Development and applications of a comprehensive land use classification and map for the US

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Theobald, David M ^a,b  

^a Conservation Science Partners Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; BUILT UP LAND USE; CONCEPT MAPPING; CONSERVATION LAND USE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRODUCTION LAND USE; RECREATION LAND USE; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WATER LAND USE; AGRICULTURE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATASETS AS TOPIC; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMANS; MAPS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899624095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094628     Document Type: Article

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