GROUP: transportation (tr)
DEFINITION:
transportation. Roads,
highways, etc.
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Classification
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- local roads, paths, & access = includes all local roads, paths and access built for transport within local areas, with no high-speed (>65 km/h; 40 miles/h) sections.
- local highway = roads built for long-distance transport, mostly high-speed (>65 km/h; 40 miles/h), but often including intersections with full stops.
- railroad bed
- bridge (>2m) = transportation across water, with water surface underneath.
- high-speed highway = roads built for high-speed (>65 km/h; 40 miles/h) long distance transport that do not include intersections with full stops.
- overpass (>2m) = sealed transportation surface covering non-water features. These may include many types of features ranging from Constructed to Perennial.
- Modifier 1 (structure type)
- paths, roads & access
- unpaved = unimproved roads (local earth)
- paved = improved roads (sealed or filled with rock)
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Scale (of building footprint)
- local roads, paths, & access
- wide >2 m
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- local roads, paths, & access
- unpaved
- wide >2 m = tr01
- paved
- wide > 2m = tr02
- local highway = tr03
- railroad bed = tr04
- bridge (>2m) = tr05
- high-speed highway = tr06
- overpass (>2m) = tr07
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Dominance Rules
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- IF TYPE with greater area is very similar or otherwise unclear:
- Choose unpaved over paved.
- IF paralleled by a <2 m irrigation feature, and unclear which has greater width or feature area:
- Choose transportation over irrigation.
- IF unclear whether a field border or other anthropogenic boundary or earthwork is used as a path (tr01) or is just a disturbed feature (significant vegetation growth, etc.):
- Choose disturbed & debris over transportation.
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Citation for AEM:
Ellis E. C., H. Wang, H. Xiao, K. Peng, X. P. Liu, S. C. Li, H.
Ouyang, X. Cheng, and L. Z. Yang. 2006. Measuring long-term ecological changes in
densely populated landscapes using current and historical high resolution imagery.
Remote Sensing of Environment
100(4):457-473.