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National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 Land Cover Conterminous United States

Dates

Release Date
2003-09-01
Publication Date
Start Date
1999-10-18
End Date
2002-07-22

Citation

U.S. Geological Survey, 2003, National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 Land Cover Conterminous United States: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MZGHLF.

Summary

Disclaimer: this is an historic version of NLCD provided for research and citation purposes. Different release dates of NLCD cannot be used with other release dates for correct analysis. Each release of NLCD generates a complete set of directly comparable products. These products must be used together for correct analysis. You can find the latest suite of synced products at www.mrlc.gov. The National Land Cover Database 2001 land cover layer for mapping zones 01-66 was produced through a cooperative project conducted by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium. The MRLC Consortium is a partnership of federal agencies (www.mrlc.gov), consisting of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric [...]

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nlcd2001_imperv_mosaic_1-29-08.zip
“2001 impervious zip folder”
706.32 MB application/zip

“2001 canopy zip folder”
2.66 GB application/zip

“2001 land cover zip folder”
1.17 GB application/zip

“1992 2001 retrofit change zip folder”
6.63 GB application/zip
NLCD_Land_Cover.jpg
“NLCD Land Cover”
thumbnail 3.3 MB image/jpeg

Purpose

The goal of this project is to provide the Nation with complete, current and consistent public domain information on its land use and land cover.
NLCD Land Cover
NLCD Land Cover

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