Rainy Season Land Use and Land Cover for Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme

Geospatial dataset including sample images for LULC at Bwanje Valley Irrigation Scheme (BVIS) in central Malawi. Sample points were selected from a random stratified sample of classified SPOT-6 multispectral imagery (1 April 2014). Field surveys were conducted during the 2017 rainy season 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.