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Land Cover Resources

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By Gap Analysis Project March 12, 2019

Overview

Access to land cover resources including a Factsheet and information about other land cover mapping efforts. Other GAP Online Data Viewers are also highlighted.

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Brochure

Tools and Data for Meeting America’s Conservation Challenges. View Brochure (USGS General Information Product 151).

Factsheet

LAND COVER — National Inventory of Vegetation and Land Use. View USGS Fact Sheet 2013-3085.

Other GAP Online Data Viewers

GAP Protected Areas Database Viewer

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USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD) – MRLC web site
Learn more about NLCD

Overview

Access to land cover resources including a Factsheet and information about other land cover mapping efforts. Other GAP Online Data Viewers are also highlighted.

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