LandCART (Landscape Cover Analysis and Reporting Tools) v2025
LandCART (Landscape Cover Analysis and Reporting Tools) v2025
Note: LandCART is a seasonal dataset with four images for each year, providing continuous estimates of cover across the western US since 1985. As a result, it is possible to select a month range for which there are not valid data (e.g. Jul-Aug 2024). In this event you will receive an error message stating "There is no data from this product in your selected time period." To overcome this message, broaden your month range (e.g. Jun-Aug 2024) to capture valid images.
Datasets:
- LandCART
Description:
The Landscape Cover Analysis and Reporting Tools (LandCART) product suite includes seasonal estimates ten fractional cover types: annual forbs, annual grasses, perennial forbs, perennial grasses, sagebrush, total foliar cover, woody vegetation, canopy gaps ≥ 25 cm, canopy gaps ≥ 100 cm, and canopy gaps ≥ 200 cm. Data characterize the percentage of each 30-meter pixel in the western United States covered by each component from 1985-2024 for four seasonal periods (December 22- March 21, March 22 - June 21, June 22- September 21, and September 22 - December 21), characterizing plant phenology and other seasonal patterns.
Organization: U.S. Bureau of Land Management, UCLA
Google Earth Engine:
- projects/blm-gee-landcart/assets/LandCART_v2025
Spatial resolution: 30-meter
Time span:
1985 to 2024 (updated annually)
Variables:
- Annual forb cover
- Annual grass cover
- Perennial forb cover
- Perennial grass cover
- Sagebrush cover
- Total foliar cover
- Woody cover
- Canopy gaps ≥ 25 cm
- Canopy gaps ≥ 100 cm
- Canopy gaps ≥ 200 cm
Terms of Use:
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