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NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) land cover change data for the Continental and Coastal United States and Hawaii from 1975 to 2021 (NCEI Accession 0121254)

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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. C-CAP data exists nationwide for the coastal regions of the lower 48 states for 1996, 2001, 2006, 2010 and 2016, 2021 and in selected locations for 1975, 1985 and 1992. 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.

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0121254 LAND COVER - CHANGE ANALYSIS REMOTE SENSING REFLECTANCE camera radiometer GIS product model output Landsat 5

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temporal 1975-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
title NOAA's Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) land cover change data for the Continental and Coastal United States and Hawaii from 1975 to 2021 (NCEI Accession 0121254)

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