Data

Use the interface below to filter and download available NLCD products. Click (here) for NLCD Science Research Products which offer more comprehensive delineation of shrub and grass classes and information about change disturbance. For access to dynamic MRLC viewer applications and tools, click (here).

 

Urban Imperviousness

NLCD imperviousness products represent urban impervious surfaces as a percentage of developed surface over every 30-meter pixel in the United States. The NLCD 2021 release is update based, so the Impervious Surface products released in 2019 are unchanged and can be used directly with NLCD 2021.This update provides integrated analysis throughout all dates and includes a matching impervious surface descriptor layer. This descriptor layer identifies types of roads, wind tower sites, building locations, and energy production sites to allow a deeper analysis of developed features. No new imperviousness products for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are available for NLCD 2021. (Read More)

NLCD 2011 Percent Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011

NLCD 2001 to 2011 Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2011

NLCD 2001 Percent Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001

NLCD 2016 Percent Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2016

NLCD 2016 Developed Impervious Descriptor Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2016

NLCD 2016 Developed Urban Descriptor (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2016

NLCD 2011 to 2016 Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011, 2016

NLCD 2011 Developed Impervious Descriptor Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011

NLCD 2011 Developed Urban Descriptor (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011

NLCD 2001 to 2016 Developed Imperviousness Zone 8 Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2016

NLCD 2001 Developed Impervious Descriptor Zone 8 (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001

NLCD 2001 Developed Urban Descriptor (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001

RCMAP - Time-Series - Cover

V5 RCMAP Factsheet.pdf2.14 MB

The RCMAP product suite includes 10 components: annual herbaceous, bare ground, herbaceous, litter, non-sagebrush shrub, perennial herbaceous, sagebrush, shrub, tree, and shrub height. Data characterize the percentage of each 30-meter pixel in the Western United States covered by each component for each year from 1985-2023 - providing change information for 39 years. Because of file size limitations, individual years of component cover data are packaged in three time intervals including 1985-1996, 1997-2008, and 2009-2023. Perennial herb and non-sagebrush shrub are derivatives of herbaceous and annual herbaceous cover, and shrub and sagebrush cover, respectively. (Read More)

RCMAP Annual Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Litter Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Litter Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Litter Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Non-sagebrush Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Tree Cover

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Shrub Height

Western U.S. | 2009-2023

RCMAP Annual Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Non-sagebrush Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Tree Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Shrub Height

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Annual Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Non-sagebrush Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Tree Cover

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP Shrub Height

Western U.S. | 1985-1996

RCMAP - Future Projections - 2020s, 2050s, and 2080s

RCMAP projected cover products characterize the fractional (i.e., percentage) cover of shrub, herbaceous, bare ground, litter, sagebrush, tree, and annual herbaceous in each 30-meter pixel in the Western United States. Projected data include three time periods (2020s, 2050s, and 2080s) and two climate scenarios (Representative Concentration Pathways [RCP] 4.5 and 8.5). Component cover were harmonized so that the sum of bare ground, shrub, herbaceous, tree, and litter cover adds to ~100% and secondary components sagebrush and annual herbaceous cover were harmonized to their respective primary components of shrub and herbaceous cover, (so their cover could not be greater than their primary component). These products have been produced by USGS in collaboration with the Bureau of Land Management. Component products are designed to be used individually or combined to support a broad variety of applications. Data are packaged by time-period and climate scenarios (six). Additionally, for comparison to reference conditions, a scenario based on 1991-2020 climate normal is available. (Read More)

Rangeland – Future Projections 2080s – rcp 4.5

Western U.S. | 2080s

Rangeland – Future Projections 2080s – rcp 8.5

Western U.S. | 2080s

Rangeland – Future Projections 2050s – rcp 4.5

Western U.S. | 2050s

Rangeland – Future Projections 2050s – rcp 8.5

Western U.S. | 2050s

Rangeland – Future Projections 2020s – rcp 4.5

Western U.S. | 2020s

Rangeland – Future Projections 2020s – rcp 8.5

Western U.S. | 2020s

Rangeland - Backcast 1991-2020

Western U.S. | 1991-2020

Ecological Potential

Rangeland Ecological Potential - Component Cover, Cover Departure, and Vegetation States. Ecological Potential rangeland fractional cover data products represent the potential cover given the most productive, least disturbed, portion of the 1985-2020 Landsat archive. Models used to predict Ecological Potential cover were trained on ecologically intact sites where annual herbaceous cover is low, no known disturbance or land treatment has occurred over the study period, and bare ground cover is relatively lower than expectations (Read More)

Ecological Potential Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S.

Ecological Potential Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S.

Ecological Potential Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S.

Ecological Potential Litter Cover

Western U.S.

Ecological Potential Shrub Cover

Western U.S.

Percent Error for Ecological Potential Bare Ground

Western U.S.

Percent Error for Ecological Potential Sagebrush

Western U.S.

Percent Error for Ecological Potential Perennial Herbaceous

Western U.S.

Percent Error for Ecological Potential Litter

Western U.S.

Percent Error for Ecological Potential Shrub

Western U.S.

Departure of Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S.

Departure of Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S.

Departure of Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S.

Departure of Litter Cover

Western U.S.

Departure of Shrub Cover

Western U.S.

Ecological Potential Vegetation State

Western U.S.

2018 Vegetation State

Western U.S.