Philadelphia land cover change data, 1970-2010

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Below you will find a list and description of the files (3) included in this data publication.

1. \Data\Land_cover_classes.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of the land cover classes used in Philadelphia_land_cover_change_data.csv. Variables include:

ExpandedLandCoverClass = expanded land cover class number

LandCoverClass = land cover class number

Description = description of cover class


2. \Data\Philadelphia_land_cover_change_data.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing land cover change data in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over 40 years. Variables include:

FID = point record identifier

PointX = point X coordinate, longitude (NAD 1983 State Plane Pennsylvania South in US Feet)

PointY = point Y coordinate, latitude (NAD 1983 State Plane Pennsylvania South in US Feet)

DecDegX = point X coordinate, longitude (decimal degrees in WGS84)

DecDegY = point Y coordinate, latitude (decimal degrees in WGS84)

2010 = land cover class at point in 2010 (see Land_cover_classes.csv for description of classes)

2000 = land cover class at point in 2000 (see Land_cover_classes.csv for description of classes)

1990 = land cover class at point in 1990 (see Land_cover_classes.csv for description of classes)

1980 = land cover class at point in 1980 (see Land_cover_classes.csv for description of classes)

1970 = land cover class at point in 1970 (see Land_cover_classes.csv for description of classes)

StableTree = whether point is stable tree (1 = stable, tree in all five images; 0 = otherwise)

StableHerb = whether point is stable herbaceous (1 = stable, herbaceous in all five images; 0 = otherwise)

StableOthPerv = whether point is stable other pervious (1 = stable, other pervious in all five images; 0 = otherwise)

StableBuilding = whether point is stable building (1 = stable, building in all five images; 0 = otherwise)

StableOthImperv = whether point is stable other impervious (1 = stable, other impervious in all five images; 0 = otherwise)

District = district number used by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission (see Planning_districts.csv for description of numbers)

OpenSpace = whether point is located in protected open space, based on the Delaware Valley Regional Planning District (1 = in protected open space; 0 = not in protected open space)

OpenSpaceType = for points located in protected open space, the type of open space (1 = municipal; 2 = federal; 3 = nonprofit; 4 = state)

UninterpretableAny = point is uninterpretable in any year, used for exclusion (1 = uninterpretable in at least one year; 0 = interpretable in all years)

PermanentWater = point is considered permanent water because land cover was water in all five images, used for exclusion (1 = permanent water; 0 = not permanent water)


3. \Data\Planning_districts.csv: Comma-delimited ASCII text file containing a list and description of planning district numbers used in Philadelphia_land_cover_change_data.csv. Variables include:

PlanningDistrictNumber = planning district number

PlanningDistrictName = planning district name

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Roman, Lara A.; Catton, Indigo J.; Greenfield, Eric J.; Pearsall, Hamil; Eisenman, Theodore S.; Henning, Jason G. 2021. Linking urban tree cover change and local history in a post-industrial city. Land 10(4): 403. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10040403

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Metadata_Date: 20220222

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Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Philadelphia Field Station

Contact_Person: Lara A. Roman

Contact_Position: Research Ecologist

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Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 100 N. 20th St., Suite 205

City: Philadelphia

State_or_Province: PA

Postal_Code: 19095

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 215-917-8899

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lara.roman@usda.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Biological Data Profile of the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001.1-1999