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Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) Fractional Cover (MRLC)
The Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) dataset provides frequent (weekly, during the core growing season) early estimates of fractional cover for multiple exotic annual grass targets and one native perennial grass species in arid and semi-arid rangelands of the western United States. Each release includes fractional cover maps and corresponding confidence maps for multiple species/groups (including cheatgrass and other Bromus species) generated using field observations, HLS NDVI, environmental drivers, and machine learning methods.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / MRLC Consortium
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium
EAG fractional cover (multiple species group)
Western United States (arid and semi-arid rangelands)
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) fractional cover
Other Bromus spp. fractional cover (Field brome + Japanese brome)
Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) fractional cover
Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda) fractional cover
Remote sensing (HLS NDVI and related drivers)
Field observations (BLM AIM plots) and machine learning regression modeling
Dahal, D., Boyte, S., Megard, L., Postma, K., and Pastick, N., 2025, Early Estimates of Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) in the Sagebrush Biome, USA, 2025: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P14VQEGO
MRLC Exotic Annual Grass data landing page
MRLC landing page describing the EAG products and linking to individual releases.
USGS data release (DOI: 10.5066/P14VQEGO)
USGS authoritative data release record for EAG estimates (includes DOI and rights statement).