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Landsat 7 ETM+ image |
The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) Consortium is a group of federal agencies who first joined together in 1993 (MRLC 1992) to purchase Landsat 5 imagery for the conterminous U.S. and to develop a land cover dataset called the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD 1992). In 1999, a second-generation MRLC consortium was formed to purchase three dates of Landsat 7 imagery for the entire United States (MRLC 2001) and to coordinate the production of a comprehensive land cover database for the nation called the National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001).
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics 2001 (MRLC 2001) Terrain Corrected Dataset is a collection of Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) scenes that have been acquired by the MRLC Consortium.
Multi-Resolution Land Characterization 2001 (MRLC 2001) At-Sensor Reflectance Dataset is a second-generation federal consortium to create an updated pool of nation-wide Landsat imagery, and derive a second-generation National Land Cover Database (NLCD 2001).
The MRLC 2001 data cover the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Multi-temporal scenes may also be available, depending on the location. Most of the images are of high quality, and cloud cover is generally less than ten percent. The data will also include a 30-meter Digital Elevation Model (DEM) for all scenes that do not include the Canadian or Mexican borders.
All MRLC 2001 data are provided with the following standardized set of processing parameters:
| Number of bands (Band designations) | 8 (Landsat 7 ETM+) 7 (Landsat 5 TM) |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 30 m (most bands) 15 m (Landsat 7 band 8) |
| Projection | Albers Equal-Area Conic |
| Datum | NAD83 |
| Resampling | cubic convolution |
| Format | NDF (NLAPS Data format) |
| Media | Download |
MRLC 2001 data can be searched and downloaded through GloVis, EarthExplorer, or the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium.
MRLC 2001 data should always be previewed prior to downloading. Preview images of all MRLC 2001 scenes may be browsed on GloVis, EarthExplorer, or through the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium.
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