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- Land-use classification schemes typically address both land use and land cover. A major land-use classification system developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has multiple levels of classification. The categories within these levels are arranged in a nested hierarchy.
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Land-use classification schemes typically address both land use and land cover. A major land-use classification system developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has multiple levels of classification. The categories within these levels are arranged in a nested hierarchy.
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The Land Based Classification Standards (LBCS) model extends the notion of classifying land uses by refining traditional categories into multiple dimensions, such as activities, functions, building types, site development character, and ownership constraints.
LBCS Classifies land uses across five dimensions. For local planning purposes, LBCS calls for classifying land uses in the following dimensions: Activity, Function, Structure Type, Site Development Character, and Ownership.
Through this project, APA and its partners produced a new land classification system to allow jurisdictions, agencies, and institutions at the local, regional, state, and national level to share land-based data.
5. Land Use Classification • To measure land and its impact on ecosystem land use classification is required • The traditional nine-fold land use classification as well as the UN ECE classification are available • These classifications do not fully meet needs of integrated land use planning and creation of environmental indicators
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Current land use and land cov er data are needed for equalization of tax assess ments in many States. Land use and land cover data also are needed by Federal, State, and local agencies for water-resource inventory, flood control, water supply planning, and waste-water treatment.
Jan 1, 2009 · This legend, the Land Cover and Land Use Classification System, developed by Anderson et al. at the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has been widely used producing land cover maps from satellite images.
