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    • Productivity of U.S. Rangelands, Annual Data lbs/acre

    Metadata Updated: August 5, 2025

    Production data were generated using the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) from the Thematic Mapper Suite from 1984 to 2023 at 250 m resolution. The NDVI is converted to production estimates using two regression formulas depending on the level of the NDVI; there is one equation for lower values (and thus lower production values) and one for higher values. This raster dataset yields estimates of annual production of rangeland vegetation and should be useful for understanding trends and variability in forage resources.This raw lbs/acre data that the Z-scores were derived from as well as the Z-scores dataset can be downloaded from: https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/rangelands/index.php.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons Attribution

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 3, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date August 5, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from USDA JSON

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 3, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date August 5, 2025
    Publisher U.S. Forest Service
    Maintainer
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    Data First Published 2020-06-15
    Data Last Modified 2025-07-31
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    Public Access Level public
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    Homepage URL https://data-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/usfs::productivity-of-u-s-rangelands-annual-data-lbs-acre-1
    License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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