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Las Vegas, Nevada and the area surrounding it has been and remains a popular region of interest when showcasing urban growth and land change using Landsat sensors.  

The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium has several different ways to access data, including a web-visualization tool. Users have the ability of several different download methods on the viewer: drawing a rectangle, drawing a polygon, entering GeoJSON information, and uploading a shapefile.

Annual NLCD science products are available for download on the U.S Geological Survey (USGS repository. All six science products from 1985-2023 for the conterminous United States).

Zoomed in image of Annual NLCD Land Cover in 1985. Annual NLCD Land Cover science product represents the most likely thematic land cover type of the Anderson Level II classes.

Zoomed in image of Annual NLCD Land Cover in 2023. Annual NLCD Land Cover science product represents the most likely thematic land cover type of the Anderson Level II classes

The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium hosts land cover and land condition data from various sources, including Annual NLCD. Annual NLCD science products are found under the projects tab, and user have the ability to download Annual NLCD CONUS mosaics from 1985-2023.

The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium provides users with the Enhanced Visualization and Analysis (EVA) tool, which allows users to interact with Annual NLCD science products at the county level between two different dates. The EVA tool creates landcover analysis and the user has the ability to generate a more detailed report.

Annual NLCD Reference and Validation (R&V) program is in the process of collecting an independent reference dataset of 10,000 plots at the Anderson Level II level. The TimeSync tool is used to record attribute information for each plot. On the interface, the drop in NDVI values is noticeable.

Depicts the day-of-year (DOY) on which a significant deviation in Landsat surface reflectance was detected within the calendar year.  Area around Marysville, WA is depicted in the image.

Annual NLCD land cover confidence product provides the level of confidence that Annual NLCD land cover class per pixel values that matches the training data. The image shown is around Marysville, WA.

Depicts the day-of-year (DOY) on which a significant deviation in Landsat surface reflectance was detected within the calendar year of an area around Marysville, WA

Annual NLCD land cover confidence product provides the level of confidence that Annual NLCD land cover class per pixel values that matches the training data. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

Annual NLCD generates a product suite of six land use and land cover themes from 1985-2023. The Annual NLCD Land Cover product Depicts the predominant thematic land cover class within the mapping year with respect to broad categories of artificial or natural surface cover. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

Annual NLCD generates a product suite of six land use and land cover themes from 1985-2023. The Annual NLCD Land Cover product Depicts the predominant thematic land cover class within the mapping year with respect to broad categories of artificial or natural surface cover. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

The Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) impervious descriptor product generates a raster layer that differentiates between urban and road surfaces. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

Annual NLCD land cover change product shows the change between the current year’s primary land cover and the prior year’s land cover when there is a change in primary class. The area shown is around Marysville, WA.

The Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD) impervious descriptor product generates a raster layer that differentiates between urban and road surfaces. The area depicted is around Marysville, WA

Depicts the fractional surface area of the map unit (pixel) that is covered with artificial substrate or structures in an area around Marysville, WA. 

Depicts the fractional surface area of the map unit (pixel) that is covered with artificial substrate or structures. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

Annual NLCD land cover change product shows the change between the current year’s primary land cover and the prior year’s land cover when there is a change in primary class. The image shows an area around Marysville, WA.

Annual National Land Cover Database (Annual NLCD) land cover legend contains 16 land cover classes based on the Anderson Level II classification system.