Debut of the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
Detailed Description
Poster introducing the 2023 Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD). "Development and Cloud Implementation of the New Annual NLCD for the United States." Created by USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Find full PDF here.
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Public Domain.
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About Annual NLCD
Improving information on the characteristics of land cover, understanding the basic drivers of change, and identifying of potential consequences of change on human and natural systems can empower greater insight into the impacts and feedback of human activity, climate change, and other drivers. To meet its needs, the geospatial community has called for a new generation of monitoring data and...
Annual National Land Cover Database
Land cover is foundational information for land managers, scientists, and the general public. Many types of scientific studies have applied annual land cover information including projecting future land use, documenting forest fragmentation or conservation practices, modeling wildfire hazards, tracking water quality and quantity, and understanding change in wildlife habitat and ecosystem...
Related
About Annual NLCD
Improving information on the characteristics of land cover, understanding the basic drivers of change, and identifying of potential consequences of change on human and natural systems can empower greater insight into the impacts and feedback of human activity, climate change, and other drivers. To meet its needs, the geospatial community has called for a new generation of monitoring data and...
Annual National Land Cover Database
Land cover is foundational information for land managers, scientists, and the general public. Many types of scientific studies have applied annual land cover information including projecting future land use, documenting forest fragmentation or conservation practices, modeling wildfire hazards, tracking water quality and quantity, and understanding change in wildlife habitat and ecosystem...