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USGS National Land Cover Database (NLCD)

Creators: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC)
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
Creators: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium (MRLC)

The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) provides nationwide data on land cover classification across the United States at 30-metre resolution, including categories such as developed land, forests, wetlands, and agricultural areas. Used in Baum-Snow & Han (2024, Journal of Political Economy) to characterise land use constraints and available developable land in the analysis of housing supply patterns at the micro-geographic level.

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