This specific Utah dataset displays vegatation departure between current vegetation conditions and reference vegetation conditions) index represented using a 0 to 100 percent scale, with 100 representing maximum departure.The Utah dataset was reclassified so additional layer values representing Water (111), Snow / Ice (112), Urban (120), Barren (131), Sparsely Vegetated BpS (132), and Agriculture (180) are NO LONGER INCLUDED in this dataset. Please see general Landfire description below for more detailed information on the VDEP product.Broad-scale alterations of historical fire regimes and vegetation dynamics have occurred in many landscapes in the U.S. through the combined influence of land management practices, fire exclusion, ungulate [...]
