MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING 2009-12-31 2000 Level 2 U.S.G.S. Classification of land use/land cover (LULC) for Baltimore City. Initially developed using high altitude aerial photography and satellite imagery. Urban land use categories were further refined using parcel data from MDPropertyView. The minimum mapping unit for this dataset is 10 acres, the resolution is 1:63,360. Flora, Biophysical Resources, Land, LULC, Land Use, Land Cover, Vegetation, Anderson, Maryland, MSA, Baltimore City, http://beslter.org/geodatabase_SAL The Baltimore Ecosystem Study ultimately will conduct research and educational activities throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. This large area includes Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and the counties of Ann Arundel, Carrol, Harford, Howard, and Montgomery. Gwynns Falls includes agricultural lands, recently suburbanized areas, established suburbs, and dense urban areas having residential, commercial and open spaces. In addition, a reference area has been established in a forested catchment of the Gunpowder drainage in Oregon Ridge County Park. -77.314183 -76.012008 39.724847 38.708367 50 700 feet Jonathan Walsh Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Information Manager

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