Module 3 Land Use / Land Cover Classification

Our goal this week was to recognize elements of land use and land cover (LULC) classifications, learn to identify these various types of features on aerial photography and create a LULC map.

Below is my LULC map and a description of the features within the Codes:

Code	Code_Descr	Features
11	Residential	Area containing single and multi family dwellings
12	Commercial and Services	Any retail or fast food
13	Industrial	Areas which appeared to be industrial sites
14	Utilities	Water Tower
15	Industrial and commercial complexes	Areas of both industrial and commercial uses
16	Mixed Urban or Built-up Land	Land which was developed cut could not determine a specific use
24	Other Agricultural Land	Land which appeared to have been planted but currently fallow
43	Mixed Forest Land	Areas with Trees
51	Streams and Canals	Water feature, mainly river and tributaries
52	Lake	Water body
61	Forested Wetland	Wetlands
62	Non-forested Wetland	Wetlands
73	Sandy Areas other than Beaches	Area which appeared to be sand but in an area not likely to be a beach
121	Cemetery	Headstones, road network, and manicured grass
122	Education	Schools
43/33	Mixed Forest Land/Mixed Rangeland	Areas with Trees and grassland
61/62	Forested/Non-forested Wetland	Wetlands
62/61	Non-forested/Forested Wetland	Wetlands