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).

 

Exotic Annual Grass

The Exotic Annual Grass (EAG) abundance dataset provides early season percent cover estimate of the exotic grass species in 30m spatial resolution for a mapped year in rangeland ecosystems of western United States. We plan to release these EAG estimates multiple times each year in early growing season. EAG is a continuous field consisting of abundance of non-native grass species whose life history is complete in one growing season. Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a dominant species, but this dataset also includes Bromus arvensis L., Bromus briziformis Fisch. & C.A. Mey. Bromus catharticus Vahl, Bromus commutatus Schrad, Bromus diandrus Roth, Bromus hordeaceus L., Bromus hordeaceus spp. Hordeaceus, Bromus japonicus Thunb, Bromus madritensis L., Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Duvin, Bromus racemosus L., Bromus rubens L., Bromus secalinus L., Bromus texensis (Shear) Hitchc, and medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski). A main objective of releasing these maps is to provide a tool for better monitoring EAG dynamics and informing conservation and management efforts at local to regional scales.  (Read More)

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level June 19th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover June 19th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level June 12th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover June 12th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level June 5th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover June 5th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level May 29th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover May 29th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level May 22nd, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover May 22nd, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level May 15th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover May 15th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level May 8th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover May 8th, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level May 1st, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover May 1st, 2023

Western U.S. | 2023

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - July 01, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - July 01, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - June 15, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - June 15, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - June 03, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - June 03, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - May 18, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - May 18, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - May 06, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - May 06, 2022

Western U.S. | 2022

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - July 2021

Western U.S. | 2021

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - July 2021

Western U.S. | 2021

Exotic Annual Grass Percent Cover - May 2021

Western U.S. | 2021

Exotic Annual Grass Confidence Level - May 2021

Western U.S. | 2021

RCMAP – Basemap (2016)

RCMAP base component products characterize the percentage of each 30-meter pixel in the Western United States covered by shrub, herbaceous, bare ground, litter, sagebrush, big sagebrush and annual herbaceous, along with estimating shrub height and sagebrush height. 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. Please note these new Revised (071520) rangeland products will differ from the first generation of circa 2016 fractional cover maps, a more aggressive masking of tree canopy cover was applied to each rangeland component. Specifically, we have lowered the tree canopy cover threshold for exclusion from 40 to 25%. For pixels with 1-25% tree canopy cover we ensured that our primary components (shrub, herbaceous, litter, and bare ground) cover summed to 100% when added with the tree canopy. And, for the secondary components (sagebrush, big sagebrush, sagebrush height and shrub height) we reconciled to the primary component (shrub), excluding any pinyon-juniper woodlands. (Read More)

NLCD 2016 All Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Bare Ground Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Big Sagebrush Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Annual Herbaceous Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Herbaceous Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Litter Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Sagebrush Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Sagebrush Height Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Shrub Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

NLCD 2016 Shrub Height Rangeland Cover

Western U.S. | 2016

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