1990 Berkeley County Land Cover Data

The map below shows a land cover classification for a 1990 Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite image. These data were analyzed according to the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) protocol to determine land cover. The purpose of this classification is to improve the understanding of coastal uplands and wetlands, and their linkages with the distribution, abundance, and health of living marine resources. To view a more detailed description of the data, click here.

	Land Cover Class	Acres

	Developed - High Intensity	5,475
	Developed - Low Intensity	11,459
	Cultivated Land	20,182
	Grassland	42,630
	Deciduous Forest	4,392
	Evergreen Forest	94,834
	Mixed Forest	56,171
	Scrub/Shrub	228,996
	Palustrine Forest	205,829
	Palustrine Scrub/Shrub	13,727
	Palustrine Emergent Wetland	10,071
	Estuarine Emergent Wetland	9,073
	Unconsolidated Shore	17
	Bare Land	3,311
	Water	80,624
	Total	786,790

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