NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) 1985 Regional Land Cover Data - Coastal United States

Description

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 1985-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.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Create custom data files by choosing area, map projection, file format, etc. https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/imagery/search/where:ID=1469
21 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccapregional.html
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/dataregistry
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48316.pdf
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/30m_lc/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48316
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords

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  • indiana
  • human dimensions
  • land cover analysis
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • land surface
  • environmental governance/management
  • cameras
  • national ocean service
  • remotely sensed imagery/photos
  • c-cap
  • ccap
  • continent
  • noaa
  • land use classes
  • landsat
  • north america
  • michigan
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • land use/land cover
  • earth science
  • u.s. coastal zone
  • land management
  • wisconsin
  • coastal change analysis program
  • ohio
  • minnesota
  • illinois
  • u.s.
  • land use/land cover classification

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