Land cover in Illinois
Forest, crops, wetland, developed, or open, from satellite data.
Illinois GIS data downloads
Download Illinois's statewide GIS data, such as roads, boundaries, imagery and elevation. It has no statewide property lines.
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- MRLC NLCD Land Cover ViewerNational land cover map for every year since 1985: forest, cropland, developed, wetland, water and change over time.
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- National Land Cover Database (NLCD) DownloadsFilter and download National Land Cover Database products including Annual NLCD land cover for the contiguous United States. Provides downloadable raster produ…
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About land cover
Land cover maps classify every spot as forest, cropland, wetland, developed, water, or grassland from satellite images. Useful for a quick sense of a parcel, tree cover, and what surrounds it.