Who developed the National Land Cover Database?
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics
NLCD products are created by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium, a partnership of Federal agencies led by the U.S. Geological Survey. All NLCD data products are available for download at no charge to the public from the MRLC Web site: https://www.mrlc.gov/.
What is the grid cell resolution of NLCD 2011 data?
All data were georegistered to the Albers Equal Area projection grid and resampled to a 30-m cell resolution. For NLCD 2011, two major change detection advancements over previous NLCD methods were implemented.
How often is NLCD updated?
every five years
EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every five years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
Is there a change index for NLCD 2019?
The change index was designed to assist NLCD users to understand complex land cover change with a single product. NLCD 2019 does not yet contain updated products for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. ( Read More)
How often is the national land cover database ( NLCD ) updated?
EROS is central to the creation of the National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which is updated every five years and stands as the definitive land cover database for the United States.
Which is new product for NLCD for 2016?
A new product for NLCD 2016 land cover is the NLCD Land Cover Change Index. This index provides a simple and comprehensive way to visualize change from all 7 dates of land cover in a single layer. The change index was designed to assist NLCD users to understand complex land cover change with a single product.
When was the last time land cover was measured?
NLCD 2016 offers land cover for years 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, and impervious surface for 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016. These products update all previously released versions of landcover and impervious products for CONUS (NLCD 2001, NLCD 2006, NLCD 2011) and are not directly comparable to previous products.