48321
NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) 1992 Regional Land Cover Data - Coastal United States
CCAP_1992_Parent
Data Set
Published / External
47841
C-CAP
Project
In Work
2020-03-11
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 1992-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.
C-CAP is dedicated to the development, distribution, and application of land cover and change data for the coastal regions of the U.S. This effort is being conducted in close coordination with state coastal management agencies, the interagency Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium, and the National Land Cover Database (NLCD).
11447
Attributes for this product are as follows:
0 Background,
1 Unclassified (Cloud, Shadow, etc),
2 High Intensity Developed,
3 Medium Intensity Developed,
4 Low Intensity Developed,
5 Developed Open Space,
6 Cultivated Land,
7 Pasture/Hay,
8 Grassland,
9 Deciduous Forest,
10 Evergreen Forest,
11 Mixed Forest,
12 Scrub/Shrub,
13 Palustrine Forested Wetland,
14 Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland,
15 Palustrine Emergent Wetland,
16 Estuarine Forested Wetland,
17 Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetland,
18 Estuarine Emergent Wetland,
19 Unconsolidated Shore,
20 Bare Land,
21 Open Water,
22 Palustrine Aquatic Bed,
23 Estuarine Aquatic Bed,
24 Tundra,
25 Snow/Ice,
Recommended Citation. NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) Regional Land Cover Database. Data collected 1995-present. Charleston, SC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management. Data accessed at coast.noaa.gov/landcover.
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > LAND MANAGEMENT > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE CLASSES
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LAND USE/LAND COVER > LAND USE/LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
Spatial
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Photon/Optical Detectors > Cameras > CAMERAS
Theme
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
Earth Observation Satellites > LANDSAT
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Theme
CCAP
Theme
Coastal Change Analysis Program
Theme
Land Cover Analysis
Theme
Remotely Sensed Imagery/Photos
Spatial
Delaware
Spatial
Hawaii
Spatial
Maryland
Spatial
U.S.
Spatial
U.S. Coastal Zone
Spatial
Virginia
Spatial
Washington
Office for Coastal Management
Charleston
SC
Data Set
5 years, or as needed
Image (digital)
Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate use of these data. DATA SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR LEGALLY BINDING APPLICATIONS.
49081
Coastal United States
Coastal United States
Published / External
In Work
Coastal United States as delineated by NOAA using scene boundaries, hydrological units, and county boundaries | Description Source: unknown
Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.
1
Landcover Classification
VARCHAR
No
No
Active
Landcover Classification as determined by NOAA Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) | Description Source: https://coast.noaa.gov/data/digitalcoast/pdf/ccap-class-scheme-regional.pdf
1 Unclassified: This class contains no data due to cloud conditions or data voids. | 2 High Intensity Developed: Contains little or no vegetation. This subclass includes heavily built-up urban centers as well as large constructed surfaces in suburban and rural areas. Large buildings (such as multiple family housing, hangars, and large barns), interstate highways, and runways typically fall into this subclass. Impervious surfaces account for 80-100 percent of the total cover. | 3 Medium Intensity Developed: Contains substantial amounts of constructed surface mixed with substantial amounts of vegetated surface. Small buildings (such as single family housing, farm outbuildings, and large sheds), typically fall into this subclass. Impervious surfaces account for 50-79 percent of the total cover. | 4 Low Intensity Developed: Contains constructed surface mixed with vegetated surface. This class includes features seen class 3, with the addition of streets and roads with associated trees and grasses. Impervious surfaces account for 21-49 percent of the total cover. | 5 Developed Open Space: Includes areas with a mixture of some constructed materials, but mostly vegetation in the form of lawn grasses. This subclass includes parks, lawns, athletic fields, golf courses, and natural grasses occurring around airports and industrial sites. Impervious surfaces account for less than 20 percent of total cover. | 6 Cultivated Land: Includes herbaceous (cropland) and woody (e.g., orchards, nurseries, and vineyards) cultivated lands. | 7 Pasture/Hay: Characterized by grasses, legumes or grass-legume mixtures planted for livestock grazing or the production of seed or hay crops. | 8 Grassland: Dominated by naturally occurring grasses and non-grasses (forbs) that are not fertilized, cut, tilled, or planted regularly. | 9 Deciduous Forest: Includes areas dominated by single stemmed, woody vegetation unbranched 0.6 to 1 meter above the ground and having a height greater than 5 meters and cover more than 20% of land area. More than 75 percent of the tree species shed foliage simultaneous in response to seasonal change. | 10 Evergreen Forest: Includes areas in which more than 67 percent of the trees remain green throughout the year. Both coniferous and broad-leaved evergreens are included in this category. Trees must be taller than 5 meters and more than 20% of the land cover. | 11 Mixed Forest: Contains all forested areas in which both evergreen and deciduous trees are growing and neither predominate. Trees must be taller than 5 meters and more than 20% of the land cover. | 12 Scrub/Shrub: Areas dominated by woody vegetation less than 5 meters in height. This class includes true shrubs,young trees, and trees or shrubs that are small or stunted because of environmental conditions. Includes both evergreen and deciduous scrub. | 13 Palustrine Forested Wetland: Includes all non-tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation greater than or equal to 5 meters in height, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is below 0.5 parts per thousand (ppt). | 14 Palustrine Scrub/Shrub Wetland: Includes all non-tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation less than or equal to 5 meters in height, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is below 0.5 ppt. | 15 Palustrine Emergent Wetland: Includes all non-tidal wetlands dominated by persistent emergents, emergent mosses, or lichens, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is below 0.5 ppt. | 16 Estuarine Forest Wetland: Includes all tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation greater than or equal to 5 meters in height, and all such wetlands that occur in tidal areas in which salinity due to ocean-derived salts is above 0.5 parts per thousand (ppt). | 17 Estuarine Scrub/Shrub Wetland: Includes all tidal wetlands dominated by woody vegetation less than or equal to
Data Steward
2013-05-21
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Distributor
2013-05-21
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2013-05-21
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Point of Contact
2013-05-21
Organization
NOAA Office for Coastal Management
NOAA/OCM
coastal.info@noaa.gov
2234 South Hobson Ave
Charleston
SC
29405-2413
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page
Online Resource
Date of Landsat Scenes
-125.2417
-73.945
48.5955
36.6345
Range
1990-10-06
1992-08-29
Unclassified
None
Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable, NOAA, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/imagery/search/where:ID=247
Customized Download
Create custom data files by choosing area, map projection, file format, etc.
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/ccapregional.html
Online Resource
https://coast.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/data/home.html
Online Resource
https://coast.noaa.gov/htdata/raster1/landcover/bulkdownload/30m_lc/
Online Resource
2017-08-17
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-11-14
Converted from FGDC CSDGM (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
2018-03-13
Partial upload to move data access links to Distribution Info.
Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.780
Data does not exist for all classes. Class 1 (Unclassified) is intentionally left blank. All pixels have been classified.
Tests for logical consistency indicate that all row and column positions in the selected latitude/longitude window contain data. Conversion and integration with vector files indicates that all positions are consistent with earth coordinates covering the same area. Attribute files are logically consistent.
Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite imagery
United States Geological Survey
2013-05-21
Range
1990-10-06
1992-08-29
http://glovis.usgs.gov/
Landsat TM satellite imagery were used for image interpretation and classification | Type of Source Media: DVD/CD-ROM/online
1
C-CAP data sets have always been created using standardized and repeatable methods to ensure consistency across eras of land cover. The 2016 C-CAP land cover update cycle was different from previous approaches. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) produced its National Land Cover Database (NLCD) 2016 update prior to C-CAP updating the coastal areas, in addition to remapping all previous dates of their land cover. There were significant changes made to all dates of NLCD land cover, resulting corresponding differences to existing C-CAP data holdings. A multi-step approach was taken to create new C-CAP land cover data sets, incorporating improvements from the NLCD, adding C-CAP wetland categories, and multiple quality assurance steps to ensure quality.
The first step was to normalize the difference between the existing 2010 C-CAP and new NLCD 2010 land cover. Areas of difference were examined to identify improvements to be kept, and areas which need additional work. Logic models were initially used to keep the best features from NLCD. Areas needing improvement were isolated and modeled through a series of object-based processing, spectral analysis, and finally hand-edits. The end result was a new 2010 C-CAP land cover product.
Areas of possible change to 2006 were then identified by combining NLCD changes (2006-2010) and C-CAP changes (2006-2010). These possible change areas were then modeled through a similar approach to the 2010 land cover (logic models, object-based processing, spectral analysis, and hand-edits). These steps resulted in a finalized 2006 land cover. A similar approach was used to create the 2001, 1996 and 1992 land cover. The 1992 land cover did not have a corresponding NLCD date, thus possible change areas were identified through using only the original C-CAP 1992-1996 change.
2020-03-01T00:00:00
49081
Entity
Coastal United States
gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48321
Anne Ball
2017-11-14T14:38:50
Erik Hund
2022-06-13T16:42:48
2018-03-13
Office for Coastal Management
OCM
1002
Public
No
2019-03-14