LCZO -- GIS/Map Data -- land use -- Puerto Rico -- (2000-2016)
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Abstract
This data publication contains five shapefiles generated in 2017, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Using information gathered from 2000-2016, these data were developed through geospatial analyses using a set of simple criteria to identify areas well-suited to mechanized agriculture, areas well-suited to non-mechanized agriculture on moderate to steep slopes, and areas suitable for forestry practices, including timber harvest potential, where greater forest cover has benefits in terms of soil conservation and water management. These are steeper slopes where timber production may be integrated with agroforestry, shade coffee, non-timber forest product uses, or other forms of sustainable activity that maintain a high degree of forest cover. Also included are shapefiles representing conservation priority areas, and an impervious surface layer for Puerto Rico.
The data were created to guide land use decisions toward lands most suitable for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico.
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Coverage
Spatial
Temporal
| Start Date: | 01/01/2000 |
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| End Date: | 01/01/2016 |
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LCZO -- GIS/Map Data -- land use -- Puerto Rico -- (2000-2016)
OVERVIEW
Description/Abstract
This data publication contains five shapefiles generated in 2017, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Using information gathered from 2000-2016, these data were developed through geospatial analyses using a set of simple criteria to identify areas well-suited to mechanized agriculture, areas well-suited to non-mechanized agriculture on moderate to steep slopes, and areas suitable for forestry practices, including timber harvest potential, where greater forest cover has benefits in terms of soil conservation and water management. These are steeper slopes where timber production may be integrated with agroforestry, shade coffee, non-timber forest product uses, or other forms of sustainable activity that maintain a high degree of forest cover. Also included are shapefiles representing conservation priority areas, and an impervious surface layer for Puerto Rico.
The data were created to guide land use decisions toward lands most suitable for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico.
Creator/Author
Gould, William, A.|Wadsworth, Frank, H.|Quinones, Maya.|Fain, Stephen J.|Alvarez-Berrios, Nora L.
CZOs
Luquillo
Contact
William Gould, william.a.gould@usda.gov
Subtitle
areas for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico; impervious surfaces
SUBJECTS
Disciplines
GIS / Remote Sensing
Topics
GIS/Map Data
Subtopic
land use
Keywords
Climate change|Hydrology|watersheds|sedimentation|Natural Resource Management & Use|Landscape management|Agroforestry|Conservation|Timber|agriculture|forestry|land use|tropical agriculture|tropical forests|food resources|Caribbean|Puerto Rico
Variables
land use classification
Variables ODM2
GIS/Map Data
TEMPORAL
Date Start
2000-01-01
Date End
2016-01-01
SPATIAL
Field Areas
Northeastern Puerto Rico and the Luquillo Mountains
Location
Puerto Rico
North latitude
18.52965
South latitude
17.87407
West longitude
-67.95734
East longitude
-65.21851
REFERENCE
Citation
Gould, William, A.; Wadsworth, Frank, H.; Quiñones, Maya.; Fain, Stephen J.; Álvarez-Berríos, Nora L. 2018. Shapefiles containing potential areas for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0004
CZO ID
7175
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