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King County GIS Center
King Street Center
201 S. Jackson St.
Suite 706
Seattle, WA 98104
giscenter@kingcounty.gov

47.59909 N
122.33136 W

47° 35' 56.72" N
122° 19' 52.90" W

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Landcover Data Products

Landsat Multiclass Landcover Data

Multi-year Change Detection:

Other Landcover Data:


2002 Landsat Landcover - UW PRISM

Abstract: 17-category classification covering King County

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_02lndc098 (grid) or reg_02lndc (shapefile)


2001 Landsat Landcover

Abstract: 11-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_01lndc084 (grid) or reg_01lndc (shapefile)


2001 Landsat Landcover - NLCDB

Abstract: 16-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_01lndc098 (grid) or reg_01lndc2 (shapefile)


2001 Landsat Landcover - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 16-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_01wwlc098 (grid) or reg_01wwlc (shapefile)


2000 Landsat Landcover - NOAA CCAP

Abstract: 22-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_00ccap098 (grid) or reg_00ccap (shapefile)


1998 Landsat Landcover - UW Rapid Landcover

Abstract: 7-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_98lndc098 (grid) or reg_98lndc (shapefile)


1996 Landsat Landcover - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 16-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_96wwlc098 (grid) or reg_96wwlc (shapefile)


1995 Landsat Landcover

Abstract: 16-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_95lndc082 (grid) or reg_95lndc (shapefile)


1995 Coastal Change Analysis Landsat Landcover - NOAA CCAP

Abstract: 22-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_95ccap098 (grid) or reg_95ccap (shapefile)


1992 Landsat Landcover - USGS

Abstract: 21-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_92lndc098 (grid) or reg_92lndc (shapefile)


1991 Landsat Landcover - UW

Abstract: 6-category classification covering only western portion of King County

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_91lndc098 (grid) or reg_91lndc (shapefile)


1991 Landsat Landcover - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 16-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_91wwlc098 (grid) or reg_91wwlc (shapefile)


1970 Landcover updated with 2000 residential

Abstract: 36-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_7000nr328 (grid) or reg_7000nr (shapefile)


1970 Landcover updated with 1990 residential

Abstract: 36-category classification covering King County and adjacent areas

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_7090nr328 (grid) or reg_7090nr (shapefile)


1996 to 2001 Landcover Change - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 90-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_9601ch098 (grid) or reg_9601ch (shapefile)


1995 to 2000 Landcover Change

Abstract: Coastal Change Analysis 1995 - 2000 Landcover Change

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_9500ch098 (grid) and reg_9500ch (shapefile)


1994-2001 Landsat Impervious Area growth

Abstract: Change detection analysis where any non-impervious/non-impacted landcover class changed to some other landcover category between 1994 and 2001

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_impchg084 (grid) and reg_impchg (shapefile)


1994-2001 Landsat Forest Area loss

Abstract: Change detection analysis where forest canopy changed to some other landcover category between 1994 and 2001

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_forchg084 (grid) and reg_forchg (shapefile)


1992-2001 Landsat Wet Area change

Abstract: Change detection analysis of wet area change to other landcover category between 1992 and 2001

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_wetchg084 (grid) and reg_wetchg (shapefile)


1991 to 2001 Landcover Change - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 109-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_9101ch098 (grid) or reg_9101ch (shapefile)


1991 to 1996 Landcover Change - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: 70-category classification covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_9196ch098 (grid) or reg_9196ch (shapefile)


2007 Impervious/Impacted Surface Update

Abstract: Original Year 2000 high-resolution impervious/impacted surfaces updated with ancillary data and orthoimage interpretation for 2007 baseline. Updates to the Spatial Data Warehouse are proceeding township-by-township from the northwest portion of the county. See the metadata (Data Quality: Completeness Report) for an updated list of which townships have been completed.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\idxptrmbr\lndcov_imp_2007\txxryy_07i002 (grid) and at the zone level as zyy_07i015, and as full county aggregate in the keyregion\landcover\ directory as reg_07i030 (grid). Also as SDE Raster Mosaic GISPROD. or GISSQLDW. RASTER.LANDCOVER.IMPSURF_2007.


2001 Percent Tree Canopy

Abstract: National Landcover Database Tree Canopy Percentage.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_forcan098 (grid)


2001 Percent Tree Canopy - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Tree canopy greater than or equal to 40%, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_01pcan098 (grid) or reg_01pcan (shapefile)


2001 Percent Impervious Surface

Abstract: National Landcover Database Impervious Surface Percentage.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_perimp098 (grid) and reg_perimp (shapefile)


2001 Percent Impervious Surface - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Percent impervious surface, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_01pimp098 (grid) or reg_01pimp (shapefile)


2000 Impervious/Impacted Surface Interpretation

Abstract: High-resolution interpretation of impervious and other man-impacted surfaces. Spectrally-extracted with value-added editing.

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\idxptrmbr\lndcov_imp_2000\txxryy_imp002 (grid) and at the zone level as zyy_imp015, and as full county aggregate in the keyregion\landcover\ directory as reg_imp030 (grid). Also as SDE Raster Mosaic GISPROD. or GISSQLDW. RASTER.LANDCOVER.IMPSURF_2000.


1996 Percent Tree Canopy - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Tree canopy greater than or equal to 40%, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_96pcan098 (grid) or reg_96pcan (shapefile)


1996 Percent Impervious Surface - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Percent impervious surface, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_96pimp098 (grid) or reg_96pimp (shapefile)


1991 Percent Tree Canopy - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Tree canopy greater than or equal to 40%, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_91pcan098 (grid) or reg_91pcan (shapefile)


1991 Percent Impervious Surface - WA DOE/Sanborn Western Washington

Abstract: Percent impervious surface, covering western Washington

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\\gisdw\kclib\plibrary3\keyregion\landcover\reg_91pimp098 (grid) or reg_91pimp (shapefile)