National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2001 - Puerto Rico

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Publication Date: 2003-09-01
Start Date: 1999-11-27
End Date: 2003-01-22

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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

The base Land Cover data layer for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was produced by the International Institute of Tropical Forestry(IITF) and crosswalked to NLCD classes, with additional crop type modeling conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This original base data layer is available at http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/rastergateway/ An additional link for the publication associated with this work is http://tropicalforestry.net/Members/ehelmer/caribbean-vegetation-and-land-cover The full reference for this work is Kennaway, T., and E. H. Helmer. 2007. The forest types and ages cleared for land development in Puerto Rico. GIScience and Remote Sensing 44:356-382. NLCD data layers are made through a cooperative [...]

Summary

The base Land Cover data layer for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was produced by the International Institute of Tropical Forestry(IITF) and crosswalked to NLCD classes, with additional crop type modeling conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This original base data layer is available at http://fsgeodata.fs.fed.us/rastergateway/ An additional link for the publication associated with this work is http://tropicalforestry.net/Members/ehelmer/caribbean-vegetation-and-land-cover The full reference for this work is Kennaway, T., and E. H. Helmer. 2007. The forest types and ages cleared for land development in Puerto Rico. GIScience and Remote Sensing 44:356-382. NLCD data layers are made 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 Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the National Park Service (NPS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). One of the primary goals of the project is to generate a current, consistent, seamless, and accurate National Land cover Database (NLCD) circa 2001 for the United States at medium spatial resolution. This landcover map and all documents pertaining to it are considered "provisional" until a formal accuracy assessment can be conducted. For a detailed definition and discussion on MRLC and the NLCD 2001 products, refer to Homer et al. (2004) and http://www.mrlc.gov/mrlc2k.asp. The NLCD 2001 is created by partitioning the U.S. into mapping zones. A total of 66 mapping zones were delineated within the conterminous U.S. based on ecoregion and geographical characteristics, edge matching features and the size requirement of Landsat mosaics. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico encompasses the territory of Puerto Rico. Questions about the NLCD landcover layer for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico can be directed to the NLCD 2001 land cover mapping team at the USGS/EROS, Sioux Falls, SD (605) 594-6151 or mrlc@usgs.gov.

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Point of Contact :: U.S. Geological Survey
Process Contact :: U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :: U.S. Geological Survey
Metadata Contact :: U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher :: U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :: GS ScienceBase
Author :: Jon Dewitz
USGS Mission Area :: Core Science Systems
SDC Data Owner :: Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

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NLCD_2001_LandCover_PR_20081028.xml “Summary metadata” Original FGDC Metadata	View	38.04 KB	application/fgdc+xml
PR_nlcd2001_final_products.zip “PR 2001 Land Cover, Impervious, and Canopy combined”		8.18 MB	application/zip

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Main page	http://www.mrlc.gov

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Main page	https://doi.org/10.5066/P9MZGHLF

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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.

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