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Reference Data

By Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection

The LCMAP project is engaged in collecting reference data for the validation of the LCMAP annual land cover products. LCMAP Reference data provide a quantitative measure of the accuracy and consistency of LCMAP land cover and land cover change products. Collection and application of these data will be ongoing as LCMAP products are updated.

CONUS

Color graphic of LCMAP Reference Data Plots Distribution Across CONUS

An independent collection of land cover class labels at 27,000 selected 30-meter by 30-meter plots across the conterminous United States.

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Hawaii

Hawaiian Islands with land cover class colorization on a white background.

An independent collection of land cover class labels at 600 30-meter by 30-meter plots across Hawaii.

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