Appendix E
Land Use and Land Cover Classification System
for Use with Remote Sensor Data
Source: USGS Land Classification System, 1976

 Level I     Level II

1 Urban or Built-up Land
        11 Residential.
        12 Commercial and Services.
        13 Industrial.
        14 Transportation, Communications,and Utilities.
        15 Industrial and Commercial Complexes.
        16 Mixed Urban or Built-up Land.
        17 Other Urban or Built-up Land.

2 Agricultural Land
        21 Cropland and Pasture.
        22 Orchards, Groves, Vineyards, Nurseries, and Ornamental Horticultural Areas.
        23 Confined Feeding Operations.
        24 Other Agricultural Land.

3 Rangeland
       31 Herbaceous Rangeland.
       32 Shrub and Brush Rangeland.
       33 Mixed Rangeland.

4 Forest Land
       41 Deciduous Forest Land.
       42 Evergreen Forest Land.
       43 Mixed Forest Land.

5 Water
       51 Streams and Canals.
       52 Lakes.
       53 Reservoirs.
       54 Bays and Estuaries.

6 Wetland
       61 Forested Wetland.
       62 Nonforested Wetland.

7 Barren Land
       71 Dry Salt Flats.
       72 Beaches.
       73 Sandy Areas other than Beaches.
       74 Bare Exposed Rock.
       75 Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits.
       76 Transitional Areas.
       77 Mixed Barren Land.

8 Tundra
       81 Shrub and Brush Tundra.
       82 Herbaceous Tundra.
       83 Bare Ground Tundra.
       84 Wet Tundra.
       85 Mixed Tundra.

9 Perennial Snow or Ice
       91 Perennial Snowfields.
       92 Glaciers.
 

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