SLATS Star Transects - Australian field sites

The SLATS star transect field dataset has been compiled as a record of vegetative and non-vegetative fractional cover as recorded in situ according to the method described in <a href=" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236022381_Field_measurement_of_fractional_ground_cover">Muir et al (2011)</a>. The datasets are a combination of vegetation fractions collected in three strata - non-woody vegetation including vegetative litter near the soil surface, woody vegetation less than 2 metres, and woody vegetation greater than 2 metres - at homogeneous areas of approximately 1 hectare. This dataset is compiled from a variety of sources, including available sites from the ABARES ground cover reference sites database.

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Date (Creation)
2013-09-13
Date (Publication)
2022-01-04
Date (Revision)
2014-07-14
Edition
1.0

Publisher

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia

Author

Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government - Librarian, Data ()
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road Dutton Park QLD 4102 Australia
Dutton Park
QLD
4102
Australia
Website
https://www.tern.org.au/

Purpose
The SLATS star transect data has been collected to calibrate and validate large area fractional cover spatial datasets derived from remote sensing, that are produced regularly—monthly, seasonally, annually—enabling change in ground cover to be monitored consistently across Australia.
Credit
We at TERN acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians throughout Australia, New Zealand and all nations. We honour their profound connections to land, water, biodiversity and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Credit
The following organisations have contributed to the data collection: Joint Remote Sensing Research Project, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Curtin University, University of Adelaide, CSIRO, Northern Territory Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Western Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. <br> This work was funded by the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN), an Australian Government National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) project.
Status
On going

Point of contact

Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government - Farrell, Rebecca ()
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road Dutton Park QLD 4102 Australia
Ecosciences Precinct, 41 Boggo Road
Dutton Park
QLD
4102
Australia
Topic category
  • Environment

Extent

Description
Australia
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W


Temporal extent

Time period
1997-01-01

Vertical element

Minimum value
0.0
Maximum value
0.0
Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 3D
Title
Muir, J, Schmidt, M, Tindall, D, Trevithick, R, Scarth, P & Stewart, JB (2011). Field Measurement of fractional ground cover: a technical handbook supporting ground cover monitoring for Australia, QLD Department of Environment and Science
Website
Muir, J, Schmidt, M, Tindall, D, Trevithick, R, Scarth, P & Stewart, JB (2011). Field Measurement of fractional ground cover: a technical handbook supporting ground cover monitoring for Australia, QLD Department of Environment and Science

Related documentation

Title
Trevithick, R., Muir, J. & Denham, R (2012). The effect of observer experience levels on the variability of fractional ground cover reference data. Proceeding of the 16th Annual ARSPC, Melbourne, Australia, August 31 - September 4th 2012.
Website
Trevithick, R., Muir, J. & Denham, R (2012). The effect of observer experience levels on the variability of fractional ground cover reference data. Proceeding of the 16th Annual ARSPC, Melbourne, Australia, August 31 - September 4th 2012.

Related documentation

Maintenance and update frequency
Irregular
GCMD Science Keywords
ANZSRC Fields of Research
TERN Instrument Vocabulary
TERN Parameter Vocabulary
GCMD Horizontal Resolution Ranges
Keywords (Discipline)
  • point intercept

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4.0
Website
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License
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
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Please cite this dataset as {Author} ({PublicationYear}). {Title}. {Version, as appropriate}. Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network. Dataset. {Identifier}.

Resource constraints

Classification
Unclassified

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
/attachment/24a40c29-0d7c-4fe8-bdde-9c4ea495bfb8/star_transect_data_attributes.txt

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, QLD, Australia, 4068
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia
OnLine resource
Data File (CSV) via JRSRP Geoserver

OnLine resource
TERN Field Data Collection Information

OnLine resource
Data is also available at JRSRP Field Data Portal

Data quality info

Hierarchy level
Dataset
Other
Data has been collected in accordance with the national guidelines outlined in Muir et al (2011) (see References for full details). Locational accuracy of the data varies with site and GPS available. See the attribute data for details.

Report

Result

Statement
The effect of various observers collecting the data has been investigated by Trevithick et al (2012) (See References for full details).

Resource lineage

Hierarchy level
Dataset

Process step

Description
Protocol: Star transect locations are selected to cover homogenous areas of approximately 1 hectare. A summary of the field data collection process is <a href="https://ternaus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TERNSup/pages/2222456833/SLATS+Star+Transect+Protocol">here</a>.

Reference System Information

Reference system identifier
EPSG/EPSG:4326

Reference system type
Geodetic Geographic 2D

Metadata

Metadata identifier
urn:uuid/24a40c29-0d7c-4fe8-bdde-9c4ea495bfb8

Title
TERN GeoNetwork UUID

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Point of contact

Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network
Building 1019, 80 Meiers Rd
Indooroopilly
QLD
4068
Australia

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset
Metadata linkage
https://geonetwork.tern.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/24a40c29-0d7c-4fe8-bdde-9c4ea495bfb8

Point-of-truth metadata URL

Date info (Creation)
2013-09-13T00:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2021-09-01T00:00:00

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-1:2014/AMD 1:2018 Geographic information - Metadata - Fundamentals
Edition
1

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19115-3:2016
Edition
1.0

Metadata standard

Title
ISO/TS 19157-2:2016
Edition
1.0
Title
Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-3:2016 and ISO 19157-2:2016
Date (published)
2021
Edition
1.0

Identifier

Code
10.5281/zenodo.5652221
Website
https://github.com/ternaustralia/TERN-ISO19115/releases/tag/v1.0

 
 

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Keywords

ANZSRC Fields of Research
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
GCMD Science Keywords
VEGETATION COVER

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