Land Use/Cover, Agricultural and Transition Areas, Minnesota, 1990

This data set provided an update to Minnesota's 1969 land use inventory. Land uses were interpreted using U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) field maps, USDA-Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) low altitude 35-mm aerial photography, and Landsat satellite imagery. A 17-category classification scheme based on the Anderson Classification was designed for the project.<br/><br/>The project was funded in 1989 by the Minnesota State Legislature on the recommendation of the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR) in cooperation with the Red River Watershed Management Board. Interpretation and coding of land use were done by The International Coalition for Land and Water Stewardship in the Red River Basin.