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Land Use/Land Cover Data Access and Tools

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Commonly Used Land Cover/Crop Extent Data at a Glance

Spatial ResolutionSpatial CoverageTemporal ResolutionTemporal CoverageSpectral ResolutionSatellite/
Platform
Sensor(s)/ Model NameObservation or ModelFile Format
500 mGlobal1-2 days2001-202136 bands ranging from 0.4 µm to 14.4 µmTerra and AquaMODISObservationHDF-EOS
30 m, 90 m, 1 kmRegional datasetsMulti-year2007-2016
(varies)
VariesDerived from Landsat dataGFSADObservationGeoTIFF
30 mGlobalYearly2001-2019VariesDerived from Landsat dataGLanCEObservationGeoTIFF

Land Use/Land Cover Datasets

Filters
Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Maximum Likelihood Classification Image of the NSA 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1988-08-20 to 1988-08-20

N: 56.31 S: 55.34 E: -97.02 W: -99.3

Binary
BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Maximum Likelihood Classification Image of the SSA 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1990-08-06 to 1990-08-06

N: 54.44 S: 53.33 E: -104.28 W: -106.51

Binary
BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Physical Classification Image of the NSA 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1995-06-21 to 1995-06-21

N: 56.26 S: 55.38 E: -97.24 W: -99.2

Binary
BOREAS TE-18 Landsat TM Physical Classification Image of the SSA 1 LANDSAT-5 TM 1994-09-02 to 1994-09-02

N: 54.44 S: 53.31 E: -104.19 W: -106.52

Binary
BOREAS TE-20 Supplementary Site Information For NSA Tower Sites 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 55.88 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.48

CSV
BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon and Flux Data of NSA-MSA in Raster Format 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1937-01-01 to 1996-12-31

N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05

Binary
BOREAS TGB-12 Soil Carbon Data: NSA 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, THERMISTORS, CHN ANALYZERS, BALANCE, MASS SPECTROMETERS 1993-08-01 to 1996-07-21

N: 55.93 S: 55.07 E: -97.7 W: -98.95

ASCII
China Dimensions Data Collection: China Maps Bibliographic Database 1.00 MODELS Computer 1765-01-01 to 1994-12-31

N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73

MDB
CLASIC07 Land Cover Classification Map V001 1 IRS-P6 AWIFS 2007-04-01 to 2007-08-31

N: 38.96 S: 31.62 E: -94.91 W: -95.13

56 Meters x 56 Meters Binary, ASCII
Classification of Global Forests for IPCC Aboveground Biomass Tier 1 Estimates, 2020 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

COG
CMS: Forest Carbon Stocks, Emissions, and Net Flux for the Conterminous US: 2005-2010 1 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 50 S: 19.2881 E: -55.8472 W: -136.153

GeoTIFF
CMS: Land Cover Projections (5.6-km) from GCAM v3.1 for Conterminous USA, 2005-2095 1 MODELS Computer 2005-01-01 to 2095-12-31

N: 49.35 S: 25.25 E: -67.09 W: -124.69

netCDF-4 classic
CMS: Landsat-derived Annual Land Cover Maps for the Colombian Amazon, 2001-2016 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, MODELS TM, ETM+, OLI, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 5.37713 S: -3.88273 E: -65.954 W: -78.0306

GeoTIFF
CMS: Mangrove Canopy Characteristics and Land Cover Change, Tanzania, 1990-2014 1 LANDSAT, MODELS Polarimetric Radar, Computer 1990-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: -7.50833 S: -8.03522 E: 39.4972 W: 39.1924

GeoTIFF
CMS: Mangrove Forest Cover Extent and Change across Major River Deltas, 2000-2016 1.1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-1A, STS-99 TM, ETM+, OLI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 22.5041 S: -28.0001 E: 107.027 W: -82.0002

GeoTIFF
CMS: Pinyon-Juniper Forest Live Aboveground Biomass, Great Basin, USA, 2000-2016 1 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 47.1179 S: 33.9309 E: -109.312 W: -123.896

GeoTIFF
CMS: Vegetative Lifeform Cover from Landsat SR for CONUS, 1984-2018 1 Models, LANDSAT-5, G-LiHT, LANDSAT-7 Computer, TM, LIDAR, ETM+ 1984-01-01 to 2018-12-31

N: 50.6625 S: 23.2663 E: -65.0638 W: -126.714

GeoTIFF
CO2 and CH4 Fluxes from Waterbodies, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, 2016-2019 1 SATELLITES, FIELD SURVEYS, COMPUTERS Sentinel-2 MSI, SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, WATER BOTTLES, Computer 2016-07-07 to 2019-07-07

N: 61.6781 S: 60.895 E: -162.073 W: -163.82

multiple
Dar es Salaam Land Use and Informal Settlement Data Set 1.0 MODELS Computer 1982-01-01, 1992-01-01, 1998-01-01, 2002-01-01

N: 6.568272 S: -39.073198 E: 39.365646 W: -7.000879

Shapefile, PDF, PNG, WMS
Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005 1 LANDSAT-5, IRS-1B, LANDSAT-4 ETM+, TM, LISS-I, LISS-III, MSS 1985-01-01 to 2005-12-31

N: 36.3219 S: 6.71167 E: 98.932 W: 66.305

GeoTIFF
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, USA 1 King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5945

COG
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, V2 2 King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25

N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5934

COG
Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology 1 Publications Computer 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

PDF
Disturbance History and Forest Biomass from Landsat for Six US Sites, 1985-2014 1 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LIDAR 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31

N: 48.2886 S: 32.2654 E: -68.4809 W: -123.235

netCDF-4 classic
ECOSTRESS L3/L4 Ancillary data Quality Assurance (QA) flags L3 Global 70m V001 001 ISS ECOSTRESS 2018-07-15 to 2023-02-25

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

70 Meters x 70 Meters HDF5

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