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Name change for GAP’s National Land Cover Dataset

September 2, 2016

GAP’s National Land Cover Dataset has a new name: GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems.

GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems 2011 Viewer
This image shows the GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems 2011 Viewer found here: https://maps.usgs.gov/terrestrial-ecosystems-2011/. The GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems 2011 dataset represents a highly thematically detailed land cover map of the U.S.  and is produced by the U.S. Geological Survey in collaboration with the LANDFIRE Program. 

In conjunction with changes within the Federal Geographic Data Committee, National Geospatial Data Asset (FGDC NGDA) Biodiversity and Ecosystems Theme, the theme’s leadership proposed and had accepted a formal name change for GAP’s National Land Cover Dataset. The new name, GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems, conveys the ecological richness of the map legend and the ongoing collaboration between the National GAP and LANDFIRE Programs. For more information about NGDAs please see: https://www.fgdc.gov/ngda-reports/NGDA_Datasets.html

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