Land Use/Land Cover Code List:

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Land Use/Land Cover Code List
LUSE_CODE LUSE_NM LUSE_GROUP LUSE_GRPNM
0 No Data 0 No Data
1 Urban (1990 Enhanced) 10 Urban or Built-up Land
11 Residential 10 Urban or Built-up Land
12 Commercial and Services 10 Urban or Built-up Land
13 Industrial 10 Urban or Built-up Land
14 Transportation, Communications and Utilities 10 Urban or Built-up Land
15 Industrial and Commercial Complexes 10 Urban or Built-up Land
16 Mixed Urban or Built-up Land 10 Urban or Built-up Land
17 Other Urban or Built-up Land 10 Urban or Built-up Land
21 Cropland and Pasture 20 Agricultural Land
22 Orchards, Groves, Vineyards, Nurseries, and Ornamental Horticultural Areas 20 Agricultural Land
23 Confined Feeding Operations 20 Agricultural Land
24 Other Agricultural Land 20 Agricultural Land
31 Herbaceous Rangeland 30 Rangeland
32 Shrub and Brush Rangeland 30 Rangeland
33 Mixed Rangeland 30 Rangeland
41 Deciduous Forest Land 40 Forest Land
42 Evergreen Forest Land 40 Forest Land
43 Mixed Forest Land 40 Forest Land
51 Streams and Canals 50 Water
52 Lakes 50 Water
53 Reservoirs 50 Water
54 Bays and Estuaries 50 Water
61 Forested Wetland 60 Wetland
62 Nonforested Wetland 60 Wetland
71 Dry Salt Flats 70 Barren Land
72 Beaches 70 Barren Land
73 Sandy Areas Other than Beaches 70 Barren Land
74 Bare Exposed Rock 70 Barren Land
75 Strip Mines, Quarries, and Gravel Pits 70 Barren Land
76 Transitional Areas 70 Barren Land
77 Mixed Barren Land 70 Barren Land
81 Shrub and Brush Tundra 80 Tundra
82 Herbaceous Tundra 80 Tundra
83 Bare Ground 80 Tundra
84 Wet Tundra 80 Tundra
85 Mixed Tundra 80 Tundra
91 Perennial Snowfields 90 Perennial Snow or Ice
92 Glaciers 90 Perennial Snow or Ice