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10-meter cover now available

Cover of shrubs, trees, bare ground, vegetation gaps, and perennial and annual herbaceous plants is now available at 10-meter resolution for the western U.S.

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Current Herbaceous Plant Production Anomalies

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0 20 40 60 80 100 Area above percentile (%)

Adjust the percentile to view areas with unusually high and low herbaceous plant production compared to that of the previous 30 years.

Big Data for Big Landscapes

The Rangeland Analysis Platform combines satellite imagery with thousands of on-the-ground vegetation measurements collected by BLM, NPS, and NRCS. The power of cloud computing and machine learning technology allows the platform to easily map vegetation across the United States.

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30-m vegetation cover

Study the abundance and distribution of shrubs, trees, bare ground, vegetation gaps, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants.

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10-m vegetation cover

Study the abundance and distribution of shrubs, trees, bare ground, vegetation gaps, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants.

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Annual aboveground biomass production

Study how much and where production has changed over the years.

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16-day aboveground biomass production

Study how production has changed within the growing season.

Monitor Vegetation to Improve Rangelands

The Rangeland Analysis Platform provides powerful perspective and context for rangeland monitoring. Use it to develop new management strategies and to evaluate current or past management practices.

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