Monitoring the effects of urbanization is often hindered by the lack of comprehensive land cover information. In response to this long standing problem, Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) generated a Digital Land Cover Data Layer for the entire land area of Thurston County for the year 2000. The data layer is based on 5 meter panchromatic satellite data merged with 25 meter multi-spectral (7 bands) satellite data. The Land Cover Mapping for Thurston County report and maps are available for download below.
For more information please contact: Veena Tabbutt (tabbutv@trpc.org), Senior Planner, Thurston Regional Planning Council - (360) 956-7575.
Downloads
Land Cover Mapping for Thurston County Report [pdf 1.6 MB] Land Cover Data Examples [pdf 169 KB]
The Relationship of Land Cover to Total Effective Impervious Area [pdf 710 KB]
Estimates of Current and Future Impervious Area For Watershed Based Land Use Planning Thurston County, March 2011 [pdf 4 MB]
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