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Table 2 Data types and sources

From: Forest cover change detection using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing techniques: a spatio-temporal study on Komto Protected forest priority area, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia

No

Data type

Source

Spatial resolution (m)

1

Landsat images (Landsat 5 TM (1991), Landsat 7 ETM + (2002) & Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS (2019)

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

30

2

Digital Elevation Model

ASTER

30

3

Topographic Map

Ethiopian Geospatial Information Institute (EGII)

 

4

GPS data

Field survey

 

5

Socio-economic data

Questionnaire survey and expert interview

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