Linking satellite and field survey data, through the use of GIS, as implemented in Great Britain in the Countryside Survey 1990 project

Gillespie, Morna K.; Howard, D. C.; Ness, M. J.; Fuller, R. M.. 1996 Linking satellite and field survey data, through the use of GIS, as implemented in Great Britain in the Countryside Survey 1990 project. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 39. 385-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396157

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Abstract/Summary

The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (ITE) has been studying land use and the effects of land use on ecology for two decades. A series of national field surveys have been undertaken by the Land Use Section of ITE since 1978, the most recent being Countryside Survey 1990 (CS 1990). The three-year project brought together field survey and remote sensing data which were analyzed using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). National and regional land-cover patterns were described and changes estimated. The data collected by the field survey part of CS1990 recorded stratified samples based on a land classification. Thematic maps for surveyed 1-km squares covered physiography, agriculture and semi-natural vegetation, forestry, structures and boundaries. The same sites were surveyed in 1984 and 1990 with 14 000 digital maps produced describing both years. GIS was used to generate stock figures for each year, and overlay allowed change between survey dates to be estimated. GIS was used to compare data collected from both field survey and satellite imagery so that both sets of information could be qualified when expressed as national figures. This paper describes the historical development of the ITE Land Classification, examines the way in which data were collected for surveys, with particular reference to Countryside Survey 1990, and shows how satellite and field survey data can be linked through GIS.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396157
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Pre-2000 sections
ISSN:	0167-6369
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Also published in: Global to local: ecological land classification, edited by R.A.Sims, I.G.W.Corns & K.Klinka. Dordrecht: Kluwer Jou Pap Ref
Additional Keywords:	Countryside Survey, GIS
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Data and Information
Date made live:	17 Oct 2008 09:30 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/4609

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00396157

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

_ Pre-2000 sections

ISSN:

0167-6369

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Also published in: Global to local: ecological land classification, edited by R.A.Sims, I.G.W.Corns & K.Klinka. Dordrecht: Kluwer Jou Pap Ref