Land Cover Data

Land Cover Classification and Mapping - Methods Overview Imagery Aquisition Classification Scheme Map Development and Editing Land Cover Metadata and Data Metadata Data Dictionary [Rich Text Format (.rtf)] Land Cover Codes [Rich Text Format (.rtf)] Download Data Version 5 [gzip format (.gz)] Version 6 [gzip format (.gz)] Why two different land covers The land cover was continually evolving, so version numbers were assigned to each new set of modifications. For each new version, the vertebrate models had to be rerun, a process that was very time-consuming. The last version of the vertebrate models was run on Version 5 of the land cover, but a few changes were made to the land cover after the last vertebrate models were run. For more information see lcversions.txt on our ftp site.

State Landsat TM image Ecozones Land Use Land Cover

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