USFS NLCD Percent Tree Canopy (CONUS) v2021-4
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USDA Forest Service
(2023).
USFS NLCD Percent Tree Canopy (CONUS) v2021-4 [gis dataset].
Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium, Sioux Falls, SD.
https://www.mrlc.gov/data/nlcd-2021-tree-canopy-cover-conus.
last updated: 2026-02-03
(update frequency: Never).
NLCD tree canopy cover is a 30 m raster geospatial dataset that is available for the conterminous United States. They are generated by the USDA Forest Service. These data contain percent tree canopy estimates, as a continuous variable, for each pixel across all land covers and types. Tree canopy cover is derived from multi-spectral satellite imagery and other available ground and ancillary information.
Key words:
tree density, tree canopy cover, percent tree canopy, Landsat, Sentinel-2, CONUS, United States
Open Geospatial Consortium Standards:
| WMS (coming soon) | WFS (coming soon)
Analytical Functions:
gdsc_zonal_statistics(table=us_2021_nlcd_tcc_v4,lat=25.718,lng=-80.279,radius=500)
| Name | Description | Type | Unit | Unit Concept ID | Min Val | Max Val | Start Date | End Date | Concept ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tcc | Percent Tree Canopy Cover | float | percent | 0 | 100 |
