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1:100,000-scale and 1:250,000-scale Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Data from the U.S. Geological Survey

Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_USGS_Cartogrph_NDCDB

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Summary

Abstract: The set of Land Use and Land cover and associated maps consists of Land
Cover, political units, hydrologic units, census county subdivisions,
Federal land ownership, and State land ownership.

The Land Use and Land Cover map is compiled to portray the Level II
categories of the Land Use and Land Cover classification system
documented by Anderson and others ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: This is the location of the FTP site from which the
1:100,000-scale LULC data may be downloaded.

Link: GET DATA

Description: This is the location of the FTP site from which the
1:250,000-scale LULC data may be downloaded.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 50.0

S: 25.0

E: -66.0

W: -125.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Title: 1:100,000 Scale Digital Line Graphs
(DLG)

Dataset Publisher: EROS, USGS

Online Resource: http://edc.usgs.gov/geodata/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1972-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > ARCTIC

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > INFRASTRUCTURE > CULTURAL FEATURES

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ELEVATION

Platform

AIRCRAFT

GROUND STATIONS

Use Constraints There is no guarantee of warranty concerning the accuracy of these data. Users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since the data was collected and that some parts of these data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use these data for critical applications without a full awareness of their limitations. Acknowledgement of the originating agencies would be appreciated in products derived from these data. Any user who modifies the data set is obligated to describe the types of modifications they perform. User specifically agrees not to misrepresent the data set, nor to imply that changes made were approved or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey. Please refer to http://www.usgs.gov/privacy.html for the USGS disclaimer.

Ancillary Keywords

AEDD

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

USGS EROS Center

Data Center

Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior

Data Center URL: http://eros.usgs.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: JOHN FAUNDEEEN Phone: 6055946092 Email: faundeen at usgs.gov Contact Address: U.S. Geological Survey, 47914-252nd Street City: Sioux Falls Province or State: SD Postal Code: 57198 Country: United States