LANDFIRE (LF) 2001 & 2008 Refresh

Refresh Overview LF 2001 (Refresh - LF 1.0.5) and LF 2008 (Refresh - LF 1.1.0) development was a two stage process.

LF 2001 Refresh

incomplete data coverage along international borders
extent of riparian and wetlands features
agricultural and urban vegetation types as burnable
extent of barren and water classes
Biophysical Settings (BPS) in western rangelands using Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO)

Existing vegetation cover and height (EVC & EVH) were remapped in forested areas and all products were updated to reflect refined existing vegetation. Updates included changes caused by 1999 - 2001 fires.

LF 2008 Refresh included updates in LF 2001 Refresh and addressed:

changes in growth in shrub and wetland cover types that occurred from 1999-2008
landscape change from natural disturbances (e.g., wildland fires) and management activities occurring 1999-2008 using data from
- the LF Public Events Geodatabase, which is:
  - 1999 or later user contributed polygon data
  - An ongoing effort
- Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS)
- LANDSAT imagery and derived NBR (normalized burn ratio) data
- LF 2008 (Refresh LF 1.1.0) Analysis Reports

Product categories:

Vegetation
Fuel
Fire Regimes
Disturbance
Topography

Products are available on the LF Data Distribution Site (DDS). See Data Products Version Table table.

LF 2008 Documentation

LF 2008 Geographic Area Reports