Annual National Land Cover Database (Annual NLCD) CONUS Collection 1.1
type: Dataset
comment: This dataset metadata was generated with the use of AI and reviewed by an expert. If you see any mistakes please file an issue on GitHub at https://github.com/earthcube/communityCollections/issues.
description: Annual NLCD provides an annual record of land cover and related land surface change products for the conterminous United States derived from the Landsat satellite record using an integrated framework of modern modeling approaches. Collection 1.1 extends coverage through 2024 and includes six raster science products: Land Cover, Land Cover Change, Land Cover Confidence, Fractional Impervious Surface, Impervious Descriptor, and Spectral Change Day of Year.
creator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) / MRLC Consortium
publisher: Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium
version: Collection 1.1 (ver. 1.1, June 2025)
keywords: Annual NLCD
keywords: NLCD
keywords: land cover
keywords: land change
keywords: impervious surface
keywords: tree canopy
keywords: Landsat
keywords: remote sensing
variable measured: Land Cover
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
variable measured: Land Cover Change
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
variable measured: Land Cover Confidence
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
variable measured: Fractional Impervious Surface
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
variable measured: Impervious Descriptor
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
variable measured: Spectral Change Day of Year
  type: PropertyValue
  temporal coverage: 1985-01-01/2024-12-31
  spatial coverage: Conterminous United States (CONUS)
    type: Place
    geo: GeoShape
      box: -125,24 -66,50
  temporal resolution: not detected
  spatial resolution: QuantitativeValue
    value: 30
    unit text: m
measurement technique: Landsat remote sensing
measurement technique: Land cover classification and change detection using modern modeling approaches (including deep learning and time-series analysis)
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
citation: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 2024, Annual NLCD Collection 1 Science Products (ver. 1.1, June 2025): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94UXNTS
distribution: Annual NLCD Collection 1.1 (ScienceBase data release)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Authoritative distribution for Annual NLCD Collection 1.1, including metadata and product package structure.
distribution: MRLC OGC Services (WMS/WCS) for Annual NLCD
  type: DataDownload
  description: OGC WMS/WCS endpoints for Annual NLCD products (access via GIS clients).
distribution: MRLC Viewer (interactive subsetting and downloads)
  type: DataDownload
  description: Interactive tool for visualizing and downloading NLCD products for custom extents.
encoding format: application/zip
encoding format: image/tiff
encoding format: application=geotiff
encoding format: application/octet-stream
is part of: catalog
about: Land cover
about: Land use
about: Land change

PropertyValue
property ID: doi
value: 10.5066/P94UXNTS