The Physiography dataset represents the spatial intersection of landforms
(available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/landforms) and lithology (available in EE
as ERGo/1_0/US/lithology) data layers. It provides 247 unique combinations
out of a possible 270. The values for each type are formed by concatenating
the landform and lithology types (e.g., 1101 is "Peak/ridge" landform on
"carbonate" lithology). This data layer is sometimes referred to as
characterizing "land facets".
The landforms layer is based on the USGS's 10m NED DEM (available in EE
as USGS/NED). The lithology layer is not basen on any DEM.
This dataset is provided just for the US, because of the availability
of the lithology data layer, though these data are likely available for
other countries.
Theobald, D. M., Harrison-Atlas, D., Monahan, W. B., & Albano, C. M.
(2015). Ecologically-relevant maps of landforms and physiographic diversity
for climate adaptation planning. PloS one, 10(12),e0143619
The Physiography dataset represents the spatial intersection of landforms (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/landforms) and lithology (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/lithology) data layers. It provides 247 unique combinations out of a possible 270. The values for each type are formed by concatenating the landform and lithology types (e.g., 1101 is …
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It provides 247 unique combinations\nout of a possible 270. The values for each type are formed by concatenating\nthe landform and lithology types (e.g., 1101 is \"Peak/ridge\" landform on\n\"carbonate\" lithology). This data layer is sometimes referred to as\ncharacterizing \"land facets\".\n\nThe landforms layer is based on the USGS's 10m NED DEM (available in EE\nas USGS/NED). The lithology layer is not basen on any DEM.\n\nThis dataset is provided just for the US, because of the availability\nof the lithology data layer, though these data are likely available for\nother countries.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n90 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Min | Max | Pixel Size | Description |\n|------------|------|------|------------|--------------------------------------|\n| `constant` | 1100 | 4220 | meters | Landforms and lithology intersection |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\n[CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0.html)\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Theobald, D. M., Harrison-Atlas, D., Monahan, W. B., \\& Albano, C. M.\n (2015). Ecologically-relevant maps of landforms and physiographic diversity\n for climate adaptation planning. PloS one, 10(12),\n [e0143619](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0143619)\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.Image('CSP/ERGo/1_0/US/physiography');\nvar physiography = dataset.select('constant');\nvar physiographyVis = {\n min: 1100.0,\n max: 4220.0,\n};\nMap.setCenter(-105.4248, 40.5242, 8);\nMap.addLayer(physiography, physiographyVis, 'Physiography');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/CSP/CSP_ERGo_1_0_US_physiography) \n[US Physiography](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/CSP_ERGo_1_0_US_physiography) \nThe Physiography dataset represents the spatial intersection of landforms (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/landforms) and lithology (available in EE as ERGo/1_0/US/lithology) data layers. It provides 247 unique combinations out of a possible 270. The values for each type are formed by concatenating the landform and lithology types (e.g., 1101 is ... \nCSP/ERGo/1_0/US/physiography, aspect,csp,elevation,elevation-topography,ergo,geophysical,landforms,slope,topography,us \n2006-01-24T00:00:00Z/2011-05-13T00:00:00Z \n12.54 -132.09 56.21 -60.35 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://www.csp-inc.org/)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/CSP_ERGo_1_0_US_physiography)"]]
