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LCMAP CONUS Reference Data Download
LCMAP CONUS Reference Data Download
LCMAP CONUS Reference Data Download

An illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Reference Data. The Reference Data can be downloaded through ScienceBase.

An illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Reference Data. The Reference Data can be downloaded through ScienceBase.

An image of where to download LCMAP validation tables in ScienceBase
An Illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Validation tables.
An Illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Validation tables.
An Illustration of where to download LCMAP CONUS Validation tables.

An illustration od where to download LCMAP COMUS Validation Tables. The table are located on ScienceBase.

Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, GA
Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, GA
Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, GA
Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, GA

Anderson Level II Land Cover over northern Atlanta, Georgia from 1985 to 2020.

LCMAP word art US map for news release
LCMAP word map
LCMAP word map
LCMAP word map

USGS LCMAP wordle art map image for LCMAP and LC Next news release. Figure caption: Research, policy, and planning uses of the National Land Cover Database. 

USGS LCMAP wordle art map image for LCMAP and LC Next news release. Figure caption: Research, policy, and planning uses of the National Land Cover Database. 

Chart demonstrating the land cover classes used by LCMAP.
Land Cover Class Legend
Land Cover Class Legend
Land Cover Class Legend

Level 1 LCMAP land cover classifications as outlined in LCMAP products: Developed, Cropland, Grass/Shrub, Tree Cover, Water, Wetland, Ice/Snow, and Barren.

Level 1 LCMAP land cover classifications as outlined in LCMAP products: Developed, Cropland, Grass/Shrub, Tree Cover, Water, Wetland, Ice/Snow, and Barren.

Hawaiian Islands with land cover class colorization on a blue background. The 2020 Primary Land Cover or LCPRI product shows the most likely thematic, classified land cover class on July 1st of the current year.
Hawaii LCPRI 2020
Hawaii LCPRI 2020
Hawaii LCPRI 2020

The Primary Land Cover (LCPRI) product over Hawaii for product year 2020. LCPRI shows the most likely thematic, classified land cover class on July 1 of the current year.

The Primary Land Cover (LCPRI) product over Hawaii for product year 2020. LCPRI shows the most likely thematic, classified land cover class on July 1 of the current year.

Videos

LCMAP - Time of Spectral Change & Spectral Change Magnitude
LCMAP - Time of Spectral Change & Spectral Change Magnitude
LCMAP - Time of Spectral Change & Spectral Change Magnitude

An overview of LCMAP Collection 1 science products: Time of Spectral Change, and Spectral Change Magnitude products.

Value of Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, Projection Collection 1
Value of Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, Projection Collection 1
Value of Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, Projection Collection 1

The USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) Initiative scientist Jennifer Rover offers examples of LCMAP Science Product uses at the 2020 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Winter Meeting.
 

The USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) Initiative scientist Jennifer Rover offers examples of LCMAP Science Product uses at the 2020 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Winter Meeting.
 

LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Annual Land Cover Change
LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Annual Land Cover Change
LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Annual Land Cover Change

An overview of LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products: Annual Land Cover Change

LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Primary & Secondary Land Cover
LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Primary & Secondary Land Cover
LCMAP Collection 1 Science Products - Primary & Secondary Land Cover

LCMAP Collection 1 includes 10 Science Products, offering different perspectives for the study of land change across the country, through time. The primary and secondary land cover products, provide important information on the most likely land cover class for each pixel. Their associated confidence products record the level of confidence in each classification.

LCMAP Collection 1 includes 10 Science Products, offering different perspectives for the study of land change across the country, through time. The primary and secondary land cover products, provide important information on the most likely land cover class for each pixel. Their associated confidence products record the level of confidence in each classification.

LCMAP: Revolutionizing Remote Sensing
LCMAP: Revolutionizing Remote Sensing
LCMAP: Revolutionizing Remote Sensing

Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) - A new way of presenting where, how and why land change has occurred.
 

Audio

Color image of Francis Dwomoh with the graphic for the USGS EROS podcast "Eyes on Earth"
EoE - Blue Oak Forests
EoE - Blue Oak Forests
Eyes on Earth Episode 71 – Blue Oak Forests of California
Eyes on Earth Episode 71 – Blue Oak Forests of California
Color image of Francis Dwomoh with the graphic for the USGS EROS podcast "Eyes on Earth"
EoE - Blue Oak Forests
EoE - Blue Oak Forests
Eyes on Earth Episode 71 – Blue Oak Forests of California

In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we zero in on the use of USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) products to examine the effects of drought on California’s Blue Oaks. LCMAP datasets are built from Landsat data and reveal the land cover and change of every pixel in the conterminous United States, dating back to 1985.

In this episode of Eyes on Earth, we zero in on the use of USGS Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection (LCMAP) products to examine the effects of drought on California’s Blue Oaks. LCMAP datasets are built from Landsat data and reveal the land cover and change of every pixel in the conterminous United States, dating back to 1985.

color photo of Roger Auch with the graphic for the USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 69 - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 69 - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
color photo of Roger Auch with the graphic for the USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.
Eyes on Earth Episode 69 - Thirty Years of Land Change in the U.S.

Land change is a constant. Even land areas that see little major change can see disruptions from storms, heat waves, wildfires, or invasive species. But major changes aren't uncommon, either. Each year in the U.S., farm fields become tracts of suburban homes, wetlands become more permanent bodies of water, and shrublands burn to be replaced with grasslands.

Land change is a constant. Even land areas that see little major change can see disruptions from storms, heat waves, wildfires, or invasive species. But major changes aren't uncommon, either. Each year in the U.S., farm fields become tracts of suburban homes, wetlands become more permanent bodies of water, and shrublands burn to be replaced with grasslands.

Jesslyn Brown (top) and Jennifer Rover with graphic for USGS EROS podcast "Eyes on Earth"
Eyes on Earth - Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Eyes on Earth - Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Eyes on Earth Episode 29 – Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Eyes on Earth Episode 29 – Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Jesslyn Brown (top) and Jennifer Rover with graphic for USGS EROS podcast "Eyes on Earth"
Eyes on Earth - Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Eyes on Earth - Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP
Eyes on Earth Episode 29 – Tracking Landscape Change with LCMAP

The U.S. Geological Survey took a bold step toward documenting change across the landscape with the launch of the first Landsat satellite in 1972. Since then, it’s collected nearly five decades of imagery. But it takes more than just imagery to understand change. It takes time, effort—and serious computing horsepower.

The U.S. Geological Survey took a bold step toward documenting change across the landscape with the launch of the first Landsat satellite in 1972. Since then, it’s collected nearly five decades of imagery. But it takes more than just imagery to understand change. It takes time, effort—and serious computing horsepower.

Dr. Heather Tollerud with graphic for USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Eyes on Earth - Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Eyes on Earth Episode 22 – Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Eyes on Earth Episode 22 – Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Dr. Heather Tollerud with graphic for USGS EROS podcast Eyes on Earth
Eyes on Earth - Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Eyes on Earth - Meet the Mendenhall Fellow
Eyes on Earth Episode 22 – Meet the Mendenhall Fellow

The Mendenhall Program offers a range of two-year post-doctoral research fellowships within the U.S. Geological Survey. Heather Tollerud took advantage of the program in 2015 to study drought and land cover at the USGS EROS Center, and has since become a key player in the Center’s innovative Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) initiative.

The Mendenhall Program offers a range of two-year post-doctoral research fellowships within the U.S. Geological Survey. Heather Tollerud took advantage of the program in 2015 to study drought and land cover at the USGS EROS Center, and has since become a key player in the Center’s innovative Land Change Monitoring, Assessment and Projection (LCMAP) initiative.

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