Publications

Yang, L., Jin, S., Danielson, P., Homer, C., Gass, L., Bender, S., Case, A., Costello, C., Dewitz, J., Fry, J., Funk, M., Granneman, B., Liknes, G., Rigge, M., Xian, G., A new generation of the United States National Land Cover Database: Requirements, research priorities, design, and implementation strategies, p. 108–123, at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092427161830251X

Huang, Chengquan, Zhang, Z., Yang, Limin, Wylie, Bruce K., Homer, Collin G., MRLC 2001 image processing procedure, at https://www.mrlc.gov/pdf/image_processing.pdf

Homer, Collin G., Gallant, Alisa L., Partitioning the conterminous United States into mapping zones for Landsat TM land cover mapping, at https://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/homer.pdf

Yang, Limin, Xian, George, Klaver, Jacqueline M., Deal, B., Urban land-cover change detection through sub-pixel imperviousness mapping using remotely sensed data: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 69, no. 9, p. 1003–1010, at https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.69.9.1003

Yang, Limin, Jiang, L., Lin, H., Liao, M., Quantifying sub-pixel urban impervious surface through fusion of optical and InSAR imagery: GIScience and Remote Sensing, v. 46, no. 2, p. 161–171, at https://doi.org/10.2747/1548-1603.46.2.161

Yang, Limin, Homer, Collin G., Brock, J., Fry, Joyce A., An efficient method for change detection of soil, vegetation and water in the Northern Gulf of Mexico wetland ecosystem: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 34, no. 18, p. 6321–6336, at https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2013.800653

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Meyer, Debbie K., Granneman, Brian J., An approach for characterizing the distribution of shrubland ecosystem components as continuous fields as part of NLCD: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, v. 86, p. 136–149, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.09.009

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Dewitz, Jon A., Fry, Joyce A., Hossain, Sheikh M. Nazmul, Wickham, J.D., Change of impervious surface area between 2001 and 2006 in the conterminous United States: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 77, no. 8, p. 758–762, at http://digital.ipcprintservices.com/publication/index.php?i=76838&m=&l=&p=8&pre=&ver=html5#{"page":8,"issue_id":76838

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Aldridge, C.L., Effects of land cover and regional climate variations on long-term spatiotemporal changes in sagebrush ecosystems: GIScience and Remote Sensing, v. 49, no. 3, p. 378–396, at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2747/1548-1603.49.3.378

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Updating the 2001 National Land Cover Database impervious surface products to 2006 using Landsat imagery change detection methods: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 114, no. 8, p. 1676–1686, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.02.018

Xian, George, Crane, Michael P., Steinwand, Daniel R., Dynamic modeling of Tampa Bay urban development using parallel computing: Computers and Geosciences, v. 31, no. 7, p. 920–928, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.03.006

Xian, George, Crane, Michael P., An analysis of urban thermal characteristics and associated land cover in Tampa Bay and Las Vegas using Landsat satellite data: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 104, no. 2, p. 147–156, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.09.023

Xian, George, Satellite remotely-sensed land surface parameters and their climatic effects for three metropolitan regions, v. 41, no. 11, p. 1861–1869, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2007.11.004

Wickham, J.D., Stehman, S.V., Smith, J.H., Yang, Limin, Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the western United States: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 91, no. 3–4, p. 452–468, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.04.002

Wickham, J.D., Stehman, S.V., Gass, L., Dewitz, Jon A., Fry, Joyce A., Wade, T.G., Accuracy assessment of NLCD 2006 land cover and impervious surface: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 130, p. 294–304, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.12.001

Wickham, J.D., Riitters, K.H., Wade, T.G., Homer, Collin G., Temporal change in fragmentation of continental US forests: Landscape Ecology, v. 23, no. 8, p. 891–898, at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-008-9258-z

Wickham, J.D., Homer, Collin G., Vogelmann, James E., McKerrow, A., Mueller, R., Herold, N.D., Coulston, J., The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium—20 years of development and integration of USA national land cover data: Remote Sensing, v. 6, no. 8, p. 7424–7441, at https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6087424

Wickham, J., Stehman, S.V., Gass, L., Dewitz, Jon A., Sorenson, D.G., Granneman, Brian J., Poss, R.V., Baer, L.A., Thematic accuracy assessment of the 2011 National Land Cover Database (NLCD): Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 191, p. 328–341, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.026

Wickham, J., Barnes, Christopher A., Nash, M.S., Wade, T.G., Combining NLCD and MODIS to create a land cover-albedo database for the continental United States: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 170, p. 143–152, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2015.09.012

Vogelmann, James E., Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Tolk, Brian L., Monitoring gradual ecosystem change using Landsat time series analyses—Case studies in selected forest and rangeland ecosystems: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 122, p. 92–105, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.06.027

Tredennick, A.T., Hooten, M.B., Aldridge, C.L., Homer, Collin G., Kleinhesselink, A.R., Adler, P.B., Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large spatial extents: Ecosphere, v. 7, no. 10, at https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1525

Stehman, S.V., Wickham, J.D., Smith, J.H., Yang, Limin, Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the eastern United States—Statistical methodology and regional results: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 86, no. 4, p. 500–516, at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(03)00128-7

Smith, J.H., Stehman, S.V., Wickham, J.D., Yang, Limin, Effects of landscape characteristics on land-cover class accuracy: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 84, no. 3, p. 342–349, at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00126-8

Selkowitz, D. J., Stehman, S. V., Thematic accuracy of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 land cover for Alaska: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 115, no. 6, p. 1401–1407, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.01.020

Riitters, K.H., Wickham, J.D., Vogelmann, James E., Jones, K.B., National land-cover pattern data: Ecology, v. 81, no. 2, p. 604–604, at https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0604:NLCPD]2.0.CO;2

Maxwell, Susan K., Wood, Eric C., Janus, A., Comparison of the USGS 2001 NLCD to the 2002 USDA Census of Agriculture for the Upper Midwest United States: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, v. 127, no. 1–2, p. 141–145, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.03.012

Johnson, D.M., Mueller, R., The 2009 Cropland Data Layer: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 76, no. 11, p. 1201–1205, at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/docs/JohnsonPE&RS_Nov2010.pdf

Jin, Suming, Yang, Limin, Danielson, Patrick, Homer, Collin G., Fry, Joyce A., Xian, George, A comprehensive change detection method for updating the National Land Cover Database to circa 2011: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 132, p. 159–175, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.012

Huang, Shengli, Dahal, Devendra, Liu, H., Jin, Suming, Young, Claudia J., Li, S., Liu, Shuguang, Spatiotemporal variation of surface shortwave forcing from fire-induced albedo change in interior Alaska: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 45, no. 3, p. 276–285, at https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0309

Homer, Collin G., Xian, George, Aldridge, C.L., Meyer, Debbie K., Loveland, Thomas R., O’Donnell, M.S., Forecasting sagebrush ecosystem components and greater sage-grouse habitat for 2050—Learning from past climate patterns and Landsat imagery to predict the future: Ecological Indicators, v. 55, p. 131–145, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.002

Homer, Collin G., Dewitz, Jon A., Yang, Limin, Jin, Suming, Danielson, Patrick, Xian, George, Coulston, J., Herold, N.D., Wickham, J.D., Megown, K., Completion of the 2011 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States—Representing a decade of land cover change information: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 81, no. 5, p. 345–354, at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asprs/pers/2015/00000081/00000005/art00002

Homer, Collin G., Aldridge, C.L., Meyer, Debbie K., Schell, S.J., Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA—Laying a foundation for monitoring: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, v. 14, no. 1, p. 233–244, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2011.09.012

Fry, Joyce A., Xian, George, Jin, Suming, Dewitz, Jon A., Homer, Collin G., Yang, Limin, Barnes, Christopher A., Herold, N.D., Wickham, J.D., Completion of the 2006 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 77, no. 9, p. 858–864, at http://www.mrlc.gov/downloadfile2.php?file=September2011PERS.pdf

Danielson, Patrick, Yang, Limin, Jin, Suming, Homer, Collin G., Napton, D.E., An assessment of the cultivated cropland class of NLCD 2006 using a multi-source and multi-criteria approach: Remote Sensing, v. 8, no. 2, at https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8020101

Coulston, J. W., Jacobs, D. M., King, C. R., Elmore, I. C., The influence of multi-season imagery on models of canopy cover—A case study: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 79, no. 5, p. 469–477, at https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/43290

Chen, J., Zhu, X., Vogelmann, James E., Gao, F., Jin, Suming, A simple and effective method for filling gaps in Landsat ETM+ SLC-off images: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 115, no. 4, p. 1053–1064, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.12.010

Chander, Gyanesh, Coan, Michael J., Scaramuzza, Pat L., Evaluation and comparison of the IRS–P6 and the Landsat sensors: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, v. 46, no. 1, p. 209–221, at https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2007.907426

Huang, Chengquan, Yang, Limin, Wylie, Bruce K., Homer, Collin G., A strategy for estimating tree canopy density using Landsat 7 ETM+ and high resolution images over large areas, v. Proceedings, at http://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/canopy_density.pdf

Yang, L., Jin, S., Danielson, P., Homer, C., Gass, L., Bender, S., Case, A., Costello, C., Dewitz, J., Fry, J., Funk, M., Granneman, B., Liknes, G., Rigge, M., Xian, G., A new generation of the United States National Land Cover Database: Requirements, research priorities, design, and implementation strategies, p. 108–123, at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092427161830251X

Yang, Limin, Xian, George, Klaver, Jacqueline M., Deal, B., Urban land-cover change detection through sub-pixel imperviousness mapping using remotely sensed data: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 69, no. 9, p. 1003–1010, at https://doi.org/10.14358/PERS.69.9.1003

Yang, Limin, Jiang, L., Lin, H., Liao, M., Quantifying sub-pixel urban impervious surface through fusion of optical and InSAR imagery: GIScience and Remote Sensing, v. 46, no. 2, p. 161–171, at https://doi.org/10.2747/1548-1603.46.2.161

Yang, Limin, Homer, Collin G., Brock, J., Fry, Joyce A., An efficient method for change detection of soil, vegetation and water in the Northern Gulf of Mexico wetland ecosystem: International Journal of Remote Sensing, v. 34, no. 18, p. 6321–6336, at https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2013.800653

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Meyer, Debbie K., Granneman, Brian J., An approach for characterizing the distribution of shrubland ecosystem components as continuous fields as part of NLCD: ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, v. 86, p. 136–149, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.09.009

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Dewitz, Jon A., Fry, Joyce A., Hossain, Sheikh M. Nazmul, Wickham, J.D., Change of impervious surface area between 2001 and 2006 in the conterminous United States: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 77, no. 8, p. 758–762, at http://digital.ipcprintservices.com/publication/index.php?i=76838&m=&l=&p=8&pre=&ver=html5#{"page":8,"issue_id":76838

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Aldridge, C.L., Effects of land cover and regional climate variations on long-term spatiotemporal changes in sagebrush ecosystems: GIScience and Remote Sensing, v. 49, no. 3, p. 378–396, at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2747/1548-1603.49.3.378

Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Updating the 2001 National Land Cover Database impervious surface products to 2006 using Landsat imagery change detection methods: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 114, no. 8, p. 1676–1686, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.02.018

Xian, George, Crane, Michael P., Steinwand, Daniel R., Dynamic modeling of Tampa Bay urban development using parallel computing: Computers and Geosciences, v. 31, no. 7, p. 920–928, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2005.03.006

Xian, George, Crane, Michael P., An analysis of urban thermal characteristics and associated land cover in Tampa Bay and Las Vegas using Landsat satellite data: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 104, no. 2, p. 147–156, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.09.023

Xian, George, Satellite remotely-sensed land surface parameters and their climatic effects for three metropolitan regions, v. 41, no. 11, p. 1861–1869, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2007.11.004

Wickham, J.D., Stehman, S.V., Smith, J.H., Yang, Limin, Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the western United States: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 91, no. 3–4, p. 452–468, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2004.04.002

Wickham, J.D., Stehman, S.V., Gass, L., Dewitz, Jon A., Fry, Joyce A., Wade, T.G., Accuracy assessment of NLCD 2006 land cover and impervious surface: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 130, p. 294–304, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2012.12.001

Wickham, J.D., Riitters, K.H., Wade, T.G., Homer, Collin G., Temporal change in fragmentation of continental US forests: Landscape Ecology, v. 23, no. 8, p. 891–898, at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-008-9258-z

Wickham, J.D., Homer, Collin G., Vogelmann, James E., McKerrow, A., Mueller, R., Herold, N.D., Coulston, J., The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium—20 years of development and integration of USA national land cover data: Remote Sensing, v. 6, no. 8, p. 7424–7441, at https://doi.org/10.3390/rs6087424

Wickham, J., Stehman, S.V., Gass, L., Dewitz, Jon A., Sorenson, D.G., Granneman, Brian J., Poss, R.V., Baer, L.A., Thematic accuracy assessment of the 2011 National Land Cover Database (NLCD): Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 191, p. 328–341, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2016.12.026

Wickham, J., Barnes, Christopher A., Nash, M.S., Wade, T.G., Combining NLCD and MODIS to create a land cover-albedo database for the continental United States: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 170, p. 143–152, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2015.09.012

Vogelmann, James E., Xian, George, Homer, Collin G., Tolk, Brian L., Monitoring gradual ecosystem change using Landsat time series analyses—Case studies in selected forest and rangeland ecosystems: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 122, p. 92–105, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.06.027

Tredennick, A.T., Hooten, M.B., Aldridge, C.L., Homer, Collin G., Kleinhesselink, A.R., Adler, P.B., Forecasting climate change impacts on plant populations over large spatial extents: Ecosphere, v. 7, no. 10, at https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1525

Stehman, S.V., Wickham, J.D., Smith, J.H., Yang, Limin, Thematic accuracy of the 1992 National Land-Cover Data for the eastern United States—Statistical methodology and regional results: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 86, no. 4, p. 500–516, at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(03)00128-7

Smith, J.H., Stehman, S.V., Wickham, J.D., Yang, Limin, Effects of landscape characteristics on land-cover class accuracy: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 84, no. 3, p. 342–349, at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00126-8

Selkowitz, D. J., Stehman, S. V., Thematic accuracy of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 land cover for Alaska: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 115, no. 6, p. 1401–1407, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.01.020

Riitters, K.H., Wickham, J.D., Vogelmann, James E., Jones, K.B., National land-cover pattern data: Ecology, v. 81, no. 2, p. 604–604, at https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[0604:NLCPD]2.0.CO;2

Maxwell, Susan K., Wood, Eric C., Janus, A., Comparison of the USGS 2001 NLCD to the 2002 USDA Census of Agriculture for the Upper Midwest United States: Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, v. 127, no. 1–2, p. 141–145, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2008.03.012

Johnson, D.M., Mueller, R., The 2009 Cropland Data Layer: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 76, no. 11, p. 1201–1205, at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Research_and_Science/Cropland/docs/JohnsonPE&RS_Nov2010.pdf

Jin, Suming, Yang, Limin, Danielson, Patrick, Homer, Collin G., Fry, Joyce A., Xian, George, A comprehensive change detection method for updating the National Land Cover Database to circa 2011: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 132, p. 159–175, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.01.012

Huang, Shengli, Dahal, Devendra, Liu, H., Jin, Suming, Young, Claudia J., Li, S., Liu, Shuguang, Spatiotemporal variation of surface shortwave forcing from fire-induced albedo change in interior Alaska: Canadian Journal of Forest Research, v. 45, no. 3, p. 276–285, at https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2014-0309

Homer, Collin G., Xian, George, Aldridge, C.L., Meyer, Debbie K., Loveland, Thomas R., O’Donnell, M.S., Forecasting sagebrush ecosystem components and greater sage-grouse habitat for 2050—Learning from past climate patterns and Landsat imagery to predict the future: Ecological Indicators, v. 55, p. 131–145, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.03.002

Homer, Collin G., Dewitz, Jon A., Yang, Limin, Jin, Suming, Danielson, Patrick, Xian, George, Coulston, J., Herold, N.D., Wickham, J.D., Megown, K., Completion of the 2011 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States—Representing a decade of land cover change information: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 81, no. 5, p. 345–354, at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asprs/pers/2015/00000081/00000005/art00002

Homer, Collin G., Aldridge, C.L., Meyer, Debbie K., Schell, S.J., Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA—Laying a foundation for monitoring: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, v. 14, no. 1, p. 233–244, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2011.09.012

Fry, Joyce A., Xian, George, Jin, Suming, Dewitz, Jon A., Homer, Collin G., Yang, Limin, Barnes, Christopher A., Herold, N.D., Wickham, J.D., Completion of the 2006 National Land Cover Database for the conterminous United States: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 77, no. 9, p. 858–864, at http://www.mrlc.gov/downloadfile2.php?file=September2011PERS.pdf

Danielson, Patrick, Yang, Limin, Jin, Suming, Homer, Collin G., Napton, D.E., An assessment of the cultivated cropland class of NLCD 2006 using a multi-source and multi-criteria approach: Remote Sensing, v. 8, no. 2, at https://doi.org/10.3390/rs8020101

Coulston, J. W., Jacobs, D. M., King, C. R., Elmore, I. C., The influence of multi-season imagery on models of canopy cover—A case study: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, v. 79, no. 5, p. 469–477, at https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/43290

Chen, J., Zhu, X., Vogelmann, James E., Gao, F., Jin, Suming, A simple and effective method for filling gaps in Landsat ETM+ SLC-off images: Remote Sensing of Environment, v. 115, no. 4, p. 1053–1064, at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.12.010

Chander, Gyanesh, Coan, Michael J., Scaramuzza, Pat L., Evaluation and comparison of the IRS–P6 and the Landsat sensors: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, v. 46, no. 1, p. 209–221, at https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2007.907426

Tipton, J., Moisen, G., Patterson, P., Jackson, T.A., Coulston, J., Sampling intensity and normalizations—Exploring cost-driving factors in nationwide mapping of tree canopy cover, p. 201–208, at https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/41008

Huang, Chengquan, Yang, Limin, Homer, Collin G., Coan, Michael J., Rykhus, Russell P., Zhang, Zheng, Wylie, Bruce K., Hegge, Kent, Zhu, Zhiliang, Lister, A., Hoppus, M., Tymcio, R., DeBlander, L., Cooke, W., McRoberts, R.E., Wendt, D., Weyermann, D., Synergistic use of FIA plot data and Landsat 7 ETM+ images for large area forest mapping, p. 50–55, at https://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/synergistic.pdf

Yang, Limin, Homer, Collin G., Hegge, Kent, Huang, Chengquan, Wylie, Bruce K., Reed, Bradley C., A Landsat 7 scene selection strategy for a national land cover database, v. Proceedings, p. 1123–1125, at https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976766

Homer, Collin G., Huang, Chengqaun, Yang, Limin, Wylie, Bruce K., Development of a circa 2000 land cover database for the United States, v. Proceedings, at http://landcover.usgs.gov/pdf/asprs_final.pdf