Data:NLCD 2001

NLCD 2001 dataset information page

Short Description

State of Colorado NLCD example

Statement: National Land Cover Database of 2001

Abstract: The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC) has completed the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 products for the conterminous United States, Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico at 30 m cell resolution. The NLCD 2001 products (land cover, impervious surface and canopy density) were generated from a standardized set of data layers mosaicked by mapping zone. Typical zonal layers included multi-season Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 imagery centered on a nominal collection year of 2001, and Digital Elevation Model based derivatives at 30 meters spatial resolution. NLCD 2001 used an improved classification algorithm from NLCD 1992, resulting in a more precise rendering of spatial boundaries between 16 classes of land cover (additional classes are available in coastal areas and Alaska only).

Data format

Data type:	Land Cover
Data origin:	Modeled
Data format:	Shapefile
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Data resolution:	30meter
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Data Coverage

Spatial data coverage: United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and the island territories.
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
Time period covered: 2001

Availability

Download data: http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd.php
Data source: http://www.mrlc.gov/nlcd.php