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Land Use and Land Cover Data Sets (polygon format)

Please refer to the metadata for details about these data sets.

The polygon files are ZIP-format archive files containing land use and land cover data for that area, in ESRI shapefile format. Many public-domain and commercial software packages can read these files.

filename.shp ESRI shapefile geographic data file
filename.shx ESRI shapefile index data file
filename.dbf ESRI shapefile attribute file
filename.prj "Well-Known-Text" (WTK) format projection file, used by ESRI software
filename.shp.xml XML metadata file

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Two polygon data sets are available that include information about the land use and land cover data for the area covered by each polygon feature.

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KENORA CAPE FLATTERY VICTORIA CONCRETE OKANOGAN SANDPOINT KALISPELL CUT BANK SHELBY HAVRE GLASGOW WOLF POINT WILLISTON MINOT DEVILS LAKE THIEF RIVER FALLS ROSEAU INTERNATIONAL FALLS QUETICO THUNDER BAY COPALIS BEACH SEATTLE WENATCHEE RITZVILLE SPOKANE WALLACE CHOTEAU GREAT FALLS LEWISTOWN JORDAN GLENDIVE WATFORD CITY MCCLUSKY NEW ROCKFORD GRAND FORKS BEMIDJI HIBBING TWO HARBORS HANCOCK EDMUNDSTON CAMPBELLTON HOQUIAM YAKIMA WALLA WALLA PULLMAN HAMILTON BUTTE WHITE SULPHUR SPRGS ROUNDUP FORSYTH MILES CITY DICKINSON BISMARK JAMESTOWN FARGO BRAINERD DULUTH ASHLAND IRON RIVER MARQUETTE SAULT SAINTE MARIE BLIND RIVER QUEBEC PRESQUE ISLE WOODSTOCK VANCOUVER THE DALLES PENDLETON GRANGEVILLE ELK CITY DILLON BOZEMAN BILLINGS HARDIN EKALAKA LEMMON MCINTOSH ABERDEEN MILBANK ST CLOUD STILLWATER RICE LAKE IRON MOUNTAIN ESCANABA CHEBOYGAN ALPENA SHERBROOKE MILLINOCKET FREDERICTON SALEM BEND CANYON CITY BAKER CHALLIS DUBOIS ASHTON CODY SHERIDAN GILLETTE RAPID CITY PIERRE HURON WATERTOWN NEW ULM ST. PAUL EAU CLAIRE GREENBAY MANITOWOC TRAVERSE CITY TAWAS CITY KINGSTON OGDENSBURG LAKE CHAMPLAIN LEWISTON BANGOR EASTPORT COOS BAY ROSEBURG CRESENT BURNS BOISE HAILEY IDAHO FALLS DRIGGS THERMOPOLIS ARMINTO NEWCASTLE HOTSPRINGS MARTIN MITCHELL SIOUXFALLS FAIRMONT MASONCITY LACROSSE MADISON MILWAUKEE MIDLAND FLINT TORONTO ROCHESTER UTICA GLENS FALLS PORTLAND BATH MEDFORD KLAMATH FALLS ADEL JORDAN VALLEY TWIN FALLS POCATELLO PRESTON LANDER CASPER TORRENTON ALLIANCE VALENTINE ONEILL SIOUX CITY FORT DODGE WATERLOO DUBUQUE ROCKFORD RACINE GRAND RAPIDS DETROIT ERIE BUFFALO ELMIRA BINGHAMTON ALBANY BOSTON EUREKA WEED ALTURAS VYA MC DERMITT WELLS BRIGHAM CITY OGDEN ROCK SPRINGS RAWLINS CHEYENNE SCOTTS BLUFF NORTH PLATTE BROKEN BOW FREMONT OMAHA DES MOINES DAVENPORT AURORA CHICAGO FT. WAYNE TOLEDO CLEVELAND WARREN WILLIAMSPORT SCRANTON HARTFORD PROVIDENCE REDDING SUSANVILLE LOVELOCK WINNEMUCCA ELKO TOOELE SALT LAKE CITY VERNAL CRAIG GREELEY STERLING MCCOOK GRAND ISLAND LINCOLN NEBRASKA CITY CENTERVILLE BURLINGTON PEORIA DANVILLE MUNCIE MARION CANTON PITTSBURGH HARRISBURG NEWARK NEW YORK UKIAH CHICO RENO MILLETT ELY DELTA PRICE GRAND JUNCTION LEADVILLE DENVER LIMON GOODLAND BELOIT MANHATTAN KANSAS CITY MOBERLY QUINCY DECATUR INDIANAPOLIS CINCINNATI COLUMBUS CLARKSBURG CUMBERLAND BALTIMORE WILMINGTON SANTA ROSA SACRAMENTO WALKER LAKE TONOPAH LUND RICHFIELD SALINA MOAB MONTROSE PUEBLO LAMAR SCOTT CITY GREAT BEND HUTCHINSON LAWRENCE JEFFERSON CITY ST. LOUIS BELLEVILLE VINCENNES LOUISVILLE HUNTINGTON CHARLESTON CHARLOTTESVILLE WASHINGTON SALISBURY SAN FRANCISCO SAN JOSE MARIPOSA GOLDFIELD CALIENTE CEDAR CITY ESCALANTE CORTEZ DURANGO TRINIDAD LA JUNTA DODGE CITY PRATT WICHITA JOPLIN SPRINGFIELD ROLLA PADUCAH EVANSVILLE WINCHESTER JENKINS BLUEFIELD ROANOKE RICHMOND EASTVILLE MONTEREY FRESNO DEATH VALLEY LAS VEGAS GRAND CANYON MARBLE CANYON SHIPROCK AZTEC RATON DALHART PERRYTON WOODWARD ENID TULSA HARRISON POPLAR BLUFF DYERSBURG NASHVILLE CORBIN JOHNSON CITY WINSTON-SALEM GREENSBORO NORFOLK SAN LUIS OBISPO BAKERSFIELD TRONA KINGMAN WILLIAMS FLAGSTAFF GALLUP ALBUQUERQUE SANTA FE TUCUMCARI AMARILLO CLINTON OKLAHOMA CITY FT. SMITH RUSSELLVILLE MEMPHIS BLYTHEVILLE COLUMBIA CHATTANOOGA KNOXVILLE CHARLOTTE RALEIGH ROCKY MOUNT MANTEO SANTA MARIA LOS ANGELES SAN BERNARDINO NEEDLES PRESCOTT HOLBROOK ST JOHNS SOCARRO FT. SUMNER CLOVIS PLAINVIEW LAWTON ARDMORE MC ALESTER LITTLEROCK HELENA TUPELO GADSDEN ROME GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG FLORENCE BEAUFORT LONG BEACH SANTA ANA SALTON SEA PHOENIX MESA CLIFTON TULAROSA ROSWELL BROWNFIELD LUBBOCK WICHITA FALLS SHERMAN TEXARKANA EL DORADO GREENWOOD WESTPOINT BIRMINGHAM ATLANTA ATHENS AUGUSTA GEORGETOWN SAN DIEGO EL CENTRO AJO TUCSON SILVER CITY LAS CRUCES CARLSBAD HOBBS BIG SPRING ABILENE DALLAS TYLER SHREVEPORT JACKSON MERIDIAN MONTGOMERY PHENIX CITY MACON SAVANNAH JAMES ISLAND LUKEVILLE NOGALES DOUGLAS EL PASO VANHORN PECOS SANANGELO BROWNWOOD WACO PALESTINE ALEXANDRIA NATCHEZ HATTIESBURG ANDALUSIA DOTHAN WAYCROSS BRUNSWICK MARFA FT. STOCKTON SONORA LLANO AUSTIN BEAUMONT LAKE CHARLES BATON ROUGE MOBILE PENSACOLA TALLAHASSEE VALDOSTA JACKSONVILLE PRESIDIO EMORY PEAK DEL RIO SAN ANTONIO SEGUIN HOUSTON PORT ARTHUR NEW ORLEANS BRETON SOUND APPALACHICOLA GAINESVILLE DAYTONA BEACH EAGLE PASS CRYSTAL CITY BEEVILLE BAY CITY PLANT CITY ORLANDO LAREDO CORPUS CHRISTI TAMPA FT. PIERCE MC ALLEN BROWNSVILLE WEST PALM BEACH MIAMI KEY WEST KEY WEST INSERT VALDEZ, ALASKA HAWAII

Download land use and land cover data sets from list

These data sets are named based on their geographic location, using the format

gAABBB

where AA is the north latitude and BBB is the west longitude of the southeast corner of the data set extent.

g61144: VALDEZ, ALASKA
g49094: KENORA
g48124: CAPE FLATTERY
g48122: VICTORIA
g48120: CONCRETE
g48118: OKANOGAN
g48116: SANDPOINT
g48114: KALISPELL
g48112: CUT BANK
g48110: SHELBY
g48108: HAVRE
g48106: GLASGOW
g48104: WOLF POINT
g48102: WILLISTON
g48100: MINOT
g48098: DEVILS LAKE
g48096: THIEF RIVER FALLS
g48094: ROSEAU
g48092: INTERNATIONAL FALLS
g48090: QUETICO
g48088: THUNDER BAY
g46124: COPALIS BEACH
g47122: SEATTLE
g47120: WENATCHEE
g47118: RITZVILLE
g47116: SPOKANE
g47114: WALLACE
g47112: CHOTEAU
g47110: GREAT FALLS
g47108: LEWISTOWN
g47106: JORDAN
g47104: GLENDIVE
g47102: WATFORD CITY
g47100: MCCLUSKY
g47098: NEW ROCKFORD
g47096: GRAND FORKS
g47094: BEMIDJI
g47092: HIBBING
g47090: TWO HARBORS
g47087: HANCOCK
g47068: EDMUNDSTON
g47066: CAMPBELLTON
g46122: HOQUIAM
g46120: YAKIMA
g46118: WALLA WALLA
g46116: PULLMAN
g46114: HAMILTON
g46112: BUTTE
g46110: WHITE SULPHUR SPRGS
g46108: ROUNDUP
g46106: FORSYTH
g46104: MILES CITY
g46102: DICKINSON
g46100: BISMARK
g46098: JAMESTOWN
g46096: FARGO
g46094: BRAINERD
g46092: DULUTH
g46090: ASHLAND
g46088: IRON RIVER
g46086: MARQUETTE
g46084: SAULT SAINTE MARIE
g46082: BLIND RIVER
g46070: QUEBEC
g46068: PRESQUE ISLE
g46066: WOODSTOCK
g45122: VANCOUVER
g45120: THE DALLES
g45118: PENDLETON
g45116: GRANGEVILLE
g45114: ELK CITY
g45112: DILLON
g45110: BOZEMAN
g45108: BILLINGS
g45106: HARDIN
g45104: EKALAKA
g45102: LEMMON
g45100: MCINTOSH
g45098: ABERDEEN
g45096: MILBANK
g45094: ST CLOUD
g45092: STILLWATER
g45090: RICE LAKE
g45088: IRON MOUNTAIN
g45086: ESCANABA
g45084: CHEBOYGAN
g45082: ALPENA
g45070: SHERBROOKE
g45068: MILLINOCKET
g45066: FREDERICTON
g44122: SALEM
g44120: BEND
g44118: CANYON CITY
g44116: BAKER
g44114: CHALLIS
g44112: DUBOIS
g44110: ASHTON
g44108: CODY
g44106: SHERIDAN
g44104: GILLETTE
g44102: RAPID CITY
g44100: PIERRE
g44098: HURON
g44096: WATERTOWN
g44094: NEW ULM
g44092: ST. PAUL
g44090: EAU CLAIRE
g44088: GREENBAY
g44086: MANITOWOC
g44084: TRAVERSE CITY
g44082: TAWAS CITY
g44076: KINGSTON
g44074: OGDENSBURG
g44072: LAKE CHAMPLAIN
g44070: LEWISTON
g44068: BANGOR
g44066: EASTPORT
g42124: COOS BAY
g43122: ROSEBURG
g43120: CRESENT
g43118: BURNS
g43116: BOISE
g43114: HAILEY
g43112: IDAHO FALLS
g43110: DRIGGS
g43108: THERMOPOLIS
g43106: ARMINTO
g43104: NEWCASTLE
g43102: HOTSPRINGS
g43100: MARTIN
g43098: MITCHELL
g43096: SIOUXFALLS
g43094: FAIRMONT
g43092: MASONCITY
g43090: LACROSSE
g43088: MADISON
g43086: MILWAUKEE
g43084: MIDLAND
g43082: FLINT
g43078: TORONTO
g43076: ROCHESTER
g43074: UTICA
g43072: GLENS FALLS
g43070: PORTLAND
g43068: BATH
g42122: MEDFORD
g42120: KLAMATH FALLS
g42118: ADEL
g42116: JORDAN VALLEY
g42114: TWIN FALLS
g42112: POCATELLO
g42110: PRESTON
g42108: LANDER
g42106: CASPER
g42104: TORRENTON
g42102: ALLIANCE
g42100: VALENTINE
g42098: ONEILL
g42096: SIOUX CITY
g42094: FORT DODGE
g42092: WATERLOO
g42090: DUBUQUE
g42088: ROCKFORD
g42086: RACINE
g42084: GRAND RAPIDS
g42082: DETROIT
g42080: ERIE
g42078: BUFFALO
g42076: ELMIRA
g42074: BINGHAMTON
g42072: ALBANY
g42070: BOSTON
g40124: EUREKA
g41122: WEED
g41120: ALTURAS
g41118: VYA
g41116: MC DERMITT
g41114: WELLS
g41112: BRIGHAM CITY
g41110: OGDEN
g41108: ROCK SPRINGS
g41106: RAWLINS
g41104: CHEYENNE
g41102: SCOTTS BLUFF
g41100: NORTH PLATTE
g41098: BROKEN BOW
g41096: FREMONT
g41094: OMAHA
g41092: DES MOINES
g41090: DAVENPORT
g41088: AURORA
g41086: CHICAGO
g41084: FT. WAYNE
g41082: TOLEDO
g41080: CLEVELAND
g41078: WARREN
g41076: WILLIAMSPORT
g41074: SCRANTON
g41072: HARTFORD
g41070: PROVIDENCE
g40122: REDDING
g40120: SUSANVILLE
g40118: LOVELOCK
g40116: WINNEMUCCA
g40114: ELKO
g40112: TOOELE
g40110: SALT LAKE CITY
g40108: VERNAL
g40106: CRAIG
g40104: GREELEY
g40102: STERLING
g40100: MCCOOK
g40098: GRAND ISLAND
g40096: LINCOLN
g40094: NEBRASKA CITY
g40092: CENTERVILLE
g40090: BURLINGTON
g40088: PEORIA
g40086: DANVILLE
g40084: MUNCIE
g40082: MARION
g40080: CANTON
g40078: PITTSBURGH
g40076: HARRISBURG
g40074: NEWARK
g40072: NEW YORK
g39122: UKIAH
g39120: CHICO
g39118: RENO
g39116: MILLETT
g39114: ELY
g39112: DELTA
g39110: PRICE
g39108: GRAND JUNCTION
g39106: LEADVILLE
g39104: DENVER
g39102: LIMON
g39100: GOODLAND
g39098: BELOIT
g39096: MANHATTAN
g39094: KANSAS CITY
g39092: MOBERLY
g39090: QUINCY
g39088: DECATUR
g39086: INDIANAPOLIS
g39084: CINCINNATI
g39082: COLUMBUS
g39080: CLARKSBURG
g39078: CUMBERLAND
g39076: BALTIMORE
g39074: WILMINGTON
g38122: SANTA ROSA
g38120: SACRAMENTO
g38118: WALKER LAKE
g38116: TONOPAH
g38114: LUND
g38112: RICHFIELD
g38110: SALINA
g38108: MOAB
g38106: MONTROSE
g38104: PUEBLO
g38102: LAMAR
g38100: SCOTT CITY
g38098: GREAT BEND
g38096: HUTCHINSON
g38094: LAWRENCE
g38092: JEFFERSON CITY
g38090: ST. LOUIS
g38088: BELLEVILLE
g38086: VINCENNES
g38084: LOUISVILLE
g38082: HUNTINGTON
g38080: CHARLESTON
g38078: CHARLOTTESVILLE
g38076: WASHINGTON
g38074: SALISBURY
g37122: SAN FRANCISCO
g37120: SAN JOSE
g37118: MARIPOSA
g37116: GOLDFIELD
g37114: CALIENTE
g37112: CEDAR CITY
g37110: ESCALANTE
g37108: CORTEZ
g37106: DURANGO
g37104: TRINIDAD
g37102: LA JUNTA
g37100: DODGE CITY
g37098: PRATT
g37096: WICHITA
g37094: JOPLIN
g37092: SPRINGFIELD
g37090: ROLLA
g37088: PADUCAH
g37086: EVANSVILLE
g37084: WINCHESTER
g37082: JENKINS
g37080: BLUEFIELD
g37078: ROANOKE
g37076: RICHMOND
g36075: EASTVILLE
g36120: MONTEREY
g36118: FRESNO
g36116: DEATH VALLEY
g36114: LAS VEGAS
g36112: GRAND CANYON
g36110: MARBLE CANYON
g36108: SHIPROCK
g36106: AZTEC
g36104: RATON
g36102: DALHART
g36100: PERRYTON
g36098: WOODWARD
g36096: ENID
g36094: TULSA
g36092: HARRISON
g36090: POPLAR BLUFF
g36088: DYERSBURG
g36086: NASHVILLE
g36084: CORBIN
g36082: JOHNSON CITY
g36080: WINSTON-SALEM
g36078: GREENSBORO
g36076: NORFOLK
g35120: SAN LUIS OBISPO
g35118: BAKERSFIELD
g35116: TRONA
g35114: KINGMAN
g35112: WILLIAMS
g35110: FLAGSTAFF
g35108: GALLUP
g35106: ALBUQUERQUE
g35104: SANTA FE
g35102: TUCUMCARI
g35100: AMARILLO
g35098: CLINTON
g35096: OKLAHOMA CITY
g35094: FT. SMITH
g35092: RUSSELLVILLE
g35090: MEMPHIS
g35088: BLYTHEVILLE
g35086: COLUMBIA
g35084: CHATTANOOGA
g35082: KNOXVILLE
g35080: CHARLOTTE
g35078: RALEIGH
g35076: ROCKY MOUNT
g35074: MANTEO
g33120: SANTA MARIA
g34118: LOS ANGELES
g34116: SAN BERNARDINO
g34114: NEEDLES
g34112: PRESCOTT
g34110: HOLBROOK
g34108: ST JOHNS
g34106: SOCARRO
g34104: FT. SUMNER
g34102: CLOVIS
g34100: PLAINVIEW
g34098: LAWTON
g34096: ARDMORE
g34094: MC ALESTER
g34092: LITTLEROCK
g34090: HELENA
g34088: TUPELO
g34086: GADSDEN
g34084: ROME
g34082: GREENVILLE
g34080: SPARTANBURG
g34078: FLORENCE
g34076: BEAUFORT
g33118: LONG BEACH
g33116: SANTA ANA
g33114: SALTON SEA
g33112: PHOENIX
g33110: MESA
g33108: CLIFTON
g33106: TULAROSA
g33104: ROSWELL
g33102: BROWNFIELD
g33100: LUBBOCK
g33098: WICHITA FALLS
g33096: SHERMAN
g33094: TEXARKANA
g33092: EL DORADO
g33090: GREENWOOD
g33088: WESTPOINT
g33086: BIRMINGHAM
g33084: ATLANTA
g33082: ATHENS
g33080: AUGUSTA
g33078: GEORGETOWN
g32116: SAN DIEGO
g32114: EL CENTRO
g32112: AJO
g32110: TUCSON
g32108: SILVER CITY
g32106: LAS CRUCES
g32104: CARLSBAD
g32102: HOBBS
g32100: BIG SPRING
g32098: ABILENE
g32096: DALLAS
g32094: TYLER
g32092: SHREVEPORT
g32090: JACKSON
g32088: MERIDIAN
g32086: MONTGOMERY
g32084: PHENIX CITY
g32082: MACON
g32080: SAVANNAH
g32078: JAMES ISLAND
g31112: LUKEVILLE
g31110: NOGALES
g31108: DOUGLAS
g31106: EL PASO
g31104: VANHORN
g31102: PECOS
g31100: SANANGELO
g31098: BROWNWOOD
g31096: WACO
g31094: PALESTINE
g31092: ALEXANDRIA
g31090: NATCHEZ
g31088: HATTIESBURG
g31086: ANDALUSIA
g31084: DOTHAN
g31082: WAYCROSS
g31080: BRUNSWICK
g30104: MARFA
g30102: FT. STOCKTON
g30100: SONORA
g30098: LLANO
g30096: AUSTIN
g30094: BEAUMONT
g30092: LAKE CHARLES
g30090: BATON ROUGE
g30088: MOBILE
g30086: PENSACOLA
g30084: TALLAHASSEE
g30082: VALDOSTA
g30080: JACKSONVILLE
g29104: PRESIDIO
g29102: EMORY PEAK
g29100: DEL RIO
g29098: SAN ANTONIO
g29096: SEGUIN
g29094: HOUSTON
g29092: PORT ARTHUR
g29090: NEW ORLEANS
g29088: BRETON SOUND
g29084: APPALACHICOLA
g29082: GAINESVILLE
g29080: DAYTONA BEACH
g28100: EAGLE PASS
g28098: CRYSTAL CITY
g28096: BEEVILLE
g28094: BAY CITY
g28082: PLANT CITY
g28080: ORLANDO
g27098: LAREDO
g27096: CORPUS CHRISTI
g26082: TAMPA
g27080: FT. PIERCE
g26098: MC ALLEN
g25097: BROWNSVILLE
g26080: WEST PALM BEACH
g25080: MIAMI
g24080: KEY WEST
g24082: KEY WEST INSERT
g18154: HAWAII

Land Use and Land Cover Data Sets (raster format)

Please refer to the metadata for details about these data sets.

File format

The data files are ZIP-format archive files containing land use and land cover data for that area, in Tagged Image File Format (TIFF). Many public-domain and commercial software packages can read these files. Each .zip archive file contains the following files:
filename.tif TIFF file with internal GeoTIFF georeferencing tags
filename.tfw ESRI world file (georeferencing) used by some ESRI and other software
filename.aux ESRI ".aux" file, used by ESRI ArcGIS software
filename.prj ESRI clear text-format projection file, used by ESRI Workstation ArcInfo software

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giras1 : Northwest Conterminous United States
giras2 : Northeast Conterminous United States
giras3 : Southwest Conterminous United States
giras4 : Southeast Conterminous United States
giras5 : Hawaii
giras6 : Valdez, Alaska


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