Select a start and end year to show land cover layers in a swipe map comparison. Optionally draw a polygon, then click “Get change.” If a polygon is not drawn, the extent shown in the view will be used for the analysis. Note: Analysis is limited to Kentucky and processing may take several minutes for a statewide extent.
About
This tool allows users to explore land cover change across Kentucky by comparing two USGS Annual National Land Cover Database layers, clipped and projected to the Kentucky State Plane. Layers available from 1985 to 2024, and the change analysis is performed by a KyGISServer custom geoprocessing service that calculates area and percent change by class.
Developed by the Kentucky Division of Geographic Information using the data source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 2024, Annual NLCD Collection 1 Science Products: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P94UXNTS
