Just released, 2005 North America Land Cover at 250 m spatial resolution
This product is based on observations acquired by the MOderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The classification legend is designed in three hierarchical levels using the Food and Agriculture Organization (FOA) Land Classification System. Level I and II are common for North America while level III is country specific.
The USGS Land Cover Institute (LCI) is a focal point for advancing the science, knowledge, and application of land use and land cover information.
What can LCI do for you?
The USGS and other agencies and organizations have produced land cover data to meet a wide variety
of spatial needs. The USGS LCI has been established to provide access to, and scientific and technical support for,
the application of these land cover data.
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U.S. Geological Survey
