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The mapping process was established to create a nationally consistent, reliable and repeatable geospatial dataset that followed a common methodology. The methods developed were focused on mapping disturbances at a specific point of time, and were not designed to identify the age of disturbances, which can be of particular interest for disturbances that can be considered non-permanent, for example cutblocks. The resultant datasets were used for caribou resource selection function, habitat modeling, and assess overall disturbance levels on each caribou ranges. Anthropogenic disturbances within 51 caribou ranges across Canada were mapped. The ranges were defined by individual Provinces and Territories across Canada. Disturbances were mapped across these ranges using 2008-2010 Landsat-5 satellite imagery to provide the most up to date data possible. Within the context of this project, anthropogenic disturbance was defined as any human-caused disturbance to the natural landscape that could be visually identified from Landsat imagery at a viewing scale of 1:50,000. A minimum mapping unit (MMU) of 2 ha or approximately 22 contiguous Landsat pixels was selected. Each disturbance feature type was represented in the database by a line or polygon depending on their geometric description. Polygonal disturbances included: cutblocks, mines, reservoirs, built-up areas, well sites, agriculture, oil and gas facilities, as well as unknown features. Linear disturbances included: roads, railways, powerlines, seismic exploration lines, pipelines, dams, air strips, as well as unknown features. For each anthropogenic feature type, a clear description was established (see Appendix 7.2 of the science assessment) to maintain consistency in identifying the various disturbances in the imagery by the different interpreters. Various ancillary vector datasets were used as aids in detecting, classifying and digitizing disturbances on the Landsat imagery (a table listing these datasets and their sources has been included in a separate file). Ancillary data was used to guide interpretation and feature labelling since the ancillary data was often variable across the country in terms of completeness as well as scale. As a result, features were only digitized if they were visible in the Landsat imagery at a viewing scale of 1:50,000. A 2nd interpreter quality control phase was carried out to ensure high quality, complete and consistent data collection. This dataset provided an update to the previous 2008-2010, and 2015 mapping efforts. 2020 Landsat 8 imagery was used, and features were added to the original database; however, features previously digitized that were no longer visible were not removed. A 2nd interpreter was again used for quality assurance purposes.For a more detailed description of the methods see:Pasher, J., E. Seed, and J. Duffe. 2013. Development of a boreal ecosystem anthropogenic disturbance layers for Canada based on 2008 to 2010 Landsat imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 39(1): 42-58", "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon", "sourceSpatialReference": { "wkid": 102002, "latestWkid": 102002 }, "copyrightText": "Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada. https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/63e1cda6-debe-4b9b-b075-3666443e30b4\nPasher, J., E. Seed, and J. Duffe. 2013. Development of a boreal ecosystem anthropogenic disturbance layers for Canada based on 2008 to 2010 Landsat imagery. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing 39(1): 42-58\n\nEdited by R.Abernethy, Wildlife Division, ENR, GNWT - The original dataset was clipped to the 2012 and 2022 versions of NT1. 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