The USGS Land Cover Institute
Fact Sheet
2005-3115
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Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Cover Institute (LCI) is located at the Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides a focal point for advancing USGS land cover studies and applications. Satellite images and other remotely sensed data play an important role in this research. Land Cover scientists investigate new ways to use satellite images and other data to map land cover. They assess national and global land cover characteristics and monitor how - and how rapidly - land cover changes. They also study the economic impacts of land cover as well as its effects on water quality, the spread of invasive species, habitats and biodiversity, climate variability, and other environmental factors.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The USGS Land Cover Institute |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2005-3115 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20053115 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
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