Land cover classification of the CAP LTER study area at five-year intervals from 1985 to 2010 using Landsat imagery

The project aims to facilitate the long-term environmental change monitoring and social-ecological studies regarding urban sprawl and dynamics, urban heat islands, and outdoor water consumption, etc. Six land-use/land-cover (LULC) maps at 30 m resolution are created from 1985 to 2010 at five year intervals. Systematic object-based classification is utilized to ensure the map consistency and direct comparison capability over time. In the result, 11 land-use/land-cover classes are identified with an overall accuracy of 92.1%.