Terrestrial Condition Assessment (TCA) Alaska Road Density (Image Service)

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 11 0;'><a href='https://data.fs.usda.gov/geodata/rastergateway/TCA/Alaska/03_RoadDensity/TCA_AK_Road_Density.zip' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Direct Download (Raster Data Gateway)</span></span></a></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Objective:</span></span><span><span> Identify locations where roads are present at a density that impacts the quality of wildlife habitat and fragments the landscape.</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Data:</span></span><span><span> A national roads vector dataset has been acquired from the USGS National Transportation Dataset. The data were reattributed to represent three classes: (1) Unimproved, (2) Paved, (3) Light Duty roads. The new classes correspond to the following classes from the National Transportation Dataset: </span></span></p><ol><li><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Unimproved: Four-wheel drive roads. </span></span></p></li><li><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Paved: Controlled access highway, Secondary Highway or Major Connecting Road, Ramps </span></span></p></li><li><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Light Duty: Local Connecting Roads, Local Roads </span></span></p></li></ol><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Data Format:</span></span><span><span> Polylines were converted to a raster for each TCA assessment year. The value at a pixel corresponds to the class of road at that location. Values differ slightly between the years due to data improvements and updated information from state and local sources:</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>2024: 1- Light Duty, 2- Paved, 3- Unimproved, 4- Other</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>2023: 1- Light Duty, 2- Paved, 3- Unimproved, 4- Other</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>2022: 1- Light Duty, 2- Paved, 3- Unimproved</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>2021: 1- Light Duty, 2- Paved, 3- Unimproved, 4- Other</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>2020: 1- Light Duty, 2- Paved, 3- Unimproved, 4- Other</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Spatial Resolution:</span></span><span><span> 10m</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span style='font-weight:bold;'><span>Source data:</span></span><span><span> </span></span><a href='https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/data/USGS:ad3d631d-f51f-4b6a-91a3-e617d6a58b4e' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>USGS National Transportation Dataset</span></span></a></p><p style='font-weight:bold;margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Additional Resources:</span></span></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Details on </span></span><a href='https://usfs.box.com/s/79vx1b42xg8u6ivjombxjes36nzfhgml' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Method Changes and Source Data Versions</span></span></a></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Overview of the Terrestrial Condition Assessment: </span></span><a href='https://terrestrial-condition-assessment-usfs.hub.arcgis.com/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>TCA Hubsite</span></span></a><span><span> or </span></span><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf0P3cAq1rs&amp;list=PLwRbAc4x5n94rLca1CXXuugtRDt_G666M&amp;index=19' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Landfire Office Hour Presentation</span></span></a></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Explore the results of the most recent assessment: </span></span><a href='https://apps.fs.usda.gov/gtac-toolsms/tca/' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>TCA Interactive Data Viewer</span></span></a></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>Learn more about the TCA KPI: </span></span><a href='https://cxodashboard.dl.usda.gov/t/NRE/views/EcologicalConditionOutcomes_17531128629260/EcologicalOutcomes' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>TCA Dashboard</span></span></a></p><p style='margin:0 0 11 0;'><span><span>*if you have trouble viewing the Dashboard, please submit a </span></span><a href='https://usdagcc.sharepoint.com/sites/fs-wo-cdoc/SitePages/Dashboards.aspx' style='text-decoration:underline;'><span style='text-decoration:underline;'><span>Tableau Viewer Access Request</span></span></a></p></div></div></div>

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