Dr. Donald Luman, Mark Joselyn, Liane Suloway, Illinois Natural History Survey 199603 remote-sensing image Champaign, Illinois Illinois State Geological Survey http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/ http://illinois.edu Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Department of Natural Resources 199603 remote-sensing image Champaign, Illinois Illinois Department of Natural Resources County by county land cover grid data for Illinois derived from Thematic Mapper (TM) Satellite data from the Landsat 4 sensor. Dates of the imagery used range from April, 1991 to May, 1995. 21 Scenes were used, two dates for each of ten scene areas needed to cover the state (Path/Row 24/31, 24/32, 24/33, 23/31, 23/32, 23/33, 23/34, 22/32, 22/33, 22/34) with an additional single scene needed to fill a small area along the northern border (24/30). Raw data were obtained in Space Oblique Mercator projection for 14 scenes, 7 scenes were delivered in UTM zone 16. Georeferenced data were modified using vector field segmentation with a threshold of 70 prior to being separated into urban and non-urban sets which were then clustered using PCI Image Processing software's ISOCLUS (ISODATA) algorithm. In addition, areas falling under a modified boundary of municipal areas determined by the 1992 TIGER/Line files was used to identify built up areas in the non-urban landscape. The urban classes for these areas were imposed upon the non-urban classified landscape. In general 250 spectral clusters were identified in the non-urban areas with 100 to 150 clusters being identified for the urban areas. A Maximum Likely Classification was run using the signatures generated by ISOCLUS to create the theme channel used for coding. Ancillary data included the Illinois Wetlands Inventory, NRCS (ASCS) county crop compliance data, 1988 CIR NAPP photography (20% sample), 1988 BW NAPP (100%) sample, DNR digital vector roads, streams, and railroads. Nineteen Land cover classes were identified. This database was completed as an integral part of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. It is intended to serve as a base line for assessment and management of biologic natural resources in Illinois. It is a good medium scale land cover map of the entire state. 19910417 19950530 Acquisition date of raw imagery by satellite Complete Unknown -91.7 -87.5 42.76 36.9 none land cover landcover satellite imagery none Illinois This information must be obtained directly from the INRS or from an authorized distributor. Be aware that INRS information obtained from an unauthorized third party may have been altered subsequent to original distribution, or may no longer be current. 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Map information is to be used at a scientifically and cartographically appropriate scale, that is, at a scale no greater than indicated on the map or as described in the documentation of the map or map data.  Map information is not appropriate for, and is not to be used as, a geodetic, legal, or engineering base. Map information has no legal basis in the definition of boundaries or property lines and is not intended as a substitute for surveyed locations such as can be determined by a registered Public Land Surveyor. The data do not replace the need for detailed site-specific studies. Please refer to the Distribution Information section. PCI, PCDSK file; ESRI Arc/Info version 7.0.3 Grid, UNIX, SunOS 5.x http://www.vpaa.uillinois.edu/policies/web_privacy.cfm http://www.uillinois.edu/trustees/rules.cfm#sec34 http://www.fs.uiuc.edu/cam/CAM/viii/viii-1.1.html No accuracy assessment of the classification has been performed. not available All of Illinois is covered. A local filter was run after classification. The threshold used ranged from 2 pixels to 6 pixels. Agrees with the 1:100,000 vector layers very well. Raster Grid Cell varies for each county varies for each county Lambert Conformal Conic 33 0 0.000 45 0 0.000 -89 30 0.000 33 0 0.000 914400.00000 meters 0.00000 coordinate pair unknown unknown feet NAD27 CLARKE1866 6378206.4 meters 294.98 LAND COVER CLASSES: NOTE: Class values stored in item VALUE for each Arc/Info Grid Urban and Built-Up Land 1 - High Density (all or most of the surface cover is comprised of ' impervious material) 2 - Medium-High Density (transitional between Medium and High Density; ' located in Cook County only) 3 - Medium Density (a significant proportion of the surface cover ' is comprised of impervious material) 4 - Low Density (small amount of surface area comprised of ' impervious material mixed with other land cover such as ' Grassland, Wooded Land, etc.) Transportation [ONLY PRESENT IN land2utm] 5 - Major Roadways (Major Highways updated 1992) 6 - Active Railroads (1991) 7 - Abandoned Railroads (1991) Crop Land 8 - Row Crop (corn, soybeans, and other tilled crops) 9 - Small Grains (wheat, oats, etc.) 10 - Orchards/Nurseries Grassland 11 - Urban Grassland (parks, residential lawns, golf courses, ' cemeteries, and other open space) 12 - Rural Grassland (pastureland, grassland, waterways, ' buffer strips, CRP land, etc.) Wooded and Forested Land 13 - Deciduous: undifferentiated broadleaf deciduous, closed canopy 14 - Deciduous: undifferentiated broadleaf deciduous, open canopy 15 - Coniferous: undifferentiated 16 - Open Water 17 - Perennial Streams [ONLY PRESENT IN land2utm] Wetland 18 - Shallow Marsh/Wet Meadow 19 - Deep Marsh 20 - Forested Wetlands 21 - Swamp 22 - Shallow Water Wetlands 23 - Barren Land (e.g., quarries, sandy beaches, ' exposed soil surfaces, etc.) none Information Office, Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS), a division of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability (INRS) of the University of Illinois mailing and physical address

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