Virginia Land Cover Download Application

<p>The 2014 and 2021 data was developed by the Chesapeake Conservancy (CC) in cooperation with the University of Vermont’s Spatial Analysis Laboratory and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as part of a 6-year Cooperative Agreement between Chesapeake Conservancy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a separate Interagency Agreement between the USGS and EPA to provide geospatial support to the Chesapeake Bay Program Office. LULC data were produced for the 33 Virginia counties and independent cities outside of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed under an additional agreement with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The database contains one-meter, 56-class Land Use/Land Cover (LULC), Land Use/Land Cover Change (LULCC), and Change matrix summaries for all Virginia counties and independent cities (133) for 2014 and 2021.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The 2016 data developed by the Virginia Geographic Information Network (VGIN), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation coordinated the development of a statewide Land Cover Dataset, improving land coverage data to assist localities in planning and implementing stormwater management programs. The Land Cover product leverages the Commonwealth's investment in the VBMP digital orthophotography and is focused on creating a consistent, statewide 1 meter digital land classification. Land Cover data extraction is being publicly provided back to local governments and state agencies in both raster and vector data formats.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please click&nbsp;<a style='background-color:transparent; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(7, 111, 229); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;; font-size:13px; text-decoration-line:none; text-decoration-style:solid;' target='_blank' href='https://vgin.vdem.virginia.gov/pages/cl-vgin-data-usage' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>HERE</a>&nbsp;for GIS data usage.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Questions about the data please contact:&nbsp;</p><p>Arianna Johns at <a style='background-color:transparent; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(7, 111, 229); text-decoration-line:none; text-decoration-style:solid;' href='mailto:Arianna.Johns@deq.virginia.gov' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>Arianna.Johns@deq.virginia.gov</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Louis Keddell at <a style='background-color:transparent; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(7, 111, 229); text-decoration-line:none; text-decoration-style:solid;' href='mailto:lkeddell@chesapeakeconservancy.org' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>lkeddell@chesapeakeconservancy.org</a>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Questions about the VGIN ArcGIS Server services or the application please contact:&nbsp;</p><p>VGIN at <a style='background-color:transparent; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(7, 111, 229); text-decoration-line:none; text-decoration-style:solid;' href='mailto:VBMP@vdem.virginia.gov' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>VBMP@vdem.virginia.gov</a></p>