National Land Cover Database
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EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every five years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
NLCD is generated in cooperation with the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC) a partnership of Federal agencies working together to produce current, nationally consistent, land cover products for all 50 states and Puerto Rico. NLCD is used for thousands of applications that require information on landcover location or where it is changing.
The latest iteration is NCLD 2016.
Learn more about efforts to map the Nation’s land cover: