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

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 Imperviousness (CONUS) All Years

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

NLCD 2021 Percent Developed Imperviousness (CONUS)

CONUS | 2021

NLCD 2021 Developed Imperviousness Descriptor (CONUS)

CONUS | 2021

NLCD 2004 Developed Imperviousness Descriptor (CONUS)

CONUS | 2004

NLCD 2004 Percent Developed Imperviousness (CONUS)

CONUS | 2004

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 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

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 2021 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (CONUS)

CONUS | 2021

NLCD 2021 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (PUERTO RICO & U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)

Islands & Territories | 2021

NLCD 2021 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (ALASKA)

Alaska | 2021

NLCD 2021 USFS Tree Canopy Cover (HAWAII)

Islands & Territories | 2021

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 Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Sagebrush Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Litter Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Bare Ground Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Shrub Height

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Tree Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Perennial Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Annual Herbaceous Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008

RCMAP Non-sagebrush Shrub Cover

Western U.S. | 1997-2008