Overview
These nationally standardized map products bring NOAA’s national land cover mapping framework to the local level. The 1-meter raster-based maps provide a level of detail not available in previous regional (30-meter) products.
Two file types are available. Initial mapping layers focus only on impervious, canopy, and water features that were produced through the application of advanced artificial intelligence classifiers. Refined land cover products, which incorporate ancillary data and expert systems, improve upon initial data and expand mapping to include up to 20 standard C-CAP land cover categories, including wetlands.
NOAA is phasing in this next generation of mapping, with updates planned every four to six years.
Access additional land cover–related resources from the Digital Coast.