1989 General Landcover Map of the Eastern Shore of Virginia

This generalized landcover classification of the Eastern Shore of Virginia focuses on major landforms and habitats of the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER.  The classification is based on a Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite image taken on July 25, 1989 at 15:14 GMT (11:14 EDT), which is roughly concurrent with mid-tide water levels as predicted for Wachapreague, VA (L=8:25, H=14:52 EDT).  The classification divides the landscape into three components: water (code 1); salt marsh (code 2); and upland/mainland areas (code 3).  The primary purpose of this dataset is to provide a background map layer over which VCRLTER researchers and students can plot individual research site locations for figures intended for publications and presentations.