Leila Gass

Oct 8, 2024 | usgs.gov | James Wickham |Stephen V. Stehman |Daniel Sorenson |Leila Gass

NLCD’s Path from Early Landscape Snapshot to Decades of Change The widely used National Land Cover Database (NLCD) has long been the foundational land cover source for scientists, resource managers, and decision-makers across the United States, trusted for its accurate and unbiased data.  Here, we’re exploring the evolution of NLCD through its reinvention this year as Annual NLCD.