National land cover dataset
Fact Sheet
108-00
By: Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has produced a land cover dataset for the conterminous United States on the basis of 1992 Landsat thematic mapper imagery and supplemental data. The National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) is a component of the USGS Land Cover Characterization Program. The seamless NLCD contains 21 categories of land cover information suitable for a variety of State and regional applications, including landscape analysis, land management, and modeling nutrient and pesticide runoff. The NLCD is distributed by State as 30-meter resolution raster images in an Albers Equal-Area map projection.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | National land cover dataset |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 108-00 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs10800 |
| Edition | Supersedes FS-136-99 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 p. |
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