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GIS Lookup: Detailed Data Layer Listing
Title: "National Land Cover Database (North Carolina)" (2005)
Description: 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.
The National Land Cover Database 2001 land cover layer for mapping zone 60 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 Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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. For a detailed definition and discussion on MRLC and the NLCD 2001 products, refer to Homer et al. (2003) and http://www.mrlc.gov/mrlc2k.asp.
Comprehensive documentation is located at ftp://gisdata.lib.ncsu.edu/fedgov/usgs/landcov/nlcd2001/nlcdzone60readme_final_11202003.doc
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Keywords and Themes: Land Cover, GIS, USGS, U.S. Geological Survey, Satellite, Classification, Land Use, Land Cover
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| Filename Prefix: nlcd_nc |
| Tiled By: State |
| Download Instructions: In the ftp window that opens, search for and save locally all files with the above Filename Prefix. Map Drive and FTP Help |
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| Mapped Drive Folder: /fedgov/usgs/landcov/nlcd2001 |
Total size of data files: 288.7 MB
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| Data Type: ArcInfo GRID |
| Feature Type: Raster |
| Coordinate System: Stateplane |
| Datum: NAD_83 | Map Units: Meters |
Spatial Extent: North Carolina |
| Resolution: 30 Meter |
Created by: USGS | | Released by: MRLC |
| Content Date: 2001 | | Published Date: 2005 |
Collection Name: | | Physical Location: | | Call Number: | | Acquired Date: 2005 |
| Distribution Restrictions: Public Domain |
Note: The nlcd_ncplus raster is the original data downloaded from the USGS Seamless website prior to clipping out NC by the state boundary.
Layer files nlcd_nc.lyr and nlcd_ncplus.lyr can be used in ArcMap to view the data with the classifications and colors already defined. |
Links to Metadata, Documentation, and Mapping:Record ID: 2508_nlcd
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