DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14850688
title: BETA-FOR_SP3_EnvironmentalAttributes_DLM/ESAWC/SRTM_2023

description: This dataset provides additional information on environmental attributes (minimum distance to land cover classes, topographic information) based on the dataset "BETA-FOR_SPZ_Patches_2022/2023" (https://zenodo.org/records/14748236) (centroid coordinates: decimalLongitude, decimalLatitude).

 

From the following three geospatial datasets the information on environmental attributes were derived:

 

- DLM250 = Digital Landscape Model for Germany (Vector data, https://gdz.bkg.bund.de/index.php/default/open-data/digitales-landschaftsmodell-1-250-000-ebenen-dlm250-ebenen.html)

- ESA Worldcover = Global product on land cover (Raster data, https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/ESA_WorldCover_v100?hl=en)

- SRTM = Global Digital Elevation Model (Raster data, https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/USGS_SRTMGL1_003?hl=en)

 

The following attributes were added to the "BETA-FOR_SPZ_Patches_2022/2023" table and exported as .csv file (tabular data):

 

DLM250:

- min_dist_sie01_p = minimum distance to urban areas [m]

- min_dist_ver01_l = minimum distance to technical infrastructure (roads) [m]

- min_dist_veg01_f = minimum distance to agricultural areas [m]

- min_dist_gew01_l = minimum distance to waterbodies [m]

 

Please consider that the DLM250 is spatially discontinuous vector data where e.g. agricultural areas are incompletely assessed.

 

ESA WorldCover (ESAWC):

- min_dist_esawc_30 = minimum distance to grasslands (land cover class value = 30) [m]

- min_dist_esawc_40 = minimum distance to cropland (land cover class value = 40) [m] 

 

SRTM:

- SRTM_elevation = elevation [m]

- SRTM_slope = slope [°] 

- SRTM_aspect = aspect; 90° = E, 180° = S; 270 ° = W; 360°/0° = N [°]

 

The original vector and raster data can be made available upon request, e.g. to inspect benefits and limitations of DLM250 and ESA WorldCover.
description: Variables Description################

*patchLabelBETAFOR: unique BETA-FOR patch label

*region: specifies the region the patch is located in

*regionSite: specifies the Site the patch is located in using the unique Site label

*district: differentiates between control (C) and experimental district (E)

*treatment: two-letter abbreviation for the treatment performed on the patch

*patchNr: every patch is assigned a unique number from 1 to 234

*formerPatchLabel: former label of the patch, if existing

*dwc:decimalLongitude: longitudinal coordinates of the patch in decimals

*dwc:decimalLatitude: latitudinal coordinates of the patch in decimals

*dwc:geodeticDatum: The geodetic datum upon which the geographic coordinates given in dwc:decimalLatitude and dwc:decimalLongitude are based.

*elevation: elevation above sea level of the patch

*elevationDgm200: elevation above sea level of the patch in the DGM200 (digital terrain model with a grid width of 200m) 

*dwc:countryCode: The standard code for the country in which the location occurs, respectively DE for Germany 

*geoNames: link to the placenames in the GeoNames database

*rapidAssessment: Indicates whether a patch is used for rapid assessment (a brief, topic-specific collection of data).

*min_dist_sie01_p: minimum distance to urban areas [m]

*min_dist_ver01_l: minimum distance to technical infrastructure (roads) [m]

*min_dist_veg01_f: minimum distance to agricultural areas [m]

*min_dist_gew01_l:minimum distance to waterbodies [m]

*min_dist_esawc_30: minimum distance to grasslands (land cover class value = 30) [m]

*min_dist_esawc_40: minimum distance to cropland (land cover class value = 40) [m] 

*SRTM_elevation: elevation of the patch in metres[m] extracted from the SRTM Global Digital Elevation Model

*SRTM_slope: slope of the patch in degree[°] extracted from the SRTM Global Digital Elevation Model

*SRTM_aspect: aspect of the patch with 90° = E, 180° = S; 270 ° = W; 360°/0° = N [°] extracted from the SRTM Global Digital Elevation Model