.J., and Shrestha, D., 2024, Early Estimates of Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) in the Sagebrush Biome, USA, 2024 (ver. 8.0, June 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1Y5TZBM.
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