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Eyes on Earth Episode 3 - National Land Cover Database

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Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. In this episode, we talk about the National Land Cover Database.

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Collin Homer, Program Director for the National Land Cover Database

Episode 3 - National Land Cover Database

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Summary: Sorting Landsat data into an accurate and reliable record of land cover in the United States is one of the most important jobs at EROS. This episode explores the what, how, and why of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD).

Guest: Collin Homer, NLCD Program Director

Host: John Hult

Producer: John Hult

Release date: Sept. 9, 2019

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EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every two to three years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
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    Color graphic for "Eyes on Earth," a podcast of the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.

    Eyes on Earth

    Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. 

    link

    Eyes on Earth

    Eyes on Earth is a podcast on remote sensing, Earth observation, land change and science, brought to you by the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. 

    Learn More
    link
    Screen shot of the National Land Cover Dataset

    National Land Cover Database

    EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every two to three years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
    By
    Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Change Science Program, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
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    National Land Cover Database

    EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every two to three years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
    Learn More