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<title>SUFA Vegetation, Baltimore City BES ID 59-</title>
<creator>
<individualName>
<surName>UVM Spatial Analysis Lab, Grove, J.M, O'Neil-Dunne, J.</surName>
</individualName>
</creator>
<pubDate>2009-12-31</pubDate>
<abstract><para>
Baltimore City vegetation data layer showing  grass (1) and trees (2).  This is the original raster version of the SUFA vegetation layer produced by MD DNR Forest Service using 2001 IKONOS satellite imagery.  The spatial resolution is 1m.  See the attached file "BACI_SUFA_veg_paper.pdf" for more information. A vector version of this dataset is available that includes water and other classes.  Refer to SUFA_BACI.
</para></abstract>
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<keyword keywordType="theme">Biophysical Resources,  Flora,  Land,  BES,  LULC,  Vegetation,  Land Cover, </keyword>
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<keyword keywordType="place">Baltimore City, MD, MSA,</keyword>
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<online>
<url>http://beslter.org/geodatabase_SAL/Cultural_Features/Cultural_Features.mdb</url>
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<coverage>
<geographicCoverage>
<geographicDescription>The Baltimore Ecosystem Study ultimately will conduct research and educational activities throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. This large area includes Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and the counties of Ann Arundel, Carrol, Harford, Howard, and Montgomery. Gwynns Falls includes agricultural lands, recently suburbanized areas, established suburbs, and dense urban areas having residential, commercial and open spaces. In addition, a reference area has been established in a forested catchment of the Gunpowder drainage in Oregon Ridge County Park. </geographicDescription>
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<contact>
<individualName>
<givenName>Jonathan</givenName>
<surName>Walsh</surName>
</individualName>
<organizationName>Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies</organizationName>
<positionName>Information Manager</positionName>
<address>
<deliveryPoint>IES</deliveryPoint>
<deliveryPoint>Box AB, 65 Sharon Tpke</deliveryPoint>
<city>Millbrook</city>
<administrativeArea>NY</administrativeArea>
<postalCode>12545</postalCode>
<country>USA</country>
</address>
<phone phonetype="voice">845-677-7600</phone>
<phone phonetype="fax">  </phone>
<electronicMailAddress>walshj@ecostudies.org</electronicMailAddress>
</contact>
<publisher>
<organizationName>Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne MD DNR Forest Service UMV Spatial Analysis lab joneildu@uvm.edu Baltimore Ecosystem Study</organizationName>
<address>
<deliveryPoint>Room 134 TRC Building</deliveryPoint>
<deliveryPoint> University of Maryland, Baltimore County</deliveryPoint>
<deliveryPoint> 5200 Westland Blvd</deliveryPoint>
<city>Baltimore</city>
<administrativeArea>MD</administrativeArea>
<postalCode>21227</postalCode>
</address>
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