This coverage augments the 2002 Multi-Source Land Cover dataset produced by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection to include categories for agricultural land cover types as well as urban boundaries complete to 2006. The agricultural categories are classified to the types in the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships system. The agricultural information is derived from the Department of Water Resources land cover mapping as well crop information from pesticide use reports produced by the Department of Pesticide Regulation. Urban land use changes since the 2002 map were identified by combining the urban boundaries indicated in the Department of Conservation Farmland Mapping Program and urban land use types in the 2001 National Land Cover Dataset.
The values in the raster represent the following land cover classes: 1:Alpine-Dwarf Shrub 2:Irrigated Agriculture 3:Annual Grassland 4:Alkali Desert Scrub 5:Aspen 6:Barren 7:Bitterbrush 8:Blue Oak-Foothill Pine 9:Blue Oak Woodland 62:Undetermined Shrub Type 63:Undetermined Conifer Type 10:Coastal Oak Woodland 11:Closed-Cone Pine-Cypress 12:Chamise-Redshank Chaparral 13:Coastal Scrub 14:Douglas-Fir 15:Desert Riparian 17:Desert Scrub 18:Desert Succulent Shrub 19:Desert Wash 20:Eastside Pine 21:Estuarine 77:Eucalyptus 22:Freshwater Emergent Wetland 24:Jeffrey Pine 25:Joshua Tree 26:Juniper 27:Klamath Mixed Conifer 28:Lacustrine 29:Lodgepole Pine 30:Low Sage 31:Marine 32:Mixed Chaparral 34:Montane Chaparral 35:Montane Hardwood-Conifer 36:Montane Hardwood 37:Montane Riparian 72:Non-Irrigated Pasture 39:Perennial Grassland 40:Pinyon-Juniper 41:Palm Oasis 42:Ponderosa Pine 43:Riverine 44:Redwood 45:Red Fir 48:Subalpine Conifer 49:Saline Emergent Wetland 50:Sagebrush 51:Sierran Mixed Conifer 53:Urban 55:Valley Oak Woodland 56:Valley Foothill Riparian 57:Water 58:White Fir 59:Wet Meadow 0:No data 1410:Barren and Wasteland 1411:Dry stream channels 1412:Mine Tailings 1413:Barren Land 1414:Salt Flats 1415:Sand dunes 1420:Native Vegetation (unsegregated) 1430:Riparian Vegetation 1431:Riparian Marsh 1432:Riparian Meadow 1433:Riparian Tree 1434:Riparian seasonal duck marsh 1435:Riparian permanent duck marsh 1440:Not surveyed 1450:Native Vegetation 1451:Grassland 1452:Light Brush 1453:Medium Brush 1454:Heavy Brush 1455:Brush and Timber 1456:Forest 1457:Oak grassland 1460:Water Surface 1461:River 1462:Water channel 1464:Freshwater lake, reservoir 1465:Brackish water 1600:Pasture 1601:Alfalfa 1602:Clover 1603:Mixed pasture 1604:Native Pasture 1605:Induced high water table native pasture 1606:Miscellaneous grasses 1607:Turf farms 1800:Rice (includes rice and wild rice subclasses) 1901:Farmstead (with residence) 1902:Livestock feedlot operation 1903:Dairy farm 1904:Poultry farm 1905:Farmstead (without residence) 2000:Truck,Nursery, Berry Crops (includes cole mix, mixed, and misc. truck crops) 2001:Artichokes 2002:Asparagus 2003:Beans (green) 2006:Carrots 2007:Celery 2008:Lettuce 2009:Melons, squash, cucumbers 2010:Onions and garlic 2011:Peas 2012:Potatoes 2013:Sweet Potatoes 2014:Spinach 2015:Tomatoes (processing) 2016:Flowers, nursery, Christmas tree farms 2019:Bush berries 2020:Strawberries 2021:Peppers 2022:Broccoli 2023:Cabbage 2024:Cauliflower 2025:Brussels Sprouts 2027:Greenhouse 2100:Urban 2110:Commercial 2111:Offices 2112:Hotels 2113:Motels 2114:RV Parking 2115:Institutions 2116:Schools 2117:Municipal buildings 2118:Miscellaneous high water use 2120:Industrial 2121:Manufacturing 2122:Extractive Industries 2123:Storage and distribution 2126:Saw Mills 2127:Oil refineries 2128:Paper mills 212910:Steel mill 212911:Fruit and Vegetable cannery 212912:Miscellaneous high water use 212913:Sewage treatment plant 212914:Waste accumulation sites 212915:Wind farms/solar farms 2129:Meat Packing Plants 2130:Urban landscape 2131:Lawn - irrigated 2132:Golf course 2133:Ornamental landscape 2134:Cemeteries - irrigated 2135:Cemeteries - non-irrigated 2140:Residential 2141:Single family > 1 acre 2142:Single family 1-8 units/acre 2143:Multiple family 2144:Trailer Courts 2150:Vacant 2151:Unpaved 2152:Vacant unlisted 2153:Railroad right of way 2154:Paved areas 2156:Airport runways 2161:(Unknown referent) 2200:Vineyards (includes table grapes, wine grapes, and raisins) 2600:Out of area 300:Citrus and Subtropical (Also Miscellaneous subtropical and jojoba) 301:Grapefruit 302:Lemons 303:Oranges 304:Dates 305:Avocados 306:Olives 308:Kiwis 310:Eucalyptus 400:Deciduous Fruits and Nuts 400:Deciduous Fruits and Nuts (unlisted) 401:Apples 401:Miscellaneous Fruits and Nuts (Apples) 401:Mixed deciduous (Apples) 402:Apricots 403:Cherries 405:Peaches and Nectarines 406:Pears 407:Plums 408:Prunes 409:Figs 412:Almonds 413:Walnuts 414:Pistachios 500:No Access 600:Field Crops (includes Flax, Hops, Castor Beans, Miscellaneous Field, and Millet) 601:Cotton 602:Safflower 605:Sugar Beets 606:Corn (Field and Sweet) 607:Grain sorghum 608:Sudan 610:Beans (dry) 612:Sunflowers 700:Grain and Hay (includes miscellaneous) 701:Barley 702:Wheat 703:Oats 901:Idle – Cropped Past 3 Years 902:Idle – New Lands