LWI Region 3 Modeling Overview

3.2 LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION 3.2.1 Remote Sensing and Land Cover Classification

To improve model precision in the Boeuf River Watershed, WSP conducted high-resolution land cover mapping using National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial imagery (1-meter resolution, 4-band including near infrared). Mapping allowed the project team to distinguish between vegetation types, impervious surfaces, and water features with greater detail than coarser datasets like the NLCD ( Figure 3-3).

Figure 3-3: Boeuf land cover.

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LWI REGION 3 TRAINING

LOUISIANA WATERSHED INITIATIVE