Dry Season Land Use and Land Cover for the Bwanje Valley, Malawi

Geospatial dataset including sample images for dry season LULC of the Bwanje Valley in central Malawi. For study purposes, the Bwanje Valley is defined as the 8-km are surrounding the Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme. Sample points were selected from a random stratified sample of classified SPOT-6 multispectral imagery (4 December 2014). Field surveys were conducted in mid-August 2016 by a field team of three researchers. Samples include those categorized as 'sample sites' and 'accuracy assessment' samples. Accuracy assessment samples were those collected in addition to those identified in the stratified random sample to further assist in classification. File includes classification table, photos, and data. This content is made possible by the support of the American People provided to the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-L-14-00006 and by the NIH Framework Programs for Global Health Innovation project D43TW009639 from the Fogarty International Center (E. Walker, PI). The contents are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, NIH, or the United States Government.