Concept information
Preferred term
LCCP
Definition
- The Land Cover Characterization Program (LCCP) was started in 1995 to address National and International requirements for land cover data that were becoming increasingly sophisticated and diverse. The goal of the land cover program is to be a national and international center for excellence in land cover characterization. To accomplish that goal, the program: 1. Develops state-of-the-art multiscale land cover characteristics data bases used by scientists, resource managers, planners, and educators. (Global Land Cover and National Land Cover) 2. Contributes to the understanding of the patterns, characteristics, and dynamics of land cover across the Nation and the Earth.(Urban Dynamics and Land Cover Trends) 3. Pursues research that improves the utility and efficiency of large-area land cover characterization and land cover characteristics databases. 4. Serves as a central facility for access to, or information about, land cover data.(Land Cover Applications Center) Website: "http://landcover.usgs.gov/overview.asp" [Summary provided by the USGS.] (en)
Broader concept
- J - L (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/2dcb757b-60f1-47db-b530-1a9c5c40a0e8
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