README.md

Monitoring shifting cultivation in Laos

Author: Shijuan Chen

Google Earth Engine app to visualizate the map products: https://shijuanchen32.users.earthengine.app/view/shift-cult

The map products can be downloaded from Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7782782

Google Earth Engine app code to access all map products: https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=users%2Fshijuanchen32%2Fshift_cult%3ADisplay_products_app

Google Earth Engine codes of the major steps for differentiating shifting cultivation from other disturbances: https://code.earthengine.google.com/?accept_repo=users/shijuanchen32/shift_cult

Map visualization video: https://youtu.be/1E0koBtxsTQ

Annual map classes (numbers are class values):

1. Forest,   2. Plantation,   3. Non-forest,    4. Subtle disturbances  5. Severe drought,   6. New Plantation,   7. Deforestation,  8. Shifting cultivation

The aggregate map classes (numbers are class values): 1.Stable forest, 2,Non-forest, 3.Shifting cultivation, 4.Deforestation, 5.New plantation

Please cite the two references if you use the datasets:

Chen, S., Olofsson, P., Saphangthong, T., & Woodcock, C. E. (2023). Monitoring shifting cultivation in Laos with Landsat time series. Remote Sensing of Environment, 288, 113507.

Chen, S., Woodcock, C. E., Saphangthong, T., & Olofsson, P. (2023).Satellite data reveals a recent increase in shifting cultivation and associated carbon emissions in Laos. Environmental Research Letters, 18, 114012.