Bi-national Land Cover Change for the Great Lakes Basin

PLC 1990s extent

PLC 2000s extent

Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EOSD) of Forests

System of Agents for Forest Observation Research with Automation Hierarchies (SAFORAH)

The Earth Observation for Sustainable Development (EOSD) land cover maps are described at:http://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/subsite/eosd/landsatAnd were obtained from:http://www4.saforah.org/eosdlcp/nts_prov.html

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Great Lakes Lc Extent

PLC Unknown LC classes

PLC Unknown LC classes

199620012006

VALUE COUNT CLASS COMM_CLCOMM_CODE

0 24001 Background Background 0

1 12949343 Water - deep clear Open Water 1

2 67 Water - shallow / sedimented Open Water 1

3 363991 Settlement / Infrastructure Development 2

4 39012 Sand / Gravel / Mine Tailings Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel P 4

5 154515 Bedrock Bare Ground 3

7 4564138 Forest Depletion - cuts Transitional 5

8 839980 Forest Depletion - burns Transitional 5

9 158113 Forest - regenerating depletion Transitional 5

10 11381849 Forest - sparse Mixed Forest 8

11 16549355 Forest - dense deciduous Deciduous Forest 6

12 29233371 Forest - dense mixed Mixed Forest 8

13 13529372 Forest - dense coniferous Evergreen Forest 7

15 2 Marsh - intertidal Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

20 115767 Fen - open Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

21 185028 Fen - treed woody wetland 16

22 181126 Bog - open Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

23 1421495 Bog - treed woody wetland 16

24 85 Tundra Heath Shrubland 9

25 49038 Agriculture - Pasture / abandoned fields Pasture/Hay 12

27 49753 Agriculture - cropland Cropland 13

28 95905 Other - unknown Background 0

PLC 2000 Lookup

CLASS-OR OR-VAL COMMON_CLA COMM-CODE COM_CODE

Background 0 Background 0 0

Water 1 Open Water 1 1

Coastal Mudflats 2 Exposed Shore 15 15

Intertidal Marsh 3 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Supertidal Marsh 4 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Freshwater Coastal Marsh / Inland Marsh 5 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Deciduous Swamp 6 woody wetland 16 16

Conifer Swamp 7 woody wetland 16 16

Open Fen 8 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Treed Fen 9 woody wetland 16 16

Open Bog 10 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Treed Bog 11 woody wetland 16 16

Tundra Heath 12 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14 14

Dense Deciduous Forest 13 Deciduous Forest 6 6

Dense Coniferous Forest 14 Evergreen Forest 7 7

Coniferous Plantation 15 Evergreen Forest 7 7

Mixed Forest Mainly Deciduous 16 Mixed Forest 8 8

Mixed Forest Mainly Coniferous 17 Mixed Forest 8 8

Sparse Coniferous Forest 18 Evergreen Forest 7 7

Sparse Deciduous Forest 19 Deciduous Forest 6 6

Recent Cutovers 20 Transitional 5 5

Recent Burns 21 Transitional 5 5

Old Cuts and Burns 22 Shrubland 9 9

Mine Tailings, Quarries, and Bedrock Out 23 Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel P 4 4

Settlement and Developed Land 24 Development 3 2

Pasture and Abandoned Fields 25 Pasture/Hay 12 12

Cropland 26 Cropland 13 13

Alvar 27 Grassland 11 11

Unclassified (Cloud & Shadow) 28 Unclassed 0 0

PLC 90s Lookup

CLASS_OR OR_VAL COMMON_CLA COMM_CODE

Background 0 Background 0

Open Water (non Great Lakes) 1 Open Water 1

Low Intensity Residential 2 Development 2

High Intensity Residential 3 Development 2

Tiger Roads (1992) 4 Development 2

Commercial/Industrial 5 Development 2

Bare Rock/Sand/Clay 6 Bare Ground 3

Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel Pits 7 Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel Pits 4

Transitional 8 Transitional 5

Deciduous Forest 9 Deciduous Forest 6

Evergreen Forest 10 Evergreen Forest 7

Mixed Forest 11 Mixed Forest 8

Shrubland 12 Shrubland 9

Orchards/Vineyards/Other 13 Orchards/Vineyards/Other 10

Grasslands/Herbaceous 14 Grassland 11

Pasture/Hay 15 Pasture/Hay 12

Row Crops 16 Cropland 13

Small Grains 17 Cropland 13

Urban/Recreational Grasses 18 Grassland 11

Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 19 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

UNCONSOLIDATED SHORE 20 Exposed Shore 15

Lowland Grasses 21 Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

Lowland Scrub/Shrub 22 woody wetland 16

Lowland Conifers 23 woody wetland 16

Lowland Mixed Forest 24 woody wetland 16

Lowland Hardwoods 25 woody wetland 16

Great Lakes Water 26 Great Lakes Water 17

WolterNLCD lookup

COMMON_CLACOMM_CODE

Background 0

Open Water 1

Development 2

Bare Ground 3

Quarries/Strip Mines/Gravel Pits 4

Transitional 5

Deciduous Forest 6

Evergreen Forest 7

Mixed Forest 8

Shrubland 9

Orchards/Vineyards/Other 10

Grassland 11

Pasture/Hay 12

Cropland 13

Grassland 11

Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

Exposed Shore 15

Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands 14

woody wetland 16

Great Lakes Water 17

Common classes lookup