Minnesota. Department of Natural ResourcesThis raster dataset is a detailed (1-acre minimum), hierarchically organized vegetation cover map produced by computer classification of combined two-season pairs of early-1990s Landsat 4/5 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite imagery, as part of the Upper Midwest Gap Analysis Program (UMGAP)( http://www.umesc.usgs.gov/reports_publications/psrs/psr_1999_04.html ) of the U.S. Geological Survey. Units of analysis were Minnesota Ecological Classification System (ECS)( http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecs/index.html ) subsections subdivided by TM scenes. GAP typology and classification protocols are closely comparable across Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.The dataset was created for use in the Geological Survey's Gap Analysis Program (GAP)( http://gapanalysis.usgs.gov ) , a national project aimed at prioritizing lands for conservation action. Other uses include stratification of inventories, land use planning, and spatial analysis of landscape patterns.Analysis and accuracy assessment took place during 1995-2000. Landsat scene dates are shown in red on this linked image: <a href='https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_dnr/biota_landcover_gap/metadata/gap_scene_map.gif' target="_blank">Scene Summary Map</a>Filesbiota-landcover-gapengPublicGAP Land Cover [Minnesota]DatasetsMinnesotaMinnesota Geospatial Commons