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Questions <br /> <br />Minnesota Land Cover Classification System <br /> <br />Answers <br /> <br />Q: What is the Minnesota Land Cover <br /> Classification System? <br /> <br />A: A vegetation oriented classification ? stem ~::'- Q: <br /> signed to identify natural aad cultural ,id cove:' <br /> A: <br /> types using a standardized methodoloa. <br /> <br />Q: Why was it created? <br /> <br /> A: During efforts to inventory and map remaining <br /> habitat in the Twin Cities metro Mississippi River <br /> corridor, it became evident that no existing classifi- <br /> cation system could supply the detailed land Q: <br /> cover information needed to develop sound natural <br /> A: <br /> resource protection and restoration plans. The <br /> MLCCS was created to meet this specific need, <br /> then refined to make it applicable elsewhere in the <br /> metro region and Minnesota. <br /> <br />Q: What does MLCCS do that other systems <br /> don t? Q: <br /> <br /> A: <br />A: The MLCCS is the only classification system in <br /> Minnesota that allows for true land cover classifi- <br /> cation of all lands within a project area. <br /> The MLCCS provides the ability to identify all <br /> lands in true land cover terms (rather than land <br /> use), regardless of ecological quality or function. <br /> Built-up areas are classified according to type and <br /> <br />amount of vegetation, as well as the percentage of <br />the area that consists of impervious surfaces. <br /> <br />What has it been used for? <br /> <br />The MLCCS is flexible and can be customized <br />through the use of modifiers, leading to its use for <br />a variety of applications, including: greenways and <br />open space planning, municipal comprehensive <br />plans, natural resource inventories, hydrological <br />and non-point source pollution calculations. <br /> <br />Who' besides the DNR is using the MLCCS? <br /> <br />The MLCCS is being used by a growing number <br />of agencies and organizations, including: the U.S. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service, soil and water conserva- <br />tion districts, watershed districts, parks depart- <br />ments, counties, and cities. <br /> <br />Is the MLCCS a state standard? <br /> <br />It s not currently an official state standard, but it s <br />gaining popularity among land managers. Mini- <br />mum mapping methodologies have been developed <br />for applications within the seven-county metro <br />region. <br /> <br />2000 aerial photograph <br /> <br /> · ~ ,, <br /> <br />Land use inventory <br /> <br />Public Siml.F~Jb41c <br /> <br />Meb'°P°~ilan ~1,1997 <br /> <br /> MLCCS inventory <br /> <br />gra~ , gra~ <br /> <br /> Na~onal Pa~ S~ Missi~ip~ ~U~ <br /> River & R~ma6on <br /> and Gmal River Greening, ~ - 2~0 <br /> <br />-88- <br /> <br /> <br />