High Resolution Land Cover
Access nationally standardized 1 to 5 meter resolution land cover and change information.
Land cover maps document how much of an area is covered by natural and man-made features such as development, wetlands, and forests. NOAA provides coastal land cover data and the tools and information needed to get the most out of these powerful data sets.
Access nationally standardized 1 to 5 meter resolution land cover and change information.
Get nationally standardized 30 meter resolution land cover and change information.
Access this national land cover database, which includes NOAA’s C-CAP data as well as the rest of the U.S.
Access data that represents the likelihood of an area to have a wetland in the past or present.
Compare land cover statistics among multiple geographies and years.
View complex data in easy-to-understand stories, charts and graphs. This tool includes data derived from land cover information.
View, collect, download, and share online maps of their area that show people, places, and natural resources potentially exposed to coastal flooding.
Identify priority locations for conservation, restoration, and planning.
Calculate the percentage of impervious surfaces for a selected geographic area.
View land cover data at the county or watershed level and explore land cover changes and trends.
Examine land cover to measure runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion.
View maps that show the potential reach of sea level rise and areas of potential wetland migration.
See how coastal land cover data provided an indicator for loss along the Atlantic Coast in this EPA report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States.
Find answers to questions regarding the high resolution land cover data.
View the accuracy of NOAA’s 2010-2011 Coastal Change Analysis Program land cover updates and the methods used to assess that accuracy.
Find answers to questions regarding the regional land cover data.
View regional summaries of land cover status in 2010 and land cover changes from 1996 to 2010. Also available in story maps.
Access descriptions of land cover classes mapped within C-CAP data sets.
See how land cover data can be used to assess several water quality indicators for your community. Also available as a story map.