Data Services Page

The following MRLC datasets are published as map services. These map services are available as Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Serivce (WMS) services. The below links will provide the metadata about the service from the GetCapabilities request.

Using the MRLC OGC Services

The following links provide tutorials on how to add the MRLC WMS layers to the QGIS and ArcMap clients.

Note: Use version 1.0.0 in the import settings when adding the WCS layer in ArcMap. No user name or password is needed.

MRLC OGC Services

All MRLC layers  
NLCD Land Cover Change Index  
NLCD 2021 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2019 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2016 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2013 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2011 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2008 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2006 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2004 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2001 CONUS Land Cover 
NLCD 2011 to 2016 ALASKA Land Cover Change Pixels 
NLCD 2001 to 2016 ALASKA Land Cover Change Pixels 
NLCD 2001 to 2011 ALASKA Land Cover Change Pixels 
NLCD 2016 ALASKA Land Cover 
NLCD 2011 ALASKA Land Cover 
NLCD 2001 ALASKA Land Cover 
NLCD 2001 HAWAII Land Cover 
NLCD 2001 PUERTO RICO Land Cover 
NLCD 2021 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2019 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2016 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2013 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2011 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2008 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2006 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2004 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2001 CONUS Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2021 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2019 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2016 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2013 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2011 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2008 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2006 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2004 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2001 CONUS Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2011 to 2016 ALASKA Impervious Change Pixels 
NLCD 2001 to 2016 ALASKA Impervious Change Pixels 
NLCD 2001 to 2011 ALASKA Impervious Change Pixels 
NLCD 2016 ALASKA Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2011 ALASKA Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2001 ALASKA Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2016 ALASKA Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2011 ALASKA Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2001 ALASKA Impervious Descriptor 
NLCD 2016 ALASKA Urban Descriptor 
NLCD 2011 ALASKA Urban Descriptor 
NLCD 2001 ALASKA Urban Descriptor 
NLCD 2001 HAWAII Impervious Surface 
NLCD 2001 PUERTO RICO Impervious Surface 
NLCD ALASKA Tree Canopy Change 
NLCD HAWAII Tree Canopy Change 
NLCD PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Tree Canopy Change 
NLCD 2021 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2020 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2019 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2018 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2017 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2016 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2015 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2014 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2013 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2012 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2011 CONUS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2016 ALASKA Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2011 ALASKA Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2016 HAWAII Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2011 HAWAII Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2016 PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2011 PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Tree Canopy 
NLCD 2016 Annual Herb Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Bare Ground Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Big Sagebrush Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Herbaceous Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Litter Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Sagebrush Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Sagebrush Height Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Shrub Shrubland Fractional Component 
NLCD 2016 Shrub Height Shrubland Fractional Component 
RCMAP Annual Herbaceous Cover
RCMAP Shrub Cover
RCMAP Litter Cover
RCMAP Sagebrush Cover
RCMAP Bare Ground Cover
RCMAP Herbaceous Cover
RCMAP Non-sagebrush Shrub Cover
RCMAP Perennial Herbaceous Cover
RCMAP Tree Cover
RCMAP Shrub Height Cover
NLCD Land Cover Change Disturbance Date  
NLCD Forest Disturbance Date 
NLCD Land Cover Change Count 
NLCD Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes Change Index  
NLCD 2021 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2019 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2016 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2013 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2011 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2008 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2006 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2004 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes 
NLCD 2001 Land Cover with additional Forest Transition Classes