These areas most commonly include single-family housing units.ĭeveloped, Medium Intensity -areas with a mixture of constructed materials and vegetation. Impervious surfaces account for 20% to 49% percent of total cover. These areas most commonly include large-lot single-family housing units, parks, golf courses, and vegetation planted in developed settings for recreation, erosion control, or aesthetic purposes.ĭeveloped, Low Intensity- areas with a mixture of constructed materials and vegetation.
Impervious surfaces account for less than 20% of total cover. Perennial Ice/Snow- areas characterized by a perennial cover of ice and/or snow, generally greater than 25% of total cover.ĭeveloped, Open Space- areas with a mixture of some constructed materials, but mostly vegetation in the form of lawn grasses. Open Water- areas of open water, generally with less than 25% cover of vegetation or soil. The classification system used by NLCD is modified from the Anderson Land Cover Classification System*.ĭownload the Land Cover Classification Legend and Description.ĭownload the NLCD Land Cover Classification Legend.ĭownload the per pixel estimates of percent imperviousness legend.ĭownload the per pixel estimates of percent tree canopy legend.
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