This week we learned all about the classifications and codes of land use and land cover. Land use refers to how land is being used by human beings. Land cover refers to the biophysical materials found on the land. In the map shown below, you'll notice that I used mostly level II classifications, with the exception of
a few codes taken from the level III classification scheme. The level II codes that were used are as followed: 11
for Residential, 12 for Commercial and Services, 13 for Industrial, 41 for
Deciduous Forest, 43 for Mixed Forest, 52 for Lakes and 54 for Bays and Estuaries. The code descriptions are all two digits to
signify second level classification.
Whereas, with third level classification, the code descriptions are all three
digits. The level III codes I used are
as followed: 111 for Trailer Parks, 121 for Retail, 122 for Schools, 144 for
Highway, and 171 for Cemetery.
After reviewing my final product, and looking over all of the
codes to ensure I hadn’t forgotten anything, I realized I should have used code
61 (Forested Wetland) instead of 43 (Mixed Forest) for the swampy areas.
This project was a lot more time consuming than I ever thought it would be. It took me all weekend just to draw all of the polygons. Besides that, I really enjoyed this assignment and I love the outcome.
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