1985 Developed Land Cover

This service is published by <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>UConn CLEAR</a> and is made available on <a href='https://cteco.uconn.edu' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>CTECO</a>. The thematic raster has multiple classes that represent different land covers. This dataset is part of the <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Changing Landscape</a> series which includes 7 dates of land cover spanning 30 years, from 1985 to 2015, including change and statistics.  <div><br /><div><div><font color='#104c9b'><b>1985 Land Cover</b></font><b><font color='#104C9B'> Dataset</font></b></div><div><div><b>Extent:</b> Lower Long Island Sound Watershed which includes all of Connecticut and parts of New York and Massachusetts. </div><div><div><b>Classes:</b> 12 classes include developed, turf &amp; grass, other grasses, agricultural field, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, water, non-forested wetland, forested wetland, tidal wetland, barren and utility right-of-way. See <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/classes/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Land Cover Classes</a> for detailed descriptions. </div><div><b>Dates: </b>Land cover created from 1985 satellite imagery</div></div><div><b>Pixel Resolution: </b>100 feet</div><div><b>Projection: </b>CT State Plane NAD 83 feet (EPSG 2234)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><font color='#104C9B'>More Information</font></b></div><div><div>- <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/classes/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Land Cover Classes</a></div><div>- <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/about/faq/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Land Cover FAQs</a><br /></div><div>- <a href='https://s.uconn.edu/landcoverviewer' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Land Cover Viewer</a></div><div>- <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/ct-stats/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Numbers and Charts</a></div><div>- <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/about/metadata/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Metadata </a></div><div>- <a href='https://clear.uconn.edu/projects/landscape/download/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Download</a></div></div><div><div><b><font color='#104C9B'><br /></font></b></div><div><div><b><font color='#104C9B'>Credit and Funding</font></b><br /></div><div>CLEAR's Changing Landscape has been comprised of a series of projects funded over its 20 year extent by both state and federal agencies, and by support from the University of Connecticut. It is not practicable to list the specifics of each grant separately, but funding agencies include U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Long Island Sound Study, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, and the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.<br /></div></div></div></div></div>