Published April 23, 2022 | Version 0.1
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Dataset for assessing amazon rainforest regrowth with GEDI and ICESat-2 data

  • 1. Wageningen University & Research
  • 2. University of Maryland
  • 3. University of Texas at Austin
  • 4. Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)
  • 5. Helmholtz GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences

Description

This dataset includes GEDI data, ICESat-2 data, auxiliary data, and intermediate results necessary to reproduce results in Milenkovic et al. 2022. The code required to process the data is on: https://github.com/MilutinMM/SecFor-Regrowth.git.

Short descriptions of files:

  • ATL08_gdf.json  - ICESat-2 ATL08 segments in Rondonia    
  • ATL08_gdf_Para_MG.json - ICESat-2 ATL08 segments intersecting the two calibration sites
  • ATL08_h5_fileNames_Rondonia.txt  - A list of ICESat-2 orbits (ATL08 h5 files) intersecting Rondonia (primary input)
  • calibartionModels.zip  - GEDI and ICESat-2 calibration models and statistics (xlsx files)
  • deforested_poligons_2018_2019.zip - SPH file of a deforested polygon in the calibration site
  • gedi_L2A_allTime_gdf_Para_MG.json  - GEDI shots intersecting the two calibration sites
  • gedi_L2A_allTime_MG_all.csv  - GEDI shots within the FN calibration site
  • gedi_L2A_allTime_Para_all.csv  - GEDI shots within the TNF calibration site
  • GEDI_L2A_fileNames_Rondonia.txt  - A list of GEDI orbits (L2A h5 files) intersecting Rondonia (primary input)
  • gedi_L2A_gdf_Para_MG_sens_a2.json  - GEDI shots intersecting the two calibration sites with sensitivities derived from the algorithm setting group 2
  • gedi_L2A_gdf_sens_a2.json  - GEDI shots in Rondonia
  • gedi_L2A_MG_all_sens_a2.csv - GEDI shots within the FN calibration site (sensitivity from the alg. set. group 2)
  • gedi_L2A_Para_all_sens_a2.csv  - GEDI shots within the TFN calibration site (sensitivity from the alg. set. group 2)
  • gedi_L2A_Rondonia_all_sens_a2.csv  - GEDI shots in Rondonia 
  • MG_ATL08_h5_fileNames.txt  - A list of ICESat-2 orbits (ATL08 h5 files) intersecting the FN calibration site
  • Para_ATL08_h5_fileNames.txt  - A list of ICESat-2 orbits (ATL08 h5 files) intersecting the TFN calibration site
  • svbr-rondonia-2018.tif - Forest age map for Rondonia (Silva Junior et al. 2020)
  • svbr-rondonia-2018_bw_eroded.tif - a secondary forest extent mask with removed border pixels

References:

Milenković, M., Reiche, J., Armston, J., Neuenschwander, A., De Keersmaecker, W., Herold, M., Verbesselt, J.,  Assessing amazon rainforest regrowth with GEDI and ICESat-2 data, Science of Remote Sensing, 2022, 100051, ISSN 2666-0172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srs.2022.100051.

Silva Junior, C.H.L., Heinrich, V.H.A., Freire, A.T.G. et al. Benchmark maps of 33 years of secondary forest age for Brazil. Sci Data 7, 269 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00600-4

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Created:
March 7, 2025
Modified:
March 7, 2025