Detecting cheatgrass on the Colorado Plateau using Landsat data: A tutorial for the DESI software

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2010-1327

Volume

2010

Issue

1327

First Page

1

Publisher

USGS

Last Page

88

Publication Date

2011

Abstract

Invasive plant species disrupt native ecosystems and cause economic harm to public lands. In this report, an example of applying the Detection of Early Season Invasives software to mapping cheatgrass infestations is given. A discussion of each step of the DESI process is given, including selection of Landsat images. Tutorial data, covering a semi-arid area in southern Utah, are distributed with this report. Tips on deriving the inputs required to run DESI are provided. An approach for evaluating and adjusting detection parameters by examining interim products of DESI is discussed.

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