Land Cover Change, Wisconsin 2006-2016

Description:

Resource provided by UW-Madison Robinson Map Library. The NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) produces national standardized land cover and change products for the coastal regions of the U.S. C-CAP products inventory coastal intertidal areas, wetlands, and adjacent uplands with the goal of monitoring changes in these habitats, on a one-to-five year repeat cycle. The timeframe for this metadata is reported as 2006-2016 Era, but the actual dates of the Landsat imagery used to create the land cover may have been acquired a few years before or after each era. These maps are developed utilizing Landsat Thematic Mapper imagery, and can be used to track changes in the landscape through time. This trend information gives important feedback to managers on the success or failure of management policies and programs and aid in developing a scientific understanding of the Earth system and its response to natural and human-induced changes. This understanding allows for the prediction of impacts due to these changes and the assessment of their cumulative effects, helping coastal resource managers make more informed regional decisions. NOAA C-CAP is a contributing member to the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics consortium and C-CAP products are included as the coastal expression of land cover within the National Land Cover Database.

Resource Link:

https://coast.noaa.gov/dataregistry

Identifier:

239E03CE-FD1A-4451-AB79-E9FF45CCC5D5

Language:

English

Creator:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Publisher:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Provider:

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Raster data

Subject:

Planning and Cadastral

Temporal Coverage:

2016

Date Issued:

Spatial Coverage:

Wisconsin

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

IMG