Remote Sensing of the Scotty Creek Basin
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Creator | GNWT - Cumulative Impact and Monitoring Program |
| Summary | Wilfrid Laurier University researchers created and tested a new method to map land cover types in the headwaters of the Scotty Creek basin, located in the southern Taiga Plains ecozone approximately 55 kilometres south of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories (NWT). To generate an accurate snapshot of current land cover, remote sensing tools were used such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data and World View multispectral image data. The remote sensing data was used to identify different landforms in headwaters areas, including treed permafrost plateaus, bogs, fens, uplands and open water (ponds, lakes). |
| Local Relevance | This work helps predict the continued impacts of climate warming on water resources in the southern Taiga Plains ecozone of the NWT. |
| Notes | This is NWT Environmental Research Bulletin Volume 2, Issue 14. |
| Tags | Scotty Creek,Taiga Plains,Remote Sensing,Mapping,LIDAR,Fort Simpson,Freshwater |
| Geographic Region | Dehcho |
| Release Date | 2021-07-01 |
| Last Modified Date | 2021-07-01 |
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