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| Data set (Source) |
Geographic area | Time period | Scale / Resolution | Classification system | Data type |
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National Land Cover U.S. Geological Survey and partners |
nationwide |
2006;
2001; 1992; change between '92-'01 |
30 meter |
21 classes 2006; 2001; 1992; change between 92-01; (compare to Anderson system) |
raster |
|
GAP USGS, MN Dept. of Natural Resources |
nationwide | 1991-95 | 30 meter | 4 levels of detail (see Appendices A & B) | raster, vector |
|
Level 1 Landsat Landcover Classification U of M |
statewide | 2000 | 30 meter | 7 classes | raster |
|
1990s Census of the Land MN DNR and others |
statewide | 1989-96 | 30 meter | 8 classes | raster |
| National Resources Inventory Natural Resources Conservation Service |
nationwide | 1982; 1987; 1992; 1997; 2001; 2002 | N/A | 12 classes | point (interpolated to surrounding areas) |
| Cropland Data Layer U.S. Dept. of Agriculture | nationwide | 2008-2010; several earlier years | 56 meters | classes in Minnesota | raster |
|
Land Use Land Cover (USGS) |
nationwide | 1970s and 80s | 1:250,000 | 21 classes | raster, vector |
|
1969 land use Land Management Information Center |
statewide | 1968-9 | 40 acre | 9 classes | raster, vector |
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Agricultural and transition areas International Coalition |
63 counties | 1988-90 | 1:24,000 | 17 classes | vector |
|
Forested areas Manitoba Remote Sensing Centre |
14 counties | 1991-6 | 30 meter | 16 classes | raster, vector |
|
Twin Cities metro Metropolitan Council |
7 counties | 2020 (planned land use) | varies | varies by county | vector |
| 7 counties | 2000 | varies | 22 classes | vector | |
| 7 counties | 1984; 1990; 1997 | varies | 16 classes | vector | |
|
Twin Cities Metro Hybrid Land Cover 2000 MN DNR, U of M |
7 counties | 2000 | 30 meter | raster | |
|
MN Land Cover Classification System MN DNR and partners |
- Most of the Twin Cities metro and scattered areas
surrounding the metro - Olmsted County See status maps |
1999-2003 | 1 acre (natural vegetation); 2 acres (artifiicial cover) |
- 5 hierarchical
levels - see details (PDF) |
vector |
|
Beltrami, Clearwater Counties Bemidji State University, county Soil and Water Conservation Districts |
2 counties | 1986 | 2.5 acre (100 meter) |
15 classes | raster |
|
Camp Ripley, Beltrami Island State Forest MN DNR |
Parts of Morrison and Roseau counties | 1992-96 | 30 meters | 15 classes | raster |
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MN County Biological Survey Native Plant Communities MN DNR |
See status map | 1986-ongoing | 1:24,000 | detailed key (PDF) | vector |
|
Voyageurs National Park National Park Service |
Park and environs in northern St. Louis County | 1995-96 | 1.2 acre minimum mapping unit (.25 acre for small island) |
50 classes (see reports and spreadsheet for vegetation keys) |
vector |
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