Possible Cattle Access Points on Select Streams within the Shenandoah Watershed Derived from 2018 NAIP Imagery
Dates
Publication Date
2022-10-31
Time Period
2018
Citation
Staub, L.E., Soroka, A.M., and Rosenbloom, N., 2022, Possible Cattle Access Points on Select Streams within the Shenandoah Watershed Derived from 2018 NAIP Imagery: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9BRY5CC.
Summary
This data release contains one shapefile describing cattle access to a total of 36 different sub basins within the Shenandoah Watershed located in Virginia and West Virginia. This data release identifies areas in satellite imagery where cattle were observed to have access to the stream (confirmed access), areas where cattle exist, and are not fenced off from the stream (unrestricted access), and areas where cattle do not have access to the stream (restricted access) at the time of imagery capture. Streams were defined using a combination of geospatial data and visually assessing channel morphology in aerial imagery. Cattle access points were determined by visually assessing satellite imagery for barren or disturbed earth adjacent to [...]
Summary
This data release contains one shapefile describing cattle access to a total of 36 different sub basins within the Shenandoah Watershed located in Virginia and West Virginia. This data release identifies areas in satellite imagery where cattle were observed to have access to the stream (confirmed access), areas where cattle exist, and are not fenced off from the stream (unrestricted access), and areas where cattle do not have access to the stream (restricted access) at the time of imagery capture. Streams were defined using a combination of geospatial data and visually assessing channel morphology in aerial imagery. Cattle access points were determined by visually assessing satellite imagery for barren or disturbed earth adjacent to stream morphology that suggest cattle paths.
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Purpose
These datasets were created to support water quality analysis for USGS Chesapeake Bay Studies. Cattle access points were mapped to visualize the density of cattle exposure to sample stream networks.
