Raster Dataset
Tags
US, Land Cover
This layer contains land cover classifications for the US. This raster file is intended for medium scale thematic mapping and analysis.
The spatial data were obtained from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) provided by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC). Attributes were modified to include pixel color and value information, opacity, and land cover type. The coordinate system of this data is WGS 1984.
"National Land Cover Database 2006 (NLCD 2006) is a 16-class land cover classification scheme that has been applied consistently across the conterminous United States at a spatial resolution of 30 meters. NLCD 2006 is based primarily on a decision-tree classification of circa 2006 Landsat satellite data. NLCD 2006 also quantifies land cover change between the years 2001 to 2006. The NLCD2006 land cover change product was generated by comparing spectral characteristics of Landsat imagery between 2001 and 2006, on an individual path/row basis, using protocols to identify and label change based on the trajectory from NLCD 2001 products." - MRLC
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium
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Extent
West | -130.232844 | East | -63.671891 |
North | 52.877273 | South | 21.742277 |
Maximum (zoomed in) | 1:5,000 |
Minimum (zoomed out) | 1:150,000,000 |
Center for Geospatial Technology, Texas Tech University Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.