# Source: USGS Gap Land Cover
# Type: cog
# Catalog: STACConnector
# Generated by: folia catalog import
# Generated at: 2026-02-08T00:48:35.783356+00:00
#
# Do not edit manually - will be overwritten on next import.

source:
  id: planetary-computer-gap
  name: USGS Gap Land Cover
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/gap
  description: 'The [USGS GAP/LANDFIRE National Terrestrial Ecosystems data](https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/573cc51be4b0dae0d5e4b0c5),
    based on the [NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems](https://www.natureserve.org/products/terrestrial-ecological-systems-united-states),
    are the foundation of the most detailed, consistent map of vegetation available
    for the United States.  These data facilitate planning and management for biological
    diversity on a regional and national scale.


    This dataset includes the [land cover](https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/science-analytics-and-synthesis/gap/science/land-cover)
    component of the GAP/LANDFIRE project.


    '
  provider: USGS
  license: proprietary
  metadata:
    stac: true
    stac_api: true
    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - USGS
    - GAP
    - LANDFIRE
    - Land Cover
    - United States
    dataset:
      tier: 1
      thematic_group: Land Cover & Land Use
      format: cog
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 1999-01-01/2011-12-31
        type: snapshot
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: gap
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/gap