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discussion / Remote Sensing & GIS  / 23 April 2024

Using Raster data? 

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Hello Everyone,

I have a question on how to use landcover data. I've data collected for five years and I want to know at what landcover type did each point data  found. Do I have to download the raster data for each year or I can just choose a year in between to assign the landcover types?



Vance Russell
@VAR1
Over 35 years of experience in biodiversity conservation worldwide, largely focused on forests, rewilding and conservation technology. I run my own business assisting nonprofits and agencies in the conservation community
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3 May 2024 4:14pm

Hi Sarah,

It depends on what question you're asking. It would make sense to upload the land cover rasters for each year and then your data (you didn't mention what form your data is in).  Then, you could run an analysis to look at temporal change in the landcover or other types of analyses, depending on what you're trying to do.

Best,

Vance