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).

 

Land Cover

The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) provides nationwide data on land cover and land cover change at a 30m resolution with a 16-class legend based on a modified Anderson Level II classification system. NLCD 2021 represents the latest evolution of NLCD land cover products focused on providing innovative land cover and land cover change data for the Nation. NLCD 2021 offers 9 integrated epochs of land cover for years 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. chs (2001 – 2021) and are directly comparable across the full time series and suitable for multi-temporal analysis. The NLCD 2021 release is update based, so the Land Cover and Impervious Surface products released in 2019 are unchanged and can be used directly with NLCD 2021. Science products and the change index will need to be reacquired to contain the additional 2021 change. Specific map products include:Developed classes in these years are directly derived from percent developed impervious surface and include a descriptor label that identifies the type of each impervious surface pixel. The NLCD Land Cover change index combines information from all years of land cover change and provides a simple and comprehensive way to visualize change from all 9 dates of land cover in a single layer. The change index was designed to assist NLCD users to understand complex land cover change with a single product. NLCD 2021 does not yet contain updated products for Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. (Read More)

NLCD Land Cover Change Index (CONUS)

CONUS | 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001

NLCD Land Cover (CONUS) All Years

CONUS | 2021, 2019, 2016, 2013, 2011, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2001

NOAA 2011 High Resolution Land Cover (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2011

NOAA 2005 to 2011 High Resolution Land Cover Change (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2005, 2011

NLCD 2016 Land Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2016

NLCD 2011 to 2016 Land Cover Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011, 2016

NLCD 2011 from-to 2016 Land Cover Change Pixels (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011, 2016

NLCD 2011 Land Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011

NLCD 2001 to 2016 Land Cover Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2016

NLCD 2001 from-to 2011 Land Cover Change Pixels (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2011

NLCD 2001 to 2011 Land Cover Change (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2011

NLCD 2001 from-to 2016 Land Cover Change Pixels (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2001, 2016

Tree Canopy

NLCD tree canopy cover geospatial datasets with spatial resolutions of 30 m are produced by the USDA Forest Service. Tree canopy cover is derived from multi-spectral satellite imagery and other available ground and ancillary information. Tree canopy products for the period 2011-2021 are available for the conterminous United States, and by summer 2023, they will also cover coastal south east Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands. (Read More)

NLCD 2016 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (CONUS)

CONUS | 2016

NLCD 2016 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Islands & Territories | 2016

NLCD 2016 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2016

NLCD 2016 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2016

NLCD 2013 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Islands & Territories | 2013

NLCD 2013 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (CONUS)

CONUS | 2013

NLCD 2013 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2013

NLCD 2013 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2013

NLCD 2011 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2011

NLCD 2011 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Islands & Territories | 2011

NLCD 2011 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (CONUS)

CONUS | 2011

NLCD 2011 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2011