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Georgia Land Use Trends (GLUT)
2001-2005 Statewide Change in Land Cover
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| Change in landcover 2001 - 2005 |
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Landcover Class (acres) |
2001 |
2005 |
Change |
% Change |
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Beaches, Dunes and Mud |
18,195 |
15,704 |
3,517 |
28.86 |
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Open Water |
1,085,599 |
1,097,937 |
12,339 |
1.14 |
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Low Intensity Urban |
2,902,055 |
2,958,806 |
1,121,199 |
61.01 |
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High Intensity Urban |
336,796 |
458,597 |
210,915 |
85.16 |
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Clearcut, Sparse |
3,229,153 |
2,997,121 |
134,819 |
4.71 |
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Quarries, Strip Mines, Rock Outcrops |
40,882 |
40,907 |
-3,821 |
-8.54 |
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Deciduous Forest |
6,651,345 |
6,352,740 |
-279,252 |
-4.21 |
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Evergreen Forest |
10,039,673 |
9,751,064 |
-1,464,246 |
-13.06 |
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Mixed Forest |
1,026,458 |
1,290,335 |
400,195 |
44.96 |
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Row Crops and Pasture |
7,874,642 |
8,369,265 |
297,414 |
3.68 |
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Forested Wetland |
4,442,213 |
4,272,518 |
-169,695 |
-3.82 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (salt) |
345,050 |
344,007 |
-22,738 |
-6.20 |
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Non-Forested Wetland (freshwater) |
76,903 |
119,965 |
30,706 |
34.40 |
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Detailed class descriptions
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