Description: Land cover layer created by using MNCPPC planimetric data and USFW wetland data. Areas with no data were filled with Chesapeake Land Use Model (2020) data. Layer has three attributes. GROUND = the landcover on the ground; SURFACE = the landcover above the ground (for example Tree Cover); LANDCOVER = Surface category over Ground category if there is overlap (for example "Non-Forest Tree Cover over Grass").Categories: Barren, Grass, Forest/Non-Forest Tree Cover, Impervious Surface, Impervious Structure, Water and WetlandFor more information, contact: GIS Manager Information Technology & Innovation (ITI) Montgomery County Planning Department, MNCPPC T: 301-650-5620
Copyright Text: Information Technology & Innovation (ITI), Montgomery County Planning Department, MNCPPC
USFW
CBP Land Use/Land Cover Data Project