Massachusetts Coastal Land Cover Classifications for 1995 and 2000

Massachusetts coastal land cover classifications for 1995 and 2000, produced by the Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics program. The data set was created by analyzing 41 full or partial Landsat 5 and 7 scenes following the Coastal Change Analysis Program protocol. It was last updated by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management in October 2006.

Use Cases

• Analyze land cover change between the 1995-era and 2000-era classifications for US Coast zone 65.
• Model habitat loss or urbanization using the C-CAP protocol land cover categories.
• Assess coastal environmental characteristics using the baseline multi-scale data from the MRLC program.
• Monitor shoreline change by comparing classifications derived from 41 Landsat scenes.

Strengths

• Provides two time points (1995 and 2000) for change analysis.
• Based on analysis of 41 Landsat 5 and 7 satellite scenes.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the latest classification from 2000 and last update in 2006.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single state (Massachusetts) and its coastal zone.

Provenance

Source

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) program, a multi-agency effort.

Collection Method

Landsat scene analysis according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol.

Time Range

1995 to 2000.

Freshness

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Geography

Coastal zone of Massachusetts, USA (US Coast zone 65).