High Resolution Land Cover
Access nationally standardized 1 to 5 meter resolution land cover and change information.
Coastal Land Cover
Land cover maps document how much of an area is covered by natural and man-made features such as development, wetlands, and forests. NOAA provides coastal land cover data and the tools and information needed to get the most out of these powerful data sets.
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Regional Land Cover and Change
Get nationally standardized 30 meter resolution land cover and change information.
National Land Cover Database
Access this national land cover database, which includes NOAA’s C-CAP data as well as the rest of the U.S.
Wetland Potential
Access data that represents the likelihood of an area to have a wetland in the past or present.
Coastal Comparison Tool
Compare land cover statistics among multiple geographies and years.
Coastal County Snapshots
View complex data in easy-to-understand stories, charts and graphs. This tool includes data derived from land cover information.
Coastal Flood Exposure Mapper
View, collect, download, and share online maps of their area that show people, places, and natural resources potentially exposed to coastal flooding.
Habitat Priority Planner
Identify priority locations for conservation, restoration, and planning.
Impervious Surface Analysis Tool
Calculate the percentage of impervious surfaces for a selected geographic area.
Land Cover Atlas
View land cover data at the county or watershed level and explore land cover changes and trends.
OpenNSPECT
Examine land cover to measure runoff, nonpoint source pollution, and erosion.
Sea Level Rise Viewer
View maps that show the potential reach of sea level rise and areas of potential wetland migration.
Evaluating Land Loss from Sea Level Rise
See how coastal land cover data provided an indicator for loss along the Atlantic Coast in this EPA report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States.
High Resolution C-CAP Frequent Questions
Find answers to questions regarding the high resolution land cover data.
Regional Accuracy Assessment Reports
View the accuracy of NOAA’s 2010-2011 Coastal Change Analysis Program land cover updates and the methods used to assess that accuracy.
Regional C-CAP Frequent Questions
Find answers to questions regarding the regional land cover data.
Regional Change Reports
View regional summaries of land cover status in 2010 and land cover changes from 1996 to 2010. Also available in story maps.
Regional Land Cover Classification Schemes
Access descriptions of land cover classes mapped within C-CAP data sets.
Water Quality How To
See how land cover data can be used to assess several water quality indicators for your community. Also available as a story map.