LANDFIRE (LF), Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a
shared program between the wildland fire management programs of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior's
Geological Survey, and The Nature Conservancy.
Landfire (LF) Historical fire regimes, intervals, and vegetation conditions
are mapped using the Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT).
These data support fire and landscape management planning goals in
the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, the Federal Wildland
Fire Management Policy, and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.
Vegetation Condition Class (VCC) represents a simple categorization of the associated Vegetation Departure (VDEP) layer and indicates the general level to which current vegetation is different from the simulated historical vegetation reference conditions.
VDEP and VCC are based upon methods originally described in Interagency Fire Regime Condition Class Guidebook, but are not identical to those methods.
Full descriptions of the methods used can be found in the VDEP product description.
Users should review those methods before comparing VDEP or VCC values across LANDFIRE (LF) versions.
VCC is a derivative of the VDEP layer.
It is important to read and understand the characteristics of the VDEP spatial product, particularly if VCC values are compared across versions as the VDEP methods varied which directly impacts across-version VDEP and VCC comparability.
In LF 2012, the original three VCC classes were divided in half to create six VCC classes to provide additional precision.
The LANDIFRE Fire datasets include:
Fire Regime Groups (FRG) is intended to characterize presumed historical
fire regimes within landscapes based on interactions between vegetation
dynamics, fire spread, fire effects, and spatial context
Mean Fire Return Interval (MFRI) quantifies the average period between
fires under the presumed historical fire regime
Percent of Low-severity Fire (PLS) image quantifies the amount of
low-severity fires relative to mixed- and replacement-severity fires
under the presumed historical fire regime and is defined as less than 25
percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given
vegetation type
Percent of Mixed-severity Fire (PMS) layer quantifies the amount of
mixed-severity fires relative to low- and replacement-severity fires under
the presumed historical fire regime, and is defined as between 25 and 75
percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given
vegetation type
Percent of Replacement-severity Fire (PRS) layer quantifies the amount of
replacement-severity fires relative to low- and mixed-severity fires under
the presumed historical fire regime, and is defined as greater than 75
percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given
vegetation type
Succession Classes (SClass) layer characterizes current vegetation conditions
with respect to the vegetation species composition, cover, and height ranges
of successional states that occur within each biophysical setting
Vegetation Condition Class (VCC) represents a simple categorization of the
associated Vegetation Departure (VDEP) layer and indicates the general level
to which current vegetation is different from the simulated historical
vegetation reference conditions
Vegetation Departure (VDep) indicates how different current vegetation on a
landscape is from estimated historical conditions. VDep is based on changes
to species composition, structural stage, and canopy closure.
Bands
Pixel Size 30 meters
Bands
Name
Pixel Size
Description
VCC
meters
Vegetation Condition Class
VCC Class Table
Value
Color
Description
1
#38a800
Very Low, Vegetation Departure 0-16%
2
#4ce600
Low to Moderate, Vegetation Departure 17-33%
3
#ffff00
Moderate to Low, Vegetation Departure 34-50%
4
#ffaa00
Moderate to High, Vegetation Departure 51-66%
5
#ff0000
High, Vegetation Departure 67-83%
6
#a80000
Very High, Vegetation Departure 84-100%
111
#0000ff
Water
112
#c8ffff
Snow / Ice
120
#8400a8
Non burnable Urban
121
#f516b6
Burnable Urban
131
#4e4e4e
Barren
132
#b2b2b2
Sparsely Vegetated
180
#df73ff
Non burnable Agriculture
181
#e8beff
Burnable Agriculture
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
VCC_classes
DOUBLE
Class values of the Vegetation Condition Class.
VCC_names
STRING
Descriptive names of Vegetation Condition Class.
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
LANDFIRE data are public domain data with no use restrictions, though if modifications
or derivatives of the product(s) are created, then please add some descriptive modifier
to the data set to avoid confusion.
Citations
Citations:
The suggested way to cite LANDFIRE products is specific to each product,
so the model for citation is provided, with an example for a particular product.
Producer. Year released. Product xxxxx:
Individual model name.
BpS Models and Descriptions, Online. LANDFIRE. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service
U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA
The Nature Conservancy (Producers). Available- URL. Access date.
Example Citation: LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings. 2018. Biophysical setting 14420:
South Texas sand sheet grassland. In: LANDFIRE Biophysical Setting Model: Map zone 36,
[Online]. In: BpS Models and Descriptions. In: LANDFIRE. Washington, DC:
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior;
U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy (Producers).
Available: https://www.landfire.gov/bps-models.php [2018, June 27].
Additional guidance on citation of LANDFIRE products can be found
here
LANDFIRE (LF), Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a shared program between the wildland fire management programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior's Geological Survey, and The Nature Conservancy. Landfire (LF) Historical fire regimes, intervals, and vegetation conditions are mapped using …
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[nature-conservancy](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/nature-conservancy) [usda](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usda) [usgs](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) [vegetation](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/vegetation) [wildfire](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/wildfire) \n\n#### Description\n\nLANDFIRE (LF), Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a\nshared program between the wildland fire management programs of the U.S.\nDepartment of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior's\nGeological Survey, and The Nature Conservancy.\n\nLandfire (LF) Historical fire regimes, intervals, and vegetation conditions\nare mapped using the Vegetation Dynamics Development Tool (VDDT).\nThese data support fire and landscape management planning goals in\nthe National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy, the Federal Wildland\nFire Management Policy, and the Healthy Forests Restoration Act.\n\nVegetation Condition Class (VCC) represents a simple categorization of the associated Vegetation Departure (VDEP) layer and indicates the general level to which current vegetation is different from the simulated historical vegetation reference conditions.\nVDEP and VCC are based upon methods originally described in Interagency Fire Regime Condition Class Guidebook, but are not identical to those methods.\nFull descriptions of the methods used can be found in the VDEP product description.\nUsers should review those methods before comparing VDEP or VCC values across LANDFIRE (LF) versions.\nVCC is a derivative of the VDEP layer.\nIt is important to read and understand the characteristics of the VDEP spatial product, particularly if VCC values are compared across versions as the VDEP methods varied which directly impacts across-version VDEP and VCC comparability.\nIn LF 2012, the original three VCC classes were divided in half to create six VCC classes to provide additional precision.\n\nThe LANDIFRE Fire datasets include:\n\n- Fire Regime Groups (FRG) is intended to characterize presumed historical fire regimes within landscapes based on interactions between vegetation dynamics, fire spread, fire effects, and spatial context\n- Mean Fire Return Interval (MFRI) quantifies the average period between fires under the presumed historical fire regime\n- Percent of Low-severity Fire (PLS) image quantifies the amount of low-severity fires relative to mixed- and replacement-severity fires under the presumed historical fire regime and is defined as less than 25 percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given vegetation type\n- Percent of Mixed-severity Fire (PMS) layer quantifies the amount of mixed-severity fires relative to low- and replacement-severity fires under the presumed historical fire regime, and is defined as between 25 and 75 percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given vegetation type\n- Percent of Replacement-severity Fire (PRS) layer quantifies the amount of replacement-severity fires relative to low- and mixed-severity fires under the presumed historical fire regime, and is defined as greater than 75 percent average top-kill within a typical fire perimeter for a given vegetation type\n- Succession Classes (SClass) layer characterizes current vegetation conditions with respect to the vegetation species composition, cover, and height ranges of successional states that occur within each biophysical setting\n- Vegetation Condition Class (VCC) represents a simple categorization of the associated Vegetation Departure (VDEP) layer and indicates the general level to which current vegetation is different from the simulated historical vegetation reference conditions\n- Vegetation Departure (VDep) indicates how different current vegetation on a landscape is from estimated historical conditions. VDep is based on changes to species composition, structural stage, and canopy closure.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n30 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------|------------|----------------------------|\n| `VCC` | meters | Vegetation Condition Class |\n\n**VCC Class Table**\n\n| Value | Color | Description |\n|-------|---------|-----------------------------------------------|\n| 1 | #38a800 | Very Low, Vegetation Departure 0-16% |\n| 2 | #4ce600 | Low to Moderate, Vegetation Departure 17-33% |\n| 3 | #ffff00 | Moderate to Low, Vegetation Departure 34-50% |\n| 4 | #ffaa00 | Moderate to High, Vegetation Departure 51-66% |\n| 5 | #ff0000 | High, Vegetation Departure 67-83% |\n| 6 | #a80000 | Very High, Vegetation Departure 84-100% |\n| 111 | #0000ff | Water |\n| 112 | #c8ffff | Snow / Ice |\n| 120 | #8400a8 | Non burnable Urban |\n| 121 | #f516b6 | Burnable Urban |\n| 131 | #4e4e4e | Barren |\n| 132 | #b2b2b2 | Sparsely Vegetated |\n| 180 | #df73ff | Non burnable Agriculture |\n| 181 | #e8beff | Burnable Agriculture |\n\n### Image Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|-------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------|\n| VCC_classes | DOUBLE | Class values of the Vegetation Condition Class. |\n| VCC_names | STRING | Descriptive names of Vegetation Condition Class. |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nLANDFIRE data are public domain data with no use restrictions, though if modifications\nor derivatives of the product(s) are created, then please add some descriptive modifier\nto the data set to avoid confusion.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- The suggested way to cite LANDFIRE products is specific to each product,\n so the model for citation is provided, with an example for a particular product.\n Producer. Year released. Product xxxxx:\n - Individual model name.\n - BpS Models and Descriptions, Online. LANDFIRE. Washington, DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service\n - U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA\n - The Nature Conservancy (Producers). Available- URL. Access date.\n\n Example Citation: LANDFIRE Biophysical Settings. 2018. Biophysical setting 14420:\n South Texas sand sheet grassland. In: LANDFIRE Biophysical Setting Model: Map zone 36,\n \\[Online\\]. In: BpS Models and Descriptions. In: LANDFIRE. Washington, DC:\n U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service; U.S. Department of the Interior;\n U.S. Geological Survey; Arlington, VA: The Nature Conservancy (Producers).\n Available: \u003chttps://www.landfire.gov/bps-models.php\u003e \\[2018, June 27\\].\n Additional guidance on citation of LANDFIRE products can be found\n [here](https://landfire.gov/data/citation)\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('LANDFIRE/Fire/VCC/v1_4_0');\n\nvar visualization = {\n bands: ['VCC'],\n};\n\nMap.setCenter(-121.671, 40.699, 5);\n\nMap.addLayer(dataset, visualization, 'VCC');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/LANDFIRE/LANDFIRE_Fire_VCC_v1_4_0) \n[LANDFIRE VCC (Vegetation Condition Class) v1.4.0](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDFIRE_Fire_VCC_v1_4_0) \nLANDFIRE (LF), Landscape Fire and Resource Management Planning Tools, is a shared program between the wildland fire management programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service, U.S. Department of the Interior's Geological Survey, and The Nature Conservancy. Landfire (LF) Historical fire regimes, intervals, and vegetation conditions are mapped using ... \nLANDFIRE/Fire/VCC/v1_4_0, doi,fire,landfire,nature-conservancy,usda,usgs,vegetation,wildfire \n2014-09-01T00:00:00Z/2014-09-01T00:00:00Z \n17.52 -175.1 71.48 -63.66 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://landfire.gov/)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/LANDFIRE_Fire_VCC_v1_4_0)"]]
